Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

Joe Thomas announced his retirement on Wednesday, and that was just one of the big stories for the Browns on the day that the new league year began.

Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talk about Joe's legacy, our memories of him and where he ranks among the all-time greats in team history on this edition of Orange and Brown Talk. Then we get into free agency, what the Browns added, what John Dorsey's goal is with all of these additions and what the Browns might do with the No. 4 overall pick.

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The Cleveland Browns made a series of trades on Friday night, giving up multiple draft picks to acquire quarterback Tyrod Taylor, wide receiver Jarvis Landry and cornerback Damarious Randall.

Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about the trades on Friday night in a special edition of Orange and Brown Talk. We discussed:

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The NFL Scouting Combine wrapped up in Indianapolis on Monday. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe were both there and we'll have plenty to talk about from that.

Until then, we caught up with Joel Corry of CBS Sports, a former agent and cap expert. We discussed what it might take for a team to land Kirk Cousins, the value of the running back position both now and in the future and, of course, plenty of Browns. We also got Joel to tell us which of the draft quarterbacks is his favorite.

Make sure to follow Joel on Twitter @corryjoel.

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The NFL Scouting Combine is underway in Indianapolis. That means that draft season is officially underway. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked all things combine on Wednesday evening.

Hue Jackson spoke on Wednesday morning, so we got into what he had to say about the quarterbacks and what he's looking for. We also talked about whether this regime can come to an agreement on one quarterback and some of the veteran options the Browns have.

Then we talked about Johnny Manziel's appearance on the ThomaHawk podcast with Joe Thomas and Andrew Hawkins. We looked back on what 2014 and 2015 was like with Manziel around.

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We are getting closer to knowing whether Bengals backup quarterback AJ McCarron will be an unrestricted free agent and, regardless of the decision reached, he will likely be an option for the Browns in their pursuit of a veteran quarterback.

Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked about McCarron and more in our latest podcast. We also talked about the draft quarterbacks, other veteran options for the Browns and the addition of Todd Haley as offensive coordinator.

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The NFL season officially came to an end on Sunday when the Eagles beat the Patriots to win the Super Bowl. That means the Browns are on the clock and we turn our attention -- or continue turning our attention -- to the NFL Draft.

Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe talked all things Browns. Among the topics we disucssed:

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Mary Kay Cabot is in Minneapolis for Super Bowl week and she checked in with Dan Labbe via Facebook Live on cleveland.com's Facebook page. You can hear the audio from that appearance in this podcast.

Mary Kay and Dan talked about the Browns' quarterback future, including whether they will pursue Kirk Cousins, who else might fit as a bridge quarterback if they go that route and taking a quarterback No. 1 overall.

Then we talked about some of the people she has run into and what she's heard this week from around the league.

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Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot is at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama this week. She took a few minutes Wednesday morning to check in with Dan Labbe and talk all things Browns and Senior Bowl.

We talked about her early impressions of the top two quarterbacks there, Wyoming's Josh Allen and Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield. We also talked about the Browns' hiring Todd Haley as their offensive coordinator and what John Dorsey had to say in Mobile on Tuesday about the quarterbacks and more.

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The Browns and the rest of the NFL are headed to the Senior Bowl next week. So is Mary Kay Cabot. Ahead of that, she got together with Dan Labbe to record a podcast previewing the week ahead and to talk about the quarterback prospects in this draft.

Topics include:

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The Browns new front office is in place and Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe got together to talk all about that and more in a podcast recorded on Thursday afternoon.

We talked about the makeup of the front office and what it could mean in the long run for all involved. Then we talked about:

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