Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

Mary Kay Cabot and Scott Patsko discuss the possibility of the Browns playing a season inside a bubble to guard against the coronavirus. Other topics include Webster Slaughter and Josh Cribbs entering the Browns Legends club, who would be on a Mount Rushmore of Browns players since 1999, and if the Browns have plans to retire Joe Thomas’ No. 73 jersey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does the Browns run-focused offense mean for Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry? Mary Kay Cabot and Scott Patsko discuss that on Thursday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Other topics include a report that some NFL teams are considering bringing less than 90 players to training camp in the wake league policies to deal with the coronavirus, and a handful of summertime rankings that mention Browns players. Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hue Jackson says he is writing a book. On today’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Mary Kay Cabot and Scott Patsko look back at Jackson’s time as Browns head coach and talk about what he might reveal in his book. Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Texter Tuesday. Mary Kay Cabot and Scott Patsko answer questions from Football Insider subscribers. Topics include the chances of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt both topping 1,000 yards, Jarvis Landry's health, Jadeveon Clowney's landing spot and reaction to Baker Mayfield's declaration that he plans to kneel in protest during the national anthem when football season begins. Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start off our week by going on the clock to talk about some of the happenings from last week. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko spend four minutes on five different topics. They are: Myles Garrett and extension talks. What we're learning about the Browns' new front office. Kevin Stefanski's leadership style How no in-person offseason program impacts the Browns. How would we change the preseason? Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Part 3 of our Zoom call with Football Insider subscribers today on the Orange and Brown Talk podcast and the question: The 2020 season is over, so what are we saying about Baker Mayfield? Mary Kay Cabot, Terry Pluto, Doug Lesmerises Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe answer that question and then we take questions from our Insiders who were a part of the call. Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Thursday edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast brings you Part 2 of our Zoom call with Football Insider subscribers. In Part 1, we talked about the importance of Year 3 for Baker Mayfield. Today, it's determining where Mayfield ranks among AFC North quarterbacks. Mary Kay Cabot, Terry Pluto, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe talk through where Mayfield ranks and answer questions from the subscribers in on the call. Sign up here for a 14-day free trial of Football Insider, and you’ll get all the benefits, including a daily newsletter and 3-4 texts per day with news, insight and analysis from the Browns coverage team. Or you can just text us at 216-208-3965 to start your free trial. You can cancel anytime (but you won’t want to). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baker Mayfield is entering Year 3. Is it as important as everyone seems to think? We held a Zoom call with our Football Insider subscribers all about Baker Mayfield. This is Part 1 of our discussion. Mary Kay Cabot, Terry Pluto, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe look ahead to Year 3, why it matters and get into how we view Mayfield in this weird offseason. Thursday, you'll hear us rank Mayfield among the AFC North quarterbacks and on Friday we'll make predictions for Mayfield in 2020 and answer questions from our Zoom participants. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Players put the pressure on Roger Goodell and the NFL to come out and support them more strongly and Goodell responded by releasing a video making many of the points the players wanted him to make -- with some notable exceptions. One of our Football Insider subscribers wanted to know if it was enough and it's the first question Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Doug Lesmerises tackled on the Texter Tuesday edition of the podcast. They discussed Goodell's response and what to expect in the fall when players will likely protest again by kneeling during the national anthem. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Monday edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast brings you another voice talking about the potential of Baker Mayfield in his third season. This time, it's NFL Films' Greg Cosell talking to Mary Kay Cabot all about what he expects from Mayfield this year and why he liked Mayfield so much coming out of college. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Scott Patsko put up two posts this week on cleveland.com. One with 3 stats to make you feel optimistic about Baker Mayfield and one with the 3 stats to make you concerned about Baker Mayfield. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe joined him to talk through those 6 stats on today's podcast. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People are starting to feel optimistic about the Browns offense this season. Here we go again, right? Or is this year different? Mary Kay Cabot, Terry Pluto and Dan Labbe talked about why optimism this year might be more realistic than it has been in year's past, including last season. They also talk about the key differences in the coaching staffs and how Kevin Stefanski fits the mold of the CEO head coach. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Expectations are high for the Browns and Baker Mayfield in 2020. Things around him are set up for him to have success in his third season. Who are the most important of those people? Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko went fantasy draft-style to pick out the players and coaches most important to Mayfield's success this season. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns players used their social media voices over the weekend as protests swept the nation to call for justice following the death of George Floyd. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about what they had to say and looked back on 2017 when the Browns were front-and-center in protesting racial injustices. Then we turned to football and answered questions from our Football Insider subscribers about Jadeveon Clowney, positions of concern on the Browns roster and whether we think we'll see players in a minicamp setting this spring. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Browns quarterback Brady Quinn joined Mary Kay Cabot for her series on Baker Mayfield and expectations for his third season. Mary Kay talked to Quinn about what he thinks will happen with Mayfield in Year No. 3 and why Quinn believes Mayfield will have a breakout year in 2020. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Browns defensive coordinator Joe Woods held a Zoom call with local media on Thursday, so why not take a closer look at the Browns defense as it stands now? Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko took a look at each level of the Browns' defense on today's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, starting with the front four and working their way back. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baker Mayfield was available to local media for the first time this offseason on Wednesday. He talked about going into his third season and adjusting to a new coaching staff. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ellis Williams talked about what Mayfield had to say on today's podcast. We each offered a takeaway and discussed what we heard from him. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Kay Cabot, Ellis L. Williams and Scott Patsko talk about a range of topics including why Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue isn't getting trade buzz from the Browns? Could Joe Thomas still play in the NFL after viewing his performance on Titan and what are some of our favorite sports books? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns fullback Johnny Stanton is spending his offseason fighting for a job with the Cleveland Browns. It's nothing new for a player who started out as a quarterback at Nebraska before landing at UNLV and eventually trying to make it with the Vikings as a fullback. He joined cleveland.com to talk about his NFL journey and his various off-field interests which are a little different from what we're used to when it comes to professional athletes. Stanton is participating in a United Way campaign offering fans a chance to win a virtual hangout with an NFL player. Browns fans who make a $10 donation to the United Way of Greater Lorain County through May 31 can win a virtual hangout with Stanton. Go to unitedway.org/hangout for more information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

The Browns' top two wide receivers are both recovering from offseason surgeries. Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. are on different timelines, but they are both equally as important to the success of the Browns in 2020. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko got together to talk about expectations for the two friends from LSU as they look to put last season behind them and move on to a new year. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Myles Garrett will be back on the field in 2020 following a six-game suspension that ended his promising 2019 season. Garrett is the topic of discussion as we talk about expectations for key Browns players this season. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talk about how Garrett will bounce back from his suspension, if there's another level Garrett can reach this season and what they hope to see from him in Year No. 4. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our Texter Tuesday edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, meaning we're answering questions from our Football Insider subscribers. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises talk about which defensive players could earn longterm deals, why the Browns haven't signed Clay Matthews and whether there will be some kind of practice this spring. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Dan Orlovsky is buying into a resurgent year by Baker Mayfield in 2020. Why? Well, let him tell you. Mary Kay Cabot talked with Orlovsky for a story you can read here. This podcast is her full interview with Orlovsky. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On Friday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams talked with columnist Scott Rabalais of the Advocate about both Phillips and Delpit. What should Browns fans expect from these two rookies? What did Rabalais learn about this duo during their time at LSU and how can they help the Browns in 2020? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns have two of the best running backs in football in Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. Earlier this week, we talked about Chubb. Today, we talk about Hunt. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ellis Williams talked about what to expect from Hunt in what could be his first full season since his rookie year. Then they talked about the news of virtual offseason programs getting extended and whether it has them thinking about how training camp could be impacted by all of this. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Another Tuesday means another Texter Tuesday where we take questions from our Football Insider subscribers on all things Browns. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko and Ellis Williams dive into what they think Nick Chubb can do in 2020. They also talk about Baker Mayfield and his ceiling, the likelihood of the NFL starting on time and having fans in the stands and their first jobs in the business. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Monday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams talks with Sun-Sentinel FAU beat writer Khobi Price about Browns rookie tight end Harrison Bryant. What was it like covering the best tight end in college football last season and how can Bryant fit into the Browns offense? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Browns’ 2020 schedule was released on Thursday night. The NFL has managed to turn its schedule release into a holiday, so we’re celebrating by taking a deep dive into the schedule on our latest podcast. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ellis Williams took a look at the schedule and worked their way through it for Friday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns will release their schedule at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night, but we don’t need to wait until then to know their opponents. We already know who they’re playing, it’s just a matter of when they play. So, for this schedule release day edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Doug Lesmerises, Dan Labbe and Ellis Williams picked our favorite games, fantasy-draft style. We picked 15 of the 16 games, leaving one undrafted, in a snake draft. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL is releasing its schedule on Thursday night, but what will it actually look like once we get to those games? Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ellis Williams tried to figure out what it might look like if the NFL starts on time and if a bubble would be possible in the NFL. They also talked about Odell Beckham Jr. and what it will mean if 2020 really is his year. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Tuesday, which means it's Texter Tuesday on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast where our show is made up entirely of questions from our Football Insider subscribers. Topics today include the role Donovan Peoples-Jones could have with the Browns, the linebacker group, an ideal season opener and primetime game candidates and more. Sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Monday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams had Nick Kelly of the Columbia Missourian to talk about the Browns newest defensive linemen Jordan Elliott. What was it like covering Elliott at Mizzou and how can he help the Cleveland Browns up front? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On Friday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams talks with MLive Michigan writer Aaron McMann about Donovan Peoples-Jones. Who was DPJ at Michigan? Why didn't he live up to his potential and what does that mean for his NFL future? McMann covered Peoples-Jones for three years and has the latest. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a full round of free agency and now a draft to work off in trying to figure out the Browns' new GM, Andrew Berry, and their head coach, Kevin Stefanski. Sure, the games, whenever they happen, will really tell us what we need to know, but the approach to this offseason has taught us much. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Doug Lesmerises got together to talk about what this early offseason has taught us about the new Browns braintrust and what to watch moving forward. Make sure to sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns are re-signing Rashard Higgins to a one-year contract. Higgins returns after a difficult 2019 season. How does he fit into Kevin Stefanski’s offense? Will he be able to get on the field over Kareem Hunt? Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talk about how Higgins will fit now that he’s back. Then they talked about the NFL Draft in Cleveland in 2021, what it might look like and why it might be perfect timing for the city. Make sure to sign up for your 14-day free trial of Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's out Texter Tuesday edition of the podcast as we take questions from our Football insider subscribers, leading off with whether the Browns will start talking extensions with Myles Garrett and David Njoku after picking up their fifth-year options. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko and Ellis Williams also answered questions about the linebackers, how the draft went along with the one-year deals signed on defense, quarantine recipes and more. Want to get involved in Texter Tuesday? Sign up for Football Insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns completed the first NFL Draft of the Andrew Berry era over the weekend. They, along with the rest of the NFL, navigated the digital draft to land a strong class. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ellis Williams looked back on the Browns' 2020 draft class. We made our favorite picks, our most intriguing picks and graded Berry on his first time running the show in the draft room. Want to get in on Football Insider to get involved in our Texter Tuesday podcast and more? Click here or text 216-208-3965 to start your 14-day free trial. Football Insider is $3.99/month after the trial. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday night of the NFL Draft is in the books and the Browns landed three defensive, highlighted by safety Grant Delpit. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko and Ellis Williams got together after the night was over and talked about what the Browns did. They discussed what Delpit brings to the defense. They also talked about two trades down and about Jordan Elliott and Jacob Phillips and what we know about them. Make sure you sign up for Football insider by clicking here or texting 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Browns landed their left tackle on Thursday night in the first round of the NFL Draft, selecting Jedrick Wills from Alabama. Wills is expected to slide from the right to the left side and finally fix the team's left tackle dilemma. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Doug Lesmerises all jumped on our podcast today to talk about the selection of Wills and to look ahead to Day 2 of the draft and what we think the Browns should do on Friday. Want to get involved with Football Insider? Click here or text 216-208-3965. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Expect Trent Williams rumors to be hot and heavy in the hours leading up to Thursday night's first round of the NFL Draft. It's what Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko spent almost all of our latest podcast discussing. Which is why we're releasing this Thursday podcast a little earlier than normal -- we'd hate to have wasted all that discussion. The three Browns writers talk about the pros and cons of trading for Williams and why it might be a safer play than drafting a tackle and hoping he can hit the ground running, especially in this weird offseason. Want to get involved in Football Insider, the only way to get your questions answered on the podcast? Text 216-208-3965 or click here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices