A brief look at Phil Simms' painful time as part of CBS' top team

"Too much thinking is a bad thing sometimes." - Phillip Martin Simms.

Someone losing their job or being demoted shouldn't be a cause for celebration, but there's no doubt a significant portion of NFL fans jumped for joy at hearing that Phil Simms will be replaced by Tony Romo on CBS' top broadcasting team.

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Simms was a good quarterback who always seemed miscast in the booth. He never connected with audiences, his games were full of blunders, he lacked the necessary charisma, and he often got in the way of Jim Nantz, who's one of the sport's most liked broadcasters.

In short, games led by Simms were painful watch. Case in point, listen to this:

And who could forget this classic:

Simms - a former NFL quarterback - couldn't even coherently articulate his thoughts about the position he played for fourteen years.

"So many QBs throw the ball down the field; that's wrong. Watch Aaron Rodgers throw it up the field."

Simms' mistakes and stumblings were so constant that a Twitter account was started that relayed some of his most hilariously awkward, downright wrong, or completely inexplicable quotes:

Those examples are just the tip of the iceberg. Venturing down the rabbit hole of all of Simms' terrible commentary history is something no man should have to endure ... trust us.

Now, Simms will almost certainly continue his career with CBS, dropping down to one of the network's "B" teams, while we get to watch the charismatic Romo pair with Nantz for both Thursday Night Football and Sunday Night Football.

Romo has zero experience in the booth, but if we're honest, most would have been OK with Nantz pairing up with "Cash me outside" girl if it meant no longer having to listen to Simms. The fact we get the likable and highly knowledgable Romo is just an added bonus.

Maybe less exposure will cause Simms to up his game and become a fan favorite. But, then again, maybe not.

- With h/t to pressrooomvip.com