Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

On this week's Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams opens with a few words on the passing of Kobe Bryant before Mary Kay Cabot calls in from Miami for a conversation with Dan Labbe. Mary Kay is at the Super Bowl and has the latest on the Browns' front office and how things came together for new GM Andrew Berry and offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt. Then Scott Patsko joins the show to analyze what all the latest moves might mean for 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 are still searching for the general manager, even after the two top candidates have come in for interviews. Is it concerning the search is still ongoing? How does it impact what they are doing at the Senior Bowl this week and in their overall draft planning? Our Football Insider subscribers had questions about the GM search and more and we answered them in today's podcast. Other topics included Odell Beckham Jr.'s national championship game antics and the coaching staff starting to come together under Kevin Stefanski. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's happening with the Browns: GM interviews, No Beckham surgey See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams is joined by Star Tribune Vikings beat writer Andrew Krammer and the two discuss new Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. Krammer developed a relationship with Stefanski this past decade through covering the Vikings in the Minneapolis area. Krammer talks about Stefanski's rise in Minnesota from position coach to offensive coordinator, what that means for the Cleveland Browns and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns introduced Kevin Stefanski as their new head coach on Tuesday at FirstEnergy Stadium. Stefanski spoke, followed by owner Jimmy Haslam and Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ellis Williams talked all about Stefanski's introductory presser, including whether they believe he'll end up calling plays, how the new setup will work and their first impressions of the new coach. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns have a new head coach, as the team today hired Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski. Is he the right fit? Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ellis L. Williams break it all down in this special edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They also take questions from our Football Insider subscribers, including questions how long the process took and why Josh McDaniels wasn’t chosen. 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 latest coaching search is coming to a close soon, hopefully, and we have a clear list of candidates. So, how does each one fit what the Browns are looking for in their new head coach? Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko got together to look at the biggest names on the list and discuss their fit in Cleveland. They also took questions from our Football Insider subscribers, including questions about assistant coaches sticking around and trusting the Dee and Jimmy Haslam to get this right. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss Jimmy Haslam’s Thursday press conference in which he laid out the plan for getting the Browns on the right track. Then the three take questions from Football Insider subscribers about what might happen next. 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 this week’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss the Ravens beating Cleveland on Sunday and what that means for Freddie Kitchens future in Cleveland. Then the group takes questions from Football Insider subscribers about Kareem Hunt, special teams coordinator Mike Priefer, correcting Baker Mayfield and more. 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 this week’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss Odell Beckham Jr.'s comments about wanting to stay in Cleveland next season (0:00). Then the group weighs in on what caused the Browns to fall apart in Arizona and what that may mean for Kitchens’s future. (18:00), take some Football Insider questions and look ahead to the Browns game in against the Ravens (49:00) before sharing stories from Life on the Beat, which includes some Star Wars talk in anticipation of the new movie coming out this week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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On this week’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss the state of the Browns following the Pittsburgh game (0:00), identify what went wrong for both the offense and defense and try and figure out if Odell Beckham Jr. will ever get on the same page with Baker Mayfield (10:00) before taking questions from Football Insider subscribers (46:00) and sharing a few stories from Life on the Beat. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss the looming rematch between Cleveland and Pittsburgh (0:00). Debate what suspension will be more difficult to overcome between Maurkice Pouncey and Myles Garrett, and discuss Joe Schobert’s impressive play and interception hot streak. Then the group answers questions from Football Insider subscribers before predicting who will win in Pittsburgh (37:00). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellis L. Williams delivers the latest happening with the Cleveland Browns on this special weekly headline edition of the 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 this week’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ellis L. Williams breakdown the fallout from Myles Garrett’s fight against Mason Rudolph, as well as whether the NFL’s suspensions were appropriate for the parties involved. Also, they’ll answer questions from our Football Insider subscribers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Ellis L. Williams delivers the latest happenings with the Cleveland Browns (0:00) before he, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss if Kareem Hunt can save the Browns season? What he and Nick Chubb can do together and more (5:00) Then the group answers questions from Football Insider subscribers (49:00) and share stories from Life on the Beat. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellis L. Williams delivers the latest happenings with the Cleveland Browns (0:00) before he, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss Odell Beckham Jr's future in Cleveland, or elsewhere (4:00), what the return of Kareem Hunt means for the Browns offense and more before answering questions from Football Insider subscribers (45:00) and sharing some stories from Life on the Beat. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellis L. Williams delivers the latest happening with the Cleveland Browns (0:00) before he, Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko take questions from Football Insider subscribers (4:40), discuss the fallout from Baker Mayfield's Wednesday press conference (46:50), discuss Life on the Beat (74:00) and much more in this midweek edition of the Orange and Brown podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Ellis L. Williams delivers five fast headlines surrounding the Cleveland Browns. Then insider Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe join the show to talk life after the Browns' bye week, what to expect from the New England Patriots and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns General Manager John Dorsey met with the media on Wednesday afternoon and he didn't exactly put down rumors that the Browns might want to pry left tackle Trent Williams away from Washington. Following Dorsey's press conference, Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko and Ellis L. Williams talked about what Dorsey had to say and about Williams. Would he solve the offensive line issues? What would it cost? What about what Dorsey had to say about Baker Mayfield and other takeaways? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns fell to the Seahawks, 32-28, on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium to fall to 2-4 on the season. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko and Ellis L. Williams got together after the game for our postgame podcast to talk all about what we saw on Sunday. Topics include: 5 headlines off the top. Should we be worried about Baker Mayfield? The Rollercoaster Browns. What does 2-4 actually mean at this point? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns offense struggled against the 49ers on Monday night, a week after putting up 40 against the Ravens. Unfortunately, that performance against the Ravens has been an outlier so far. What's wrong with the Browns offense? Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko and Ellis L. Williams talked about that and more in our latest podcast. Topics include: Top headlines of the week. What's going on with Baker Mayfield? Jarvis Landry talks about the playcalling and the Browns not being as good as they thought they were. Is 2-5 a disaster? Freddie Kitchens. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns head to California to take on the 49ers on Monday Night Football. San Francisco is 3-0 while the Browns are 2-2. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe answered questions from our Football Insider subscribers on the Friday prior to the game. If you want more info about Football Insider, go here. Topics include: How will the Browns deal with the 49ers defensive line? Is this a grudge game for Kyle Shanahan? Is 4-4 good enough after eight games? Would you rather have Jimmy Garoppolo or Baker Mayfield? How does Antonio Callaway change the offense? Predictions for the game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns beat the Ravens, 40-25, on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore. It was a huge win for a team that needed it and the Browns are in first place in the AFC North. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about the game in our postgame podcast. Topics include: The Browns saving their season. Baker Mayfield's performance. Nick Chubb's huge day. The defense. The offense looked fun again. The potential of the receivers as they start to get whole. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BEREA, Ohio -- The Browns lost to the Rams on Sunday night, which meant a Monday of trying to figure out what went wrong at First Energy Stadium. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about the topics of the day in our latest edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They picked six topics and went in-depth on them. The topics were: Freddie Kitchens’ playcalling Growing pains and if there’s time for them Baker Mayfield’s early struggles Odell Beckham Jr. and the receivers Lamar Jackson and the Ravens Should Kitchens continue to call plays? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns got their first win of the season on Monday Night Football against the Jets. Now they make their second primetime appearance on Sunday night against the defending NFC champion Rams. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe looked back on the Jets game and ahead to the Rams game in today's podcast. Topics include: Baker Mayfield getting rid of the ball. Offensive rhythm. Other teams trying to shut down Odell Beckham Jr. Freddie Kitchens' playcalling. Jamie Gillan and Austin Seibert. What do you need to see from the Browns on Sunday night? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns travel to New Jersey on Monday night to take on the Jets. We found out on Thursday that Sam Darnold will miss the game due to mono. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko looked ahead to the game and got caught up on news of the week. Topics include: Darnold missing the game. Le'Veon Bell's status up in the air. Who is the backup offensive tackle? Gregg Williams and the Jets defense. Baker Mayfield's performance on Sunday. Odell Beckham's watch. Is this a must win? 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 Titans, 43-13, on Sunday afternoon in their opener at FirstEnergy Stadium. It was an embarrassing showing for a team that came into the year with so much hype. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko got together after the game and talked about four questions. They were: What was with all the penalties? Are we concerned about the offensive line? What did we think of Freddie Kitchens' debut? What does this loss really mean? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Nantz is in town this week to call the Browns-Titans season opener on CBS. He will call the game with his partner in the booth, Tony Romo. Mary Kay Cabot ran into Nantz in the parking lot of the team's facility on Friday and recorded a quick interview with the longtime play-by-play man. They discussed: Nantz getting this call. His ties to the area. Expectations for the Browns. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns open the 2019 regular season on Sunday against the Titans at FirstEnergy Stadium. Expectations are high for them this season and many believe they can contend for the AFC North and make the playoffs. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko looked ahead to the season with six topics to preview 2019. Topics covered include: The offensive identity. The defensive line. Expectations for rookies. Freddie Kitchens' debut as head coach. Is it playoffs or bust? How the Browns will fare against good competition. Bonus topic: Record predictions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns wrapped up their preseason on Thursday night at FirstEnergy Stadium with a 20-16 win over the Lions. Now the attention turns to the roster and who will make it and who is on the way out. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talked about the roster after the game on Thursday night. They discussed every position, including: The bottom of the wide receiver depth chart. The defensive line battles. Who makes it in the secondary? The punting competition. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns returned to the practice field on Monday following their preseason game against Tampa Bay. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talked all things Browns in our latest Orange and Brown Talk podcast. Topics included: Odell Beckham Jr. back doing team drills. The defensive line's performance in Tampa. The offensive line's performance in Tampa. Has Austin Seibert won the kicking battle? How will the Browns take advantage of their opportunity? Kareem Hunt's preseason. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns wrapped up training camp on Wednesday. Following 19 physical, muggy practices, Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko came up with six takeaways from the camp. They include: Baker Mayfield's play. The depth of the roster. Myles Garrett's performance. Buy Nick Chubb stock. The rookies. Odell Beckham. Plus two extra points (or a two-point conversion, if you want to be fancy). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baker Mayfield and Odell Beckham Jr. made headlines on Tuesday before the Browns even took the practice field. Their comments are two of the topics Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko discussed on Tuesday's edition of the podcast. Other topics: Jamie Gillan kicking field goals. Greedy Williams not running with the first team. Do you have a problem with Browns players talking so much? The right guard battle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns kickers are struggling and that's the topic right off the top of Monday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko discussed six topics following practice. Other topics include: Drew Forbes at guard. Damion Ratley's return. Scout team work. Odell Beckham Jr. and getting ready to play. Do we really need four preseason games? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns wrapped up joint practices with the Colts on Thursday and now they turn their attention to Saturday's preseason game. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe were at both practices and recapped what they saw. Topics include: Odell Beckham not participating in team drills. Baker Mayfield wowing. Nick Chubb's strong two days. Myles Garrett dominating. The Browns not backing down. What do joint practices really accomplish? Austin Corbett and the right guard job. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns held their last practice here for a little while on Monday. They leave for Indiana on Tuesday for a pair of joint practices on Wednesday and Thursday with the Colts. Before that, Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko recapped the day of practice and looked ahead to the rest of the week. Topics included: Freddie Kitchens and culture shock. The joint practices. Playing it safe with Odell Beckham. Chad Thomas getting carted off. Myles Garrett dominating. D.J. Montgomery’s emergence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns were back on the practice field on Saturday and Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talked all about what they saw and heard. Today's Orange and Brown Talk topics include: The defense forcing turnovers. Washington knowing the 2-minute offense was coming. The cornerback battle. Running backs stepping up. Taking chances on players. Pressure from the first-team defensive line. A strong day for the kickers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns will be without Antonio Callaway for the first four games of the 2019 season. That's the first topic Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko discussed during our Orange and Brown Talk Podcast on Friday. Other topics included: The Duke Johnson trade. Mack Wilson's performance on Thursday. The hurry-up offense. Damon Sheehy Guiseppi. Myles Garrett. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns open their preseason on Thursday night against Washington. This is a strange preseason for Browns fans used to quarterback battles and preseason games carrying some semblance of meaning. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko looked ahead to Thursday night and picked out six things they're watching for in the game. They include: the kickers; Odell Beckham (if he plays); the wide receivers; the run game; young linebackers; right guard; plus two bonus topics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns were back on the practice field on Monday, but the real fireworks came after practice when Freddie Kitchens responded to comments by Bob Wylie. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko recapped Day 9 of training camp, going through six topics (plus a bonus topic). They include: Kitchens' comments on Wylie; The entire defensive line sitting out; Kareem Hunt back at practice; The right guard battle; The wide receiver battle; Odell Beckham Jr. missing practice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns held their Orange & Brown Scrimmage on Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. 37,000 fans showed up to watch them practice. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talked about what they saw on Saturday night. Our six topics were: Myles Garrett trimming down; Fans embracing their stars; Mack Wilson's strong play; Freddie Kitchens pitting the first teams against each other; Kareem Hunt coming back; Covering tight ends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 8 at Browns training camp was eventful for the Browns on and off the field. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talked all about it on Friday's show. Today, we went six points-style through the following topics:Phil Dawson's retirement;Odell Beckham's day;Defensive line injuries;Mack Wilson looked good;The battle for the final wide receiver spots;Orange & Brown Scrimmage;and a bonus: celebrities in attendance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns were back at it on Wednesday following their first day off of training camp. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko picked ten topics form the day and discussed. Topics include: The kicking battle; Greedy Williams moving to the first team; Baker Mayfield's leadership; Sheldrick Redwine emerging; A nickname for the defensive front; And more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns center JC Tretter played most of 2018 with a high ankle sprain that might have kept other players out. He wanted to be on the field for his linemates and because he knows how fleeting an NFL career can be. Tretter talked with cleveland.com's Dan Labbe for a story that ran on Saturday. Here is the audio of that interview. You can read the story here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices