Orange And Brown Talk Podcast

The Bears acquired Khalil Mack over the weekend. Did the Browns make a run at Mack? Should they have? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed that as part of our latest podcast. We also talked about: The roster cutdown. Surprise cuts. The left tackle situation. Josh Gordon returns. A Carl Nassib story. Corey Coleman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roster cutdown day is coming. The Browns play their final preseason game on Thursday night and the reduction of the roster to 53 is due by 4 p.m. on Saturday. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe took a handful of Twitter questions in our podcast on Sunday, starting with who is on the roster bubble. We also discussed: Gregg Williams' comments about Denzel Ward. Jarvis Landry's role. Why do we talk about Baker Mayfield so much? How many wins for Hue Jackson to keep his job? And more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Gordon is back with the Browns. He's not allowed to practice yet, but he is with the team. So, what does it mean? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe held a Facebook Live chat on cleveland.com's Facebook page on Sunday night. You'll hear the audio from that chat, including our thoughts on Josh Gordon, on this podcast. Then, listen to Dan's interview with Jabrill Peppers for a story he posted on cleveland.com last week. You can find that story here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second episode of "Hard Knocks" aired on Tuesday night. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe looked back on that and talked about all the happenings at training camp prior to Friday's preseason game against Buffalo. We talked about: The Corey Coleman trade. Antonio Callaway. Todd Haley's star turn. Could Drew Stanton really end up as the backup quarterback? Coleman's return to Cleveland. A preseason game full of storylines. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baker Mayfield was impressive in his preseason debut on Thursday night against the Giants. It begs the question, should the Browns get him some work with the first team between now and the season opener? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about that and looked back at the Giants game. Topics we discussed: Can you get Mayfield first-team reps without disrupting the pecking order? The first-team offense and Tyrod Taylor making it look easy. Mychal Kendricks' impact on the defense. Joel Bitonio's performance at left tackle. Much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns traded Corey Coleman on Sunday night in exchange for a seventh round pick in 2020. It was a shocking trade based on both the timing and the return. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about the trade in three parts on Monday night: Why did it happen? What does it mean for the current group of wide receivers? What's next? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baker Mayfield got his shot to go against the Browns' first-team defense on Friday and Saturday. What does it mean? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about that during our latest Orange and Brown Talk podcast. Then we talked about: Joel Bitonio moving to left tackle. The Browns shaken up defensive line. Lastly, Dan talked to Duke Johnson last week for a story about his evolving role with the Browns. Read that here. You can hear the audio from that interview in the second half of the podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's plenty of excitement building for the Browns, and it sure sounds like Peter King think they are headed in the right direction. King was at Browns training camp on Monday and he joined the Orange and Brown Talk podcast to share his thoughts on the Browns. He talked with Mary Kay Cabot about: Why he would have taken Baker Mayfield No. 1 overall and why sitting him is the right thing to do. Bringing back Hue Jackson. John Dorsey and why he is right for the Browns. His thoughts on the Josh Gordon situation. The outlook in the AFC North. The Hall of Fame. His win total for the Browns. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns and Dez Bryant's representatives have had initial talks about adding the wide receiver to the roster. Cornerback Adam 'Pacman' Jones has also been linked to the Browns. Can the Browns afford to add either player to their locker room? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about the potential of adding Bryant. Then they talked about what has happened during the first two days and what they watch when they're at training camp. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Gordon announced on Twitter on Monday that he will not be present for the beginning of Browns training camp as he focuses on his treatment plan. It's not the first time the Browns have had to deal with the absence of Gordon. What do we know about the situation? What does it mean for the Browns on field? What's next for Gordon and the Browns? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed the situation in a special edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns open training camp next Thursday. That means it's time to talk all about the position battles and the state of the roster. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe went on the clock to break down the Browns' roster position-by-position. We started at the back end of the defense with the safeties and moved our way to the other side of the ball, wrapping up with quarterbacks and spending five minutes on every position group. (We even threw in a bonus two minutes on tight ends because we ran out of time trying to lump them in with the receivers.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Notes Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot takes her best guess at some over-unders with substitute host David Campbell as training camp approaches. She also answers some of your questions from her Hey, Mary Kay! mailbag, and talks about why 2018 could be a tough season for NFL referees. The over-under topics include: 2: How many different players will start at left tackle for the Browns this season 4: How many starts Baker Mayfield will make in 2018 12.5: Will Myles Garrett have more or fewer sacks than that? 74: The number of catches for Duke Johnson in 2018 987: The number of receiving yards for Jarvis Landry in 2018 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns training camp is still a few weeks away, so Mary Kay Cabot and I have some time to ponder some reader questions. On this week's Orange and Brown Talk, we picked ten of our favorites submitted to us this week and had at them. They include: Is Tyrod Taylor poised for a career year? What other players could have breakout seasons? Who is the frontrunner to start at cornerback opposite Denzel Ward? How much credit does Sashi Brown deserve if the Browns start winning? Will Jabrill Peppers really play better closer to the line of scrimmage? How many points should this offense average? Which receivers could be left off the roster? Could there be a surprise trade before the season opens? What's Jamie Meder's role? Who are you rooting for in the World Cup? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns are less than a month away from the opening of training camp. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe continue their airport series of podcasts as Mary Kay is off to another far-off(ish) destination. We asked and answered four different Browns questions in today's episode, including: Who is the most important offseason acquisition? (2:25)Who is the most important draft pick for the 2018 season? (9:25)Which second-year player will make the biggest leap in 2018? (14:55)Who is the player Browns fans will fall in love with during training camp? (20:55) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Labbe and Mary Kay Cabot are back this week with a new podcast. Dan is fresh off a series of training camp observations in wich one innocous line about Baker Mayfield not being ready to compete for the starting quarterback job made national headlines. You can read the full story here. Mary Kay and Dan talked about how something like that happens and about the context of the observation. Then we talked some more about the quarterback situation as it stands and whether it could change before the opener. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tyrod Taylor is the Browns starting quarterback, and that's probably the best news coming out of the offseason program. Nothing against Baker Mayfield, of course, it's just that starting the guy who has played and won in the NFL is sure to have a positive domino effect on the Browns. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked all about the impact Taylor starting will have on the entire offense as our big story recapping the team's offseason program. Other topics include: 9:20 Three quick-hit stories including an early look at position battles, Corey Coleman's status and expectations for Josh Gordon. 20:40 Our Twitter question of the week about ICEE flavors. 22:20 Setting a reasonable win expectation for the Browns. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns wrapped up OTAs this week. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe were at the final open practice on Tuesday. The highlight was Baker Mayfield moving up to the second team, which we discussed off the top of today's podcast. Then we talked about Denzel Ward's move to the first team defense. Dan posted a Q&A with wide receiver Jarvis Landry at cleveland.com/browns. You can hear that full interview in the second segment of our show. Landry talks about his time in Miami, playing with Odell Beckham and what he hopes to accomplish in Cleveland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns have made big investments on the offensive side of the football this offseason, bringing in a new quarterback, a new wide receiver, new running backs -- it's an exciting thing for Browns fans. So, will the offense actually be able to score points? Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talk about that off the top of this week's podcast. Other topics we covered include: 12:50: Our three quick hit stories including Denzel Ward’s rise, Damarious Randall’s tweet and Hue Jackson using LeBron James as motivation. 24:20: We go off the field to talk NBA Finals. 27:45: Twitter question of the week about Briean Boddy-Calhoun’s role. 30:40: Our favorite LeBron James memories. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns held their first open practice of OTAs on Wednesday. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe were there, of course, so that's what we talked about on the latest of edition of our Browns podcast. Topics include: Thoughts on Baker Mayfield and Tyrod Taylor. Players we are most interested in watching the rest of the spring. Duke Johnson's contract situation. Johnny Manziel's advice for Baker Mayfield. The approach of the coaching staff. Mary Kay's strict rules about hammocks. Favorite NFL road trip cities. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns will go under the 'Hard Knocks' microscope this training camp. NFL Films and HBO will feature them in their weekly series that follows an NFL team through training camp. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked all about that. We addressed three questions: How will it impact the quarterback situation?Will this change the way Hue Jackson is viewed by fans?Who will turn into the star of the show? Then we got into a few different segments including: News of the week, with Joe Thomas as John Madden.Our thoughts on the Eastern Conference Finals.Mary Kay gets caught up on the latest Internet trend.Twitter Q&A on QBs, running backs and cornerbacks.Mary Kay's adventures in cleaning.Dan's running a marathon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices