Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen did simply fantastic of their first Tremendous Bowl

Quite a bit was fabricated from Fox’s sales space earlier than the Tremendous Bowl, as broadcasters Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen made their debut calling American sports activities’ largest occasion. With the specter of Tom Brady looming over Olsen’s future as Fox’s No. 1 analyst, the duo was spot on all night time.

Burkhardt obtained excited when he was alleged to be excited, Olsen’s key factors have been related, and the sales space was current however not overbearing all through. Probably the most gradable second — aka the decision as soon as the winner clinches the title — was fantastic. “And the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have received Tremendous Bowl LVII” received’t blow anyone’s thoughts, and Burkhardt didn’t essentially must.

A play-by-play man must be senile, supremely unlikeable, or the son of a well-known broadcaster for the general public to activate him, and Burkhardt is none of these. Nevertheless, he’s not up for alternative, so let’s speak about half of the duo that’s.

Olsen earned a shot as someone’s go-to analyst

It might’ve been simple for Olsen to overdo it, and take a look at too onerous. The perception he provides to a name as a former tight finish spans from the passing recreation to blocking schemes, and he did a great job of explaining with out making issues sophisticated.

He was on the teaching dangers all through, with Nick Sirianni taking dangers and Andy Reid choosing subject targets on fourth and never that dangerous. The sector situations performed an element despite the fact that it was the Tremendous Bowl, and Olsen, as a great analyst would do, noticed what we noticed.

My largest pet peeve is when guys have on-air orgasms over quarterback play, and Olsen saved his composure even after Jalen Hurts hit Dallas Goedert on a 3rd and 14. He was on Sirianni’s jock a bit over the fourth downs, but it was a giant a part of the primary half, so I wasn’t too bothered by it.

There wasn’t a ton of controversy outdoors of THAT holding name, and Olsen was on prime of it. Mike Pereira can defend the zebras all he needs, however Olsen was proper. It was 50-50 name, and Eagles followers won’t ever — NEVER — let that go.

A observe on range

The NFL checked off each range field they might earlier than the sport kicked. Babyface opened for anthem singer Chris Stapleton. We obtained a Native American signing the anthem, and the first-ever all-women navy flyover, which the NFL made certain to notice.

That was adopted by Burkhardt and Olsen reminding us that even Fox’s B-team doesn’t characteristic a Black particular person. It might be good if all this power over Olsen probably getting ousted by Brady additionally may very well be directed at getting extra range on the decision.