Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

The new league year is getting closer and closer and, with the NFL Scouting Combine taking place next week, things will really start heating up for the Browns and the rest of the league. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed some of the recent stories that have gone up about the Browns on cleveland.com, including the key dates Browns fans need to know as they venture into another...

It's time for another Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. First, however, there's some news to get to. The Browns fired special teams coordinator Mike Priefer on Tuesday. What took so long and who will be next at the position? What does all this coaching upheaval mean? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss. Then they get into questions from our Football Insider subscribers....

The Browns officially lost their quarterbacks coach over the weekend, with Drew Petzing taking the offensive coordinator job in Arizona. How will the Browns move forward finding a new coach? Why are teams so interested in hiring Browns assistants? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe answer questions from our Football Insider subscribers on Monday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, a Hey, Mary Kay! edition...

The Browns will have to rely on picking players on Days 2 and 3 of the draft to fill out their roster as they navigate two more seasons without a first-round pick following the Deshaun Watson trade last offseason. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe dig into what GM Andrew Berry has done in the third round of the draft since taking over as GM, looking at all six of his third-round picks a...

The Browns, coming off a disappointing 2022 season, will certainly find ways to add to their roster, but the reality is that they will need a number of returning players to step up their games in 2023 if they want to get where they want to get. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe go through the players they believe need to step up most if the Browns are going to return to the playoffs and...

On today's edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast with Mary Kay Cabot and Ashley Bastock: What coaching changes will mean for Myles Garrett, Deshaun Watson and other Browns The departure of Chris Kiffin The expected departure of Drew Petzing What role should Greg Newsome II have in 2023? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon is the new head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and, as Mary Kay Cabot reported on Monday, Gannon could look to Browns quarterbacks coach Drew Petzing as his offensive coordinator. If Petzing leaves, what is the domino effect on the Browns' offensive coaching staff? Where could they look for a new quarterbacks coach? Mary Kay and Dan discuss possible opt...

Browns fans found themselves watching another Super Bowl without their team on Sunday night, but there is some hope if Deshaun Watson plays like he's capable of playing in 2023 and beyond. How close are the Browns to the two teams we watched in Super Bowl LVII? It's one of the questions Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe answered in a Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. Mary Kay...

The Super Bowl is here and it's a doozy of a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. We couldn't call ourselves a football podcast if we didn't do some prop bets for Sunday's contest in Arizona. Doug Lesmerises and Dan Labbe go through their favorite prop bets for the game, from first touchdown scorer to a parlay Doug likes to a little MVP discussion. Then they make the...

Former Browns left tackle Joe Thomas is going to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It became official at the NFL Honors show on Thursday night as Thomas made the Hall of Fame on his first ballot. Today's podcast is all about Joe and his legendary career. Dan Labbe starts off with an essay about Thomas and what he meant to the city of Cleveland and how he came to represent it. Then Mary Kay Cabot join...

With Joe Thomas potentially being announced as a Hall-of-Famer tonight, today's episode is a replay of Joe Thomas' interview with Mary Kay Cabot, originally run on January 17: Former Browns left tackle Joe Thomas is up for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the first time this year and he has a chance to become a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer. In this special edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podca...

Thursday night we will find out if Joe Thomas will be going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss Thomas' legacy and what it would mean for the Browns for Thomas to earn the game's highest honor. Before they get to Thomas, Mary Kay updates us on what's happening in Arizona and what she has been working on. Ashley also tells us about he...

Mary Kay Cabot's week at the Super Bowl continues on Tuesday and she starts off Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by recapping Opening night and more with Dan Labbe. What was the environment like and what stories is she chasing? Then, Mary Kay and Dan go through questions from Football Insider subscribers. Why do national writers and analysts mostly ignore Deshaun Watson when they discuss th...

Mary Kay Cabot is in Arizona for Super Bowl week and she checks in for the Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, starting off by laying out what her week will look like and what she's looking forward to. Then, Mary Kay and Dan Labbe get into questions from our Football Insider subscribers. How long will it take the Browns to pick up Jim Schwartz's scheme? What changes with S...

The Browns were well-represented in the Pro Bowl games on Thursday night, including in dodgeball, where Myles Garrett was one of the last players eliminated. It got us thinking: if you could draft the perfect Browns dodgeball team, who would you take? So we did it. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe each draft a team of Browns players for a 5-man dodgeball team. How will each drafter pri...

We have been rolling out core player posts the last two weeks and, on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe are talking through some of the core players. Are Donovan Peoples-Jones and Jedrick Wills core players? Who are some young receivers who could step up? What young player on the defensive line most intrigues them? Is Jerome Ford the next kick r...

You can only pick one: defensive tackle, edge rusher or wide receiver. Which position would you choose for the Browns this offseason? It's one of four Browns questions Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe answer on Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk. They make a case for why each position is the right answer before they move on. The other questions include: Which of a group of players is mo...

The Browns had a disappointing season in 2022, going 7-10 and missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season. It cost defensive coordinator Joe Woods his job, but head coach Kevin Stefanski and GM Andrew Berry seem secure, at least for now. What would change that? That's just one question from our Football Insider subscribers on Tuesday's Part 2 of the Hey, Mary Kay! podcast. Mary Kay Cabot...

The Browns are once again watching the playoffs from home, including Sunday's AFC and NFC Championship Games. So, how close are the Browns to the teams who competed this weekend? It's one of the questions our Football Insider subscribers had on Monday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the podcast. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe answer that question and more. They discuss Amari Cooper's contract and how th...

It's awards season. We're back with our third annual Orange and Brown Talk awards, reflecting on the 2022 season by handing out awards across multiple categories. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe nominate players and vote for winners in the following categories: Most Valuable Player Most Disappointing Player Rookie of the Year Most Improved Player Player Most Likely to...

It's the question that never goes away: Should Kevin Stefanski call the plays or should he let someone else do it so he can take over the CEO role? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe answer three Browns questions on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast and they start with Stefanski's role as playcaller. What are the pros and cons to him calling and not calling the plays and who would...

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett didn't make it as one of the Top 3 finalists for the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe begin Wednesday's podcast by discussing whether Garrett should have made it and why he sometimes gets overlooked for what he does as an edge rusher. Then they take a look at the first few core player posts that have gone up a...

The Browns will be all-in building their offense around quarterback Deshaun Watson in 2023. How will it impact Nick Chubb's usage? That's one question our Football Insider subscribers had in Part 2 of our Hey, Mary Kay! podcast on Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe answer questions from subscribers about Chubb, Stefanski and how he'll manage calling plays or Desh...

The Bengals and Chiefs advanced to the AFC Championship game this weekend and the Eagles and 49ers advanced to the NFC Championship game. Browns fans, once again, were left watching, wondering what could have been as their team missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. How close are the Browns to making a playoff run? Should that be the expectation next season? Mary Kay Cabot answers...

A lot has happened since Part 1 of the Hey, Mary Kay! podcast from earlier this week, but finally here is the long-awaited Part 2. Recorded before the Jim Schwartz hire, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss a number of Browns topics brought up by our Football Insider subscribers. They get into whether DeAndre Hopkins would be a fit in Cleveland if the Cardinals trade him and if it would even be po...