I'll defend Madden, he's more tolerable to me than most and he still knows the game. TV is annoying by design, smarts is always refreshing.
If you listened to Dick Enberg last year (I hope he's retired this year, don't know) then you know when a guy can't perform anymore. The OhioST/MIA game was too painful in the overtime when he couldn't manage to get any call right. I'm not going to bash him, but it was sad at best.