Browns Plainly Podcast

The Browns are hiring Jim Schwartz as their defensive coordinator, choosing the longtime coordinator and former head coach of the Lions to succeed Joe Woods.

Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe open our podast by reacting to the hiring of Schwartz's defense. Why was he the choice? What does it mean for the current players on the roster? What are Andrew Berry's priorities now for this offseason?

Then Lance Reisland joins the show to explain Schwartz's scheme. Who does it help and who does it hurt on the Browns' current roster?

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Former Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz is returning to Cleveland. The Browns plan to hire Schwartz as their new dc, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday, per a source informed of the situation.Schwartz got his NFL start with the Browns under Bill Belichick as a personnel scout from 1993-1995. Schwartz rose to prominence as the Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator (2001-2008), which helped him land the Detroit Lions head coaching gig. Schwartz helped the Lions return to the postseason for the first time in over a decade but bottomed out, going 29-51 in five seasons. After his stint as a head coach, the fiery Schwartz returned to defensive coordinator duties. He spent one season as DC in Buffalo in 2014. He then moved to Philadelphia, where he spent the next five seasons as the coordinator, helping the Eagles win their first Lombardi Trophy in 2017. Schwartz left Eagles following the 2020 season, returning to Tennessee as a senior defensive assistant for the past two campaigns. Now he's back in Cleveland to help turn around an underperforming defense under former DC Joe Woods. Schwartz's scheme meshes well with Pro Bowl edge rusher Miles Garrett, but the Browns must spend the offseason upgrading a unit with holes at every level.

Schwartz replaces Joe Woods, who was fired last week after the Browns ranked 19th in defensive efficiency, finished with a record of 7-10 and missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season. Schwartz was the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2009 to 2013, going just 29-51 over that stretch but leading the Lions to the playoffs in 2011. He won a Super Bowl as defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018. Schwartz, 56, spent the past two years as a defensive assistant with the Tennessee Titans.Schwartz also had defensive coordinator stints with the Titans (2001-08) and Buffalo Bills (2014). He was a personnel scout for the Browns from 1993-95 under then-Cleveland head coach Bill Belichick.The Browns also interviewed Pittsburgh Steelers defensive assistant and former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores for their defensive coordinator.job, as well as Seattle Seahawks assistant Sean Desai and Philadelphia assistant Dennard Wilson.

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Former Browns left tackle Joe Thomas is up for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the first time this year and he has a chance to become a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer.

In this special edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Thomas talks with Mary Kay Cabot about all things Browns. They cover:

His eligibility for the Hall of Fame.

Dealing with the mental strain of losing.

Joel Bitonio and his Hall-of-Fame potential.

His time with Johnny Manziel, Josh Gordon and Justin Gilbert.

The quarterbacks he blocked for.

Jedrick Wills' future.

Dealing with memory issues.

+ more.

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The Browns are searching for a new defensive coordinator and the interview process is moving along as the search stretches into its second week.

We have a two-part Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast and in Monday's Part One, Mary Kay answers questions about the defensive coordinator search. What impact does Deshaun Watson have on the search? Will Kevin Stefanski's longterm outlook have an impact on whether someone takes the job or not? What are the priorities for the new defensive coordinator?

Part 2 of the Hey, Mary Kay! podcast is coming on Tuesday.

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In this video, the Cleveland Browns have been named to the NFL All- Pro Team! Nick Chubb, Myles Garrett, and Joel Bitonio have all been named to the NFL All- Pro Team, which is an incredible achievement for the trio. The three players have been dominant throughout the NFL this season. We discuss their success in the latest episode of the locked On Browns Podcast. Thanks for watching!

For the third straight season, the Browns are represented on the Associated Press' All-Pro first team.

G Joel Bitonio, the Browns' longest tenured player who just keeps getting better, earned the top honor for a second consecutive season. DE Myles Garrett and RB Nick Chubb earned second-team honors.

Bitonio continued to be a key blocker in every facet of the Browns' offensive attack and was one reason why Cleveland finished sixth in the league in rushing, which marked the third straight season the Browns' run game has ranked in the top 6. Bitonio was the second-highest graded defender by Pro Football Focus with an 87.6 overall grade for the season and played every snap for the sixth consecutive season. He was named to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl last month. For his career, Bitonio has made the AP's first-team twice and also has three second-team honors.

Garrett, who was selected to his fourth career Pro Bowl last month, tied his own single-season franchise record with 16 sacks, his same total from 2021. He played in 16 games and tallied 60 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss and four pass deflections — all those stats were career-bests for Garrett. He also added two forced fumbles, and he recorded at least one sack in all but five of his games this season. He's the only player in the NFL to record at least 10 sacks in each of the past five seasons. Garrett now has four All-Pro honors for his career, including two first-team selections.

Chubb was bested by the Raiders' Josh Jacobs for a role on the first team but still built a career-best season with 1,525 rushing yards, his highest ever in his fifth NFL season, and 12 touchdowns, which tied his career high from 2020. Chubb joined Jim Brown as the only two Browns players to eclipse 1,500 rushing yards in a season, and he was also named a Pro Bowler for the fourth consecutive year. This is Chubb's first-ever All-Pro selection.

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The NFL playoffs start this weekend and we're bringing you a special bonus edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast.

Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises and Mary Kay Cabot preview the weekend ahead. They offer up prop bets and picks they like in this weekend's games. Then they go through each game and make their picks.

Then Dan and Doug make their Super Bowl picks. Who will win each conference? Who will win the championship?

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We asked our Football Insider subscribers on Thursday a series of Browns questions, leading with who is most to blame for the Browns missing the playoffs this season? On Friday's Orange and Brown Talk podcast, we reveal their answers and we give our own in an offseason roundtable.

Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris and Dan Labbe discuss all things Browns in this roundtable discussion. Questions answered also include:

How much confidence do you have in Deshaun Watson in 2023?

How much confidence do you have in the Browns organization?

Who is under the most pressure next season?

Rank the AFC North teams in terms of confidence level.

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The Cleveland Browns interviewed Jim Schwartz for their opening at defensive coordinator yesterday, and now they are bringing in former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores today. And according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, “People I’ve talked to think Flores has a real good shot at Browns’ DC job.”

The Browns still have to interview Jerod Mayo and Sean Desai, who are both tantalizing candidates as well, but Breer also added in his mailbag that he has heard owner Jimmy Haslam is a fan of his. The Browns have wasted no time, and perhaps their best candidate is in the building today.

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The Cleveland Browns are putting the 2022 season behind them and are already looking to right the ship.

Hosted by Craig Fountain and Ryan Angelo

If you want to join the show, you are welcome. About halfway through the show, we post a link in the comments of YouTube and Facebook that will bring you into our studio using your phone, tablet, or computer device. Come talk Cleveland Browns with us!

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The Browns' 2022 season came to an end on Sunday and on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe are looking back on it through the lens of three people who were there covering it every day from the first day of training camp.

They start with their most memorable games of the season before they discuss when they started to sense the season was not going to end in a playoff berth.

Then they talk about their favorite stories of the year and how they came together.

Lastly, Mary Kay tells us about one of the craziest things that happened during one of the craziest weeks of the year.

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