[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Olson talks constantly without saying anything.”

We watched the game tonight, cheering for the Lions. I kept saying to Beau, ‘WTF did THAT GUY just say? What did I miss on that play?!?!”

LOL!

Small consolation but at least it wasn’t Joe Buck calling the game tonight!

[Dr. Franklin]

We watched the game tonight, cheering for the Lions. I kept saying to Beau, ‘WTF did THAT GUY just say? What did I miss on that play?!?!”

Olson commented at least twice on a "pin and pull" on a running play without demonstrating what he was talking about. What made John Madden great was that he did just that. Madden was an offensive lineman who understood that all football starts with the people at the line of scrimmage in the trenches blocking for the skill players. He would focus on the line play that sprang the running back for the big play, or allowed the defense to make a big play. Madden stayed away from jock lingo like "pin and pull" and prefered to illustrate what it was with the telestrator, which he would cycle to show it again if you missed it the first time. Madden didn't just run his mouth. He showed you what the play was.