Aikman is clearly the cream of the ex-Cowboy crop much less the entire lot of ex-professionals doing broadcasts...Definitely the first team for Fox.
Irvin?...Come on people, he was terrible...Him and Stephen A. Smith should be forced into a cubicle for a winner takes all shout off...The excuses he used to make for players who were constantly making fools of themselves off the field simply highlighted his past as well as weak grasp on reality...Nevermind that he talked out of both sides of his both or that he rarely provided any intelligble insight....Let's face it, he was a great competitor on the field but off of it he's horrible.
Emmitt...I just don't think he has a knack for the booth, wonder if his heart is really in it anyway...Story of so many athletes, done playing and no idea what to do in their late 30s...Bizarre if you think about it...I doubt very much that he lasts or that his interest persists in it.
Moose...I like him but unfortunately he doesn't really provide any useful insight...At times he does pick up some useful analysis on the offensive side of the ball but it's all that he seems to know about...He's lasted so far and I'm sure he'll continue because, let's face it, media companies love white ex-football players...I'd rate him as marginal overall but enjoy when he's covering Dallas games...Perhaps he should simply being doing Cowboy telecasts.
Woody...I think he has a future in the biz and should gain some ground on the ex-Cowboys lot to place just behind Troy...Goes to show you that the field generals on defense end up being very good analysts, particularly on the defensive side of the ball...Woody and Will Allen both have similar styles, IMHO...He's polished too which always helps for broadcasts...No idea if this is something he's serious about but I think the sky's the limit for him.
Deion...Really started off badly, IMHO, but has recovered some...I kinda like the NflTV combo of him with Mariucci...He's an apologist like Irvin for a lot of pretty stupid off the field things and some of the players but I think he's learning how to walk that line still...He's got good on air charisma but I think his analyses are pretty pedestrian...Still, he has a good feel for the game and his predictions are pretty consistent...He's peaked in the booth, though.
Novacek...I always thought he'd be good at this but he kinda disappeared off the radar...He's got pretty good on air presence as evidenced by his stint on that fishing show he had on ESPN...I think he also writes some football columns from time to time?
Haley...He also had good charisma and I wonder if it would've translated well to the booth.
Staubach...That's a guy I think would do well in the booth but very unlikely he goes that route with all the businesses he is a part of.
He is the man on tv too.
