Tag: Football Night in America

"I believe that Mike Tomlin has been better at broadcasting than any newcomer that we have seen since Tony Romo in terms of surprising people."

"How can you be somewhere 19 years, and had really a personal stake in most of the guys being there and not care for them?"

"They’re paying these coaches now, if there’s a situation he likes, I don’t think he’ll turn it down. That’s just a guess."

"There were things that they didn't want me to talk about. We had a good understanding. They knew who I was when I got hired, and it is what it is."

"I think [Cris] Collinsworth is as good as he's ever been. I'm not trying to push Collinsworth out. I think you have to just test drive it."

"Simms is calculating, and I mean that in a good way. He knows what he is going to say and the reaction he is going to get. He is an intelligent commentator who wants whatever airtime he has to be valuable and memorable."

"Will I coach again? I don't know. I love to coach and all the challenges of the profession, and to be a part of a individual growth and development of young people individually. I love to develop a collective and the measurement of the seven day cycle. I love all of that."

"I think his entire life he's been preparing to do the role that he's about to do."

"They told me that last week, so that's just going to be a different aspect. That hurt because I do love it."

"Tomlin, 54, has long attracted interest from network executives. His resume of success, insight, and distinct voice made him a natural fit for TV."