Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

The Browns are on to Week 5 beginning today and we're turning the page as well on a Wednesday Orange and Brown Talk Podcast -- well, mostly. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start the pod off by talking about the three things they're thinking as Chargers week kicks off. Will Myles Garrett or Jadeveon Clowney play? Is the defense in trouble? What challenges do the Chargers pose? Then La...

The Browns are 2-2 after four games following a disappointing loss to the Falcons on Sunday. Our Football Insider subscribers have questions and they asked away on Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe get into all sorts of topics stemming from Sunday's loss. Why are the Browns 2-2? How is Kevin Stefanski doing as a playcaller? Was going for it early in the game the...

The Cleveland Browns lost to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday to fall to 2-2 on the year. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ashley Bastock were in Atlanta to cover the game, and Irie Harris and Doug Lesmerises join them to talk about another Browns loss that was there for the taking. First off, what or who is most to blame for the Browns' loss? Then, how was Amari Cooper taken away, how was there another...

The Browns hit the road this weekend, traveling to Atlanta where they will play their second NFC South opponent on the road, the Falcons. We’re previewing all aspects of Sunday’s contest at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on our Friday podcast. We start with the things you need to know to get you ready for the key matchups. Then we get into prop bets about Jacoby Brissett, David Njoku, Nick Chubb, the first...

It's unclear yet if Browns defensive end Myles Garrett will be available to play on Sunday against the Falcons. He was involved in one-car accident on Monday when his Porsche flipped over. He and his passenger escaped without life threatening injuries. Garrett was not at the facility on Wednesday but is expected to be there on Thursday. Should he play on Sunday? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and...

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett escaped his car crash on Monday with a sprained shoulder, biceps strain and cut hand and his status for Sunday in Atlanta when the Browns play the Falcons is to be determined. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss the latest news on Garrett and what the chances are he could play when the Browns take the road for the second time this season. Then Lance Reisland, ou...

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was involved in a car crash on Monday. Thankfully, he and the woman in the car with him were able to walk away, although both were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed the crash on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Then they do an abbreviated Hey, Mary Kay, answering questions from our Footbal...

It's Browns-Steelers postgame podcast No. 2. We gave you a quick podcast early Friday morning to recap the Browns' 29-17 win over Pittsburgh, but now we're back with an even deeper dive into how the Browns won and what it looks like moving forward for them. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris and Dan Labbe dig into Jacoby Brissett's performance and how sustainable what we'...

The Browns bounced back from their devastating loss to the Jets with a 29-17 win over the Steelers on Thursday Night Football. The defense played well and the offense continued performing at a high level. After the game, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed everything that led to a Browns victory. They talked about how the defense bounced back and what they did well to limit the...

The Browns host the Steelers on Thursday Night Football which means an early edition of our preview podcast. We’re also diving right into the game and what we think will happen. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris and Dan Labbe get you ready for the Browns’ first AFC North game of the season on this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They start by going through...

The Browns held their lone practice and media availability prior to the Steelers game on Tuesday and they made the day count. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed all the news of the day. First, it's Jimmy Haslam getting hit by a bottle thrown by a fan near the conclusion of Sunday's loss. Then they revisit the Nick Chubb touchdown that shouldn't have happened after Chubb admitte...

The Browns lost in shocking fashion on Sunday to the Jets, blowing a 13-point lead with less than two minutes left in the game. There's plenty to get into in the aftermath with the Steelers coming to town on Thursday night. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe dive into the Football Insider mailbag on Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They start by talking about the Ni...

The Cleveland Browns collapsed in blowing a 13-point lead to the New York Jets on Sunday, suffering a 31-30 defeat that was one of the worst late-game failures in NFL history. Who should be held accountable for the loss? What does it tell us about Kevin Stefanski, Joe Woods, Andrew Berry and the people running the Browns? What's to be made of Myles Garrett saying the fans booing the collapse was d...

The Browns play their home opener on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium, going against Joe Flacco, 17-3 lifetime against the Browns, and the New York Jets. We're previewing all aspects of Sunday's game on our Friday podcast. We start with the things you need to know to get you ready for the key matchups. We get into prop bets about Flacco, Jacoby Brissett, Myles Garrett and Cleveland's newest...

The Browns escaped Carolina with a win on Sunday thanks to the leg of rookie kicker Cade York. A win's a win, yes, but there were certainly some things to clean up. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris and Dan Labbe talk about four things the Browns need to fix up prior to Sunday's home opener against the Jets. They get into the passing game, the defense, the operation of things and the spe...

Wednesday marks the start of a new week in the NFL and the Browns officially begin preparing for the Jets in Week 2 today. To get you started, we discuss a few things we're thinking. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe each offer up something on their mind as we look ahead to Week 2. They discuss Jacoby Brissett, the Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt combo and Ashley talks about her takeout on C...

Tuesday means the Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot answers Browns questions from our Football Insider subscribers on this weekly edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Today, we start with continuity and whether the Browns could have used a little more time together in the preseason and training camp on the offensive side of the ball? Then the disc...

The Browns beat the Panthers, 26-24, on Sunday and did so in dramatic fashion with Cade York kicking a game-winning 58-yard field goal. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe begin our postgame pod there. Then they get into takeaways from Sunday's win, the first opening-week win since 2004. They discuss the performance of the defense and Myles Garrett in shutting Mayfield down. They get into...

The Browns face Carolina and their former starting quarterback, Baker Mayfield, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday at 1 p.m. We're previewing all aspects of Sunday's game on our Friday podcast. We start with the things you need to know for Sunday's game. Then we get into some prop bets for Sunday's game. How many yards for Mayfield? How many carries for Nick Chubb? We get into all o...

It's our official Browns season preview podcast. Listen back to our live podcast held at the Music Box Supper Club on Wednesday night. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris, Dan Labbe and Lance Reisland took a look ahead at the 2022 Browns. What do the Browns need to do in their first 11 games? What are realistic expectations for Deshaun Watson when he returns? How will we j...

The Browns moved on from Baker Mayfield this offseason, but it's left them in a pickle for 2022. They have to play 11 games without their new franchise quarterback, Deshaun Watson. Would they be better off, for this season only, with off-field issues out of the discussion, with the Jacoby Brissett-Deshaun Watson split or Baker Mayfield starting 17 games? That's one of the questions our Football In...

Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper is about 15 minutes into an interview. He’s just off the practice field, spending extra time to work routes. It’s hot and there’s no shade. He spent the first five minutes of the interview catching his breath between answers. He’s answering a question about his favorite route and you can tell he’s heard the question plenty of times before. Then he stops. “Check th...

Are the Browns a playoff team in 2022? Will they have a winning record with Jacoby Brissett as their starting quarterback? What's up with Anthony Schwartz? Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris and Dan Labbe got together to throw out some declarative statements about the Browns and they ended up covering a lot of ground. How will the passing offense look with Brissett as the...

At this point, whether Baker Mayfield said what it was reported he said probably doesn't matter. It's out there and the Browns aren't going to shy away from using. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris and Dan Labbe delve deeper into this story as Mayfield denied saying what Cynthia Frelund originally reported he said. The problem is it's out there and Browns players probably won't be too fo...

Baker Mayfield unintentionally made headlines on Tuesday when comments he made to NFL Network's Cynthia Frelund came out, via Frelund on a podcast, saying of the Browns he was going to "(expletive) them up." Kevin Stefanski played it cool. Myles Garrett played it a little less cool. Who do we believe when it comes to using the comments as motivation? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris and...