Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

The Browns have a huge AFC North matchup this week when they welcome the Baltimore Ravens to Cleveland Browns Stadium. It will be their third division game and first meeting with the Ravens this season. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by looking ahead to the game on Sunday at 1 p.m. They go through the storylines they're watching as the...

The Browns got a much-needed win on Sunday over the Titans and quarterback Deshaun Watson played much better than he did against Pittsburgh on Monday night. How close is Watson to turning the corner and becoming the player he was in Houston? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start Tuesday's podcast off by discussing Watson and what they saw as they answer questions from Football Insider subscribers on...

The Browns put in an impressive display Sunday as they dismantled the Tennessee Titans, 27-3, at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The game was an important bounceback performance after the Browns came up short in Pittsburgh on Monday night. They have reached 2-1 for the fourth consecutive season under head coach Kevin Stefanski. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe break down the win in this Oran...

The Browns return home this week to face the Tennessee Titans after coming up short in Pittsburgh on Monday night. They will try to put a brutal night behind them and reach 2-1 for the fourth consecutive season under head coach Kevin Stefanski. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Friday's preview podcast with three things to watch in the game. They talk key matchups and storylines....

Kareem Hunt is back in Cleveland. The Browns brougth back the hometown running back on Wednesday, signing him to back up Jerome Ford, who will be taking over for Nick Chubb, who suffered a season ending injury in Monday night's loss to the Steelers. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe started off our podcast by discussing the return of Hunt. Why did it take so long to bring him back? Why...

The Browns fell to the Steelers on Monday Night Football and lost Nick Chubb for the season in the process. It was a difficult night all around. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe got together after they all got back from Pittsburgh on Tuesday to recap what happened at Acrisure Stadium on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They start with three big things from the game. They discuss the...

The Browns head to Pittsburgh for Monday Night Football, trying to put an ugly past in the city behind them and start writing a new chapter in front of a national TV audience. They are also trying to move to 2-0 for the first time since 1993. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Saturday's Monday Night Football preview podcast with three things to watch in the game. They talk key mat...

During Wednesday's podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe offered their overly optimistic overreactions to the Browns' domination over the Bengals on Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Today, they turn the tables and go the other way. What if what we saw wasn't a sign of greatness to come? Instead of making bold predictions about the performance of the defensive line, a division ti...

The Browns won their Week 1 game against the Bengals and Week 1 in the NFL season is all about overreactions. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe embrace it and come up with their Browns overreactions following Sunday's dominating performance. What's the ceiling for this team? What about the rest of the AFC? They go overboard with their Browns takes on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Pod...

It's safe to say Browns fans are feeling very optimistic after Week 1 in the NFL after the Browns beat the Bengals, the Steelers got smoked by the 49ers and the AFC felt wonky. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start this Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by answering a question about where the Browns rank in the AFC after the first week and why it's OK to feel good about this...

The Browns beat the Bengals, 24-3, behind a dominating performance from their defense, forcing Joe Burrow into one of the worst game of his NFL career and winning their season opener at home for just the second time since returning to the league in 1999. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe recapped the game in our postgame podcast. They start by talking about the dominant pefromance of th...

Football is finally here and the Browns open their season on Sunday against the Bengals at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Week 1 means it’s time for our first preview podcast of the 2023 season. We start the show with Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe picking their favorite player props for the game. These involve Amari Cooper, Deshaun Watson and Nick Chubb and what each of them are capable...

The Battle of Ohio gets a little bit spicier this week when the Browns host the Bengals in the season opener. The game will pit Deshaun Watson against Joe Burrow for the second time but, let's be honest, last season's matchup in Cincinnati wasn't exactly the best of Watson. Will this be the week Watson begins to establish himself as a force to be reckoned with in the AFC North, a division he's had...

The Browns roster is set, the season is upon us and things are ready to roll on this much-anticipated season. Still, what part of the team keeps us up at night? Cleveland.com's Football Insider subscribers had plenty of Browns questions going into Week 1 and Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe set out to answer them, including that one. Is there an area of the roster that still has us a little nervous? T...

The Browns and Bengals open their season against each other this week at Cleveland Browns Stadium, an opportunity for both teams to make a statement to start their season and move to the inside lane early in the AFC North race. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe look ahead to the week offering up three things they're watching for this week as the Browns and Bengals get ready to square of...

September is here, the NFL season is around the corner and we've been watching this Browns team practice since July 22. In other words, we've had plenty of time to get a feel for things and figure out what we think about certain areas of the team. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe go through three categories in looking ahead to the 2023 season. They start with what they are most certain...

The Browns are about to enter their first full season with Deshaun Watson as their starting quarterback and expectations are high for him and the Browns. Does he look like an elite quarterback so far as the season begins? It's the first topic we cover in the latest Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start by answering a question from our Footb...

We knew Cade York wasn't going to be on the Browns' 53-man roster -- the Browns traded for kicker Dustin Hopkins on Monday -- but could he land on the practice squad? Head coach Kevin Stefanski didn't rule it out on Tuesday. Would it even be a good idea? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start their look at the Browns' initial 53-man roster by talking about York and what it would even l...

The Browns made a switch at kicker, trading for Dustin Hopkins and waiving second-year kicker Cade York. It's the end of a brief run for York after the Browns made him a fourth-round pick in 2022. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed York's time in Cleveland on an emergency edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Was this inevitable, especially after Kevin Stefanski decline...

The Browns have until Tuesday at 4 p.m. to cut their roster to 53 players. They’ll likely be done with their moves well in advance of the deadline -- they’re scheduled to practice at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, after all. Before they get their initial roster set, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe take their best shot at predicting the team’s 53-man roster. They go over who they believe are locks...

The Browns wrapped up their preseason on Saturday afternoon against Kansas City and kicker Cade York missed a potential game-winning field goal. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talked all things York after the game on Saturday in their postgame podcast. Is it possible York could still be the kicker on September 10 against Cincinnati in the opener? How will the Browns approach this ove...

The Browns traded backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs on Thursday, meaning rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson will be the backup this season. It's a quick rise for the fifth-round pick out of UCLA and a surprising move given Kevin Stefanski confirmed Dobbs was the backup a few hours before the trade. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe reacted to the news shortly after it happened on...

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson spoke to the media on Wednesday, the first time he's spoken to the media since the team's joint practices in Philadelphia and ahead of Saturday's preseason finale in Kansas City. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss what Deshaun Watson said on Wednesday on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They discuss Watson's comments about the offense and takin...

BEREA, Ohio -- New Browns safety Juan Thornhill believes in what the Browns can accomplish this season and has big expectations for his new team after coming off a Super Bowl win a year ago and being a part of one of the most successful runs in recent NFL memory. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Tuesday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by discussing Thornhill and his expectations...

The Browns gave us a glimpse of what Elijah Moore can be in this offense when they played the Commanders in the first preseason game. Moore suffered a rib injury in that game, but he's back on the practice field and he seems excited to embrace a new role in his new home. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Sunday's camp recap podcast by discussing Moore's role and what it means for...