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purplefaithful · 11-12-2017, 05:03 AM

A national TV network’s idea that could be advantageous to an upcoming Vikings opponent was protested by the Vikings on Saturday.
Fox Sports has had the audacity — or ignorance — to allow a current NFL player to be a game analyst during a bye week for an opponent his team is still to play this season.
Tight end Greg Olsen, whose Carolina Panthers have next Sunday as their bye week, is to be a Fox analyst for the Vikings-Rams telecast on Sunday in Minneapolis. Olsen, the Panthers star tight end who had more than 1,000 yards in catches each of the previous three seasons, has been out with a foot injury but should be activated in time for the Vikings game Dec. 10 in Charlotte.
Vikings general manager Rick Spielman was on the phone to Fox Sports during halftime of Saturday’s Gophers-Nebraska game at TCF Bank Stadium. He wasn’t thrilled about Fox’s decision to allow Olsen an inside look at the Vikings before his team plays them.
http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/11/cha...ppearance/

11-12-2017, 08:13 AM

I keep looking for the story on this one...
"...allow Olsen an inside look..."
unless he has a more advanced knee scope, what's he gonna see that we should worry about ?

Kudos on the very sensational headline

11-12-2017, 10:33 AM

Jesus, who cares?

11-12-2017, 11:17 AM

Practices are closed to the media, so...what's the BFD?

11-12-2017, 01:30 PM

I wouldn't think spielman would be objecting to the bit unless the broadcast media is privy to more than we know about?

11-12-2017, 02:18 PM

I don't think I'd let him into the locker room or to see any live practices, but if he's just going to sit in the booth, I think he'd get better information from the tape he'll get as a player.

11-12-2017, 02:32 PM

broadcasters get some inside tidbits so they have something to talk about while on the air. They do prep work on the teams and perhaps some of that is possibly troublesome. Probably not really anything to worry about, but still the same, what the hell is the NFL thinking here? I guarantee any team would be complaining about a future opponent getting an inside look.

11-12-2017, 02:37 PM

well the team can just refuse the FOX team any of the normal access as a way of telling the league FU.