Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

Fixing the passing game is a priority for the Browns this season. Of course the quarterback is a big part of that, but what about the pass catchers? Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe took a look at the Browns wide receivers, who might be back, what roles they will have and how the Browns might remake the position this offseason. Do they spend big in free agency? Do they have to take a receiver at No. 13? Is Jarvis Landry a Brown in 2022? They discuss all of it and more on our Thursday 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did the Browns use Nick Chubb enough in 2021? Is there an offer anyone could make to pry Kareem Hunt away? What's D'Ernest Johnson's role in 2022? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe take a look at the running back position as we begin to dig in on each position on the roster. We discuss the value of saving the tread on Chubb's tires, how much the Browns missed Hunt this season and how valuable Johnson could be to them after showing what he's capable of doing 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL Divisional Round gave us four fantastic playoff games. The Browns, of course, were a part of this round a year ago, losing in Kansas City a game short of the AFC Championship Game. This weekend saw kickers and quarterbacks take center stage and, funny thing, Browns fans want to know a thing or two about kickers and quarterbacks. So, what did we learn this weekend from the games? What did it teach us about the Browns offense and Baker Mayfield? Did we see a potential Browns quarterback play this weekend? Mary Kay Cabot answered questions from our Football Insider subscribers on our Tuesday 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's awards season on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe hand out season awards for the Browns. They each nominate someone or a moment for the award and vote for the winner. 1:09 MVP 7:12 Most disappointing player 18:19 Rookie of the year 25:06 Most likely to break out in 2022 31:10 Most improved 41:26 Biggest step back 55:54 Best acquisition 1:00:23 Worst offseason acquisition 1:11:57 Biggest miss of the year 1:21:28 Defining moment Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield underwent successful surgery to repair the torn labrum in his left shoulder on Wednesday. After the surgery, he posted a video on social media thanking fans for their support and saying this wasn't the end of his story. What do the next few months hold for Mayfield's future and what did we learn from what he had to say? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed the offseason for Mayfield and if there was anything to learn from his post-surgery video 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's draft season on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast and we're starting it off with a bang: The 2022 quarterback draft. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe are drafting quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl in the 2022 season. Where does Baker Mayfield land on this year's list? They make 25 picks -- 5 rounds -- and they discuss each one, what it means for Mayfield's future and, ultimately, why Mayfield landed where he landed along with his upside fro next season. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Intro music: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license ----- Draft Lottery music: "Death and Axes" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with a Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast and our Football Insider subscribers came through with questions about a variety of topics. First, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe answer why Odell Beckham Jr. having success in LA and why didn't it work in Cleveland. Then, they revisit the idea of Derek Carr playing quarterback for the Browns and what needs to happen for it to happen. In the second half of the podcast, they discuss if the Browns have anyone on their roster on a Hall-of-Fame track, Jedrick Wills' future 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

On this final installment of The Mayfield Matrix on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Dan Labbe, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock, Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises look at the most drastic possible move the Browns could make at quarterback for 2022 -- trading Baker Mayfield for a more established QB. The Jared Goff trade for Matthew Stafford by the Los Angeles Rams a year ago is the example, and Doug lists seven names of quarterbacks somewhat in the Stafford mold that could maybe come available this offseason. If that happens, should the Browns consider a move? At the end of the pod, each member of the crew gives this option a rating, and then the fifth and final option wraps up. Thanks for listening to the 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Option 4 in our Mayfield Matrix series is probably the least likely -- what if the Browns just went ahead and signed Baker Mayfield to a short extension? The model here is the three-year extension that Jacksonville a bit unexpectedly gave to Blake Bortles in February of 2018 as he was entering his fifth season. It showed faith in an inconsistent QB, though the Jags had just made the AFC Championship Game. It didn't work out long term. Bortles was benched in Year 5 and then let go. But compared to letting Mayfield ride out his fifth-year option in 2022, this would be a sign of faith. Doug Lesmerises, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Dan Labbe and Ashley Bastock talk out this idea on the latest Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the third option in the Mayfield Matrix, our exercise looking at everything the Browns could do with Baker Mayfield and the QB position in 2022, Dan Labbe, Ashley Bastock, Scott Patsko, Doug Lesmerises and Mary Kay Cabot are here to ponder the draft. What if the Browns draft a quarterback in the second or third round to develop behind Mayfield, and maybe serve as another option in 2022 if needed? The model for this is what the Philadelphia Eagles did with Carson Wentz going into his fifth season in 2020, when the Eagles drafted Jalen Hurts in the second round. Unlike Mayfield, Wentz was signed to an extension at that point, but Philly leaned into the quarterback position anyway. Wentz regressed, Hurts took the job by the end of the season, and the Eagles elevated Hurts into the starting role in 2021 and traded Wentz. The Browns have not drafted a quarterback since Mayfield, so it's time to invest in the position anyway. But what if they like a guy at pick No. 45? Thanks for listening to the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast from cleveland.com. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Part 2 of the Mayfield Matrix as the Orange and Brown Talk crew looks at another way the Browns could handle their QB situation. What if the Browns brought in a veteran as a hedge, another QB who has started and could be a backup to Mayfield but also be ready to take over in 2022 if things don't go well? It would be a quarterback with more upside than Case Keenum, but not a QB who is so good he would demand to start in Cleveland. The example here is what the Tennessee Titans did with Marcus Mariota when they brought him back as the starter again in Year 5 in 2019 without an extension, like the Browns are doing with Mayfield, and then added Ryan Tannehill in a trade. The long-time starter in Miami, Tannehill backed up Mariota in camp, but the Titans turned to him to start in Game 7 and then went on a run to the playoffs and onto the AFC Championship Game. Should the Browns consider adding a Tannehill type player? And if so, what potentially available veterans could fit that mold? Doug Lesmerises, Dan Labbe, Ashley Bastock, Scott Patsko and Mary Kay Cabot break that all down. Thanks for listening to the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast from cleveland.com. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new podcast series starts today at the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Over the next several days, the crew will examine all the options the Browns could have with Baker Mayfield in 2022, not only when it comes to playing him, but what kind of other quarterbacks they may or may not surround him with. To start, Dan Labbe, Ashley Bastock, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises look at the Jameis Winston option, which it seems like the Browns are doing. That's keeping Mayfield as their QB in 2022 without having another real option on the roster. The crew discusses the pros, cons and history of that option; why it might fit the Browns; and then they rate how much they like this option. They'll do the same with four other options over the next several days. Thanks for listening to the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast from cleveland.com. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns general manager Andrew Berry held his end-of-season press conference on Tuesday and, in it, he said he expects Baker Mayfield to be the Browns starting quarterback in 2022 and he expects him to bounce back. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed Berry's postseason press conference in this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Would they be surprised if things change and someone else starts Week 1 of the 2022 season? What did they think of Berry's comments about Jarvis Landry and Kevin Stefanski's playcalling? They get into all of it. 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 season ended in a disappointing 8-9 record this year. They now move into an offseason of uncertainty, especially when it comes to the quarterback position. Yes, it appears they are moving forward with Baker Mayfield, but what does that look like? Will there be competition? How would Mayfield respond if there is competition? Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from our Football Insider subscribers on our Tuesday Orange and Brown Talk Podcast about Mayfield, Kevin Stefanski's scheme, promising rookies 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

Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Doug Lesmerises wrap up the Browns' season finale on this Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, after the Browns finished 8-9 with a 21-16 win over the Bengals. The crew takes a quick look at the game and then looks more at the future, talking about how Case Keenum played, how Jadeveon Clowney feels, the latest word on Baker Mayfield, plus what the win meant for next season's draft status and schedule. There will be plenty more pods ahead, but thanks for following along this season and wrapping up this last game on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast from cleveland.com. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Based off a tweet from Baker Mayfield directed at cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot, this episode dives into what it has been like covering Mayfield and the Browns the last few years. Cabot is joined by Dan Labbe, Ashley Bastock, Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises to talk about player-journalist relationships; why Mayfield's relationship with Cleveland media got off on the wrong foot due to no fault of his own; what it's like reporting a story over a full season; and what, if anything, Mayfield's tweet indicates about his future with the team. Winning solves everything, but in this frustrating season for the Browns, this moment felt like an opportunity to go a bit behind the scenes. Thanks for listening to the 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns season isn't officially over, but it's over as they host the Cincinnati Bengals in a Week 18 game at FirstEnergy Stadium. The game has no implications for the Browns, who were eliminated Sunday, and the Bengals will be shorthanded due to COVID issues and rest -- Joe Mixon and Joe Burrow are just two Bengals players who won't play Sunday. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe took a look at some pending free agents and potential cap casualties for the Browns and discussed what they should do with some of their key free agents-to-be and players who are due a lot of money in the coming 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baker Mayfield's 2021 season is officially over after Kevin Stefanski announced on Tuesday he would sit out the Browns' Week 18 game against the Bengals and have surgery to repair the torn labrum in his left shoulder. Stefanski didn't want to reflect on the season just yet when he spoke to the media, but Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe decided they needed to look back on Mayfield's 2021 season, so full of promise, and talk about what went wrong. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this postgame Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Dan Labbe, Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko and Ashley Bastock run through the Browns' 26-14 loss to the Steelers and what Kevin Stefanski and Baker Mayfield had to say afterward. After getting sacked nine times, some comments from Mayfield indicated that his season might be over if he decides to have shoulder surgery now. And it seems like the disconnect between the quarterback and the franchise might be growing. On a farewell night to Ben Roethlisberger, it was a bad night for the Browns. Thanks for listening to the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns were officially eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday when the Bengals beat the Chiefs and the Chargers beat the Broncos. It happened before they even took the field for their Week 17 Monday Night Football game against the Steelers. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe got together Sunday night and discussed what went wrong for the Browns in 2021. What's next for Baker Mayfield and Kevin Stefanski? What changes should the Browns consider? Is it in their best interest to lose the next two games? They discuss it all on our Monday 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns play the Steelers on Monday Night Football in what is likely Ben Roethlisberger's final game at Heinz Field and a game potentially rife with AFC North implications. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe looked ahead to Monday night's matchup. They came up with a number of prop bets for the game as they discuss the key players and what might make or break either team on Friday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Then they made their game predictions. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Gotta Watch the Tape in the Orange and Brown Talk podcast feed, Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises break down the Browns in the fourth quarter and what has and hasn't worked. How do they throw it late? How do they run it? Where are the big pass plays? Has the defense done its job in the fourth quarter? It's another deep dive from Scott, so thanks for making Gotta Watch The Tape part of your week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If things break the Browns way on Sunday, they could head to Pittsburgh for Monday Night Football in complete control of their own destiny in the AFC North, with a chance to win the division by beating both Pittsburgh at Heinz Field and Cincinnati at home. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe each came up with a reason why the Browns will win the AFC North and why they won't on the Wednesday edition of the 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns lost to the Packers, 24-22, on Christmas Day and the focus has been on two things: Kevin Stefanski's play calling and Baker Mayfield's four interceptions. Naturally, our Football Insider subscribers wanted to dive into both topics on the Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start by talking about Stefanski's playcalling and why his approach was sound and then get into Mayfield's future. Lastly, they discuss the playoff scenarios and why things will -- or won't -- go the Browns' way over the next two weeks. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

The Browns head to Lambeau Field to take on the Packers on Christmas Day and our bold predictions podcast is back. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe look ahead to Saturday's macthup and make prop bets about the Browns defense, Aaron Rodgers performance, the running games and more. Then, at the end of the podcast, they make their predictions for the game. 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

How can the Browns try to keep Aaron Rodgers from going crazy on Christmas? On this Gotta Watch The Tape episode in the Orange and Brown Talk feed, Scott Patsko breaks down all the things the Browns defense must try to handle against Rodgers, Davante Adams and the Packers offense. Doug Lesmerises is also along to complain about the Browns kicker. Thanks for listening to Gotta Watch The Tape. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns play a big game against the Packers on Saturday but, if they lose, are they done? Mary Kay Cabot answered questions from our Football Insider subscribers about how the Browns can still make it to the postseason if they stumble at Lambeau Field on Christmas Day. Then she answers questions about the play calling and we take a look at the Colts, who have been making a run and wonder: Can't the Browns be more like them? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns lost to the Raiders 16-14 on Monday night and Dan Labbe, Doug Lesmerises, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Scott Patsko are here to break it all down. Should the Browns have won? How much closer to full strength will they be at Green Bay on Saturday? What are their remaining playoff chances? Was the play calling smart or too conservative? Why didn't the defense put the game away? All that and more on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast from cleveland.com. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL made the decision on Friday to move the Browns-Raiders game along with two other games. Cleveland and Las Vegas will now square off at FirstEnergy Stadium on Monday at 5 p.m. It gives the Browns a little time to get some of their key players back as their reserve/COVID-19 list continues growing -- although the rate of positives seems to be waning. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe got together to discuss the decision to move the game and more on an emergency edition of the 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns have to prepare for football on Saturday against the Las Vegas Raiders, and this Orange and Brown Talk episode will prepare you for what the starting lineups might look like on both sides of the ball, and where the Browns will be hurting the most with at least 16 key players out as of the recording of this podcast on Thursday night. Ashley Bastock, Dan Labbe, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises break down every position group with who is in, who is out, and how much of a problem that position group may have holding up. Plus, there's talk of the latest NFL tweak to the COVID rules and what that might mean for some players getting off the COVID list before kickoff. Thanks for listening to the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast from cleveland.com. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

The Browns put eight players on the COVID-19 list on Tuesday, including a number of key offensive players. Jarvis Landry, Austin Hooper, Wyatt Teller and Jedrick Wills are among the losses on offense while Takk McKinley tested positive on the defensive side of the ball. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe recorded a podcast on Tuesday evening after the news broke and we heard from Kevin Stefanski. They discussed the potentail fallout from not having those players available and what it means for a game the Browns have to have on Saturday against the Raiders. 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 offense continues to struggle, even after a strong first half on Sunday against the Ravens. There appears to be a disconnect between the playcalling and the quarterback to some level and the Browns have a month to get it figured out if they hope to make the playoffs and make a run. Mary Kay Cabot answered questions from our Football Insider subscribers on today's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast about Baker Mayfield, Kevin Stefanski and, in the second half, all about the defense and how well it's playing. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

The Browns will get a chance to avenge their 16-10 loss to Baltimore from two Sunday nights ago when the Ravens travel to Cleveland to play a 1 p.m. game at FirstEnergy Stadium. More importantly, the Browns playoff fate hangs in the balance with five games remaining. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe are back making predictions. They each offer up prop bets for Sunday's contest, including predictions for what Donovan Peoples-Jones, Kareem Hunt, Jarvis Landry, Myles Garrett and others might do and whether the Browns can take advantage of Lamar Jackson's current turnover spree. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Gotta Watch The Tape breakdown of the Browns with numbers and film, Doug Lesmerises and Scott Patsko are joined by a new contributor to GWTT: Lance Reisland, the former head football coach at Garfield Heights High School. On this episode, Scott opens by looking at how the Browns' run game fared the last time out against the Ravens and what might change. Then it's on to personnel groupings, and whether the Browns might use fewer sets with three tight ends. Finally, Scott goes over how the Browns should defend Lamar Jackson this time compared to their success last time. Then it's on to Lance, who breaks down how the Cleveland receivers weren't very open last time out, and how Kevin Stefanski could help their cause. Thanks for listening to Gotta Watch The Tape from cleveland.com. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

The Browns are back from their bye week and preparations are under way for their rematch with the Ravens on Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Orange and Brown Talk Podcast is back from the bye, too, and we start it back up with a new Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the pod. Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from our Football Insider subscribers about how Baker Mayfield will perform after the bye week, whether the Browns should play Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt together in the backfield and how big of a missed opportunity it could be if the Browns fail to take advantage of a wide open division and conference. 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 are off this weekend, so instead of a game preview pod, we're giving you a roundtable. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss a whole bunch of Browns topics. First, they get into where key Browns personnel are now and what the future might hold. They discuss: Baker Mayfield Kevin Stefanski Andrew Berry Joe Woods The Haslams Then, it's quick hits. What's the biggest surprise? The biggest disappointment? The biggest need for next season? Why will -- or won't -- the Browns make the playoffs. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this bye week edition of Gotta Watch The Tape, Scott Patsko has more numbers that make Doug Lesmerises angry. From third-down issues to penalties to completion percentages to missed field goals, Scott explains where the Browns have gone wrong and Doug wonders how they can get better. Thanks for listening. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns are on their bye and it's an opportunity for some self-scouting. How would we fix the Browns coming out of this week off? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe came up with their suggestions for how they would get the sputtering offense going as the Browns try to make a final push for the playoffs, starting with their rematch against Baltimore on December 12. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Tuesday episode of Hey, Mary Kay! it's time for Mary Kay Cabot to take a bunch more questions from Browns Insiders. Among them: Is it time to play Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt together? What happened to Rashard Higgins' role in the offense? Why won't Kevin Stefanski give up play-calling duties? Is it time to accept this is a good team having a bad year? Will coaches actually get away over the bye week? Is there any hope for an offensive fix? Is Baker Mayfield taking too much blame, or not enough? Would any other team out there pay Mayfield? Should the Browns draft a quarterback next year? Thanks for listening to another episode of the 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this postgame Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, the search for solutions is on after the Browns lost to the Baltimore Ravens 16-10 to fall to 6-6 on the season. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Doug Lesmerises are here to ask questions that might lead to answers. How can the offense get better? Should Kevin Stefanski give up play calling? Can the defense save the team? Or are the hopes for this season almost over? Thanks for listening to another Orange and Brown Talk postgame pod. 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 Baltimore Ravens are 7-3 while the Cleveland Browns are 6-5. The difference is the gap between first place and last place in the AFC North. But the Ravens have several issues they are dealing with as the Browns prepare to take on Baltimore on Sunday night. On this edition of Gotta Watch The Tape, dropping on Friday instead of its typical Thursday spot because of the holiday week, Scott Patsko breaks down all the matchups that matter most for this game. How will Cleveland deal with Lamar Jackson? The issues on the Baltimore offensive line A Ravens pass defense that may be there for the taking Thanks for joining Scott and Doug for another Gotta Watch The Tape from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have Thanksgiving food and the Browns on your mind right now? Well, you came to the right place. We asked our Football Insider subscribers for some questions for our holiday edition of the podcast and we got a doozy. Which Thanksgiving food represents the current state of the Browns? Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss that and more on this Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They also get into who will be the hero of Sunday's game, some Baker Mayfield extension talk and more. Stick around to the end to hear them make their picks for Sunday night's game in Baltimore. 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

If we’re being honest -- and we are -- the playoffs begin Sunday for the Browns when they face the Ravens for the first of two games against them in three weeks. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe came up with one reason each why the Browns will make the playoffs this year and why they won’t make the playoffs on Wednesday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. All that and more in today's podcast. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

On this postgame Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises break the Browns' 13-10 win over the Detroit Lions, and what is happening with Baker Mayfield, who didn't attend the postgame news conference for the first time in his career. The Browns are 6-5 heading to Baltimore next week, but what kind of shape are they in? Thanks for listening. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns host the Lions at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday in a game where they have to get right before they play two of their next three against the AFC North-leading Ravens. The Browns are 5-5 but still have plenty of opportunity to get back in the playoff hunt while the Lions are coming off the first game this year they didn’t lose and are 0-8-1. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe did what they do every Friday and made their predictions for Sunday’s contest. They come up with prop bets and more and, yes, Baker Mayfield and a potential contract extension did come up. Hang in until the end to hear everyone’s game picks. 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