Many good analysts weren't great football players. Some of favorites, other people don't like. I though Madden, Dierdorf, Warner, Booger and Collinsworth are/were great. Give me guy who tells it like it is. I even like Orlovsky in that he'll stand buy what he says. Guys that make an NFL roster, even if it's for one year, have tremendous knowledge of the game. Sometimes their research is not so good, like what Lemonej said.