While the reviews for new Fox No. 1 booth analyst Tom Brady continue to be mixed, the man he replaced continues to get a lot of plaudits. That would be Greg Olsen. The former NFL tight end is in his fourth season as a NFL on Fox analyst, but is now on the No. 2 team with Joe Davis following Brady taking his spot on the lead team alongside Kevin Burkhardt. But he still has quite a few fans out there, as was seen during his call of the Philadelphia Eagles’ dramatic late 15-12 win over the New Orleans Saints Sunday.
That game only saw three points (a Saints’ field goal) through the first three quarters. So that led to a lot of fans focusing on the announcers given the ineffective offenses on the field. And Olsen had some notable moments there, particularly in breaking from his usual advocacy of fourth-down gambles to question a particular fourth-and-three move from Eagles’ head coach Nick Sirianni (which did not work out). Olsen criticized that decision before the play came up short, then went in on it further:
“I don’t think he got enough on third down to make that fourth down worth going for. That’s one decision I’m not on board with.”…