Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

The quarterback carousel is turning in the NFL and the Browns are blissfully standing to the side, watching it turn. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe talk about how the Browns finally finding stability at quarterback has changed the course of the franchise and what it means longterm. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: District...

It's time for another Friday roundtable. Today we rank the best additions Andrew Berry has made to the Browns. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe draft four players each to come up with the list of best Browns additions by their second-year GM. Any player added via draft, free agency or trade is on the table. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more in...

Time to break down two more Cleveland Browns free agent additions with numbers and film. On this episode of Gotta Watch The Tape in the Orange and Brown Talk feed, Anthony Walker and Troy Hill go under the microscope. In the first half of the pod, Scott Patsko leads the breakdown of Walker and just what his strengths and weaknesses are as the Browns/ new starting middle linebacker. How does he com...

The Browns were probably the most active team in the AFC North when it came to adding talent. So how does the division stand after the first real wave of free agency? Mary Kay Cabot, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe tried to answer that question on Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Then, Tim Bielik is back in the second half of the podcast talking NFL Draft. He answered questions from our Foo...

Tuesday means another Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the podcast. Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from Dan Labbe on today's show. Questions include: Why did the Rams let John Johnson go? (1:05) Will Takk McKinley start at defensive end? (6:02) Did the Browns come close to signing a big-name edge rusher? (17:24) What is Troy Hill's role? (21:18) Why Anthony Walker over B.J. Goodson? (23:16) Did they co...

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On this rare Monday episode of Gotta Watch The Tape, there's a chance to step back and dive in on exactly how some of the Browns' key free agent signings will help them, as Doug Lesmerises, Ellis Williams and Scott Patsko break down two new Browns with film and numbers. First, Ellis dives on in John Johnson and just what the new Browns safety will do as a young leader of the defense. Then, Scott P...

It's another free agency roundtable on a Friday and today we're talking Troy Hill. The Browns are going to sign the versatile cornerback to play the slot for them. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe talked Hill and what it would take for him to start opposite Denzel Ward. Then they discussed Rashard Higgins re-signing and the league likely adding a 17th game. Want to get...

We continue our week of free agent roundtables featuring Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe. Today, we ring in the new league year by talking about what the Browns should do next. We discuss: The secondary. The second wave of free agency. Looking ahead to extensions. Then, we get into Rashard Higgins -- except we recorded it before Higgins agreed to re-sign...

It's our second consecutive free agent roundtable featuring Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe. On today's roundtable, we have 5 free agency takes. We discuss: Takk McKinley Where the Browns rank in AFC North offseasons. Pass rush vs. coverage. Paying pass rushers. What might happen at 4 p.m. on Wednesday Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here...

The Browns' first move of the league's legal tampering period was coming to an agreement with safety John Johnson III. Mary Kay Cabot Doug Lesmerises, Ellis Williams, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe talked all about adding Johnson and what it means for the Browns and what it tells us about Andrew Berry in our first free agency roundtable of the week. Then we discuss edge rushers -- and get two breaking...

Ellis L. Williams is joined by Scott Patsko and Mary Kay Cabot to discuss the start of NFL free agency, which opens with the legal tampering period. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this Friday roundtable on the Orange and Brown Talk podcast, it's time for another draft. This time it's running backs, as part of Bark Week for Browns running back Nick Chubb, as he's analyzed and appreciated in a number of ways through stories at cleveland.com. For this draft, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Doug Lesmerises each drafted four running backs for 2021, providing...

On this Gotta Watch The Tape in the Orange and Brown Talk feed, Ellis Williams leads a dive into the aggression of cornerback Denzel Ward, and how to strike the right balance between a play where Ward's skills produced a pick, and another play where he bit and gave up a touchdown. As Scott Patsko and Doug Lesmerises chime in, Ellis explains how well Ward plays when his film study, confidence. spee...

Ellis L. Williams hosts Mary Kay Cabot and Doug Lesmerises on the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They discuss Lesmerises' latest column on Baker Mayfield and what Dak Prescott's latest contract could mean for the Browns. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for some more Hey, Mary Kay as Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot drops some knowledge with free agency right around the corner. Doug Lesmerises joined Mary Kay to talk about Tampa Bay linebacker Lavonte David and whether he could make sense as a veteran voice for the Browns defense who can still play a high level. There's a lot of edge rushers that could be attractive to the Browns, but coul...

Mary Kay Cabot interviewed Greedy Williams last week for a story you can read here. On the second part of today's podcast, you can hear Mary Kay's interview with Greedy. First, Mary Kay, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe talk through the Browns cornerback situation and how they might go about building their secondary. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Mu...

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Our Friday roundtable brings Browns player rankings. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams, Dan Labbe and our text subscribers (via vote) put together their Top 10 players, assigned points and came up with a consensus Top 10. They discuss: Where Baker Mayfield ended up. Jarvis Landry's role and its importance. Odell Beckham Jr. and accounting for his injury-shortened 2020 s...

On this episode of Gotta Watch The Tape in the Orange and Brown Talk feed, Scott Patsko leads a breakdown of a 54-yard Nick Chubb run from the 2020 season. It's the latest in the GWTT offseason project of picking one play from 2020 to explain something about the Browns for 2021. Here, Scott takes Ellis Williams and Doug Lesmerises through a breakdown of Chubb's cutback ability; why he fits so well...

We heard from Kevin Stefanski on Tuesday afternoon. After Stefanski was done talking, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe discussed our takeaways from what Stefanski had to say, including staff development, evolution on offense and more. Then, Tim Bielik talks with Dan about how J.J. Watt's decision impacts the Browns and what to watch in the draft with the rest of the AFC North. Want to ge...

The Browns lost out on J.J. Watt, but there are still plenty of good pass rushers available. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed some of the names on the market on Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the podcast. Then they talked some Rashard Higgins and a few other free agent names to watch as the new league year approaches. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info an...

Our Bark Week series continues at cleveland.com and this week we shift our attention to Baker Mayfield. To help kick off the week, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe talked all about what to expect from Baker Mayfield in 2021? How is the end of 2020 different from the end of 2018? Is what we saw over the season's final six weeks and indicator of what Mayfield can be? Would signing an exten...

Friday brings us another roundtable and another draft. This week, in honor of Odell Beckham Jr.'s Bark Week, we're drafting wide receivers. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ellis Williams and Dan Labbe draft 20 wide receivers to determine where we think Beckham ranks in the NFL after two difficult seasons in Cleveland. They also discuss Jarvis Landry's place in the league's pecking o...