Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

Believe it or not, it’s draft week. cleveland.com held a live draft event on Tuesday night at the Music Box Supper Club in The Flats. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko, Doug Lesmerises and Jake Burns talked all things Browns and got those in attendance ready for the 2019 NFL Draft. Listen to the full live show. We covered: Who we like at No. 49? The possibility of trading up. Jake’s film ses...

The NFL released schedules on Wednesday night, which means we know when the Browns are playing this season. It was an exciting time for Browns fans who are ready for the 2019 season to start now. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talked about Wednesday’s schedule release in a podcast about an hour after it came out. You can see the full schedule here. Remember to sign up for Project Text...

The Browns schedule comes out on Wednesday along with the rest of the NFL schedule. It's almost a holiday in Cleveland this year. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko got together to preview the schedule. We don't know the dates and times yet, but we know the opponents. We discussed: Our favorite games. The most intriguing games. Our least favorite game. Game we wish were on the schedule. Ho...

The Browns introduced Odell Beckham Jr. on Monday in a press conference that featured Beckham, Baker Mayfield, Jarvis Landry and Myles Garrett. Two days later, Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko got together to talk about what we saw and heard. On this podcast we discuss: First impressions of Beckham. Beckham not participating in the early part of the offseason program. Freddie Kitchens' c...

The Browns will be thrust into the national spotlight this season. They are expected to play a number of primetime games, including, potentially, their opening game. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko go on the clock this week to talk about a number of Browns topics for five minutes each. We talk about: The ideal Browns opener. Are the Browns the most talented team in the AFC North? Can Fr...

The dust has settled on John Dorsey’s first significant roster moves of the offseason, the acquisitions of Odell Beckham and Olivier Vernon from the Giants. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko got together to talk all things Browns in this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. Topics today include: Biggest surprises from how the Beckham trade came together. Now that we know the leng...

The Browns agreed to a trade to acquire Odell Beckham Jr. from the Giants on Tuesday night. It's a blockbuster move that puts the Browns in the running for the playoffs -- and more. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talked about the trade a few hours after it went down. We discussed: Our initial reactions to the deal. Our thoughts on what the Browns gave up. How does this change our expec...

Browns GM John Dorsey downplayed going all-in this season after the Browns went 7-8-1 and finished the season 5-3. Most fans are expecting a big jump in 2019. Do we believe him? Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko talked about what Dorsey had to say on Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine. Topics include: Jamie Collins' future. Breshad Perriman's importance. Will the Browns be able to re-si...

We’re at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine so get ready for a new Orange and Brown Talk podcast every day the rest of this week. Today was the day we heard from Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about what Kitchens said, what we took away from his availability and more. Topics include: Kitchens on the Kareem Hunt signing. Kitchens on what Hunt’s signing means for...

There’s one week until the NFL Combine and a few weeks until the start of the NFL’s new league year. There’s still plenty to talk about with the Browns, though. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko got together to talk about the latest on this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. In this episode, we asked four “Would you ...” questions. The questions are: Would you trade for Odell B...

The Cleveland Browns made the decision to sign controversial running back Kareem Hunt on Monday. Hunt was caught on video shoving and kicking a woman at a downtown Cleveland hotel. He faces a suspension by the NFL. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about the signing of Hunt on this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast presented by Sibling Revelry Brewing. Topics include: Why sign Hunt no...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Super Bowl is over and the NFL world moves onto the offseason. That means free agency, trades, the draft -- all that fun stuff. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko got together for a post-Super Bowl Edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast sponsored by Sibling Revelry Brewing. In this episode we discuss: How close are the Browns to the Super Bowl? What are the Bro...

Browns fans were met Thursday morning with a piece by ESPN’s Seth Wickersham detailing the dysfunction within the Browns’ organization since Jimmy Haslam took ownership of the team. Not all of it was groundbreaking, but it certainly shined a light on issues that many knew or could have guessed were going on. On this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast presented by Sibling Revelry Brewing,...

The Browns introduced Freddie Kitchens as their new head coach on Monday in a press conference at FirstEnergy Stadium. On this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast sponsored by Sibling Revelry Brewing, Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Scott Patsko got together to talk about the challenges Kitchens will face now that things are real and Kitchens is in charge of an entire football team. Topics...

The Browns are set to name Freddie Kitchens as their new head coach. Kitchens spent the final eight games of the 2018 season as the Browns' offensive coordinator. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about the hire on the latest Orange and Brown Talk Podcast presented by Sibling Revelry Brewing. Topics include: What role did Kitchens' relationship with Baker Mayfield play? Did Kevin Stefanski have...

The Browns search for a new head coach is well underway. Interviews started in earnest on Tuesday and have continued throughout the week and the weekend. There are more coming next week. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about the latest in the coaching search on this Orange and Brown Talk podcast presented by Sibling Revelry Brewing. Topics covered include:* Mary Kay’s column on Dan Campbell.*...

The Browns beat the Bengals, 26-18, on Sunday in their home finale. They are 7-7-1 and it marks the biggest season-to-season turnaround in franchise history. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about the game in our postgame Orange and Brown Talk podcast, presented by Sibling Revelry Brewing. Topics we covered include: Baker Mayfield’s performance. Freddie Kitchens' future. What all of this means...

The Browns have their quarterback. Will they find their head coach soon? Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises and Dan Labbe took the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast on the road on Monday night for a live recording at Sibling Revelry Brewing in Westlake. Sibling Revelry, of course, is the sponsor of our podcast. We talked all things Browns including Baker Mayfield’s impact, the next head coach and expecta...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Browns held on to defeat the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, 26-20, at FirstEnergy Stadium. In doing so, they upped their record to 5-7-1. Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield hit on 18 of 22 passes for 238 yards, with one touchdown. He finished with a quarterback rating of 126.9. Receiver Jarvis Landry starred as both a pass-catcher and a running back, and the defense had an impre...

The Browns lost to the Texans on Sunday, 29-13. It drops their record to 4-7-1 and essentially ends their playoff hopes. The Browns fell behind 23-0 and Baker Mayfield threw three interceptions in the first half. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe recapped the game in our postgame Orange and Brown Talk Podcast presented by Sibling Revelry Brewing. Come to our live podcast event at Sibling Revelry on Dec...

It has been a bizarre week for the Browns, in part because they are in the midst of a two-game winning streak. They head to Houston to face the Texans, who have won eight games in a row. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe did a Facebook Live covering all the recent Browns news, and this is the audio from that live chat. The Orange and Brown Talk podcast is presented by Sibling Reverly Brewing. Join us f...

One of the highlights from the Browns' win over the Bengals on Sunday was David Njoku's 6-yard touchdown catch. You remember it. It was the play when Njoku got pushed and pulled into the endzone by his teammates. After the game, Dan Labbe wrote a quick oral history of the play. In this bonus edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast presented by Sibling Revelry Brewing, you can hear the players...

The Browns beat the Bengals, 35-20, on Sunday in Cincinnati. It was their first road win since 2015. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about the game on their postgame Orange and Brown Talk podcast presented by Sibling Revelry Brewing. Join us for a live podcast event on December 17 at Sibling Revelry's Westlake location. Details for the event are here. On this edition of the podcast we discusse...

We take a quick break from the Browns (kind of) this Thanksgiving week and look back on the USFL. Author Jeff Pearlman's book, "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL" came out earlier this fall and it's full of some of the best football stories you'll hear. Pearlman joined the Orange and Brown Talk podcast to talk about his book. The Orange and Brown Talk podcast is sp...

It's the bye week for the Browns, but the focus is really on who will coach this team next. GM John Dorsey met with the media on Wednesday and talked extensively about the search -- without saying much. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talk all things Browns in this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. How wide of a net will Dorsey cast? Could Katie Sowers get an interview? Is Josh McDaniels...