Browns Plainly Podcast

Former Browns offensive lineman Roman Oben looks back at one of his favorite memories from his time as a Cleveland Brown. Roman remembers when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-20 in week 3 of the 2000 NFL season.

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.

It's only right that Joe & Hawk are back in Cleveland together for this episode to discuss LeBron & the Cavs making it to their 4th straight NBA Finals. The guys also make their bold 2018 NFL season predictions and talk Brady, Belichick and the Patriots. Plus, more #ThomaHawk Q&A!

Defensive back Damarious Randall addressed the media on May 30, 2018.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Tyrod Taylor addressed the media on May 30, 2018 during OTAs. Tyrod Taylor discusses Damarious Randall's NBA Finals tweet, Lebron James, Cleveland sports fans, and Josh Gordon.

Defensive back T.J Carrie addressed the media on May 30, 2018 after OTA practice. T.J. talks about Damarious Randall's tweet about the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland's fan base, Denzel Ward, Baker Mayfield and OTA's.

Head Coach Hue Jackson addressed the media on May 30, 2018.

The Browns took to the practice field during organized team activities on May 30, 2018.

Listen in as Browns players participated in the 19th Annual Cleveland Browns Foundation Golf Tournament.

Think of this small step for the Cleveland Browns.

Possibly becoming the best NFL team in the state of Ohio.

On Takes By The Lake, your cleveland.com all-sports podcast that mostly deals with the Browns because we can't help it, our latest episode focuses on the Cincinnati Bengals.

We're taking a tour of the AFC North. Two weeks ago, we dealt with the Baltimore Ravens. Next Friday, we'll get to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

This week, it's Cincinnati, as Doug Lesmerises is joined by guest Jim Owczarski, one of the Bengals beat writers for cincinnati.com and the Cincinnati Enquirer.

The Bengals have won seven straight over the Browns dating back to November 2014 and have won 15 of the last 19 in the series.

But after making the playoffs five straight seasons between 2011 and 2015, the Bengals are coming off two losing seasons. So what does that mean for head coach Marvin Lewis? What does that mean for quarterback Andy Dalton?

And as the Browns attempt to find their footing and move out of their perpetual spot in the basement of the AFC North, are the Bengals as a franchise trending up or trending down?

The rest of the AFC North matters, because if the Browns actually get better, another team is going to have to finish last.

Enjoy this great conversation about the Bengals and what the view of the Browns is from Cincinnati on the latest episode of Takes By The Lake from cleveland.com.