Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

The Browns and wide receiver Amari Cooper are at a contract impasse after Cooper skipped the team's mandatory minicamp two weeks ago. He wants a new deal and the Browns have a decision to make as far as how to approach their star wideout. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe begin a look at their 15 keys to winning the Super Bowl series -- with stories running throughout July -- by looking at Cooper and why he's so important to the Browns on Monday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They start with how the Browns will or should approach Cooper's contract and how a deal could get done before they get into why Cooper is so important to this team reaching its goal this season. They also discuss the possibility of a swap for 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk and delve into what the receiving corps would look like without Cooper. 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

After Amari Cooper's minicamp holdout, he continues to be the main topic on the minds of Browns fans. Mary Kay Cabot and Ashley Bastock start Thursday’s Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by answering a question about what GM Andrew Berry had to say about Cooper in a recent interview. They also discuss why trading Cooper, even for a younger player like Brandon Aiyuk, would be out of character for this regime. The two also answer questions about QB Deshaun Watson and his shoulder rehab, starting with the significance of Berry saying the quarterback is "ahead of schedule." Then, they dive into choice routes: Will they make the offense more complicated? Why haven't the Browns and Kevin Stefanski implemented them into the offense earlier? Finally, the two throw out some names on both sides of the ball when discussing who could be "sleeper contributors," in the vein of Dawand Jones in 2023. 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

Talking about "Hard Knocks" can be "contagious" for Browns fans. On Monday, news came out that the Browns will be featured on “Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North," and on this episode of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Mary Kay Cabot and Ashley Bastock are offering a preview and their thoughts on what to expect. The two discuss how this is the first time "Hard Knocks" has focused on an entire division, as well as all the storylines that make the AFC North compelling -- particularly with each team's quarterbacks. They also go through the Browns' schedule and try to piece together some of the key games the cameras will chronicle, as well as go through the difficult logistics of filming during the season. Finally, it's a trip down memory lane with a look back at the last time the Browns were featured on "Hard Knocks," which was during training camp in 2018. Ashley and Mary Kay go through the drama that came to light at the time, the different highlights -- including Jarvis Landry's "contagious" speech -- and how the organization is in a very different place six years later. 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’re starting the week on the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by looking ahead to The Greenbrier and the start of training camp. Sure, there’s a break between the offseason program and training camp, but it doesn’t mean that players can’t have momentum coming out of the spring. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe spend the podcast by listing Browns players who had strong springs and could carry that momentum into the summer and training camp. They cover a bunch of areas of the team, moving from the back end of the defense to names who stood out on offense. 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 are off for the summer but the business side of the league doesn’t stop. They have a situation to figure out with wide receiver Amari Cooper, who held out of mandatory minicamp, seeking a contract extension. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start Friday’s Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by answering a question about what a reasonable number would be for Cooper. They also discuss if the Browns could consider trading Cooper and get into the ins and outs of the situation. Then they talk about OTAs and the vibes around them, why Myles Garrett has struggled to finish strong in recent years and the left tackle situation. 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

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson had one of his best days of the offseason program on Thursday and his best day of all the practices open to the media. It was an encouraging spring for the team's starting quarterback coming off of major shoulder surgery. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed Watson's performance on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast recapping the day at minicamp. First, they talk about Myles Garrett pulling up with a hamstring injury and if it's something to worry about. (Spoiler alert: It's not.) They also discuss the strong spring second-year wide receiver Cedric Tillman had and his opportunity in minicamp with Amari Cooper not reporting and Jerry Jeudy not practicing due to injury. 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

Wide receiver Amari Cooper was once again not in attendance during Wednesday's Browns minicamp practice, which is where Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe begin Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They discuss what it means that Cooper wasn't there for Day 2 and if it only adds to the feeling this could drag out longer. They also talk about what terms the Browns could cook up to make an extension with Cooper work for both sides. Then they talk about Myles Garrett, who spoke on Wednesday. How can he make sure he finishes the 2024 season strong, right as the Browns schedule toughens up? What standard should Garrett be held to after winning his first Defensive Player of the Year award? 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

Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper didn’t show up to mandatory minicamp and head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed his absence is unexcused. Cooper is holding out and the Browns will have to navigate a tricky situation. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Tuesday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing Cooper’s holdout and how the Browns will approach the situation with their No. 1 receiver. Then they discuss what Deshaun Watson had to say after practice about where he’s ranked in the league and if it means anything to him. 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 are all back together this week for their three-day mandatory minicamp, featuring three practices open to the media. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Monday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast by looking ahead to minicamp and what they're watching. What will Deshaun Watson be able to do? How will all the receivers line up? What about the defensive line with some of the new additions on the interior? Then they look back on their experience at David Njoku's celebrity softball game, which featured a collision between Watson and tight end Zaire Mitchell-Paden that gave everyone in attendance momentary pause. Mary Kay walks us through her thoughts as she chased the story before they all recap a day that featured lots of security and a promise from Ronnie from Jersey Shore. 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 signed GM Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski to extensions and Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start Friday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by giving credit to the people who write the checks. They discuss how Dee and Jimmy Haslam have grown as owners and why this is such an important milestone in their tenure, as well as Paul DePodesta's role in all of this. Then they turn their attention to on-field questions. Thye start with the play calling and what they think will happen on that front. They get into the defense in Year 2 under Jim Schwartz and if it can actually be better this year than last year. They end the podcast by answering questions about kickers and get into their role in the new kickoff and discuss the the Browns stadium situation. 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 spent our Wednesday Orange and Brown Talk podcast focusing on extensions for Browns GM Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski as well as what running back Nick Chubb had to say. Thursday, we're cleaning up some of what we left behind on Wednesday's podcast from our final day at OTAs. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Thursday's podcast by discussing if Myles Garrett has another level and if new defensive line coach Jacques Cesaire can coax it out of him in 2024. Are there other pass rushers Cesaire can help? Then they discuss the addition of Duce Staley and what they've seen and heard from the Browns' new running backs coach. How is he different from Stump Mitchell and how will the running back room shake out behind Chubb, whether he's ready to go Week 1 or not. 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

Wednesday started off with news the Browns had agreed to extensions with GM Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski, the long-awaited deals getting done after the Browns made the playoffs for the second time in four years with the two together. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start off the Wednesday edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing the extensions and what they mean for Berry and Stefanski moving forward. They also talk about Nick Chubb, who spoke to the media on Wednesday and what stood out about what Chubb had to say and when they might see him on the field again. Then they wrap up by talking about the day on the practice field or, more specifically, who wasn't on the practice field on Wednesday. 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 will hold their final open practice of OTAs on Wednesday before they hold their mandatory minicamp next week, leading into some time off before it's time to report for training camp. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing the next steps for starting quarterback Deshaun Watson. Will we see him throw more over the next two weeks? What about what he'll do before training camp? Will he host a passing camp? Then they look at the first two practices they've watched in OTAs by talking about what has stood out to them so far. From the performance of rookies to the new coaches to receivers how have stood out, they go over all of it. 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 saw Deshaun Watson throw for the first time at an open media session last week and, on Monday at the Browns annual charity golf outing, Kevin Stefanski reiterated what he said about Watson a couple weeks ago. So what's left to say about Watson? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talk about Watson and what's left to say until we see the next steps in his rehab process. They also get into a video Mary Kay tweeted from OTAs that went viral and if it meant anything. They start Monday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing the future of Joel Bitonio, who spoke on Monday, and how much longer the team's left guard could play. They wrap up the podcast by getting into Justin Jefferson's contract extension, the future of the market and how the Browns and GM Andrew Berry are trying to stay ahead. 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

Former Titans coach Mike Vrabel, a Northeast Ohio native, Ohio State alum and Super Bowl champion with the Patriots, is a consultant with the Browns and was very visible on the field during Thursday's OTA practice. How involved will Vrabel be with the Browns? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start Friday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing Vrabel's role with the Browns and what he'll offer them. They also answer questions from Football Insider subscribers about Elijah Moore and if he could be used as an outside receiver with Jerry Jeudy in the slot when the Browns are in three receiver sets. They spend time talking about the new kickoff rule and why the Browns are going back to the Greenbrier before finishing up with a discussion about Deshaun Watson's arm strength and where he's at in his rehab. 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

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson threw the football in front of the media on Thursday during OTA practice, the first time we've had a chance to see him throw since the win in Baltimore. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start their Thursday Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing what they saw from Watson. How did he look throwing the football? What does it all mean? What stood out? Then they get into Elijah Moore, who showed up this week and spoke to the media on Thursday. They discussed the vibes Moore gave off and his fit in offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey's offense. They also talk about players not coming to OTAs and if they'd like to see more players show up. Does it matter if they do or don't? And, of course, they get into Mike Vrabel's appearance on the field and getting to see Vrabel do some coaching with the Browns for the first time. 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 long-awaited day is here on Thursday. We will get to watch Deshaun Watson throw a football when the Browns hold an open practice. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start their Thursday preview Orange and Brown Talk podcast of another open practice by discussing what they expect to see from Watson when they get to watch him throw the football. They also talk about some of the other things they want to watch and what they’re listening for, including getting an opportunity to talk to all three of the team’s coordinators. They also discuss some of the players on the field they’re keeping an eye on when they are in Berea. 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 NFLPA is trying to do away with the NFL's offseason program, proposing a move up to the start of training camp instead of the current system which involves mostly voluntary work and one mandatory minicamp. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe begin Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing the proposal and their feelings on whether there should be an offseason program or not. Is there a benefit to the proposal? Would it be a bad idea? They go over the pros and (mostly) cons of the proposal. Then they look ahead to Thursday, this week's open practice for the Browns. They are expected to see Deshaun Watson throw in-person for the first time and they get into what they'll watch when they're out there and also get into some other things to look for during their second opportunity to watch practice. 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

A long holiday weekend means we decided to take a detour from our normal podcasts and open up the Football Insider mailbag for an Ask Us Anything edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. On a long weekend edition of the podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start by discussing which animal they think they could beat in hand-to-hand combat if their lives depended on it before they spend some time on the best bad (and good) advice they've received in life. They also talk about business they're in. What moment does Mary Kay remember covering the most? What are the moments that give them pause or make them appreciate what they do? What advice do they have when it comes to writing longer features? They cover a bunch of topics in this edition of the pod. 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 get to watch three Browns OTA practices and three more mandatory minicamp practices over the course of four weeks. So how much of what we see on the field in the spring translates to the regular season? That's where Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start on Thursday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. What are the things we see in these practices that could tell us something about the regular season? They also answer questions from our subsciribers about Nick Chubb -- Should the Browns slow-play it with their star back? -- that status of contract extensions for GM Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski, the vibes around OTAs and the state of the linebacker room. Then they answer a question about Hue Jackson and what his tenure would have been like in Cleveland with this type of talent. 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 back on the practice field on Wednesday, their second OTA practice and their first open to the media this spring. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe were all there, of course, and recapped what they watched on Wednesday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They start with what they saw from Deshaun Watson, even though he didn’t throw on Wednesday, and what they were still able to learn. Then they get into the players who were able to participate more, pointing out the players who stood out to them while they watched practice, including a few receivers and some of the rookies. 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 opened OTAs on Tuesday and Deshaun Watson threw in a practice closed to the media. Unfortunately, in their first open practice on Wednesday, Watson won't throw as part of his rehab plan. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing Watson's throwing plan and when they might get to watch him throw in a practice. They also get into what it means for Jameis Winston and Tyler Huntley as OTAs roll on. Then they talk about the players they will be watching when they get to see practice on Wednesday and who they're looking forward to seeing. They discuss two wide receivers and a defensive tackle. 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

Deshaun Watson's return to practice is one of the most anticipated storylines of the Browns' offseason program and Wednesday could offer a first glimpse publicly of Watson throwing. Will we actually get to see it? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe looked ahead to the opening of Browns OTAs on Monday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast and the first practice open to the media on Wednesday by discussing what to expect from Watson and what they're watching. They also discuss the status of Nick Chubb and if there's a chance he could make an appearance at one of the practices before they get into the state of the tackle position and how Jack Conklin's timeline to return to the field could clear the way for Dawand Jones at right tackle. They also discuss the new offense, some players returning from injury on the defensive line and more. 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 are once again tinkering with their offense this season, bringing in new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey in a hope to get Deshaun Watson's career back on track and spark their passing attack with Watson at the helm. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe begin Friday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by discussing the new offense and how long it might take for the Browns and Watson to really get it going. They also answer questions about how this year's schedule compares to last year and the best home game for an out-of-town fan to attend. They wrap up the show by answering a question about the positions they would still address on the roster. 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 got to see their schedule on Wednesday night and we’re still talking about it on Thursday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe continue their look at the schedule by discussing how the difficult back portion of the schedule will impact their approach and how important some of the winnable game early in the season will be. They also talk about the Browns signing quarterback Jacob Sirmon and what adding a fifth quarterback tells us about the rest of the quarterback room at this stage in the offseason program. They also spend some time looking ahead to OTAs next week. 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 schedule was released on Wednesday night along with the rest of the NFL schedule. It is back-loaded with difficult matchups and short weeks following their Week 10 bye. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe got together after the schedule release and broke down what they thought of how the schedule came out. They start by looking at the back part of the schedule and how the Browns will navigate challenging opponents and short weeks. They also get into some other areas of the schedule that stand out, schedule release videos and they spend time talking about the Browns playing a preseason game in Seattle. 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 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

The Browns will open the 2024 regular season against the Cowboys at Cleveland Browns Stadium at 4:25 p.m. on Fox. It will be one of the marquee games of the first week and an opportunity for the Browns to go against America’s Team. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe reacted to the news of the Browns’ opening week game. The rest of the NFL schedule will be released on Wednesday night, though a few more games will still be announced in the coming days. They discuss all the hype surrounding the game, including Tom Brady calling his first game as a broadcaster, as well as Deshaun Watson returning to the field against one of the league’s best pass rushers in Micah Parsons. They also get into some of the games they’re looking forward to covering this season. 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

Browns rookie minicamp offers us an opportunity to see and hear from the Browns 2024 draft class for the first time. The team held media availability and open practices on Friday and Saturday. After we watched practice on Saturday, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe recapped the Browns’ most recent class pick-by-pick, going through what they heard and saw from all six of the new picks on Saturday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They get into one-on-ones Mary Kay had with Mike Hall Jr. and Jamari Thrash before they talk about the maturity of Zak Zinter and Nathaniel Watson and what the Browns might get out of their Day 3 picks. 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

Browns rookies are in town this weekend for the team's rookie minicamp, their first chance to experience life in the NFL. They will hold three practices over the weekend, including two open to the media, and will have media availability. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe look ahead to the weekend on today's Orange and Brown Talk podcast and discuss the things they're watching and what they can learn from rookie minicamp. Which players and coaches will they keep an eye on? What do they hope to hear when they talk to players? What can you learn from watching practices athat are mostly individual drills? They cover it all in this rookie minicamp preview. 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 NFL will release its schedule next week, which means it's time for schedule content. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe take an early look ahead at the Browns schedule and put together a wish list for what they hope to see when the Browns schedule comes out. Are they hoping for a London game? When would they like to see division games? What about night games? They put together a list of everything they're hoping for when the schedule comes out. What about Vegas? Should it go back-to-back with Denver? When should they play Kansas City? They cover all of it on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. 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 will hold rookie minicamp this weekend and our Football Insider subscribers had some questions about what to expect when the Browns rookies take the field. It's where Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Which players are they most interested in seeing and what do they hope to learn? They also talk a little about Jamari Thrash and the rest of the receivers and how it all fits together. Then they get into whether Deshaun Watson will throw during OTAs or minicamp and if Nick Chubb could make an appearance before they discuss a little about where the Browns rank in the AFC and how big of a factor Watson's health is in all of it. 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

Browns quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson's rookie season ended prematurely last year with a hip injury and, in some ways, he became the forgotten man in the quarterback room. This time a year ago, he began his rise to backup quarterback and now he faces questions about his role on this year's team. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe started their Monday Orange and Brown Talk Podcast discussing Thompson-Robinson, who Mary Kay spoke with over the weekend. What can we expect from him in the offseason and will we see him throwing? Then they talk about the defensive tackle room and how it will all come together. They also discuss Justin Hardee, who Ashley wrote a feature on, and what she learned about him in the process and why he's so important to this team. They wrap up by talking about Duke Johnson, who announced his retirement on Sunday night. 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

It has been one week since the Browns made six draft picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, plenty of time to digest what they did and why they added the players they picked. Cleveland.com‘s draft expert Tim Bielik and film expert Lance Reisland join the Orange and Brown Talk podcast to recap the team’s draft and go over every pick the Browns made. Tim and Lance join Dan Labbe and pick their favorite pick from the Browns draft, their most intriguing pick and then they discuss the remaining names from the Browns’ draft class before getting into some of the other happenings from last weekend. 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 have reconvened after the draft for the next phase of their offseason program and will officially welcome their new rookie class to the field next weekend for rookie minicamp. With the roster taking shape and six new players on their way along with undrafted free agents fighting for jobs, which areas of the Browns roster are we most and least comfortable with as spring rolls on? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe went through and offered up one position each to answer the question on Thursday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They talked about areas of strength and areas where they’re still a little nervous about the team as it starts to mold into its final form. 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 are welcoming in a new draft class after adding six new players last weekend. It was a mostly uneventful draft for the Browns, but they added some intriguing prospects to the mix. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss the Browns draft class on Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk by going through each pick. They start with Mike Hall Jr. at No. 54 and go pick-by-pick through Andrew Berry's latest draft class, all the way to Jowon Briggs. They get into why the Browns picked each player, how they fit in the short and longterm and how each player's role might evolve over their career with the team. 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 exercised the fifth-year option on cornerback Greg Newsome II on Tuesday, locking him in through the 2025 season. What happens after that will be interesting given the number of defensive backs the team could be paying by then. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe begin Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by discussing Newsome and why picking up the option made sense as well as whether the Browns could engage in longterm contract discussions with their 2021 first-round pick. They also discuss the quarterback room and the battle between Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Tyler Huntley for the third QB job and how long the leash will be on Deshaun Watson this season before answering questions about two draft picks from a year ago and discussing the possibilities for the stadium. 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 had a mostly uneventful draft weekend, staying put and making picks to add depth to their roster in what was their final draft without a first-round pick as a result of the Deshaun Watson trade. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe looked at the picks the Browns made on Monday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast and discussed what the picks told them about the Browns roster and what they think about it. They discuss the addition of a defensive tackle, why they didn’t add a wide receiver and what state the Browns roster as a whole is in at the moment. 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 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 beefed up the trenches on Friday night in the NFL Draft, staying put in their original spots and picking defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. at No. 54 and guard Zak Zinter at No. 85. At the end of the night, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed the picks the Browns made and cleveland.com's draft expert Tim Bielik offered his quick analysis of both picks. They discuss the decision to stick and pick Hall instead of taking the offers that were available to them to trade out of the 54th pick. Then they get into the not-so-pleasant connection Hall and Zinter have and how bizarre it is before they discuss Zinter's future role and what it means for Joel Bitonio and Wyatt Teller. 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, once again, didn't have a first-round pick in the NFL Draft, making for a quiet Thursday night for the team and fans. There was plenty happening league-wide, though, and Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe reacted to what they watched in Round 1. Then they looked ahead to Friday when the Browns will go on the clock at No. 54 overall. They lay out what they think Andrew Berry should do with his two picks on Friday night and how the Browns should approach Day 2 of the draft. 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 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 will kick off their last of three straight years without a first-round pick this week, going on the clock on Friday night in the second round. They don't have as much draft capital to work with this year as in years past, so there are plenty of options on the table for GM Andrew Berry in his fifth draft. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe look ahead to this week's draft by making predictions for the Browns. What will they do with their first pick? Could they take a quarterback? What about those two seventh rounders? Check out their predictions on Monday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. 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

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is attempting to come back from an injury this season and has played in just 12 games in two seasons since the Browns acquired him. Is this the year he returns to the elite level the Browns hoped for when they acquired him? Will he at least be a Top 10 quarterback? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start a Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by answering those questions about Watson before answering another about what it would actually take for the Browns to decide to move on from Watson. Then they answer a question about the Browns record next season and discuss a couple of draft questions about what positions the Browns value in the draft and if linebacker and defensive tackle are in play. 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 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

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

We heard from Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson on Tuesday during the Browns' first media availability of the of team's offseason program. Watson, Kevin Stefanski and Denzel Ward all spoke. Our focus on Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast is Watson, who spoke about his injury and about his plan to get back to throwing during practice. They discuss his acknowledgement that the injury could have occurred as early as Week 3 as well as him talking about patience as he moves through the rehab process. Then they answer the question: How do you feel about Watson in 2024 after hearing him talk on Tuesday? 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 are back for their offseason program, reporting to Berea on Monday for the start of the optional portion of the program. Nothing is mandatory until minicamp in June. Like every team in the NFL, they have plenty of questions as they start to gear up for football to return and the start of training camp in July. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe use Monday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast to discuss three questions on the offensive side of the football. They discuss their expectations for Deshaun Watson and when they hope to see Nick Chubb on the field again. They also look at the tackle situation and how it could shake out with three starting-caliber players on the roster. 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

Last week, the focus of our draft podcast was on wide receivers and tight ends. This week, we're moving to the defensive side of the ball as we give you names to keep in mind when the Browns go on the clock in this year's NFL Draft. Cleveland.com's draft expert Tim Bielik and film expert Lance Reisland join the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast for our second draft preview, focusing on edge rushers and defensive tackles. Tim and Lance throw out two options and a sleeper at both spots 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 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