Greg Olsen shares crucial advice with Tom Brady ahead of NFL announcing debut

Speaking on the Sports Seriously podcast, Olsen shared his advice to Brady.

I had a chance to speak with Tom a couple weeks ago and he was just picking my brain about the prep and the industry and what to expect and what not. I don't know, every guy has their own journey in sports broadcasting. I think everyone thinks it's easy, I think everyone thinks getting up there and calling a live football game for three hours off the cuff and being able to get in, get out, deal with the flow of the game, the players, the schemes, the terminology. There's a lot going on during the game. Greg Olsen said

The former tight end believes Tom Brady will figure it out on his own as he gets more experience doing it, in this industry, everyone has a unique style of broadcasting and they need to find what suits them the best.

Tom Brady is set to call the Week 1 game between the Browns and the Cowboys

He further emphasized that broadcasting is hard contrary to popular belief. The analysts are required to sit for three hours in the booth and they need to be alert throughout. At any given point, a lot is going on in the field, it is up to the broadcaster to find a way to convey key points such as the defensive strategy adopted by the team, the ideal counter-offense formations and plays that should be run to get around them.

I think some guys really transition to it well and kind of take to it pretty quickly...obviously his playing career and his resume and whatnot is an all-timer. So, you know, we'll see how the year goes. I don't think there's a real correlation between being a great player or a average player and how that correlates to being a great broadcaster or an average broadcaster. Greg Olsen concluded

Considering Brady’s football IQ and knowledge of offensive and defensive schemes, he will not have any issues with respect to dissecting the plays for the fans.

The question is how well will he be able to tie all of that in on the fly and will he be able to keep the audience coming back for more? FOX has taken a big bet on him. Brady’s name alone is bound to bring millions of viewers but the former QB’s skills will determine if the fans will stay or opt to switch to viewing the game on a different network. Tom Brady is set to make his broadcasting debut on September 8th as the Dallas Cowboys face off against the Cleveland Browns in the Week 1 matchup.