Orange And Brown Talk Podcast

The Browns lost a legend last week when Jim Brown, the team’s all-time leading rusher, the greatest Browns player of all-time and arguably the greatest running back of all-time, died on Thursday night. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast on Monday by remembering Brown and their interactions with him and how the Browns might honor him. Then they get into some Hey, Mary Kay! questions from our Football Insider subscribers. How would Joe Woods have done with the talent the Browns have added this offseason? What factors go most into the Browns having success this season -- excluding quarterback and injuries? Is the AFC North as tough as it’s ever been? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns legend Jim Brown died on Thursday night at his home in Los Angeles. Brown leaves a complicated legacy behind as a football player, as an activist and as a man who faced multiple accusations of violence against women. Dave Zirin, author of the book 'Jim Brown: Last Man Standing,' joined Dan Labbe on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast on Saturday to discuss his book. He talks about Brown the football player and athlete and why he believes Brown is the greatest athlete of the 20th century. He discusses Browns' activism and why he feels descriptions of it are inadequate. He also discusses the accusations Brown faced. Dave talks about his conversations with Brown and answers the question, "Who was Jim Brown?" You can buy Dave's book here. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph

The Browns have rebuilt their roster on both sides of the ball to varying degrees, adding weapons for Deshaun Watson on offense and revamping their defense for new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. After all the moves, where does their roster rank in the AFC North? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe offer up three questions about the Browns and answer them on Thursday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. How many 1,000-yard receivers could the Browns have in 2023? Which not-so-obvious defensive player will benefit most from playing for Schwartz? They get into all of those questions and even do a preseason schedule draft. Because why not? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns have added 13 new players to their defense for new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. It’s a major defensive overhaul and represents an opportunity for the Browns to put their struggles from last season behind them. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe started off by discussing the new additions to the roster and a draft broke out because that’s what they do. They draft the acquisitions made by GM Andrew Berry on the defensive side of the ball, including free agent additions and draft picks. The No. 1 pick was pretty obvious, but see the order they put the acquisitions in and why they’re choosing them on Wednesday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Expectations are sky high for the Browns heading into their first full season with Deshaun Watson at quarterback and with new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz taking over the other side of the ball. What happens, then, if the Browns manage to have a good record but miss the playoffs? It’s one of the questions our Football Insider subscribers had for Mary Kay Cabot on another Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. Mary Kay Cabot joins Dan Labbe to discuss how the Browns will manage expectations, if Stefanski and GM Andrew Berry are joined at the hip if the team falls short of expectations, if there’s a position group on the roster that has gotten worse and more. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns made big addition to their pass rush over the weekend, agreeing to acquire Za'Darius Smith from the Vikings. How will Smith fit alongside Garrett and Ogbo Okoronkwo once he's in the fold? It's one of the questions our Football Insiders had for Mary Kay Cabot as she joins Dan Labbe for a Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They also discuss what new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz could do with the pass rush as well as how the linebackers fit in the mix. They answer a question about which position groups where the Browns might rank No. 1 in the NFL and discuss which quarterback they would pick if they were a GM and could choose anyone for the next five years. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns agreed to acquire edge rusher Za’Darius Smith on Friday, a deal that gives new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz another weapon to get after the quarterback. Smith has double digit sacks in three of the last four seasons. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe reacted to the trade in a special emergency edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They discuss why the Browns made the trade to get Smith and what it means for the defensive line and the rest of the Browns pass rushers, including Myles Garrett and some of the young pass rushers. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns opened up rookie minicamp on Friday and we got our first look at the team’s 2023 rookie class. We had a chance to talk to the offensive draft picks and had an opportunity to watch the entire class practice alongside undrafted free agents and tryout players. Following practice, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed what they saw and heard on Friday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They discuss how some of the rookies looked, like Dawand Jones, Cedric Tillman and Dorian Thompson-Robinson. They also discussed the Browns staying in LA after their trip to Denver this year and why Kevin Stefanski is doing it. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns schedule is out. They open and close the season against the Bengals and have two prime time games. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe got together after the schedule release and reacted to all of it. They offer up their initial reactions to the overall schedule. Then it's our annual schedule power rankings draft. They pick all 17 games, ranking them from the most interesting to the least interesting. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL will release its schedule on Thursday night and we'll know when and where the Browns are playing in the fall. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe took their best shot at predicting the Browns schedule. They start with Week 1 and each person takes a week to slot one of the games -- including the bye week -- and lay out all 18 weeks. First, they discuss Deshaun Watson again taking his offensive teammates on a trip this year, this time to Puerto Rico. What do they hope to accomplish? Do we make too much of these trips? Why is it important for Watson to do this? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With post-draft power rankings starting to come out, it's becoming clear people aren't quite ready to jump on the Browns hype train. Why? Could the Browns surprise people? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start off another Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by answering those questions and more from our Football Insider subscribers. How much will Deshaun Watson play in the preseason? Will the Browns keep Dawand Jones at right tackle? Will Andrew Berry go running back shopping between now and training camp? Mary Kay and Dan get into all of that and more on today's podcast. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns GM Andrew Berry completed his fourth draft, a rare feat for a Browns GM, and Berry has always made it clear he is looking years down the road when he picks his players. A few years removed from his first drafts as Browns GM, how would we judge those first two drafts? It's one of the questions our Football Insider subscribers posed to Mary Kay Cabot on our weekly Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay joins Dan Labbe to discuss Berry's drafts, head coach Kevin Stefanski's ability to build an offense around Deshaun Watson, Alex Van Pelt's role and more. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns added veteran safety Rodney McLeod, and underrated move which could end up being very important for the defense. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start off our weekend podcast by talking McLeod and why adding him will matter to the defense and the locker room. They also hit some other Browns headlines, including Ashley's story about Mike Ford Jr. and why bringing him in was so important for the special teams. They even spend some time on Juan Thornhill's Brownie the Elf tattoo. Lastly, they do another edition of "Succession" power rankings. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns drafted seven players last weekend in the 2023 NFL Draft. We're bringing back Tim Bielik and Lance Reisland for one more draft podcast, this time looking back on the players the Browns added. Tim, Lance and Dan Labbe go through the Browns draft pick-by-pick, sharing thoughts and analysis on every player the Browns drafted. Then Tim and Lance answer questions about the draft: Who was your favorite pick? Which was the most head-scratching pick? Who is one player you wish the Browns would have drafted? Is there a player who went after Elijah Moore you would take over Moore? Who had the best draft? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the remaining two civil suits against Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson could go to trial. It's a reminder this story isn't over. What impact would a potential trial have on Watson and the Browns? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss it on Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast where they get into three Browns topics. They also talk about Anthony Walker Jr. coming back from injury and what he had to say this week. Lastly, they get into Dawand Jones and reports he told teams he wanted to play in the NBA, which he quickly pushed back against on Twitter on Wednesday. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cedric Tillman and Josh Gordon in the same sentence? Crazy, right? Well, at least physically it might not be. The two actually compare somewhat favorably on mockdraftable.com and it got one of our Football Insider subscribers wondering if there really were some similarities. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe took the opportunity to reminisce about Gordon on the field and also wonder if Tillman will eventually develop into a No. 1 receiver. They also discuss the roster status of certain veteran players following the draft, look at the running back position and get into how they evaluate draft picks after the Browns make them. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns wrapped up another NFL Draft under GM Andrew Berry this weekend, his fourth as the top personnel man. They added seven new players to the roster. Mar yKay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe looked back on the draft on Sunday and broke down the class by answering these questions: Who was your favorite pick? What was the most head-scratching pick? Which pick is most likely to make an impact this year? Which pick will make the biggest impact in three years? Which curreplayer was most impacted by this draft? They discuss all of it on this edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns completed Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday and it included adding two Ohio State players for the first time since 1965. They also added two Buckeyes as undrafted free agents in their secondary. Today’s Orange and Brown Talk takes a look, player-by-player at Day 3 of the draft and what each player means for the Browns. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss Dawand Jones, Isaiah McGuire, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Cameron Mitchell and Luke Wypler. Then Doug Lesmerises joins the show to dig in even deeper on the Ohio State players the Browns added. He also talks about C.J. Stroud landing in Houston and where Marvin Harrison Jr. would have gone in this draft. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns added wide receiver Cedric Tillman and defensive tackle Siaki Ika during Friday's second round of the NFL draft. In Tillman, they get a big receiver and in Ika they get a big human. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed Day 2 of the NFL Draft at the team's headquarters in Berea after it was over. They get into both picks and share their thoughts on each one. What does Tillman's addition mean to the current receiver room and where does he fit? How does Ika impact the defensive line and what does his presence mean for the likes of Perrion Winfrey, Jordan Elliott and other previous Berry picks. They also look ahead to Day 3 and what they hope the team will accomplish with their remaining six picks in the draft. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.

The Ravens and quarterback Lamar Jackson agreed to a record-setting deal on Thursday just before the start of the NFL Draft, locking up their franchise quarterback for 5 years and $260 million with $185 million in guarantees. It ends a long saga that left many wondering if Jackson would ever wear a Ravens uniform again. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe open Friday's podcast by discussing Jackson's contract and the state of quarterbacks in the AFC. Then they turn their attention to the draft. What stood out on Day 1? Lastly, what should the Browns do on Day 2 of the draft when they finally go on the clock? Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices