Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

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Who do we want for the Browns' opener? Mar 28, 2019

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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 Freddie Kitchens handle the Browns' personalities?
What about the new uniforms?
Training camp staying in Berea.
Changes to FirstEnergy Stadium.

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What surprised us most about how the Odell Beckham trade came together Mar 18, 2019

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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 length of Kareem Hunt’s suspension, what impact will it have?
How does Beckham change expectations for the Browns?

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How does Odell Beckham change our expectations? Mar 13, 2019

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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 expectations for the team in 2019?

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Are the Browns going all-in this season? Feb 28, 2019

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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-sign him?

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How did Freddie Kitchens do in his first combine press conference? Feb 28, 2019

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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 the current running backs.
Baker Mayfield’s offseason.
Re-signing Greg Robinson.
Will Breshad Perriman re-sign?

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Would you trade for Odell Beckham (and three other Browns questions) Feb 19, 2019

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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 Beckham?
Would you trade Duke Johnson?
Would you keep Jamie Collins?
How would you address the backup quarterback?

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The Browns sign Kareem Hunt Feb 12, 2019

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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 now?
Can he turn his life around here?
What does signing Hunt mean on the field?

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When can Browns fans start dreaming about the Super Bowl? Feb 05, 2019

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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 Browns’ biggest offseason needs?
Could there be a surprise trade in the works?
Revisiting some of our preseason predictions.

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What we learned from ESPN's story on Browns' dysfunction Jan 24, 2019

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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, Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe talk all about the piece and what we took away from reading it.

Topics include:

The approach of Jimmy and Dee Haslam throughout the story.
The decision to hire Hue Jackson.
How so many regime changes impacted their ownership.
The current state of the team.

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What challenges does Freddie Kitchens face as head coach? Jan 14, 2019

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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.

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