Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

The Browns traded Baker Mayfield to Carolina, ending a four-year run as the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. It's the end of an era in the team's rebirth. Today, we're drafting the most significant games of Mayfield's career in Cleveland, the good, the bad, whatever games help tell the story of Mayfield's career in Cleveland. Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe draft three rounds worth of games and then bring up their honorable mention candidates that didn't make the list. 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 finally traded Baker Mayfield. He is going to Carolina in exchange for a conditional draft pick and the Browns will pay $10.5 million of his 2022 salary. It officially ends a four-year run for Mayfield as the team's starting quarterback and allows the Browns to move on to navigating a potential Deshaun Watson suspension. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe hopped on Zoom after the news of the trade broke and recorded an emergency podcast. What do we think of the deal itself? Where will Mayfield be in five years? What did John Dorsey get wrong in his evaluation of Mayfield? They break it all down in this emergency 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

Deshaun Watson's disciplinary hearing wrapped up last week with briefs do from both sides during the week of July 11. No one knows exactly how long it might take for Sue L. Robinson to issue her ruling, but our Football Insider subscribers wanted our best guesses. Mary Kay Cabot discusses that and more on today's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Does she feel like Watson will see the field this season? Will Baker Mayfield be traded before training camp? What if the Browns keep him throughout the season? Will they get a comp pick? Mary Kay and Dan Labbe also discuss the lonterm futures of Kareem Hunt and Nick Chubb, how many games Denzel Ward will play in 2022 and whether this has been the most chaotic Browns offseason. 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 a long weekend edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe turned to our Football Insider subscribers and told them to ask us anything. We talk about weird jobs we've had, favorite concerts we've attended, best non-work sports memories and memories of sporting events we've covered. Where did Mary Kay work when she was younger? What was in that one guy's VCR Doug told us about? Who on the pod can drive stick shift? They discuss it all on this special edition 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

The Browns are awaiting word on a potential Deshaun Watson suspension and there is a chance it could be a lenghty suspension. The league is pushing for an indefinite suspension of at least the 2022 season. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe listed the players most impacted by a long Watson suspension. Which players would be hurt most? Are there players who could benefit? They go through their lists and make their cases. 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 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

We heard from Baker Mayfield for the first time on Tuesday since his podcast appearance when he answered questions about returning to the Browns if Deshaun Watson is suspended for the season. Let's just say it sounds unlikely. What if, though, the Browns explore that 0.0001% chance it could happen? What does that scenario even look like? Is it even worth discussing? Would it give the Browns a better shot at the postseason? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss it on today's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Then, they spend some time at the end doing a mini FAQ about Watson's disciplinary hearing and how it might play out. 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

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson begins his disciplinary hearing with the league on Tuesday in front of NFL Disciplinary Officer Sue L. Robinson. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed the hearing, what to expect and more on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. What do we need to know about the disciplinary hearing? When could we get an actual ruling? How do the suits against the Texans impact Watson? Does a year-long or indefinite suspension feel likely? If Watson is suspended for the year, how do we view this trade? 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 the final weekend of June and Baker Mayfield is still a member of the Cleveland Browns? How much longer will that be the case? Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talk through the Mayfield situation on our weekend Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Why would or wouldn't Carolina or Seattle want Mayfield? Could the Browns take back Sam Darnold in a deal with the Panthers? Should Mayfield and the Browns just mend fences if Deshaun Watson is suspended for the season? Then they get more into the Watson suspension and Mary Kay floats out a scenario that seems extreme but would be beneficial 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

Kareem Hunt wouldn't mind finishing his career in Cleveland. Should the Browns facilitate it? It's one of the questions Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe answer on Friday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Should the Browns extend Kareem Hunt? They also discuss whether the Browns should add a veteran wide receiver and who it might be before they look at the defensive tackle position and if there are possible additions to be made there. In the second half of the podcast, they look at the quarterback position and how it might look if Deshaun Watson misses an extended period of time. Is Jacoby Brissett capable of starting a whole season? Are there better free agent options? What about Baker Mayfield? They talk about it all on Friday's show. 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 turned to our Football Insider subscribers again on Thursday to find out what they wanted to know about the Browns on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They came through. Which AFC North team would be the most meaningful to sweep? Which rookie are we most excited about watching in training camp? How many sacks will Perrion Winfrey have in 2022? Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe discussed it all on Thursday's show. 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

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson and 20 of 24 women who are suing him for sexual misconduct have reached a settlement agreement. The terms of the agreement are confidential, the attorney representing all of the women in the lawsuits, Tony Buzbee, said in a statement. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe reacted to the news of 20 cases being settled. What's next for Watson? How does this impact potential punishment from the NFL, if it does at all? How does this change how long we think the suspension could be? What about the other four cases that didn't settle? 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

Tuesday means it's the latest Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the podcast where Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from our Football Insider subscribers about the Browns. Mary Kay discussed what the Browns might do if Deshaun Watson is suspended for the season, including responding to a question about whether they could look to add Jimmy Garoppolo. Then Mary Kay and Dan Labbe talk about the possibility of a new stadium and, if it's a reality, if the Browns should seek to build one with a retractable roof. 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 NFL calendar is turning from the offseason program to training camp. The Browns wrapped up their program this week with mandatory minicamp. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe took a look at the state of the Browns roster now that minicamp is over. Do they need to add a quarterback? Is there room for a player like D'Ernest Johnson? What does the receiver position look like? Who's the third defensive end? They go position-by-position in assessing the roster. 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 the wraps on their offseason program on Thursday with on final practice at FirstEnergy Stadium. Now it's a few weeks off before they come back for training camp. The first training camp practice is July 27. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe looked back on the entirety of the offseason program and discussed what stood out, from a new-look offense to player attendance to Kevin Stefanski's approach. They cover everything on Friday's Orange and Brown Talk 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

There's still plenty of smoke around the Browns and a potential Baker Mayfield trade with the Carolina Panthers. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe kicked off Thursday's podcast talking Mayfield and potential trade options. Would the Browns want Sam Darnold in return? How much money would they be willing to eat of Mayfield's contract? Could this play out into the season? Then they discuss what they saw and heard from the team's field trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, including what Joel Bitonio said about Mayfield and Myles Garrett skipping the team's tour of the museum. 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 held their first practice of minicamp on Tuesday, but it was overshadowed by Deshaun Watson speaking to the media for the first time since his introductory press conference in March. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed what they heard from Watson's press conference and what stood out to them about what Watson had to say. Then they shift gears and talk about what they saw on the practice field on Tuesday morning. 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 hold mandatory minicamp this week, still waiting on the league to hand down potential punishment for their starting quarterback, Deshaun Watson. If the league suspends Watson for the 2022 season, does it make the trade to acquire him a mistake? Or is their a bigger picture to consider in all of this? Mary Kay Cabot answers that question and more with Dan Labbe on Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They also discuss if there's a way for the Browns and Baker Mayfield to mend fences if Watson is suspended, which second-year player could make the biggest impact and which rookie they're looking forward to watching most. 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

Our weekend/Monday podcast brings our latest roundtable draft: Browns position rankings. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start by talking about the Browns not wavering in their support of Deshuan Watson as their franchise quarterback. Then they draft Browns positions. Over the course of three rounds, they try to rank the best positions on the roster. Where does quarterback rank, especially if Watson is playing? What about the receivers? Where will the cornerbacks and edge rushers go? They draft all the positions. 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 wrapped up the voluntary portion of the offseason program on Thursday, holding their tenth and final OTA practice. They will hold mandatory minicamp next week. Three of the ten practices were open to the media. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe got together on Thursday and offered up what stood out to them when they got to watch the team practice for the first time this season. 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 held their final OTA practice open to the media on Wednesday, but everything felt overshadowed by the latest Deshaun Watson news, a story from The New York Times raising the number of massage therapists he used to 66 over 17 months. Later in the day, Tony Buzbee, the attorney for the plaintiffs suing Watson, added the Houston Texans as defendants in the suits along with Watson. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed the latest on Watson, including what was said following practice on Wednesday by Kevin Stefanski and John Johnson III. They also talked about whether we need to hear from Andrew Berry or even the Haslams. Then they do talk some football, including Baker Mayfield being excused from OTAs and Cade York kicking in front of us for the first time. 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

A 24th lawsuit was filed against Deshaun Watson on Monday and on Tuesday, while we were recording, New York Times reporter Jenny Vrentas dropped a story reporting Watson received massages from 66 women over a 17-month span. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed the Watson situation in the second half of our Wednesday podcast, including whether Watson could get a full season suspension. In the first half of the podcast, we go over a few other Browns-adjacent headlines, including how we'll judge Kevin Stefanski in 2022 and whether the Browns should want to re-sign Odell Beckham Jr. 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

Tuesday brings another edition of Hey, Mary Kay! on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from our Football Insider subscribers. She addresses how the Browns offense looks different with Deshaun Watson at quarterback, the Browns receiving criticism for their decision to acquire Watson, how D'Ernest Johnson's deal impacts Kareem Hunt and more. She also gets into Romeo Crennel's retirement and his time as Browns coach and whether the Browns expect Baker Mayfield to show up at mandatory minicamp next week. 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 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

The Browns have paid much of their core at this point and while they've managed to lessen the cap hit in the near future, are there concerns down the road? It's one of the questions Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe answer on Friday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They also discuss the cornerback situation and how it will look along with what an unleashed Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah could look like in 2022. Then they talk about Jacoby Brissett as well as how the Browns offense could look different this season. 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 held their second OTA practice open to the media on Wednesday and their fifth overall. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe were there for practice and media availability after and offered their takeaways from the day on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They start by discussion Deshaun Watson and the early impressions he's making on coaches and teammates. Then they get into the linebacker position and how it is shaking out with Jacob Phillips and Anthony Walker Jr. Then they get into Johnny Stanton IV's role and the evolving tight end position before talking about Myles Garrett taking the defense to Miami this week. 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 practically June (or maybe it is June by the time you hear this) and Baker Mayfield is still a Cleveland Brown. They have been unable to find a trade partner or an agreement that fits and so the journey continues. Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from our Football Insider subscribers about Mayfield and how much longer this could play out. She also discusses Jacoby Brissett and what the Browns could accomplish with him starting and a potential length for a Deshaun Watson suspension. Then she answers questions about Amari Cooper, the No. 2 receiver 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 a long weekend, so Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe decided to throw open the floor to our Football Insider text subscribers to ask us anything. They came through in a big way. We spend our podcast talking about our favorite movies and TV shows, the team and era we would love to cover for one season, dogs or cats and Mary Kay does some storytime involving cat acupuncture and Jared Leto. (They're separate stories.) We'll be back on our normal schedule with a new Hey, Mary Kay! podcast dropping during the day on Tuesday and an OTA practice recap later on Wednesday. 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 agreed with tight end David Njoku on a 4-year contract extension worth up to $56.75 million on Friday. It makes Njoku one of the highest-paid tight ends in football. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe got together on Friday night on Zoom to react to Njoku's new contract. Is this a case of the Browns betting on upside? Will their gamble pay off or will they regret the decision? What does Njoku need to do to justify his new deal? They get into all of that and more on our emergency 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

The Browns began OTAs this week at the team's practice facility in Berea. Attendance was strong this week as they begin to build their offense around new quarterback Deshaun Watson and build on the defense's strong finish a year ago. Wednesday marked the first of three practices open to the media, meaning we got to see the entire practice and hear from players and head coach Kevin Stefanski after practice. On Friday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed what they took away from the practice, from Watson's performance to who lined up where on the depth chart. 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 Thursday episode, the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast and the Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast come together. Mary Kay Cabot talks about the football side of things and Paul Hoynes talks about the baseball side of things with Doug Lesmerises as they look at the investigations into, and suspension decisions around, Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson and former Guardians pitcher Trevor Bauer, who is now on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Both face multiple sexual misconduct allegations with no criminal charges. Watson's investigation by the NFL is drawing to a close and a suspension could come soon. Bauer has been suspended for two years by Major League Baseball and is in the midst of appealing. How are the league's processes similar and different? Are the structures in place sensible? And does the decision on Bauer tell us anything about what might happen with Watson? Thanks for listening to this combo episode from cleveland.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday night brought more news around the allegations against Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. Two of his accusers spoke to Soledad O'Brien on HBO's 'Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.' Following the interviews, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed what they heard and what might be next. In Part 2 of the podcast, Scott Patsko and Ashley Bastock join Dan to look ahead to OTAs and what they're watching as the Browns' spring program hits its stride. 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 are re-signing Jadeveon Clowney to a one-year deal over the weekend. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start off their discussion on Tuesday's podcast with Clowney and the Browns defense running it back. Then they discuss Mary Kay's interview with Deshaun Watson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, and what the Browns signed up for in acquiring Watson. In the second half of the podcast, they spend time on Watson taking the offense to the Bahamas and the latest on still-Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. 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

All week we've gone through Andrew Berry's three draft classes as Browns GM and projected roles for all of the players for the 2022 season. To wrap up the series, we're doing a roundtable draft of Berry's picks since his time as Browns GM. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe rank the players Berry has drafted -- including projecting to what we expect them to do in the 2022 season -- by drafting them over the course of four rounds. Who is the best player he has drafted? Who falls down the board? Who don't we draft? We discuss it all on the roundtable. 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 Sound effects: Buzzer sound effect by eritnhut1992 on Pixabay. Ding sound effect by Pixabay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've spent time talking about the 2020 and 2021 draft classes and our expectations for what they can contribute in 2022 in recent episodes. What about GM Andrew Berry's most recent draft class? This week, we're taking a look at all three of his classes and reasonable expectations for each player in them this season. We continue with the 2022 class. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss each player in the class and what we expect them to contribute in 2022. How doe we factor in Deshaun Watson and Amari Cooper in this class? Will Perrion Winfrey start right away? What about the Day 3 pics after Cade York? 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've spent time talking about the 2022 draft class and our expectations for what they can contribute in 2022. What about GM Andrew Berry's other two draft classes? This week, we're taking a look at those classes and reasonable expectations for each player in them. We continue with the 2021 class. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss each player in the class and what we expect them to contribute in 2022. We also frame where we stand with each player after their first two years in the league. What's next for Greg Newsome II and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah? What does a successful season look like for Anthony Schwartz? Where does Demetric Felton fit longterm? 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've spent time talking about the 2022 draft class and our expectations for what they can contribute in 2022. What about GM Andrew Berry's other two draft classes? This week, we're taking a look at those classes and reasonable expectations for each player in them. We start with the 2020 class. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe discuss each player in the class and what we expect them to contribute in 2022. We also frame where we stand with each player after their first two years in the league. Will Jedrick Wills Jr. play well enough for the Browns to exercise his fifth-year option? Will Grant Delpit establish himself as one of the starting safeties long term? What if Nick Harris isn't the starting center? We talk about all seven players Berry drafted in 2020. 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

Deshaun Watson is meeting with NFL officials this week regarding the investigation into the allegations against him. This weekend, he'll be taking his offensive teammates to the Bahamas to get some work in -- and build some team chemistry. Our Football Insider subscribers had questions about that and more for Mary Kay Cabot in the Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the podcast. They also had questions about playing multiple running backs more and what some of the recent former Browns signings elsewhere say about Andrew Berry and the decisions he has made. 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 Jarvis Landry era is over in Cleveland as the veteran wide receiver signed a 1-year deal with his hometown New Orleans Saints. To start off the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe look back at Landry's time in Cleveland and what he meant to the organization. Then they get into what they saw and heard at rookie minicamp on Friday. They discuss Jerome Ford, Cade York, Martin Emerson and Perrion Winfrey as well as some other players. They even spend time figuring out where exactly the "Phil Dawson flag" is located at FirstEnergy Stadium -- if it's even still there. 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 2022 schedule was released on Thursday night along with the scheduled for the rest of the NFL. After the schedule was released, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe got together to break it down the best way they know how: via a draft. First, they discussed their initial impressions, including the first four games and if there's anything to take away regarding a potential Deshaun Watson suspension. They also discuss why the Browns got so few prime time games. Then they draft all 17 games based off what they feel are the best or most interesting. 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 NFL is releasing the 2022 schedule on Thursday night and Browns fans will finally know when their team is playing its games during the highly-anticipated season. Even before the schedule comes out, there are plent of storylines to keep tabs on regarding the Browns, many of them pertaining to new quarterback Deshaun Watson. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe went through the storylines they'll follow this season and what they're looking froward to seeing when the Browns do finally take the field in 2022. 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 NFL will release its schedule on Thursday night at 8 p.m. It’s one of those days on the NFL calendar that the league manages to make a big deal out of and we eat it all up. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises and Dan Labbe got together and tried to predict the Browns’ 2022 schedule fantasy-draft style. They pick all 17 games -- and even toss in the bye week -- with Dan picking first, Mary Kay picking second and Doug picking third. They lay out all 18 weeks and we’ll see how we did when the schedule comes out later this week. 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 NFL schedule is coming out this week and some of our Football Insider subscribers were wondering if there might be anything to read into the layout of the schedule as far as a potential Deshaun Watson suspension is concerned. Mary Kay Cabot answered that question and more in the Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. She also discusses Jarvis Landry and whether him not returning is more about the Browns or Landry, what positions the Browns are best at drafting and, in light of the upset at the Kentucky Derby this weekend, if there is a particular Browns win that she found shocking. 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 a first on Buckeye Talk and the Orange and Brown Talk podcasts as the two shows merge into one on this Friday, with the Ohio State podcast and Cleveland Browns podcast from cleveland.com coming together for a common cause: Drafting the best former Ohio State players currently in the NFL. To do that, Stephen Means of Buckeye Talk and Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe of Orange and Brown Talk joined Doug Lesmerises of both pods to go over the roughly 70 Buckeyes on NFL rosters right now. That includes veterans like Cameron Heyward and Johnathan Hankins, rookies like Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, defenders like Denzel Ward and the Bosa brothers, and offensive stars like Terry McLaurin and Ezekiel Elliott. Eight rounds, four drafters, 32 Ohio State players picked. Who went first? Who didn't get picked? Who won the various debates about players on the same teams or with similar resumes? Thanks for joining us for this special episode, which is appearing in both podcast feeds. Whether you are a fan of the Buckeyes, the Browns, or both, thanks for listening. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going back to school on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe are answering true or false and fill-in-the-blank questions from our Football Insider subscribers. Will Baker Mayfield play at all in 2022? When and where will Jadeveon Clowney sign? Who's the player the Browns could regret passing on drafting by trading out of the No. 44 overall pick? We answer those questions and more 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're still talking draft on Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Today, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe answer six Browns questions about their draft picks and more. Which pick will make the biggest impact in 2022? Which player will define this draft? The Donovan Peoples-Jones of this draft will be ___. Rank the most likely of these three to be on the roster Week 1: Demetric Felton, Kareem Hunt, D’Ernest Johnson Where will David Bell rank among Browns receivers in yardage in 2022? Who will have more sacks this year: Perrion Winfrey or Alex Wright? 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 draft is over and our Football Insider subscribers have questions about the post-draft roster and more on today's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot answers questions about the thinnest part of the roster after the draft, the most underrated pick and more. Then she discusses the outlook in the AFC North and where the Browns fit. Then, Mary Kay and Dan answer a question about whether the NFL will feel more pressure regarding Deshaun Watson after Major League Baseball suspended Trevor Bauer for two years. 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 completed their third draft with Andrew Berry as GM this weekend. It was a very different draft after giving up this year's first-round pick and the next two as part of the trade to acquire Deshaun Watson. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe recap the weekend on our draft review roundtable. They discuss their favorite picks, winners and losers and what they would change about the draft. 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 finally made some draft picks on Friday night, but it was, once again, Baker Mayfield leading the news cycle. Moving Mayfield became a little more difficult after the Panthers traded up to select quarterback Matt Corral. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed what's next for Mayfield and the Browns and how much longer this could play out. Then they get into the Day 2 picks the team made, how they felt about the decision to trade down and the night overall 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns will finally get to go on the clock on Friday night during the 2022 NFL Draft. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe say what they think Andrew Berry and Co. should do with thier first pick of the draft. In the second half of the pod, listen to a replay of our live stream as we react to the Panthers not selecting a quarterback at No. 6 overall and what it means for Baker Mayfield. We also follow along as the Steelers eventually go on the clock and select Kenny Pickett and go through the Ravens pick at No. 25 overall. 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