Browns Plainly Podcast

We continue the training camp preview series as we focus on the running back room. The Browns have the NFL's best running back but after that there's legit questions.

Nick Chubb has become a franchise staple but this year we should see a different version of him. With the team shifting to more shotgun sets that will change the run game but Nick will adjust. We should see Chubb contribute more as a receiver which should save him some hits as the Browns will need him in January.

Jerome Ford seems to have all the potential but there's no proof he can handle running back two touches. It's one of the biggest questions of training camp, and why veteran running backs keep getting linked to Cleveland.

The rest of the room has holdovers who haven't gotten much run but undrafted free agent Hassan Hall should get plenty of chances to earn a roster spot with his return ability that could be seen as valuable if Jerome Ford settles in as Nick Chubb's understudy.

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The Browns have made significant changes on both sides of the ball heading into 2023, whether through player acquisitions, coaching changes or both.

It's created a high level of intrigue for what this team can do this season.

Cleveland.com's film expert, Lance Reisland, joined Dan Labbe on Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast to talk about the 10 players they are most excited to see this season. They do a draft and take turns picking five players each, starting with some obvious choices and then winding through the roster.

At the end, they throw out some honorable mention picks, too, including one player they probably should have drafted.

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The Cleveland Browns will be off to begin training camp on July 22nd so we start our preview series of each positional group. We focus today on the tight end position on this episode,

David Njoku is under valued in league circles but his growth as a player can't be ignored. His blocking has become plus and his production based over a full season basis show he may be top five.

Jordan Akins and Harrison Bryant both can bring value as receivers but need to show enough blocking ability to get those reps. More importantly so for Bryant who enters his first free agency cycle. If the Browns need they can use James Hudson again as a short yardage tight end and even perhaps rookie Dawand Jones.

The future of the room is cloudy and Andrew Berry will have his eyes on possible tight end practice squad players, who could stick long term.

David Njoku will have his best season in 2023 as the Browns will open their passing game.

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We're steering away from football talk on our Monday edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast and we're turning our attention to the Fourth of July.

Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe decided today would be a great day to do a Fourth of July draft. What are the things we love to do on the holiday? What are the things we love about the holiday?

They do a snake draft and pick everything Fourth of July.

We're taking the holiday off on Tuesday but will be back on Wednesday with more Browns podcasts -- and make our return to talking Browns and the NFL.

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We are joined by Dawgs By Nature producer Jared Mueller to discuss the overall improvement to the roster. Za"Darius Smith and Ogbonnia Okoronkwo tripled the production of Jadeveon Clowney and Chase Winovich. Alex Wright can go back on the learning path he should've been on. Juan Thornhill coming in as a true free safety? Younger players will have to earn playing time not be forced into action if not ready.

If Deshaun Watson is great the Browns are super bowl contenders, he does not have to be elite. Defending the Browns in certain personnel packages is going to be incredibly difficult.

Jim Schwartz and the defensive line should ease any thought of a slow start to the year. They have players who win one on one's. They don't have to be cute, simple can work early.

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The Browns remade defense features a new coordinator in Jim Schwartz who loves the defensive line and the pass rush. You don't hire a racecar driver like Schwartz, though, and then give him a Honda Civic.

The Browns went out and traded for Za'Darius Smith and signed Ogbo Okoronkwo to help bolster the D-line around Myles Garrett. Will Smith and Okoronkwo make the impact the Browns are hoping?

Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about both pass rushers as they continue our 23 questions series. Will Smith get double digit sacks again and make the Pro Bowl? Will Okoronkwo pick up where he left off from the second half of 2022?

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The Browns linebackers were ravaged by injury in 2022 and they're relying on a number of them to return this season and contribute in Jim Schwartz's defense.

Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe continue their 23 questions series by looking at the team's linebackers and how players will bounce back.

They start by talking about how the linebackers will play in Schwartz's scheme and how having an upgraded defensive line will help them. Then they go through the top players at the position and discuss what to expect. Will Anthony Walker Jr. take back over the MIKE linebacker job? What will we say about Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah after this season? What is the future for Jacob Phillips?

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Brett Kollmann joins the show to discuss how the Browns have gotten the NFL world excited for them before and failed to meet the hype, why should this time be different?

The offense will be slightly shifted to Watson's style but should not detract things the Browns excelled at prior to his arrival. There is a lot riding on this season for the Cleveland staff and front office and how Watson performs will decide the fate of those individuals.

Hiring Jim Schwartz to run the defense was a smart move but adding bodies that will allow this team to play more nickel and dime was vital. The Browns secondary and pass rushing unit's are very deep. Allowing these players to excel at what they do best should see a major improvement overall in the group.

The AFC is going to be a dogfight and the Browns should be in the race but the early part of the schedule should determine how 2023 plays out.

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This season ushers in a new era for the Browns defense under Jim Schwartz. How the defensive line performs has made the headlines, but how Schwartz deploys his safeties is another big thing to keep an eye on this season.

Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe continue their 23 Browns questions series on Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by looking at the safeties and how Schwartz might deploy them.

Then they turn their attention to backup quarterback. Is Joshua Dobbs the answer for the Browns? When does Dorian Thompson-Robinson need to take over as the backup to justify the pick?

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There are still reports trying to link the Cleveland Browns to veteran wide receiver Deandre Hopkins. While Hopkins is a conversation that is certainly worthy of having there is a veteran free agent available who would fit the Browns much better. Dalvin Cook has already for Kevin Stefanski and within his system and excelled. He has teammates who have now come to Cleveland to join the roster. Cleveland has a need for him and can give him a workload that should allow him to flourish.

We talk on where the Browns skill players rank in the AFC North. They have the best running back in the division and also posses the second best wide receiver and tight end within the north. Pair this with a full season of a now comfortable Deshaun Watson and this unit should be ready to flourish.

The Browns averaged 21.2 points a game last season a full eight points behind super bowl champion Kansas City. They also averaged four and a half points less per game than the Bengals. Closing this scoring gap is essential if this team wants to win the division and go on a lengthy playoff run.

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