Madden is the master of the obvious. He loves to throw out lines lines like "Brady likes to throw to Randy Moss because he is the best receiver on the Patriots" or "They really need to stop him on this third down attempt".
Madden used to be the most insightful color guy in the game, but now he is living off of reputation. I don't know if it age or him just getting complacent, but I really don't find the guy all that useful in the game. Madden ain't the worst color guy out there, but he usually doesn't tell me anything I don't already know.
For my money, Troy Aikman is the best color guy in the game right now although I hate all things Cowboys and Joe Buck. Pairing up Aikman and Michaels would be the best duo in a decade. Or I wish Al Michaels didn't hate Boomer Esiason so much because I thought he was far better working with Michaels than Madden.