Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

We've spent time talking about the 2022 draft class and our expectations for what they can contribute in 2022. What about GM Andrew Berry's other two draft classes? This week, we're taking a look at those classes and reasonable expectations for each player in them. We start with the 2020 class. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe discuss each player in the class and what we expect them to c...

Deshaun Watson is meeting with NFL officials this week regarding the investigation into the allegations against him. This weekend, he'll be taking his offensive teammates to the Bahamas to get some work in -- and build some team chemistry. Our Football Insider subscribers had questions about that and more for Mary Kay Cabot in the Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the podcast. They also had questions abou...

The Jarvis Landry era is over in Cleveland as the veteran wide receiver signed a 1-year deal with his hometown New Orleans Saints. To start off the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe look back at Landry's time in Cleveland and what he meant to the organization. Then they get into what they saw and heard at rookie minicamp on Friday. They discu...

The Browns 2022 schedule was released on Thursday night along with the scheduled for the rest of the NFL. After the schedule was released, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe got together to break it down the best way they know how: via a draft. First, they discussed their initial impressions, including the first four games and if there's anything to take away regarding a po...

The NFL is releasing the 2022 schedule on Thursday night and Browns fans will finally know when their team is playing its games during the highly-anticipated season. Even before the schedule comes out, there are plent of storylines to keep tabs on regarding the Browns, many of them pertaining to new quarterback Deshaun Watson. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe went through...

The NFL will release its schedule on Thursday night at 8 p.m. It’s one of those days on the NFL calendar that the league manages to make a big deal out of and we eat it all up. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises and Dan Labbe got together and tried to predict the Browns’ 2022 schedule fantasy-draft style. They pick all 17 games -- and even toss in the bye week -- with Dan picking first, Mary Kay pick...

The NFL schedule is coming out this week and some of our Football Insider subscribers were wondering if there might be anything to read into the layout of the schedule as far as a potential Deshaun Watson suspension is concerned. Mary Kay Cabot answered that question and more in the Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. She also discusses Jarvis Landry and whether him not re...

It's a first on Buckeye Talk and the Orange and Brown Talk podcasts as the two shows merge into one on this Friday, with the Ohio State podcast and Cleveland Browns podcast from cleveland.com coming together for a common cause: Drafting the best former Ohio State players currently in the NFL. To do that, Stephen Means of Buckeye Talk and Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe of Orange and Brown Talk joined...

We're going back to school on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe are answering true or false and fill-in-the-blank questions from our Football Insider subscribers. Will Baker Mayfield play at all in 2022? When and where will Jadeveon Clowney sign? Who's the player the Browns could regret passing on drafting by trading out of the No. 44 overall pi...

We're still talking draft on Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Today, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe answer six Browns questions about their draft picks and more. Which pick will make the biggest impact in 2022? Which player will define this draft? The Donovan Peoples-Jones of this draft will be ___. Rank the most likely of these three to be on the roster Week 1: Demetric Felt...

The draft is over and our Football Insider subscribers have questions about the post-draft roster and more on today's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot answers questions about the thinnest part of the roster after the draft, the most underrated pick and more. Then she discusses the outlook in the AFC North and where the Browns fit. Then, Mary Kay and Dan a...

The Browns completed their third draft with Andrew Berry as GM this weekend. It was a very different draft after giving up this year's first-round pick and the next two as part of the trade to acquire Deshaun Watson. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe recap the weekend on our draft review roundtable. They discuss their favorite picks, winners and losers and...

The Browns finally made some draft picks on Friday night, but it was, once again, Baker Mayfield leading the news cycle. Moving Mayfield became a little more difficult after the Panthers traded up to select quarterback Matt Corral. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed what's next for Mayfield and the Browns and how much longer this could play out. T...

The Browns will finally get to go on the clock on Friday night during the 2022 NFL Draft. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe say what they think Andrew Berry and Co. should do with thier first pick of the draft. In the second half of the pod, listen to a replay of our live stream as we react to the Panthers not selecting a quarterback at No. 6 overall and w...

It's a special draft day edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast -- no, not "Draft Day" the movie, again -- actual, real draft day. Today, we're going into the war room. Mary Kay Cabot is the GM. Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe are going to convince as to who the Browns should pick at Nos. 44, 78 and 99. Will she listen or will she use her executive power and make...

The NFL Draft gets underway in Las Vegas on Thursday night. The Browns don't have a pick, but their fans will be watching closely to see how things fall. Cleveland.com's resident draft expert, Tim Bielik, joined Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe to preview the draft and go over his latest 7-round Browns mock draft. He advocates for them to trade up from No. 44 and take a receiver and explains why. He a...

It's draft week, but Baker Mayfield is still a hot topic for the Browns and their fans. It was evident in this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Hey, Mary Kay! podcast. Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from our Football Insider subscribers about whether Mayfield will be traded this weekend, what happens if he's not and why we haven't seen some support for him from his teammates. Then they look...

The Browns go on the clock in less than a week and we're kicking off draft week with a roundtable. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talk through their thoughts on this year's draft and the Browns' approach. What will make a good draft? What about a bad one? Who are our draft crushes? What player getting mocked to the Browns doesn't make sense? And, of cou...

Browns GM Andrew Berry held his pre-draft press conference on Friday. He said a lot without saying a lot, as these things tend to go across the league. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed what stood out to them from Friday's press conference. They get into the Baker Mayfield situation and why it might be best to just move on -- and why Berry might disagree. Then they discuss wha...

The Browns held media availability on Wednesday as the offseason program officially kicks off this week. Head coach Kevin Stefanski, cornerback Denzel Ward, wide receiver Amari Cooper and quarterback Jacoby Brissett were all available. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed their takeaways from the press conferences on our latest podcast. They discussed how Stefanski is handling th...

The Browns agreed to a big-money extension for Denzel Ward on Monday. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe took a look ahead at what might be next for the Browns on Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. First, they discuss the start of the offseason program and what they're keeping an eye on over the next two months. Then, they do a fantasy draft of the next players who could get extens...

We start today's podcast with the Browns extending cornerback Denzel Ward and making him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discuss what it means for the Browns to do it, their young core getting locked up and why it's so important to draft and develop young talent. Then, Mary Kay offers up the latest on Baker Mayfield and the Panthers as well as when a decision o...

It's a roundtable today on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast and Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe each came armed with one Browns question for the rest of the group. Will Baker Mayfield ever play another playoff game? Should we be concerned about the locker room culture under Kevin Stefanski? What is the minimum expectation for the Browns over the next five years? Are we...

The Browns go on the clock in about two weeks. The draft might have lost some sizzle after the team's all-in deal to acquire quarterback Deshaun Watson, but it still matters as Andrew Berry works to complete his roster. Mike Renner, Pro Football Focus' lead draft analyst, joined Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe to talk about the prospects who could be available at No. 44, who might be worth trading up...

The long-awaited Baker Mayfield appearance on the YNK Ya Know What I Mean podcast dropped on Wednesday. In it, Mayfield looked back on his journey to Cleveland and then discussed how he felt after the Browns acquired Deshaun Watson. He talked about feeling disrespected, his social media hiatus and speculated on his next chapter in the NFL. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bast...