Colin Cowherd shares how Tom Brady will differ from Tony Romo as announcer

On Tuesday's edition of "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" program, Cowherd both discussed what retired quarterback Tony Romo has become as CBS Sports lead NFL analyst and predicted how living legend Tom Brady will perform as Fox's top in-game analyst this coming season.

"I always felt Tony Romo as a player was flashy, really gifted, underrated, really talented, a bit of an ad-libber, feelings over facts," Cowherd explained, per Brandon Contes of Awful Announcing. "And as a broadcaster, I feel the same way. He’s a risk taker, calls out plays, sometimes makes weird sounds. I’m not sure which direction he’s going, but by the end of it, it’s usually wildly entertaining."

Once regarded by many fans as the top analyst working for one of the NFL's main media partners, Romo more recently has attracted criticism for allegedly being unprepared for game-day assignments and for being overly excited during his calls of games. Meanwhile, Fox Sports' Greg Olsen developed into an award-winning broadcaster as part of that network's top crew but is about to lose his chair to Brady.

Brady signed a 10-year deal reportedly worth $375M with Fox Sports in 2022 and spent portions of last season preparing for his next football-related career. Some of his Fox colleagues along with football peers believe he'll excel as a broadcaster beginning with the Week 1 game between the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns. Cowherd seemed to echo such takes.

"And then there’s Tom Brady, who as a player was meticulous and thorough," Cowherd explained. "A people pleaser and detailed. And that’s what I think you’ll get as a broadcaster. Brady will be the opposite of Tony Romo and you can pick your favorite. They’ll both make a lot of money, they’ll both be very good. But they will be opposites as broadcasters."

Olsen is staying with Fox Sports through at least the 2024 season but will be relegated to the network's No. 2 team as Brady calls games alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt. It was suggested earlier this year that CBS could eventually shift Romo to its "The NFL Today" program in order to sign Olsen as its new lead in-game analyst, but there has been no indication such a plan is in the works heading into the summer.