Tape Heads Podcast
Tape Heads Podcast


Tape Heads Podcast
Tape Heads is a twice-weekly, in-season X-and-O podcast giving fans the "whys and hows" of each week's ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøaction.
In each episode, Dan, Bob and Scott detail the biggest moments of the ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøweekend based on their study of All-22 coaching footage, aka "The Tape." Conversations fueled by observation and analysis give fans the new insights and information they crave.S
But its coverage extends beyond the surface of real time moments and extends into the living history of the National Football League. With diverse insights from former players and executives – who are also life-long fans and students of the game – Tape Heads also provides historical context for the topics of today, as well as an insider's view of the current trends within the game.u
Each week, Tape Heads will look back on what we saw in the previous week's games, and then look ahead to the next week's matchups using the "tale of the tape" to predict the keys to victory.
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Podcast Contributor

Scott Pioli
Three-time Super Bowl champion executive Scott Pioli serves as a Front Office Analyst for ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøNetwork, having joined in 2020. In his role, Pioli can be seen on various ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøNetwork programming such as ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøTotal Access and ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøNow, and the network's coverage of such events as the ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøScouting Combine and ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøDraft. Pioli brings a wealth of ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøfront office experience to ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøNetwork, having been named ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøExecutive of the Year five times and the ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøExecutive of the Decade for 2000-10. Pioli's ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøcareer spans over 27 years, including five trips to the Super Bowl, three Super Bowl championships, four AFC championships, six AFC East titles, and an NFC Championship. He has held multiple executive positions, including General Manager, Assistant General Manager, and Vice President Personnel in various organizations, including the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons. Pioli's media experience includes roles as an ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøanalyst for NBC Sports' Football Night in America, ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøNetwork, CBS Sports, and Sirius XM ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøRadio. He has been a featured speaker and panelist for private companies and at numerous conferences including the NFL's Women's Career Development NHL's Advancing Equity Summit, MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Center on Leadership & Ethics at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and the New Jersey & Massachusetts Bankers Association Annual Conferences. Pioli is passionate and committed to advocating and advancing diversity and equality. The NCAA honored him as the 2019 Champion of Diversity & Inclusion for his efforts as an advocate for equality in sports. He mentors minority coaching candidates, scouts, and executives, and sponsors and provides grants and scholarships for educational and professional development in football and athletics through multiple endowments for women and HBCU graduates. Pioli holds a Master's from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in Television, Radio and Film, and an undergraduate degree from Central Connecticut State University.

Dan Orlovsky
Dan Orlovsky joined ESPN in 2018 and is a college football and ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøanalyst. He appears on ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøLive and a variety of other ESPN studio programs in addition to calling a weekly ESPN/ABC college football game during the fall. Orlovsky began appearing on ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøLive in 2019, which led to his more consistent daily role on the show in June 2020. In addition to appearing on ESPN's weekday ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íønews and information show, Orlovsky is a regular contributor to Get Up, SportsCenter, First Take and other ESPN television and radio shows. A 12-year ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøquarterback, Orlovsky was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2005 ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøDraft. He also played for the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Bob Wischusen
Bob Wischusen is a play-by-play voice on ESPN's college basketball and football telecasts since he joined the network in July 2005. He also called play-by-play for ESPN's Arena Football (AFL) telecasts for two years (2006-08), as well as radio/TV coverage of US and British Open for golf and college baseball. Wischusen has been the radio play-by-play voice for the New York Jets since 2002. He also worked from 2001-08 for the MSG Networks (Madison Square Garden) where he handled play-by-play on TV and radio for select Knicks, Rangers and Liberty games. At MSG, Wischusen served as a key component in the launch of FSNY's ambitious Regional Sports Report – New York Edition and co-hosted Talk of Our Town (2002-2003), as well as occasionally anchoring Sports Desk.