One of the reasons Greg Olsen has been such a hit as the color analyst on Fox’s No. 1 NFL broadcast team is his situational awareness.
The former tight end, who will call the Super Bowl on Sunday with play-by-play voice Kevin Burkhardt, has an uncanny knack for explaining what’s happening in real time concisely and accurately, while never falling too deep into football jargon.
And he’s even better when he has the benefit of watching a replay and can isolate one thing that happened that caused a play to work or fail.
One example: During the NFC Championship game between the Eagles and 49ers, he explained how Philadelphia’s tactical use of a run-pass option froze San Francisco All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner in his tracks.