Browns Plainly Podcast

The Browns are on to Week 5 beginning today and we're turning the page as well on a Wednesday Orange and Brown Talk Podcast -- well, mostly.

Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start the pod off by talking about the three things they're thinking as Chargers week kicks off. Will Myles Garrett or Jadeveon Clowney play? Is the defense in trouble? What challenges do the Chargers pose?

Then Lance Reisland joins Dan to look back on the Falcons game. What went wrong on the goal line? What about the run defense and the big pass play? What positives were there from the loss?

Lastly, Dan plays NFL Playoff Committee and picks his seven playoff teams from each conference after Week 4.

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Garrett Bush of The Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show and Jeff Lloyd of The Locked On Browns Podcast are preview the Browns vs Chargers. NFL Week 5 | Browns Face A Huge Challenge From Herbert And The Chargers. After a tough loss on the road, the Cleveland Browns head home to take on the Los Angeles Chargers, who are led by Justin Herbert Everyone is ready to put Week 4 behind us and move on to the Los Angeles Chargers. That’s who will be heading to Northeast Ohio to take on the Cleveland Browns in Week 4. It’s a battle of 2-2 teams but they come in with different stories.

After losing by three to the Chiefs in Week 2, the Chargers seemed uninterested in Week 3 and lost 38-10 to the Jaguars. They came back out ready to remind everyone how strong their offense is as they beat Houston 34-24 to improve to 2-2. Cleveland has gone back and forth with their wins and losses, taking out the Panthers and Steelers in Weeks 1 and 3 and losing to the Jets and Falcons in Weeks 2 and 4. They’ll try and keep that routine going, but it won’t be easy as they take on a great passing attack led by Justin Herbert.

Browns vs. Chargers Odds Week 5

Cleveland is an underdog in this one but it says a lot about the talent on this team that it’s just a three-point spread as of Monday. The Chargers are a potent passing attack and given the Browns issues in the secondary, L.A. seems as though they should be favored more. The moneyline stands at +16 for Cleveland while Los Angeles is sitting at -184. As of now, the over/under is at 47.5.

Browns vs. Chargers Prediction Week 5

Cleveland lost in Week 4 despite Marcus Mariota completing just seven passes. Herbert can complete seven passes in one drive. He’s already thrown for 1,250 yards and nine touchdowns and with the Browns penchant for leaving people open, he’s going to add to those numbers in a big way. Last season, he led them to 26 points in the final quarter against Cleveland and that was with Baker Mayfield throwing for 305 yards and two touchdowns. It’s not likely Jacoby Brissett has a day and Herbert could repeat his 398-yard, four-touchdown performance — especially if the defensive line is still hurting. If so, he will have all day to throw and this could get ugly.

Prediction: Chargers 34, Browns 20

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The Browns are 2-2 after four games following a disappointing loss to the Falcons on Sunday. Our Football Insider subscribers have questions and they asked away on Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast.

Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe get into all sorts of topics stemming from Sunday's loss. Why are the Browns 2-2? How is Kevin Stefanski doing as a playcaller? Was going for it early in the game the right decision and how did it impact Sunday's outcome? What's ahead for the Browns as their schedule turns more difficult?

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Garrett Bush of the Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show and Jeff Lloyd of the Locked on Browns Podcast were joined by John Kosko of Pro Football Focus. Kosko gave his grades for the Cleveland Browns vs. Atlanta Falcons Week 4 matchup. Find Out The Week 4 Pro Football Focus Grades For The Cleveland Browns.

After their week of adversity and losing their star defensive player in Myles Garrett after his accident, the Browns lost 23-20 to the Falcons on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to drop to 2-2. The outcome was decided on Jacoby Brissett’s interception with 55 seconds left when the Browns were trying to get Cade York in position for the game-tying field goal.

The Browns had another blown coverage late in the game when receiver Olamide Zaccheaus caught a 43-yard pass from Marcus Mariota. Denzel Ward grabbed Zaccheaus’ facemask making the tackle to tack on another 15 yards to the Browns’ 33. Younghoe Koo kicked a 45-yard field goal with 2:28 left to put Atlanta up 23-20. Brissett took over at his 25 with no timeouts left and the drive was a disaster. It began with a short pass into the turf and then back-to-back completions of 20 to David Bell and 6 to Donovan Peoples-Jones.

Guard Joel Bitonio was flagged for ineligible man downfield to take the Browns out of field goal range. Brissett was sacked by Grady Jarrett on third down and then threw the interception on a pass to Bell. The Browns had plenty of adversity to overcome during the week with star defensive end Myles Garrett flipping his Porsche 911 Turbo S multiple times on Monday and suffering multiple minor injuries, including a sprained shoulder, strained biceps and cut wrist. Garrett didn’t practice all week and his status was uncertain. Ultimately, he was ruled out on Saturday and stayed home to rest his wounds.

In fact, the Browns headed into the game minus three of their four starting defensive linemen in Garrett (shoulder, biceps), Jadeveon Clowney (ankle) and Taven Bryan (hamstring). They were replaced by rookie Alex Wright, recent practice-squader Isaac Rochell and second-year pro Tommy Togiai. The Browns were also without middle linebacker Anthony Walker Jr., who’s out for the season with a torn quadriceps tendon. He was replaced by Jacob Phillips, who wore the green helmet sticker and called the defense signals.

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The Browns host the Los Angeles Chargers next Sunday at 1 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium.

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The Cleveland Browns lost to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday to fall to 2-2 on the year. Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe and Ashley Bastock were in Atlanta to cover the game, and Irie Harris and Doug Lesmerises join them to talk about another Browns loss that was there for the taking.

First off, what or who is most to blame for the Browns' loss?

Then, how was Amari Cooper taken away, how was there another blown coverage at a key moment, and what's the overall view of the team heading to Week 5?

Finally, did Kevin Stefanski put too much on Jacoby Brissett on Sunday?

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Garrett Bush of the Locked On Browns Podcast and The Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show joines Adam The Bull, Mikey McNuggets, and Jeff Lloyd to gives BROWNS VS FALCONS INSTANT REACTION! After their week of adversity and losing their star defensive player in Myles Garrett after his accident, the Browns lost 23-20 to the Falcons on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to drop to 2-2. The outcome was decided on Jacoby Brissett’s interception with 55 seconds left when the Browns were trying to get Cade York in position for the game-tying field goal.

The Browns had another blown coverage late in the game when receiver Olamide Zaccheaus caught a 43-yard pass from Marcus Mariota. Denzel Ward grabbed Zaccheaus’ facemask making the tackle to tack on another 15 yards to the Browns’ 33. Younghoe Koo kicked a 45-yard field goal with 2:28 left to put Atlanta up 23-20. Brissett took over at his 25 with no timeouts left and the drive was a disaster. It began with a short pass into the turf and then back-to-back completions of 20 to David Bell and 6 to Donovan Peoples-Jones.

Guard Joel Bitonio was flagged for ineligible man downfield to take the Browns out of field goal range. Brissett was sacked by Grady Jarrett on third down and then threw the interception on a pass to Bell. The Browns had plenty of adversity to overcome during the week with star defensive end Myles Garrett flipping his Porsche 911 Turbo S multiple times on Monday and suffering multiple minor injuries, including a sprained shoulder, strained biceps and cut wrist. Garrett didn’t practice all week and his status was uncertain. Ultimately, he was ruled out on Saturday and stayed home to rest his wounds.

In fact, the Browns headed into the game minus three of their four starting defensive linemen in Garrett (shoulder, biceps), Jadeveon Clowney (ankle) and Taven Bryan (hamstring). They were replaced by rookie Alex Wright, recent practice-squader Isaac Rochell and second-year pro Tommy Togiai.

The Browns were also without middle linebacker Anthony Walker Jr., who’s out for the season with a torn quadriceps tendon. He was replaced by Jacob Phillips, who wore the green helmet sticker and called the defense signals.

The Browns, who were tied 10-10 at the half, went ahead for the first time, 13-10, on a 45-yard Cade York field goal to cash in on Denzel Ward’s interception with 6:57 left in the third quarter. The pick followed two straight three-and-outs by the Browns offense. But the Falcons gave the Browns a taste of their own medicine on their next drive. The ran 10 straight times — all with lead back Cordarelle Patterson on the sidelines presumably nursing his sore knee — to take a 17-13 left with 12:51 left on Caleb Huntley’s 5-yard TD run. Huntley ran eight times on the drive. But the Browns’ running game came alive too, with Kareem Hunt rumbling for 20 yards and then Nick Chubb blasting up the left side for a 28-yard TD to make it 20-17 with 9:51 left. “... I’m always trying to do what’s best for the team. There’s always opportunities to get better as a player and a coach. ... I’m going to fall back on our process and put our guys in a position to succeed.”

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The Browns host the Los Angeles Chargers next Sunday at 1 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium.

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Garrett Bush of The Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show and Jeff Lloyd of The Locked On Browns Podcast are joined by Browns Legend D'Qwell Jackson. The Browns former captain Gives Keys To Victory in the Browns vs. Falcons preview. Falcons coach Arthur Smith knows what to expect from a Cleveland Browns offense that revolves around Nick Chubb's powerful runs. ''They're coming to mash you,'' Smith said. Smith wants Atlanta's rushing attack led by Cordarrelle Patterson to mash back. Chubb, the NFL's leading rusher, and Patterson, who ranks third, will be in the spotlight in what Smith expects to be a ''heavyweight fight'' of running games on Sunday. This will be Chubb's first NFL game played in his home state. The Cedartown native previously played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during his college career at Georgia. Chubb says Cleveland's run-first offense wears down defenses. ''Things start to open up,'' Chubb said. ''I can't really see them getting tired, but at the end of the game things do start opening up a lot easier.''

Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett says the Browns' running game is no secret. 'I mean, yeah, teams know we're going to run the ball and we still run the ball,'' Brissett said. The Browns (2-1) and Falcons (1-2) are the league's only teams to score at least 26 points in every game. 'Everybody sees the tape; it's going to be a really physical game on Sunday,'' Smith said. ''They're going to try to run Nick Chubb 500 times and we got to stop him, and we're going to try to run the ball and play our game, too.'' Brissett has disproved doubters who believed the Browns couldn't win until quarterback Deshaun Watson returns in December from his 11-game suspension for alleged sexual misconduct. Brissett threw two touchdown passes in Cleveland's 29-17 win over Pittsburgh on Sept. 22. Patterson, formerly a wide receiver and return specialist, has set career rushing highs in two of Atlanta's first three games, including his 141 yards in last week's 27-23 win at Seattle. The Browns may be without All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett, who suffered a sprained shoulder, strained biceps, cuts and bruises when he flipped his Porsche in a one-car crash on Monday.

MORE THAN A RECEIVER

Second-year Atlanta tight end Kyle Pitts made fantasy players happy when he had five catches for 87 yards last week. Pitts had only four catches for 38 yards in the first two games. Smith said the tight end's value is based on more than his catches, pointing to his contributions in the running game. 'He's really becoming a complete player,'' Smith said.

OFFENSIVE ROLL

Watson will claim the starting job when he returns in December. Brissett is making a case he should be starting for some team, if not Cleveland. The 29-year-old Brissett has exceeded expectations, leading the Browns to a pair of wins while completing 74% (43 of 58) of his passes in the past two games. Brissett has developed chemistry with wide receiver Amari Cooper and he's spreading the ball around to make all of Cleveland's playmakers happy. Brissett believes the Browns' offense can be even better. ''The reasons why we haven't scored on every drive has been us,'' he said. ''It's been things that we haven't (done) and we're still trying to correct.''

BUSTED-UP BROWNS

In addition to Garrett, the Browns had four other defensive starters miss practice this week. End Jadeveon Clowney (ankle), cornerback Denzel Ward (ribs, back), linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (groin) and tackle Taven Bryan (hamstring) were also sidelined. Browns linebacker and captain Anthony Walker Jr. suffered a season-ending quadriceps injury against Pittsburgh. With Garrett and Clowney hurting, the Browns may need to rely on some rookies, including end Alex Wright.

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The Browns hit the road this weekend, traveling to Atlanta where they will play their second NFC South opponent on the road, the Falcons.

We’re previewing all aspects of Sunday’s contest at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on our Friday podcast. We start with the things you need to know to get you ready for the key matchups. Then we get into prop bets about Jacoby Brissett, David Njoku, Nick Chubb, the first-half score and more.

D. Orlando Ledbetter, Falcons beat writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, gives us the view from Atlanta and makes his pick for the game.

We also make our picks for Sunday’s game.

This podcast features Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock, Doug Lesmerises, Irie Harris and Dan Labbe.

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Garrett Bush of the Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show and Jeff Lloyd of the Locked On Browns Podcast joined Locked On Falcons Podcast Host Aaron Freeman for the discuss the Browns vs. Falcons Preview | Can The Browns Win Without Myles Garrett On The Road? This NFL Week 4 cross-conference matchup has plenty of sports betting potential as the AFC North ruling Cleveland Browns face off against the NFC South’s Atlanta Falcons, two teams with impressive rushing attacks led by quarterbacks looking to find their next football franchise. The 2-1 Cleveland Browns should be undefeated were it not for a serious miscommunication in their Week 2 defense against the NY Jets, but still they sit atop the AFC North as their temporary QB Jacoby Brissett rocks and their two star RBs Nick, Chubb and Kareem Hunt, roll. Last week, the Atlanta Falcons won their first game of the season thanks to great production from dual threat RB Cordarrelle Patterson (18 touches, 153 total yds, TD) helping his QB Marcus Mariota during his NFL rebirth along with TE Kyle Pitts and rookie WR Drake London.

Cleveland Browns vs Atlanta Falcons Predictions

Can the Falcons Defense Handle the Browns’ Offensive Weapons?

Atlanta Falcons DC Dean Pees will have his hands full game planning against this multi-talented Cleveland Browns offense that can hurt you with deep threat receiver Cooper, field slashing TE Njoku, or the two-headed backfield rushing monster nicknamed CHUNT, RBs Chubb and Hunt. Collectively, they are all a problem for the Falcons to consider, their defensive front line also about to get hammered by one of the top NFL lines featuring All-Pro guard Joel Bitonio, so DE Ta’Quon Graham and his D-line have to hope that their secondary can hold their coverage. The Falcons defense is ranked 20th in the league, allowing teams to score 27 points and gain over 380 total yards per game, a squad that will have to multi-task on Sunday as they defend against the Browns’ top-5 multi-functional offensive attack that hits hard from everywhere.

Browns Key Player: (DE) Myles Garrett

All eyes are on Browns star DE Myles Garrett who was in an automobile accident earlier this week that totaled his Porsche but left him with no life-threatening injuries after he swerved to avoid hitting an animal, so right now he is listed as questionable to play on Sunday. Assuming Garrett does suit up in Atlanta, what he brings to the defense is a bone-crushing attack at the line where he runs circles around offensive tackles and guards as his body stays horizontal to the turf and his long arms take QBs down, so far with 3 sacks on the season.Garrett only needs one more sack to become the Browns franchise sack leader and, with Falcons QB Mariota having already been sacked 6 times this season (three times in each of the last two games), it’s highly likely that Myles will earn that all-time Browns distinction on Sunday.

Falcons Key Player: (QB) Marcus Mariota

After the Atlanta Falcons moved on from longtime franchise QB Matt Ryan (Indy Colts) in the offseason, backup Marcus Mariota was named starter under center, a veteran team leader who started in league as a Tennessee Titan who is no doubt thrilled to have another shot at a team.This is Mariota’s 8th NFL season and the former Oregon star and Heisman Trophy winner will turn 29 right before Halloween this year, a 6’ 4” 222-pound scrambler from Hawaii already with impressive career stats – 80 TDs for 14,077 yards and 48 INTs completing 63% of his passes. Mariota can also hurt you with his legs having posted 1,666 rushing yards and 15 TDs over his eight pro seasons, so watch for him to run when he is not handing or throwing the ball to dual-threat RB Cordarrelle Patterson or hitting TE Kyle Pitts for the checkdown YAC opportunity.

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It's unclear yet if Browns defensive end Myles Garrett will be available to play on Sunday against the Falcons. He was involved in one-car accident on Monday when his Porsche flipped over. He and his passenger escaped without life threatening injuries.

Garrett was not at the facility on Wednesday but is expected to be there on Thursday. Should he play on Sunday? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss. Then they look at the rest of the team's injury troubles. Jadeveon Clowney's status is unknown and cornerback Denzel Ward appeared on the injury report on Wednesday. They get into the status of each and what it would mean to not have them.

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