Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast (Cleveland.com - Advance Local)

We begin our Browns FAQ series on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast today. To start: expectations. It's complicated, of course, because we don't know if the Browns will have Deshaun Watson at all in 2022 and, if they do, when they will have him. In many ways, we're talking about two different football teams. Our questions: What is fair to expect if Jacoby Brissett is the quarterback all season? How many games can Deshaun Watson miss and the Browns still be considered a contender? What challenges do they face if Watson does miss 8-10 games of the season? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss it all on today's podcast. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our first post-draft roundtable of the year and we're looking way into the future on this one. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe take a stab at projecting the Browns' 53-man roster after adding a strong rookie class. They go position-by-position and try to reach a consensus on the roster. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spent our first two draft podcasts discussing specific positions. First it was wide receivers and tight ends, then it was defensive linemen. Today, on our final draft podcast, we open it up to everything else. Cleveland.com's draft expert Tim Bielik and film expert Lance Reisland join the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast for our third draft preview, focusing on whichever players they want to throw out as options for the Browns when they go on the clock next week. Tim and Lance throw out two players and a sleeper and discuss each player and why they like them. Then they do a Browns only mock draft and make the Browns' first three picks. Find out who they would take if the draft fell a certain way at the end of the month. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns enter an offseason filled with questions on both sides of the football, ranging from the obvious quarterback situation to overall roster depth concerns. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe launch a two-podcast series on the Orange and Brown Talk podcast examining the roster questions facing the Browns as they aim to rebound from a 3-14 season. They discuss the team’s approach to quarterback and potential moves at that position and others through free agency and the draft. They also discuss the state of the offensive line and look at the team’s pass-catchers to determine what the future is at wide receiver and tight end. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bad COVID-19 news continued for the Browns on Wednesday as more players and two coaches returned positive tests. Most notably, Kevin Stefanski and Baker Mayfield stand to miss Saturday's game against the Raiders barring a miracle -- or a change in league policy. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed the news of the day from Wednesday, whether the NFL should consider postponing the game and how we feel about the game and the Browns' chances of winning amidst everything happening. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Stefanski's tenure as Browns head coach is already off to a strange start as he runs his first offseason program virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Still, early reviews are positive and excitement is building for the Browns under this new regime. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talked all things Kevin Stefanski on our Friday podcast. What are the expectations? What constitutes success? How will we judge his first season? Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been a little while since Doug Lesmerises was on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast talking football. So he's back today and he has some questions for our Browns reporters. Doug came up with eight burning questions from the last few months to ask and Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe did their best to give him answers. From whether the Browns would still make the Deshaun Watson trade today to whether defensive tackles matter to the state of the offensive line, Doug fires away with anything and everything he could think of and the crew gets him up to speed on the state of the Browns. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this postgame Orange and Brown Talk Podcast after the Browns beat the Baltimore Ravens 24-22, Scott Patsko, Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Ashley Bastock and Doug Lesmerises discuss the Browns' 24-22 win over the Ravens on Sunday. How did the offense function without two of its tight ends? How close were the Browns to giving this game away? How much faith should there be in the Browns defense to save wins like this, with several defenders making big plays down the stretch? And was Baker Mayfield right in saying the Browns got too conservative? Thanks for listening to another Orange and Brown Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns played another crisp preseason game Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium and beat the New York Giants 17-13. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ellis L. Williams and Dan Labbe shared their biggest takeaways. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday means it's our roundtable and we're doing another draft. This time, Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe are drafting non-quarterbacks to figure out where Myles Garrett would get picked They also discuss how many more Browns players would make the list a year from now and more. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns lost to the Chargers in a thriller. Why did they lose and what did we learn? Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Ellis L. Williams, Doug Lesmerises and Scott Patsko breakdown the action from Los Angeles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday ended up being a big news day for the Browns. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe discussed all of it on our Wednesday Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. First, they get into Nick Chubb and Demetric Felton testing postive for COVID-19. What if they can't play? What does it mean for the Browns navigating this week? Then, it's the Wyatt Teller extension. What did we learn about the team's priorities and should they revisit Joel Bitonio's deal? Lastly, we talk about Odell Beckham Jr. and the possibility of him landing in Green Bay. The Browns play the Packers on Christmas. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns lost to the Chargers, 27-10, on Sunday falling to 2-7 on the season, their season essentially over just nine weeks into it. It’s also right before the trade deadline, which his Tuesday at 4 p.m. We know edge rusher Za’Darius Smith could be on the move, but how deep could this go? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start their postgame Orange and Brown Talk podcast by looking forward to the trade deadline. They start with the big question: Should the Browns at least take calls on Myles Garrett to see what offers they would get? They kick around the idea before turning their attention to more realistic outcomes, like the potential move to trade Smith and others. Then they talk about the loss to the Chargers and what it means. Did it actually teach us anything new? What happened with the defense? What about Jameis Winston? Then they wrap up the podcast by talking Denzel Ward’s performance. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns legend Joe Thomas will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon and his wife, Annie, and their four children will present Thomas. Joe and Annie joined Mary Kay Cabot for a story she wrote earlier this week and told her all about their relationship, from the very start at Wisconsin to why Joe chose her and the kids to present him. Find out how they met, how Joe proposed, how one of the births of their children nearly caused Joe to miss a game and much more. Read Mary Kay's story about Joe and Annie here. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Wednesday edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Ashley Bastock, Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises are talking football, food, movies and TV. First up, a discussion of whether winning with a quarterback you drafted is more satisfying and asking how that factors into feelings for Browns fans about Baker Mayfield and Deshaun Watson. Who are the best and most beloved Cleveland athletes who were successes in another city before they got here? Then, on a national football topic, what will happen with Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens this season, both with his contract and his performance? And then the pod wraps up with Watcha Watchin', Watcha Eatin', as Scott, Ashley and Doug each bring up something they've been watching lately that they want to discuss, and then bring up something they've been eating that's worth talking about. That leads to a thorough debate about which 2018 draft QB is which kind of peanut butter. Thanks for listening. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns face what is essentially a win-or-go-home on Sunday against the Steelers. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe answered four questions about the Browns on today's podcast. Will the Browns face the Steelers' starters? Is this the best version of the Browns roster as they get healthy? Did anything happen on Sunday that concerned you? Is this Kevin Stefanski's biggest test as a head coach? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will the Browns have a Top 5 offense? Will Baker Mayfield get more MVP votes than any other AFC North quarterback? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe answer a series of true/false and yes/no questions from our Football Insider subscribers on Monday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Houston Texans made the final pick in the Deshaun Watson deal on Saturday in the NFL Draft, meaning the trade is officially done. Now it’s just about where both teams go from here and, more importantly for the Browns, if Watson can get healthy and do what the Browns hoped when they made the deal. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed the end of the deal, or at least the pieces of it, on Saturday’s draft recap edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. After they discuss where the Watson deal stands now, they get into what the Browns did on Saturday and their impressions of the team’s draft class. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns' 2020 draft class is entering a key season, with all but one player facing free agency after this season. It's where Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start on a Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Who from that class is on the bubble and who is in line for an extension? One of our Football Insider subscribers wants to know. Then they get into more questions about training camp battles, how Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah fits in new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz's scheme, what one fan can expect to see when he travels to SoFi Stadium to watch the Browns in December and more. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns put in an impressive display Sunday as they dismantled the Tennessee Titans, 27-3, at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The game was an important bounceback performance after the Browns came up short in Pittsburgh on Monday night. They have reached 2-1 for the fourth consecutive season under head coach Kevin Stefanski. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe break down the win in this Orange and Brown Talk podcast, and talk about who won the key matchups. They start with three big things from the game, discussing the performances of Deshaun Watson, Amari Cooper and the defense. Then they wrap up the podcast with their final thoughts on the game. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns are in the playoff race and Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises and Dan Labbe answered texter questions about the playoffs and more. Our Football Insider subscribers asked about the postseason, Joe Woods future and whether we're giving up on quarterbacks too soon in the NFL. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Gotta Watch The Tape episode from cleveland.com, it's all about Baker Mayfield. The numbers and film podcast is breaking form a bit to dive in on the Browns quarterback for a full hour. First, Scott Patsko gives you the kind of half-hour breakdown you're used to. Scott checks the numbers and explains how Mayfield is handling himself when he's under pressure this year, and he explains why the Pittsburgh defensive plan last Sunday wasn't exactly what was expected. How does Mayfield compare to other QBs when he's rushed, and what does that tell us? Then, Doug Lesmerises and Ellis Williams join Scott for a second half of the pod debate on Mayfield, focusing on three topics: Where would the Browns be right now if they were getting even average QB play? How much of Mayfield's game is broken and how much can be fixed and improved? How should the Browns balance the present vs. the future when thinking about Mayfield? This is what everyone is talking about with the Browns this week. Hopefully, you'll find this discussion entertaining and informative. We think you will. Thanks for listening to Gotta Watch The Tape from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns escaped Carolina with a win on Sunday thanks to the leg of rookie kicker Cade York. A win's a win, yes, but there were certainly some things to clean up. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris and Dan Labbe talk about four things the Browns need to fix up prior to Sunday's home opener against the Jets. They get into the passing game, the defense, the operation of things and the special teams. Then they go off the field for a few minutes to discuss what they would put at midfield for the logo and what TV show they would love to watch from the beginning again without any knowledge of what happens. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We heard from Kevin Stefanski on Tuesday afternoon. After Stefanski was done talking, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe discussed our takeaways from what Stefanski had to say, including staff development, evolution on offense and more. Then, Tim Bielik talks with Dan about how J.J. Watt's decision impacts the Browns and what to watch in the draft with the rest of the AFC North. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns might have found something in Joe Flacco, who played well in a loss to the Rams at SoFi Stadium, his first start with his new team. If Flacco is the guy moving forward, who needs to step up and help him among the pass catchers? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing Elijah Moore, David Njoku and others who need to up their game, especially if Amari Cooper misses time due to a concussion. They also talk about the defense and what they need to do to get right before they discuss the upcoming schedule and expectations for this team as they continue to navigate a season ravaged by injuries. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns did right by star running back Nick Chubb, restructuring his contact to make sure he would be a Cleveland Brown in 2024, giving him incentives to earn back the money he gave up in the process. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start off their latest Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by talking about the Chubb restructure and why he means so much to this team, the fans and why they Browns couldn't had to do everything they could to bring him back. They also discuss a possible London game for the Browns as well as an ideal draft weekend for the team and spend time on the team's quarterback room and why the addition of Tyler Huntley is interesting. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rumors keep flying with draft day getting closer and the Browns are front-and-center with the No. 2 overall pick, especially after the Titans made it known they plan on making their pick at No. 1. A report on ESPN stated the Browns and Giants, who pick third, are getting calls for their picks and they aren't slamming down their phones, but does it mean either team would actually trade the pick? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talked through the possibility of trading the No. 2 overall pick on Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast and if they think it's something the Browns would actually do. They also talk about the No. 33 overall pick to start the night on Friday night and what the Browns could do with that pick. They wrap up the podcast by addressing linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah reporting for the first day of the team's voluntary offseason program on Tuesday and his future. Follow us: On X: https://x.com/orangebrowntalk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandBrownsonclevelandcom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orangeandbrowntalk/ Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sunday was a rough day for the Browns and their fans, even in a 13-10 win over the Lions. Few games have felt more like a loss than that one. Our Football Insider subscribers had questions and Mary Kay Cabot had answers in our Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Who should shoulder most of the blame for the offense? How significantly are Baker Mayfield's injuries affecting him? Can we have a little hope the offense can get going as the team hits the road for Baltimore? All that and more in today's podcast. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We got our first look at the Browns in OTAs as they held their first open practice of the spring on Wednesday. On today's podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe offer takeaways from the day of practice. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Our Friday roundtable brings Browns player rankings. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams, Dan Labbe and our text subscribers (via vote) put together their Top 10 players, assigned points and came up with a consensus Top 10. They discuss: Where Baker Mayfield ended up. Jarvis Landry's role and its importance. Odell Beckham Jr. and accounting for his injury-shortened 2020 season. +more. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns are playing the Chiefs Sunday in the divisional round of the playoffs. We went live with our Football Insider subscribers to make our picks for all of the weekend's game and then talked a whole bunch of Browns and Chiefs. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe made their picks, picked the player they think we'll be talking about if the Browns win and even dared to peek ahead to a possible AFC Championship Game matchup. Then, Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star joins the podcast to preview the Chiefs. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss Odell Beckham Jr.'s comments about wanting to stay in Cleveland next season (0:00). Then the group weighs in on what caused the Browns to fall apart in Arizona and what that may mean for Kitchens’s future. (18:00), take some Football Insider questions and look ahead to the Browns game in against the Ravens (49:00) before sharing stories from Life on the Beat, which includes some Star Wars talk in anticipation of the new movie coming out this week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns roster appears mostly set as they head towards the end of their offseason program. Still, there are some areas that could use some tweaking. With that in mind, what position group would we steal from another AFC North team to put on the Browns roster? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe answer that question and four others on our weekend edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They also answer: Which Browns position group would other AFC North teams covet? If a Browns player won rookie of the year, who is most likely? Where do the Browns rank in the AFC North right now? What was Andrew Berry's most significant offseason move, outside of acquiring Deshaun Watson? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just one episode of Gotta Watch The Tape on this Christmas week, as we break down numbers and film about the Cleveland Browns. On this episode with Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko and Ellis Williams, the emphasis is on fourth down and the red zone as the 10-4 Browns prepare for the New York Jets on Sunday. First, Scott examines how often the Browns are going for it on fourth down, the trends on fourth down around the league, the types of plays Kevin Stefanski is calling on fourth down -- and why the Browns' fourth-down conversion percentage is so low. Then Ellis looks at the Browns in the red zone, where they have been one of the best teams in the league and even better in the last three weeks. What type of personnel groupings do they use there? How does it compare to last year? And what does the red zone success tell us about the overall cohesion of the Browns offense? Thanks for listening to Gotta Watch The Tape from cleveland.com, and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns are heading into one of the most important stretches of their season, traveling to Baltimore this week followed by hosting Pittsburgh the next week. It will help set the picture in the AFC North over the season's final weeks and potentially set the Browns up to make a run. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe begin Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by looking ahead to the next two games and answering a question about if they would sign up for 1-1 over the next two. They also answer questions about the performance of Deshaun Watson on Sunday and their thoughts a day after he returned. Then they answer questions about how the Browns will manage left tackle with Jedrick Wills Jr. on injured reserve, the Nick Harris fullback package and more. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns and Ravens will meet this week in an enormous AFC North matchup. The Ravens lead the division and beat the Browns in Week 4, but Deshaun Watson is back for this game while the Ravens have gotten healthier, too. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe begin Wednesday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by setting up the week with three things they’re watching as the game approaches. They discuss Watson, the magnitude of the matchup and the defense. Then Lance Reisland joins the show to break down what he saw from Watson, from the interior of the defensive line and why Denzel Ward is having so much success this season. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL Draft is here and, while the Browns don't have a pick until late Friday night, it's still an important weekend as they continue building out their roster. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe laid out what they hope the team will do this weekend and what they have to get done. It starts with an unlikely position to address and moves on to some more obvious needs following their free agent spending spree. They also take some time to discuss Aaron Rodgers landing with the Jets and what it means for the Browns. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko are asking 20 questions about the Browns as we head towards training camp at the end of the month. Today, Dan and Scott tackle ... well, the tackle question. In this podcast, we talk Jedrick Wills and whether he can make the move to left tackle. Then, we have one of our Football Insider subscribers, Hershel Cohen, on to talk Browns. Make sure you're following along with the series on cleveland.com/browns as well as listening to our podcasts every day. Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns entertained their fans Sunday with a surprising 29-24 win over the Baltimore Ravens at Huntington Bank Field. The game marked the debut of Jameis Winston as the Browns’ starting quarterback, in place of Deshaun Watson, who is out for the season after Achilles tendon surgery Friday. Winston threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Cedric Tillman with 59 seconds left for the final margin as the Browns (2-6) ended a losing streak at five. Winston finished the day 27 of 41 passing for 334 yards. It was his first start since Sept. 25, 2022, for New Orleans. So what does Winston‘s performance mean for the Browns’ future at quarterback? What does it mean for Deshaun Watson? Was there more to this performance by the offense than just the quarterback change? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talk about what they saw Sunday in this episode of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They talk Winston and then they talk about Denzel Ward suffering his sixth known concussion. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns are coming off a win over Washington and will face the Steelers on Sunday in Pittsburgh, but the focus for most fans has turned to the offseason. Our Football Insider subscribers have questions for May Kay Cabot and she answers them on our weekly Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay and Dan Labbe discuss potential changes on defense when it comes to building that side of the ball. They also talk about Paul DePodesta's role and how much blame he deserves. Then they get into the upcoming Steelers game and what we might learn about the Browns in this game among other topics. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns got startling news on their day off on Tuesday when they had to place tight end David Njoku on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Browns are already going to be short tight end Harrison Bryant, who has a high ankle sprain, and now the team that loves playing three tight ends more than anyone is down to just one of their regular starters at the position. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed what potentially missing Njoku could mean for the Browns in their rematch with Baltimore on Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium. Then they try to decide who is the best team in the AFC North? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns play the Chiefs on Sunday and both teams have John Dorsey’s fingerprints all over them. Terry Pluto talked with me about Dorsey’s time here in Cleveland on this special edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. We discussed the good and bad of Dorsey’s time here and how he, Sashi Brown and now Andrew Berry all ended up contributing to this roster the Browns will play with on Sunday when they travel to Arrowhead Stadium. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns GM Andrew Berry said at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday that he wasn’t going to trade edge rusher Myles Garrett and is open to an extension of the team’s star edge rusher. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start Tuesday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast by talking about Garrett’s future in Cleveland and if he could become the first non-quarterback to get a fully guaranteed deal and the case he could make to be that guy. They also discuss what the pitch to Garrett could have been to keep him happy and how the Browns will solve their quarterback problem to get Garrett to the Super Bowl. Lastly, they talk about Deion Sanders and why Berry was confident that he would be fine with his son, Shedeur, playing in Cleveland. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're bringing you a bonus edition of Hey, Mary Kay! Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from our Football Insider subscribers. Would she have made the Julio Jones trade? How does the defense benefit from OTAs? What should we expect from the 3-game preseason? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Christmas edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Dan Labbe, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock, Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises wrap up the Browns' 24-22 loss to the Green Bay Packers. What to make of Baker Mayfield's four picks? Did the offense actually look better in some ways? How about the decisions on the Browns' final, failed drive? How well is the Browns' defense playing right now? And again -- four picks? Thanks for listening to the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast from cleveland.com. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Gotta Watch The Tape from cleveland.com, Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises dig in to the Browns’ two fourth-round picks -- offensive tackle James Hudson III and defensive tackle Tommy Togiai. Scott breaks down the numbers of how likely it is for fourth-rounders at those positions to become starters. Then Scott and Doug look at a little film for each of them, from Hudson’s ability to move as a tackle to Togiai’s strength and his hand technique. And then, how much might either of them contribute this season? In the bigger picture, are Hudson and Togiai the kind of longer term projects who could become starters that are ideal mid-round picks for the Browns at this stage of the franchise? Scott and Doug discuss it, and thank you for listening to Gotta Watch The Tape in the Orange and Brown Talk feed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Browns welcomed a handful of players back to practice on Wednesday. It was a group that included Takk McKinley, Denzel Ward and Anthony Schwartz. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko and Ellis L. Williams discussed how those returns impact the Browns, and also debated which return held the most importance. Be a part of our Virtual Orange and Brown Season Kickoff event takes place on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. To reserve tickets and enter for a chance to be part of our VIP experience, go to this link.   Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has big expectations for himself. Topping the NFL's Top 100 players list is among them. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris and Dan Labbe discussed Garrett on today's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast and whether he could one day top the list. What would it look like? They also discuss what Garrett had to say -- or avoided saying -- when he talked about facing Baker Mayfield in Week 1. Then they talk about Deshaun Watson running the scout team and look ahead to Saturday night's preseason game against the Bears and whether the Browns will -- or should -- play their starters. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for another check in from Phoenix. The NFL Annual Meeting is taking place and Mary Kay Cabot remains on site. She talks with Ashley Bastock about the media availability with Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam. The two talk about everything they learned from the Haslams, including the high expectations for the franchise, the fact that coach Kevin Stefanski has no been given a playoffs-or-bust ultimatum, and the staff changes this offseason. The two also discuss how the Haslams don't feel a need to defend the historic contract they gave to Deshaun Watson last year in the wake of the Ravens' lingering QB questions with Lamar Jackson requesting a trade. And up top, with the latest news of the day, Mary Kay and Ashley discuss Odell Beckham Jr. being spotted in Phoenix, and whether there's any chance he may return to the Browns. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns play the Steelers on Sunday and it will be the first time Myles Garrett faces them since he hit Mason Rudolph with his own helmet. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe looked back on the Thursday night it happened, the aftermath for some of the involved parties and whether the incident has faded since then. Then, Terry Pluto joins to look back on Sunday's win over the Colts and what the coaching staff is doing well. Make sure you check out Football Insider to get texts, a newsletter and access to exclusive content. Sign up at cleveland.com/browns. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Gotta Watch The Tape podcast enters the offseason, it's taking on different deep looks at the Browns, and it's also going once a week. You'll get five days a week of episodes in this Orange and Brown Talk feed, but the film and numbers pod of GWTT will focus on coming at you each Thursday. On this episode, the guys investigate a single play, and everything that play says about the Browns' present and future. It's a strip sack by Myles Garrett again the Bengals in Week 2, and Scott Patsko dives into several aspects of it, with Ellis Williams and Doug Lesmerises chiming in. Why didn't Garrett rush from a tackle spot more often? Should the Browns deploy him from the left or right side more often in the future? What might Garrett do if he has a true second half of the season in 2021, after a suspension in 2019 and a COVID battle in 2020 deprived him of being at his best in the second half? Should the Browns blitz more behind him? It's one play, but it says a lot. Look for more single-play deep dives with big-picture discussions on future GWTT episodes. Thanks for listening. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We knew Cade York wasn't going to be on the Browns' 53-man roster -- the Browns traded for kicker Dustin Hopkins on Monday -- but could he land on the practice squad? Head coach Kevin Stefanski didn't rule it out on Tuesday. Would it even be a good idea? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start their look at the Browns' initial 53-man roster by talking about York and what it would even look like to put him on the practice squad and create a path for him to be the Browns kicker some day. Then they look at the receiver room and the decisions to keep David Bell and waive Austin Watkins before they look at two undrafted players who made the team on the defensive side of the ball. Lastly, they get into Denzel Ward suffering his fourth concussion and what his football future holds. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns and Myles Garrett agreed to a record-breaking contract extension on Sunday, ending the saga surrounding his trade request and locking Garrett in through 2030. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe reacted to the record-setting extension on an emergency edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They talk about what changed between Jimmy Haslam refusing to meet with Garrett and the agreement on this extension before they get into how much credit GM Andrew Berry deserves for this and what’s next for Garrett and the Browns. They also get into the quarterback situation now that the Garrett situation is resolved and what they think the Browns should do there as they work their way towards the 2025 season. Follow us: On X: https://x.com/orangebrowntalk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandBrownsonclevelandcom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orangeandbrowntalk/ Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL is changing it's kickoff rule in 2024 and the Browns and the rest of the league are all trying to figure out how to handle what could be a seismic change. Lance Reisland joined Dan Labbe on Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast to discuss the new rule and what it could look like. They start by simply explaining the rule and what fans can expect to see when they get their first look at it. Then they get into some of the strategies teams might employ and the types of players they will look to utilize in both returns and coverage as they operate in closer quarters. They also discuss injuries and how teams might try to protect their kickers in a world where they might have to make more tackles. They discuss why they believe this will lead to more injuries. If you want to learn more about the rule, check out this explainer from the NFL. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns were one of a handful of teams who fell victim to COVID-19 testing irregularities stemming from a lab in New Jersey. They were forced to adjust their Sunday schedule, initially canceling practice, but then getting back on the field later in the day for light work. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ellis Williams got together Sunday night to discuss the testing issue, what the NFL can learn from and also the issue missing even one normal day can cause the Browns. They also discussed the addition of linebacker Malcolm Smith. Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The quarterback carousel is turning in the NFL and the Browns are blissfully standing to the side, watching it turn. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe talk about how the Browns finally finding stability at quarterback has changed the course of the franchise and what it means longterm. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns' receiver room -- which felt like it was a receiver short for most of 2022 -- has suddenly gotten a bit more crowded. So besides Amari Cooper, Donovan Peoples-Jones and Elijah Moore, who are the locks to make the final 53-man roster? It's one of the questions Mary Kay Cabot answers on a Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast on Thursday. Mary Kay joins Ashley Bastock to discuss the Browns' passing offense, as well as the future of Nick Chubb and whether the running back room will have some new faces in 2023. The two also talk about Joshua Dobbs' return to Cleveland, as well as Jacoby Brissett's exit. But before talking about the Browns' offense, Mary Kay and Ashley take a look at the bigger picture of the AFC North, answering questions about Lamar Jackson's future in Baltimore and what it might mean for the Browns. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns added eight new players to their roster over the weekend. Each pick taught us a lesson about the team. Mary Kay Cabot, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe went through each pick and the lesson we learned about Andrew Berry and team building from each one. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for another Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. First, however, there's some news to get to. The Browns fired special teams coordinator Mike Priefer on Tuesday. What took so long and who will be next at the position? What does all this coaching upheaval mean? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss. Then they get into questions from our Football Insider subscribers. Why is there so little buzz nationally about Deshaun Watson? Is Watson's improvement the most important thing for the Browns success in 2023? Why did the Browns get it wrong at quarterback for so long? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thursday brought another day of the Browns facility closing and COVID-19 positives, including Denzel Ward, who could be in jeopardy of missing a potential playoff game. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed to open our Friday podcast. Then, Doug Lesmerises, Ellis Williams and Football Insider subscriber Buddy Rigotti make their Week 17 picks, including who they think will win the Browns game. Lastly, Tom Reed of DK Sports joins Dan to preview the Steelers on Sunday. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns face the possibility, if the NFL's appeal goes the way the league wants it to go, of being without Deshaun Watson for the entire season. Our Football Insider subscribers want to know if the Browns should look into Jimmy Garoppolo if Watson does get suspended for the season. Mary Kay Cabot discussed that topic and more with Dan Labbe as she answers question from our Football Insider subscribers on the Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. She also discusses if Kareem Hunt could be inolved in a quarterback trade and what the Browns could realistically get for him if they did decide to trade him. They also answer some questions about training camp on the field, including which rookies are shining and which young players we aren't discussing enough. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our super holiday edition of the podcast today -- two pods for the price of one because we won't have a pod for you on Friday morning. So treat this like your Christmas meal and consume it in courses if you need something to listen to on Friday. There's a perfect stopping point at the ad between segments 2 and 3. In the opening segment, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe talk news of the day in what you would normally hear on Thursday. Ronnie Harrison, Myles Garrett and should the Browns be expected to win the AFC North next season? Then, in segment 2, Darryl Slater of NJ.com join us to preview the Jets. (This is a good stopping point if you want to save something, by the way.) Segment 3 is our picks pod. Mary Kay, Doug Lesmerises, Ellis Williams and Dan are joined by Football Insider subscriber Bob Houlis to pick NFL Week 16 games and the Browns-Jets game. Lastly, Mary Kay, Ellis and Dan do an extended life on the beat segment where we tell some stories, including some celebrity encounters for Mary Kay and a couple of travel stories. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns and Steelers will face off on Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Dorian Thompson-Robinson will start in place of Deshaun Watson in a marquee AFC North matchup. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Friday’s preview podcast by discussing what to watch on Sunday when the Browns host Pittsburgh. Lance Reisland joins the show to break down the film on the Steelers and the keys to beating Pittsburgh. Tyler Shoemaker joins the show to give his pick for the game and a prop bet he likes as well as his favorite and least favorite bets on the NFL schedule, goes over his rankings and more. Then Mary Kay, Ashley and Dan make their picks for Sunday’s game between the Browns and Steelers. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns opened their preseason against Jacksonville on Friday night. It was also the first time Deshaun Watson played in a Browns uniform, starting the game as both he and the team await final word on his suspension. Watson looked rusty and Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed his performance. They also discussed his pregame interview as part of the team's game broadcast. Then they each discuss someone who stood out before asking if the Browns should bring back JC Tretter if Nick Harris is out for a significant amount of time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday night and we're getting you ready with a full first round mock draft. For the third year in a row, the Orange and Brown Talk and Buckeye Talk crews got together and made every pick in the first round. Nathan Baird, Tim Bielik, Andrew Gillis, Dan Labbe, Stephen Means and Jimmy Watkins were all assigned teams and they worked their way through the first 32 picks, making trades and filling needs along the way. While the first pick was a no-brainer, things got interesting after that and included discussions on Justin Fields in Pittsburgh and which Buckeyes player could be the first to go in their class next year. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns take to the road for the second time in a row, continuing their three-game road trip, to take on the Commanders in Washington. The game kicks off at 1 p.m. The Browns are searching after falling to the Raiders last week and are 1-3 while the Commanders sit atop the NFC East at 3-1, buoyed by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start our Friday Browns preview edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing the storylines they’re looking at as the Browns try to get back on track against the Commanders. Then Lance Reisland joins the podcast to give a scouting report. How do you slow down Daniels? How can the Browns attack Washington's defense? Then he makes his pick. Mary Kay and Ashley rejoin Dan to wrap up the podcast by making their picks for the game. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns have their franchise quarterback in place and if Deshaun Watson plays like he did in Houston, it could open a real window of contention for them. How long will it stay open? One of our Football Insider subscribers wants to know how long this team can contend if Watson is, in fact, back to being Watson and Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe answer on Thursday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They also dig into the first four games of the season and whether it might be an advantage to have those division games early and what the Browns' record will be at the Week 5 bye. Then they answer questions about what areas of the team still have question marks, which rookies could start this year and more. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our Friday roundtable on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Every week, our entire Browns team gets together and dives into a topic. This week: AFC power rankings. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe ranked all 16 AFC teams, first going through the 15 teams who aren't the Browns and then slotting the Browns -- and, of course, they do it fantasy draft-style. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson dropped some hints about the new-look offense during his press conference on Tuesday. He mentioned how it will help the wide receivers and him with new coordinator Ken Dorsey in the fold along with Kevin Stefanski. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start the Wednesday Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by discussing what Watson said about the offense and who they think will call plays. Then they spend time talking about the secondary. Denzel Ward called it the best in the league on Tuesday while Greg Newsome II talked about how he wants to remain a part of the Browns for a long time. They get into what both players had to say. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Browns don't have a first-round pick this year, but it doesn't mean we can't make picks for other teams. On today's crossover edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, we're joined by a bunch of other cleveland.com folks to make every pick for Thursday's first round of the draft. Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird join from Buckeye Talk, Andrew Gillis and Mohammad Ahmad join from Strictly Stripes and rivalry reporter Jimmy Watkins and cleveland.com draft expert Tim Bielik join to make picks, too. Doug guides through the entire round. We discuss No. 1 overall and move on from there. Where will the quarterbacks go? Who will trade up? Who is looking to move down? Find out on this episode of the podcast. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our week of free agent roundtables featuring Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe. Today, we ring in the new league year by talking about what the Browns should do next. We discuss: The secondary. The second wave of free agency. Looking ahead to extensions. Then, we get into Rashard Higgins -- except we recorded it before Higgins agreed to re-sign in Cleveland. So you can here that at the very end. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett took the opportunity on Tuesday to discuss how he felt about T.J. Watt’s and J.J. Watt’s reaction to his first Defensive Player of the Year award last year. It was interesting he decided to address it, even if it was partially in jest. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Tuesday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast by talking about Garrett’s comments and why they think he decided to engage in questions about how he felt about what the Watts said after he won the award. They also discuss the tackle situation as the Browns are trying to figure out a way to replace Dawand Jones, who went on IR after suffering a season-ending injury on Sunday in New Orleans. Then they talk about head coach Kevin Stefanski and how he’s handling rumors about his future and his job security. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jump in our time machine and listen to us build up to and then react to the Browns' pick of Greg Newsome II at No. 26 on Thursday night. 0:00: Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises and Dan Labbe get ready for the night and talk Browns. 9:13: Doug, Terry Pluto and Dan talk Browns and Terry makes his pick for No. 26. 42:40: Doug, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Dan talk Rashod Bateman vs. Newsome. 55:38: Complete reaction to the pick as it happens and after, including Mary Kay jumping back on at the end with her reaction. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a setback in his recovery from his ruptured Achilles and, regardless of what the team’s plans were for him before this, it feels like this is a significant moment in his future with the team. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Monday’s edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing Watson’s future following this revelation from GM Andrew Berry’s end-of-season press conference. Does this change anything for the Browns moving forward? What will happen with Watson now? Then they get into what Berry said about running back Nick Chubb and if it’s possible he might not be back next season. Is there a price and a role for him that could keep him in a Browns uniform? Lastly, they talk Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and the mystery surrounding his status for next season. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns begin life after Deshaun Watson on Sunday when they face the Ravens, at least for the rest of this season. Watson was lost for the year against the Bengals. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Wednesday‘s Orange and Brown Talk podcast by looking ahead to the week and the things they‘re watching and thinking about as they head into the Browns’ second AFC North contest. Then Lance Reisland joins the podcast to look back at the film from Sunday’s loss to Cincinnati and what went wrong for the Browns as they lost their fifth game in a row. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss where the Browns' heads are at heading into their final three games (0:00). The group weighs in on Odell Beckham Jr.'s future in Cleveland after reports surfaced saying he wants out (27:00), and look ahead to the Browns game in Arizona which includes several interesting storylines to follow. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Gotta Watch The Tape edition of the Orange and Brown Talk, Scott Patsko dives in with a deep look at a former Browns favorite -- current Jacksonville linebacker Joe Schobert. He's now leading the Jaguars in tackles, but he's part of a bad defense. How much do the Browns miss him? Was letting him go as a free agent the right move? What does this tell us about future roster decisions the Browns will face? And how will the Browns attack that Jacksonville defense on Sunday? Then, with Ellis Williams out sick, Doug Lesmerises tries his hand at diving in on a topic. The idea is how much the Browns run game dominates in the second half, with some stats on Nick Chubb big second-half runs, and how the production for both Chubb and Kareem Hunt goes up in the second half. This will be the only Gotta Watch The Tape from cleveland.com this week since it's Thanksgiving. Thanks so much for listening. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns will try to pull off a rare sweep of the Steelers, heading to Pittsburgh for a rematch after beating the Steelers in Cleveland two Thursdays ago. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start our preview edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing the storylines they’re looking at as the 3-9 Browns try to play spoiler in another AFC North matchup. Then Lance Reisland joins the podcast to give a scouting report. Why did the Steelers struggle so much with Myles Garrett? What did we learn about them in that Thursday night game? Just how much of a factor was the weather? Lance also makes his pick for the game. Mary Kay and Ashley rejoin Dan to wrap up the podcast by making their picks for Sunday. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns hit the road after two straight home games and they control their own destiny in the AFC Wild Card race. The Texans are currently on the outside looking in but, at 8-6, they have the same record as the Bengals and Colts, the two teams in the final Wild Card spots. The Texans are also in a three-way tie at the top of the AFC South but are third due to tiebreakers. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Friday’s preview podcast by discussing what to watch on Sunday when the Browns travel to Houston to likely face their old friend, Case Keenum. Lance Reisland joins the show to break down the film on the Texans and how the Browns match up on both sides of the ball. Tyler Shoemaker gives his picks for the game and advice about how to bet the game as well as his favorite and least favorite bets on the NFL schedule, his latest rankings and more. Then Mary Kay, Ashley and Dan make their picks for Sunday’s game between the Browns and Texans. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns held their lone practice and media availability prior to the Steelers game on Tuesday and they made the day count. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed all the news of the day. First, it's Jimmy Haslam getting hit by a bottle thrown by a fan near the conclusion of Sunday's loss. Then they revisit the Nick Chubb touchdown that shouldn't have happened after Chubb admitted he probably shouldn't have scored with 1:55 left in the game. Amari Cooper and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah each took blame for mistakes on Sunday, too. Then they talk about Perrion Winfrey returning and what he had to say on Tuesday. In the second half of the podcast, our film expert Lance Reisland checks in to give us the good and bad from Sunday. He and Dan start with the performance of Jacoby Brissett and the run game before turning their attention to the issues on defense. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baker Mayfield, just like his football team, is looking to bounce back from a tough 2019 season. What should we expect from the third-year quarterback in 2020? Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko discussed the quarterback and why he should succeed in 2020 -- and what he needs to fix. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The fallout from Myles Garrett’s trade request from the Browns continued throughout Super Bowl week, including Denzel Ward’s comments about his future in Cleveland if the Browns did trade their star pass rusher. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe started their weekend edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing Ward’s comments and the potential fallout on the roster if Garrett’s trade request is granted by the Browns. They also spend more time on Garrett and the Browns' options, if they believe that he’ll actually get traded and what this looks like if it turns ugly between the two sides. They wrap up by looking ahead to Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the Chiefs and Eagles. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Browns play their third AFC North game and second at home when they host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Both teams come into the game at 2-1 and it sets up a vital early division matchup. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Friday's preview podcast with three things to watch in the game. They talk key matchups and storylines. Lance Reisland joins the show to break down the film on the Ravens and give his keys to the Browns winning. Tyler Shoemaker joins the show to give his pick for the game and a prop bet he likes as well as his favorite and least favorite bet on the NFL schedule. Check out Tyler's story on when to buy points here. Then Mary Kay, Ashley and Dan make their picks for Sunday's game between the Browns and Ravens. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We know a little about the Browns 2024 schedule, which will be released in full on Wednesday night at 8 p.m., but there's still plenty of mystery about how the 17 weeks after their opener against Dallas will play out. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe did their annual schedule prediction draft on Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They go through and place all of the opponents throughout the schedule. They take turns drafting opponents and placing them on a line on the schedule, trying to figure out how to backload the schedule with division games, not end up with too many home or road games in a row and whether the Browns will end up playing Jacksonville in London. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We'll have some football to watch on Saturday night when the Browns travel to Jacksonville to open their preseason. Most of the starters won't play, including quarterback Baker Mayfield, but we'll still have our eyes on a few things. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe talk through everything they'll be watching in Saturday's preseason opener. Be a part of our Virtual Orange and Brown Season Kickoff event takes place on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. To reserve tickets and enter for a chance to be part of our VIP experience, go to this link. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns' wild card loss in Houston is still stuck in the minds of Browns fans, especially considering how poorly their defense played in the first half. Do they need to make changes based on what the Texans did to them? That's one question our Football Insider subscribers had for Lance Reisland as he joined Dan Labbe on the Orange and Brown Talk podcast for a Q&A. Lance talks about what he saw in that game and why it went so poorly. They also talk about the Browns' run game after Nick Chubb got hurt and what could change, roles for the wide receivers, what Lance has seen from Jameis Winston on film and what makes Amari Cooper such a good route runner. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's Texter Tuesday edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ellis Williams are answering questions from our Football Insider subscribers. Questions ranged from Kevin Stefanski calling plays to what might happen to the NFL Draft in 2021, scheduled to take place in Cleveland. Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko are asking 20 questions about the Browns as we head towards training camp at the end of the month. Today, Dan and Scott are talking the offseason and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the In this podcast, we talk about what the Browns lost this spring and how it hurts them. Then, we have one of our Football Insider subscribers, Kevin Thuman, on to talk Browns. Make sure you're following along with the series on cleveland.com/browns as well as listening to our podcasts every day. Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko are asking 20 questions about the Browns as we head towards training camp at the end of the month. Today, it's Question No. 4. We're talking looming contract decisions and which players to keep an eye on who could be in for pay days -- or departures. Make sure you're following along with the series on cleveland.com/browns as well as listening to our podcasts every day. Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL news cycle is winding back up and Monday was just the tip of the iceberg with the franchise tag deadline on Tuesday and the new league year getting started next week. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed four Browns questions to get up to speed on the latest as they prepare to get working in free agency and the trade market. Dan has four "Are we sure?" questions for Mary Kay. Are we sure signing Bates wouldn't be akin to John Johnson III last year? Are we sure moving on from Ethan Pocic is the smart move? Are we sure the Browns won't at least consider trading Nick Chubb? Are we sure Kevin Stefanski calling plays is what's best for the Browns? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns have a clear need at wide receiver and it just so happens there's a receiver who played a few hours down I-71 slated to hit free agency this offseason. One of our Football Insider questions wondered what the Browns might do at receiver this season on Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast and it leads to a discussion about Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and if the Browns could steal him away from their division rival. First, they answer questions about new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and his role and what he brings to the offense. They also talk about the team's strength of schedule next season, the possibility of restructuring contracts and more. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns hit the road for a second consecutive prime-time game in front of a national TV audience on Monday Night Football. They play the Broncos in Denver. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start our preview edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing the storylines they’re looking at as the 3-8 Browns try to win two in a row for the first time this season against a Broncos team fighting for a wild card spot. Then Lance Reisland joins the podcast to give a scouting report. What makes Denver’s defense so good? Is Bo Nix playing as well as the hype machine is making him out to be right now? Then Lance makes his pick for the game. Mary Kay and Ashley rejoin Dan to wrap up the podcast by making their picks for Thursday night. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another free agency roundtable on a Friday and today we're talking Troy Hill. The Browns are going to sign the versatile cornerback to play the slot for them. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe talked Hill and what it would take for him to start opposite Denzel Ward. Then they discussed Rashard Higgins re-signing and the league likely adding a 17th game. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District Four by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns are sending five players to the Pro Bowl in Orlando and six more are alternates for the games. Were there any players left off who should be going? Should any of the alternates be regulars? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talk about the Browns players who made the Pro Bowl as well as if they believe some of the alternates should have made it as regulars. They also discuss if there’s anyone who got left off who should have made it. They also talk about Kevin Stefanski’s decision to rest some starters on Sunday in Cincinnati, including starting quarterback Joe Flacco, as they look ahead to wild card weekend the following week. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns lost their star running back earlier this season when Nick Chubb went down with a season-ending injury in Pittsburgh in Week 2. He underwent surgery last Friday and will undergo another surgery to repair his ACL. It is not known when he will have that surgery. Should the Browns consider trading for Colts running back Jonathan Taylor? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed the option on Thursday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. First, they start by getting into what GM Andrew Berry had to say during his bye week press conference on Wednesday about Deshaun Watson and him not playing on Sunday and continue the discussion on what happened. Later in the podcast, they go back to the highlights and what stood out from what Berry said. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns came into this season with high expectations and, instead, are going to leave it with a high draft pick. It has raised questions about the state of the roster and what they need to do this offseason to fix everything that went wrong. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe take the topic head-on during Tuesday’s Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They start by talking about Dorian Thompson-Robinson and why Kevin Stefanski is starting him again. Then they dive into how they would approach this offseason. Is tanking the right move? Do they need a complete teardown of the roster to build it back up? Can they be title contenders next season? Is a soft reset more appropriate? They discuss it all. Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices