What the NFL Draft taught us about the Browns roster

The Browns schedule was released on Wednesday night along with the rest of the NFL schedule. It is back-loaded with difficult matchups and short weeks following their Week 10 bye. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe got together after the schedule release and broke down what they thought of how the schedule came out. They start by looking at the back part of the schedule and how the Browns will navigate challenging opponents and short weeks. They also get into some other areas of the schedule that stand out, schedule release videos and they spend time talking about the Browns playing a preseason game in Seattle. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: 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

We know a little about the Browns 2024 schedule, which will be released in full on Wednesday night at 8 p.m., but there's still plenty of mystery about how the 17 weeks after their opener against Dallas will play out. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe did their annual schedule prediction draft on Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They go through and place all of the opponents throughout the schedule. They take turns drafting opponents and placing them on a line on the schedule, trying to figure out how to backload the schedule with division games, not end up with too many home or road games in a row and whether the Browns will end up playing Jacksonville in London. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: 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 will open the 2024 regular season against the Cowboys at Cleveland Browns Stadium at 4:25 p.m. on Fox. It will be one of the marquee games of the first week and an opportunity for the Browns to go against America’s Team. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe reacted to the news of the Browns’ opening week game. The rest of the NFL schedule will be released on Wednesday night, though a few more games will still be announced in the coming days. They discuss all the hype surrounding the game, including Tom Brady calling his first game as a broadcaster, as well as Deshaun Watson returning to the field against one of the league’s best pass rushers in Micah Parsons. They also get into some of the games they’re looking forward to covering this season. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: 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 rookie minicamp offers us an opportunity to see and hear from the Browns 2024 draft class for the first time. The team held media availability and open practices on Friday and Saturday. After we watched practice on Saturday, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe recapped the Browns’ most recent class pick-by-pick, going through what they heard and saw from all six of the new picks on Saturday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They get into one-on-ones Mary Kay had with Mike Hall Jr. and Jamari Thrash before they talk about the maturity of Zak Zinter and Nathaniel Watson and what the Browns might get out of their Day 3 picks. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: 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 rookies are in town this weekend for the team's rookie minicamp, their first chance to experience life in the NFL. They will hold three practices over the weekend, including two open to the media, and will have media availability. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe look ahead to the weekend on today's Orange and Brown Talk podcast and discuss the things they're watching and what they can learn from rookie minicamp. Which players and coaches will they keep an eye on? What do they hope to hear when they talk to players? What can you learn from watching practices athat are mostly individual drills? They cover it all in this rookie minicamp preview. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: 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 next week, which means it's time for schedule content. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe take an early look ahead at the Browns schedule and put together a wish list for what they hope to see when the Browns schedule comes out. Are they hoping for a London game? When would they like to see division games? What about night games? They put together a list of everything they're hoping for when the schedule comes out. What about Vegas? Should it go back-to-back with Denver? When should they play Kansas City? They cover all of it on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: 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 will hold rookie minicamp this weekend and our Football Insider subscribers had some questions about what to expect when the Browns rookies take the field. It's where Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Which players are they most interested in seeing and what do they hope to learn? They also talk a little about Jamari Thrash and the rest of the receivers and how it all fits together. Then they get into whether Deshaun Watson will throw during OTAs or minicamp and if Nick Chubb could make an appearance before they discuss a little about where the Browns rank in the AFC and how big of a factor Watson's health is in all of it. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: 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 quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson's rookie season ended prematurely last year with a hip injury and, in some ways, he became the forgotten man in the quarterback room. This time a year ago, he began his rise to backup quarterback and now he faces questions about his role on this year's team. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe started their Monday Orange and Brown Talk Podcast discussing Thompson-Robinson, who Mary Kay spoke with over the weekend. What can we expect from him in the offseason and will we see him throwing? Then they talk about the defensive tackle room and how it will all come together. They also discuss Justin Hardee, who Ashley wrote a feature on, and what she learned about him in the process and why he's so important to this team. They wrap up by talking about Duke Johnson, who announced his retirement on Sunday night. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: 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

It has been one week since the Browns made six draft picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, plenty of time to digest what they did and why they added the players they picked. Cleveland.com‘s draft expert Tim Bielik and film expert Lance Reisland join the Orange and Brown Talk podcast to recap the team’s draft and go over every pick the Browns made. Tim and Lance join Dan Labbe and pick their favorite pick from the Browns draft, their most intriguing pick and then they discuss the remaining names from the Browns’ draft class before getting into some of the other happenings from last weekend. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: 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 reconvened after the draft for the next phase of their offseason program and will officially welcome their new rookie class to the field next weekend for rookie minicamp. With the roster taking shape and six new players on their way along with undrafted free agents fighting for jobs, which areas of the Browns roster are we most and least comfortable with as spring rolls on? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe went through and offered up one position each to answer the question on Thursday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast. They talked about areas of strength and areas where they’re still a little nervous about the team as it starts to mold into its final form. We were Voted best podcast by Cleveland Magazine readers! Want to become a Football Insider subscriber? Get more info here. Music credits: 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