Legendary Tight End and analyst Greg Olsen appeared on The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast Wednesday. He spoke about the Fox TV crew he works with, including Kevin Burkhardt and Pam Oliver, and explained what he believes makes them so good.
“I never believe that you need to tell everybody how good you are. I think people know. I think our crew, honestly speaking, made an impact on the scene,” he said. “It sounded different. I think we added an element that maybe they (viewers) weren’t getting on other broadcasts. That’s not to say we’re better or worse than other people. I just think we might’ve been a little different.”
Greg Olsen reiterated that viewers of all levels of knowledge probably appreciated the fact that the crew was able to analyze the game for the casual fan as well as the expert.
“I think the way we saw the game and talked the game; people appreciate it. I think we open people’s eyes to yes, we can talk about the complexity of football because I think it does it a disservice to completely dumb it down. I think football is too beautiful of a game, too complicated a game, to speak like it’s checkers. At the same point we can’t speak like we’re speaking to a PhD level graduate course of football to an average viewer. So, I think ability to find that balance was our strength.”
Along with the quality of broadcast the Fox crew brought all year, Greg Olsen also believes that there’s no stage too big for Kevin, Pam, and himself.
“And listen this is something that I really think I can pursue long-term, I think this is something that with opportunities based on how they open and timing and what not, we’re kind of at the mercy of, but I think Kevin and I, and Pam and our team has shown that yeah, I think we can call big games. I think we can call playoff games; I think we can call as big a game as the opportunity presents.”