ESPN's Dan Orlovsky on Calling Games, Watching Tape, and Being a Sports Dad

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🗓️ 14 September 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Bryan is joined by ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky to talk about his career—from playing 12 seasons in the NFL to tweeting about games, to appearing weekly on 'Get Up,' 'SportsCenter,' 'First Take' and other ESPN television and radio shows. They discuss Orlovsky's transition from quarterback to analyst, his approach to breaking down plays for viewers, as well as his opinion on youth sports as a father of four. Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Dan Orlovsky Producer: Devon Manze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Derek Thompson, long time writer with the Atlantic magazine on tech, culture, and politics.
0:07.0	There is a lot of noise out there, and my goal is to cut through the headlines, loud tweets,
0:12.5	and hot takes in my new podcast, Plain English.
0:15.5	I'll talk to some of the smartest people I know to give you clear viewpoints and memorable
0:19.9	takeaways.
0:21.4	Plain English starts November 16th.
0:23.9	Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:33.4	Hello media consumers, welcome to Pressbox.
0:36.6	Brian Curtis of The Ringer here along with producer Devon Manzy, week one of the NFL season
0:42.9	is over, which means that week one of the NFL take cycle is just beginning.
0:49.8	Our guest today has one or two opinions about pro football.
0:54.0	He is Dan Orlovsky of ESPN.
0:57.5	Dan Orlovsky spent 12 seasons as an NFL quarterback.
1:01.1	He now has that many jobs at ESPN, ranging from his afternoon gig on NFL Live to his showdowns
1:06.8	opposite Steven A Smith on first take.
1:09.8	This week he's got a new gig, announcing the network's second Monday Night Football
1:14.4	game, Bill's Titans with Steve Levy and Lewis Riddick.
1:18.7	So what interests me about Orlovsky is the whole business of being an NFL pundit.
1:24.1	How he did it on Twitter when he was first starting out, how he does it on ESPN Studios
1:28.6	shows, and now how he does it in an NFL booth.
1:32.5	What does it take to make your opinion break through?
1:35.7	Here's Dan Orlovsky.
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