Browns Film Breakdown

Jake is joined by OBR colleague Jack Duffin for their initial salary cap update before the 2024 league year starts. They discuss a slew of topics including where the Browns sit before the big decisions on restructures, why Jimmy Haslam's cash spend provides advantages, how much space they can easily create and how much they can create maximum, how the Browns are likely to handle their spending dur...

Jake and Andrew go through the list of potential cap casualties ahead of the NFL's combine buzz and free agency. They peel through the list and discuss what decisions could happen more immediately and if the Browns would be interested in the names. They also discuss those who could be let go with a post-June 1st designation. **The credit for the list accumulation is for @ClevTA on Twitter** Learn...

Jake and Andrew share the replay from their OBR Youtube show where the duo goes through the NFL's 10 Franchise Tag candidates and make their predictions on who will be tagged and who will hit the Free Agent market as the window for the tag starts on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...

Today's show starts with Jake and Andrew sharing some banter on the misconceptions of the All-Star game across the major US Sports and if there is a path to fixing them, then they close the opener with two questions unanswered from the Weekend Mailbag. The duo then shifts to another of the 2023 positional reviews with the defensive tackle position. They assign grades for collective performance, wh...

The Mailbag will now be on the Weekends! Tweaking the off-season schedule to best prioritize weekday content felt like this was the right move. Jake is back solo for this one to go through this week's mailbag of listener-submitted questions for them to answer on any range of Browns topics from scheme, tendency, or performance to more broad team-based analysis as the off-season is in full swing. To...

Jake is joined by Andrew and John Colosimo to first introduce the latest Film Breakdown segment geared toward those unnecessary online emotions. The guys also hit on the Steve Wilks conversation as well as their one HR off-season acquisition. Then Jake and Andrew shift to another of the 2023 positional reviews with the defensive end position. They assign grades for collective performance, who stay...

Jake and Andrew open the show with their thoughts on the three biggest positions in need of an upgrade before the 2024 off-season kicks off. If the Browns want to close the margin to compete for a Super Bowl, these are the groups to attack. Then they shift to another of the 2023 positional reviews with the interior offensive line position. They assign grades for collective performance, who stays/l...

Jake and Andrew return with some NFL coaching buzz regarding a former DL coach and a recognizable name from the past interviewing in Cleveland. Then they shift to another of the 2023 positional reviews with the offensive tackle position. They assign grades for collective performance, who stays/leaves in 2024, and the position's best "path to improvement" including free agency and draft angles earl...

Jake and Andrew chop it up following the Chiefs 25-22 win over the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. What it will take to finally stop the Chiefs' dynasty, if the Browns would have been able to compete in this game, their thoughts on pressures impacting the outcome, if Usher did well at halftime, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an...

Jake and Andrew welcome you in on Super Bowl Sunday with their thoughts on the game-day food, who wins the game/awards, some fun bets worth looking at, and more. Then they shift to another of the 2023 positional reviews with the tight end position. They assign grades for collective performance, who stays/leaves in 2024, and the position's best "path to improvement" including free agency and draft...

Due to a chaotic week of news and updates, Jake and Andrew are back to finally post this week's mailbag of listener-submitted questions for them to answer on any range of Browns topics from scheme, tendency, or performance to more broad team-based analysis as the off-season is in full swing. You get plenty of OL questions including the coaching changes, what goes into a coaching call sheet, the du...

Jake and Andrew link up late for a quick reaction to the Browns' sweep of their nominated 2023 NFL Awards. Myles Garrett wins DPOY as expected and his direct competition has a social media meltdown. Kevin Stefanski wins a tight race for Coach of the Year, Jim Schwartz reels in the Assistant Coach of the Year, and Joe Flacco pulls off a surprise in Comeback Player of the Year. The duo reacts to all...

Exciting news out of Cleveland as the Browns' owners have bought 176 acres of land in Brook Park, Ohio about 18 miles outside of downtown Cleveland. Jake and Andrew discuss why this purchase was made in their opinion, what the development of land could mean there connecting to Berea, why leaving the lakefront makes some sense, and the future of the NFL and its stadium experience desires. Learn mor...

Jake and Andrew share some banter on the decisions made with the offensive line coach opening. They talk about Scott Peters heading to New England and the how/why that came to be. They also discuss the hiring of Andy Dickerson including his background coaching and why they share optimism about the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an A...

Jake and Andrew open the show with some early Super Bowl banter, a rumor on Arthur Smith with several NFL openings, and whether the Browns might play the Eagles in Brazil in 2024. Then they shift to another of the 2023 positional reviews with the wide receiver position. They assign grades for collective performance, who stays/leaves in 2024, and the position's best "path to improvement" including...

Jake shares his recent interview with Ian Valentino (who is covering draft prospects for the OBR) where the two discuss the general strength/weakness of the draft class, who helped and hurt themselves at the Senior Bowl this past week, which names fit with the Browns, and a couple of Shrine Bowl performances worth taking note. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Ho...

Jake and Andrew are back for Part II of the day where they start with Kevin Stefanski's trademark sneaky humor on the Bill Callahan situation before discussing the weird situations around OC positions for Kliff Kingsbury and Eric Bieniemy. Then they shift to another of the 2023 positional reviews with the running back position. They assign grades for collective performance, who stays/leaves in 202...

Jake and Andrew are back to break down the Browns' formal announcement of new coaching hires and the roles each will play within the new staff -- including an interesting note on Tommy Rees's new role. Then they shift to what they learned from new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey's time with the media including where he stands on Deshaun Watson, calling plays, the rigorous interview process, and h...

Jake and Andrew are back for a Saturday conversation that starts with the AFC's coaching turnover and who it is impacting the most inside the AFC North. Then they shift to the first of the 2023 positional reviews with the quarterbacks. They assign grades for collective performance, who stays/leaves in 2024, and the position's best "path to improvement" including free agency and draft angles early...

Jake is joined by Andrew and John again to go through their award winners for the Browns' in-house performances from the 2023 season. They pass out awards for offensive and defensive MVP, Unexpected POY, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved, and Most Disappointing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...

Jake and Andrew are joined by John Colosimo to break down the decision by Bill Callahan to join his son in Tennessee. They talk through how prepared the Browns were for this decision, if Callahan can be replaced and by whom, and how well he did his job over the last couple of seasons. Then they share thoughts on Alex Van Pelt's opportunity in New England, the NFL's wild hires including at OC in La...

Jake and Andrew return to finish the midweek mailbag of listener-submitted questions for them to answer on any range of Browns topics from scheme, tendency, or performance to more broad team-based analysis as the off-season is in full swing. This is Part II where you get topics on the free agents of interest at the top of the WR/RB lists, the dream target at pick 54 early in the process, the win p...

New week, new mailbag! The show starts with some banter on the Ravens losing some important pieces in the coaching staff and what that means for the division -- one they know never gets easy. Jake and Andrew then answer some listener-submitted questions for them to answer on any range of Browns topics from scheme, tendency, or performance to more broad team-based analysis as the off-season is in f...

Jake and Andrew return to breakdown the insights from the defensive side of the football in Mobile with who stood out and what types of defensive talents they're interested in this year. Then they shift to the unexpected decisions of two of the NFL's best young candidates on the offensive side of the ball and why patience in taking a job can make plenty of sense. Learn more about your ad choices....

Jake and Andrew join the show with a key question about Ken Dorsey's role in Cleveland: is he here to help Deshaun Watson become the version of his past--the one the Browns so badly need--or is he here to call plays and alter the current state of the offense? The guys dig into the details of that question following a brief discussion on Andrew finally consuming the Oppenheimer film. Then after the...