1 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: And we welcome you into the best podcast available, Episode 2 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: twenty two. It is a big one. The draft is over. 3 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: Free agency for the most part is in the rear 4 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: view mirror. It is schedule release day and the Cleveland 5 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: brown schedule is out and Gribbs, Uh, it's a schedule 6 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: that you looked at. There's some head scratching things, but 7 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: and there's some there's some tough stretches for this Cleveland 8 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: Browns team as it stands right now. From a schedule. Yeah, 9 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,599 Speaker 1: I think the the initial surprise that I felt when 10 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: I saw it was I just think I started to 11 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: believe all the scuttle about no division games early in 12 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 1: the in the schedule that we we kept being told 13 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: that they were going to backload the schedule, and that 14 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: just isn't the case at all. In fact, it's the opposite. 15 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: Uh So it uh, it's it's it's interesting to see 16 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: that you open the season went back to back division games. 17 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: It's it's only I think that would be the third 18 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: time the Browns have done that since two thousand and seven. 19 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: So those are important games right from the start, and 20 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: then the rest of it, it's just kind of a schedule. 21 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it's very different feeling than last 22 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: year when we were just counting all the primetime games 23 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: you've got to. This year might be a little less 24 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: than we all thought, but it's about right and you 25 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: can earn your way to more when the season unfolds 26 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: a little bit more. Yeah, no doubt. Coming out today 27 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: on the best podcast available, we are presented by our 28 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: great friends at Arby's. Later on in the podcast, the 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: Voice of the Browns, Jim Donovan, will join us, also 30 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: NFL Networks Andrews Siciliana. We've got you covered from a 31 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: local angle and of course from a national one as well. 32 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: Let's dive right into the game's grips first and foremost 33 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: pre season just a quick thought, Uh, the exact days 34 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: still to be a determined, and obviously we're in a 35 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: spot with this country and with the world where we're 36 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: not quite sure when things are gonna get played or 37 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: how things are gonna get played. But your first two 38 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: preseason games will be on the road at Chicago at 39 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: Green Bay home for the Minnesota Vikings in a National 40 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: TV afternoon game, and then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 41 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: a lot of NFC North action here in preseason. Yeah, 42 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 1: I mean, that's my takeaway. I mean, again, they give 43 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: us the entire NFC North except the Lions. How how 44 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: does that not happen? Come on, Uh, you know the 45 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: barge is gonna have to sit and wait for for 46 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: another year. But I think it's interesting that Kevin Stevanski's 47 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: first game in First Energy stadiums and against his old team, 48 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: and that was that was my most notable takeaway from 49 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: that list. And I still want to know. I'm gonna 50 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: do my investigative report on what the league's fascination is 51 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: with us in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the preseason. 52 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: I just don't get it. It's not a quick flight 53 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: for either team. I'm just happy we're not going down 54 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: there this year. There have been a couple of people, 55 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: I know Paul Taylor was doing a victory laugh about that. 56 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: So it's just five of the last six years and 57 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: the Browns have played gone there because the one year 58 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: he didnt play in the preseason played him the regular season, 59 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: So that the first year that the Browns will not 60 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: go to Tampa since two thousand four. Yeah, and the 61 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: one year we spent a week, yes, a long week, 62 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: it was very very long week. All right. We kick 63 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: off the season Sunday of September one o'clock and we 64 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: are in Baltimore to battle the Baltimore Ravens and then 65 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: a quick turnaround for the home opener against the Cincinnati 66 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: Bengals on Thursday Night Football, and then back to back 67 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: to back home games with a game against the Redskins, 68 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: and then we end the first four game stretch with 69 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: the trip to Dallas and Jerry World. It's the first 70 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: time I know in my years that I've been doing that. 71 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: We are we are going to Dallas. I'm excited about 72 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: that road trip, but it is a pretty big gauntlet 73 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: in these first four games. Yeah, my first thought with 74 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: the Ravens game was it's gonna be hot there, Like 75 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: Baltimore is like a sneaky hot place in September. I 76 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: thought it was hot when we went there a week 77 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: before last year. But it's crazy to think that the 78 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: last time Baltimore has lost in the regular season at 79 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: at all was against the Browns Week four of last year. 80 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: Uh So that that's a big time Week one matchup. 81 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: I imagine that will be a pretty high listing announcing 82 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: crew I imagine for that kind of game. Uh And 83 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,119 Speaker 1: then I like getting the Bengals early. I like getting 84 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow early in the Thursday night uh showdown, first 85 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 1: primetime home opener since the Browns came back. Uh. So 86 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: I mean that I like that set up, And you know, 87 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people, myself included, I thought 88 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: we might be going to Dallas for Thanksgiving. But I'll 89 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: have to wait for another eight years, So we'll see. 90 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: We'll see about that in the future. But Dallas is 91 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: gonna be really good this year. So that's gonna be 92 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a tough game early in the season. Well, 93 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: you're gonna find out how good your football team is 94 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: relatively early on with those games in Baltimore and of 95 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: course in Dallas. I take a look at that Dallas 96 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: cowboy you mentioned it. I think for two years I 97 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: thought that they were gonna play on Thanksgiving, and then 98 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: the last week and a half you started hearing rumors 99 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: about it was gonna be we were gonna the first 100 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: four games. We're not gonna be anything with the a 101 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: f C. You were gonna play the NFC division that 102 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 1: you were slated to play, just in case those four 103 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: games got bumped. Clearly, that was just a rumor because 104 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: right off the bat, you've got two division games to 105 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 1: kick things off. Yeah, so those those two games were 106 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: where we thought they'd be after all these rumors, but 107 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: just uh not after the the an f C North games, 108 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: and I think I think I'll go back to the 109 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: Thursday night thing. I think it's good to get that 110 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: game out of the way early in the season. You 111 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: don't want that Thursday night game like week nine before 112 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 1: you head to a bye week. I mean that you 113 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: can get it out of the way early so you 114 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: don't know any better at that part of the season, 115 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: and it'll be a tough turnaround, but you won't have 116 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: games and games and games wearing on you at that point, right. 117 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: I like that location. It's gonna be weird for a 118 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: primetime home opener, but I think it'll be the Cleveland 119 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: shows up really well for those Thursday night games, a 120 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: lot better than some other cities. I like the atmosphere 121 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: down there for them, Yeah, no question about it. All Right. 122 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: So that's quarter one, quarter number two of the two 123 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: thousand twenty season. Home road road home, going into a 124 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: bye week, which I love. The bye week right in 125 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: the middle of the football season. Home game after Dallas 126 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: against the Indianapolis Colts, it's a four CBS National TV special, 127 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: and then back to back conference games on the road 128 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: at Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, and then going into the bye week, 129 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: the Las Vegas Raiders come to First Energy Stadium. Interesting 130 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: to say the lead in that quarter of the schedule. 131 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: I was most surprised by Colts Brown's being like a 132 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: prime time ish game. I think that that kind of 133 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: took me back, just because even though Philip Rivers is 134 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: on the Colts now, the Colts just don't they don't 135 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: have a lot of buzz, like not not a not 136 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: a big name team right now. I mean They're big 137 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: offseason move was a defensive lineman de Forrest Buckner. I mean, 138 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: I just that one's surprised me. I'll be taken it back, 139 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: but I'll count that one as half a prime time 140 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: me because those are those are we expect the Nance 141 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: Romo group. Now, Yeah, that that was an interesting one. 142 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: You're right, because you would think the Steelers might be 143 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: a prime time game one of those two, especially with 144 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: Miles Garrett coming back. The games with Baltimore, Uh, the 145 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: game with Dallas, Nope, it's the Uh, it's the game 146 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: against the Indianapolis Colts at First Energy Stadium. All Right, 147 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: we get to the bye week week night. You like 148 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: the bye week where it is? Or are you a 149 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: fan of a little bit later. I've lived through the 150 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: week four by week, and I've lived through the week 151 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: thirteen by week. Both are terrible. So get as close 152 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: as you can in the middle. And this one's right 153 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: in the middle, so you can't get any better than 154 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: this one. All right, we come out of the bye 155 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: week quarter number three of the toughest quarter. What's that? 156 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: This is easily the toughest stretch. You believe that? Okay? 157 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: I think so? All right? I was gonna say that 158 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: quarter one in a quarter two could be a little 159 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: bit of a tough one. But you're right. I I 160 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: see where you're going here to home games followed by 161 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: two road games. The home games coming out of the 162 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: bye week, the Houston Texans come to town, followed by 163 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles coming to town and then road games 164 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: at Jacksonville and then a trip to Nashville to take 165 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: on the Tennessee Tits. Yeah, and then you you throw 166 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: in the Ravens game after that. So you've got all 167 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: four teams that made the playoffs last year that are 168 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: on your schedule in a five game stretch, so that, 169 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: I mean, that's where it can get pretty tough. And 170 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: you know, I felt like the Browns kind of revitalized 171 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: their season a little bit last year with that cushy 172 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: home games set that they had with uh, the Bill, 173 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: Steelers and Dolphins. Not gonna be like that this year. 174 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to play some really good football to 175 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: to kind of come away with with wins in that stretch. 176 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: So coming out of bye week, I mean that that 177 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: stretch of games is going to determine whether or not 178 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: you're December means something, Yeah, no question about it. Uh, 179 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: And we're hoping I would like to be playing meaningful 180 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,959 Speaker 1: December football again. I like that a couple of years ago. 181 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: Let's hope we're getting more of that here in we 182 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: get into December. This is where the head scratching part 183 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: of the schedule comes into play. Uh, A Monday night 184 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 1: er against the Baltimore Ravens National TV ESPN. So you 185 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: do get the national TV game with either the Ravens 186 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: or the Steelers, and you get it in the form 187 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: of the Baltimore Ravens. And then two road games at 188 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: the Giants on December and then December or December it's 189 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: to be determined. We have to go back to New 190 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: York to take on the Jets, and then we wrap 191 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: up the season at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on 192 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: January three. Time to be determined. By the way for 193 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: that direct me if I'm wrong. Did they do they 194 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: usually flex these Saturday Sunday games? Like is this a 195 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: new thing? Because I felt like the last time the 196 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: Bronze played on Saturday, I felt like we knew that 197 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: going in, they just didn't set the kickoff time. I 198 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: thought that was that that might be the new wrinkle 199 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: is that they're keeping these open so they don't have 200 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: a Saturday full of stinkers. I think that's that's probably 201 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 1: what they're they're hoping. Yeah, I'm assuming I think that's 202 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 1: part of their Amazon deal. If I'm correct, I think 203 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: Amazon is going to be part of that Saturday package 204 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: as well. But we we spent a couple of weeks 205 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:50,199 Speaker 1: in New Jersey before Christmas and after Christmas, so uh, 206 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: definitely not ideal. But you know, at two very winnable 207 00:10:55,800 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: football games with two divisional games mixed into the act 208 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: and you can only hope that game on January three 209 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: really means something to both teams. It is crazy to me, though, too, 210 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: that this is the second year in a row that 211 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: a team will have to do this. The Bills did 212 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: this last season the first two weeks of the season. 213 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: I thought that, and they they benefited from it. They 214 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: beat them, beat both the teams. They were the Kings 215 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,719 Speaker 1: in New York. I mean, I think that was the 216 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: that that got them going. So as long as you 217 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: win these games, that's where it can. It's fine. I mean, 218 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: maybe you might be feeling like ground Hug Day the 219 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 1: second time you go back there, But I'm I'm going 220 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: to be more interested when these schedules start trickling out. 221 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: Who who is the Browns and Jets competition to avoid 222 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: playing on that seting. That's that's that's all. That's what 223 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: I want to know, and I'll be rooting very hard 224 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: for a Sunday game. I would like to not be 225 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: flying on Christmas Day, which would be the case if 226 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: we were playing. All right, that's a look at the 227 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 1: Browns regular season schedule, plus a little bit of the 228 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: preseason as well. Those dates to be determined as it 229 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: stands now, on May maybe eight, of two thousand and twenty. 230 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 1: A lot can happen obviously between now and then, with 231 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: everything going on in our world as I mentioned. Coming 232 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: up in a few minutes will be joined by Andrew 233 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: Siciliano from the NFL Network. Right now though, the Voice 234 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: of the Browns, Jim Donovan, with his take on how 235 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: these two, how these schedules match up, and what to 236 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 1: expect here in as it pertains to your Cleveland Browns. 237 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: Have a watch, have a listen, and on this schedule 238 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: release episode of the best podcast available, we need to 239 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: bring in the best and the Voice of the Cleveland Browns, 240 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: Jim Donovan, Jim, appreciate a few minutes of your time. Uh, 241 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: And the schedule is out, and in my opinion, the 242 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: schedule maker didn't do the Brown and Orange a whole 243 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: lot of favors here in twenty twenty. No, they didn't it, 244 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: and especially right off the tip, right off the tip 245 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: that opening game, Wow, what a game in Baltimore mm 246 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 1: T Bank Stadium against the Ravens Lamar Jackson, who the 247 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 1: Browns made human in that game in Baltimore last year, 248 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: I mean really human. They kind of gave everybody a 249 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: textbook on maybe how you defend against him. Not that 250 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: anybody was successful against him after that. Um And and 251 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: the Bronze were not successful against him later in the year. 252 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: But I mean, that might have been the game of 253 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: the season last year, considering where the Browns wanted and 254 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: how they wanted with Dick Chubb having three touchdowns. If 255 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: you can go in there, whether it's the opening Sunday, 256 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: Jason or at any point in the season and beat 257 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: the Ravens in Baltimore, you have done a great, great 258 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: deal of good and you've obviously played very well because 259 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: that is a tremendous atmosphere, one of the all time 260 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: tough stadiums to win in when you're the visiting team. Yeah, 261 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: no question about it, I think, And it pains me 262 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: to say that probably one of the top three or 263 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: four stadiums in the seven years that I've been doing 264 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 1: this to go to in terms of the atmosphere, how 265 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,199 Speaker 1: we're set up real close to the field, We are 266 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: literally amongst the fans, some of whom usually are overserved 267 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: by the time we kick off at one o'clock. That 268 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: happened to be right in front of us. But uh, 269 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: it is a very, very tough place to play, and 270 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: it's a tough it's a tough way to kick off 271 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: the season, and on a history that doesn't favor us 272 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: too well in openers. No, I mean you consider this. 273 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: I mean, since they only won the opening game once 274 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: and they've tied it once, and there've been a whole 275 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: lot of losses and a lot of them have come 276 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: in Cleveland. Really through the years, the Brons have opened 277 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: at home many many years since coming back. And you 278 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: know what, Jason, I've always thought, and I've said this 279 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: to you before, but I've always thought the opening game 280 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: of the season, and specifically for the Browns is so 281 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: important because it's the one game of the year that 282 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: you get so much time to prepare for it. You 283 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: can really mold your whole training camp around being ready 284 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: for the opening game of the year. How much you 285 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: play your regulars, how much you don't play your regulars, 286 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: and and you get ready for that game. And really, 287 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: I think most teams, and I would think the Brons 288 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: were in this category to start to get ready for 289 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: the opening game of the season. Really, the opening day 290 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: of training camp, everything is geared to being ready to 291 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: go for that opening game. And the fact that you 292 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: they haven't won it so historically so many times. It 293 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: never to me feels like you walk out of their 294 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: oh and one. It feels like you walk out of 295 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: there oh and two because you've had so much time 296 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: to prepare for it, and it just is a big 297 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: letdown when you don't win it. That's why I think 298 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 1: it's so important. Now this is this is a tough 299 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: way for Kevin Stefanski. It's a tough way for Joe 300 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,479 Speaker 1: Woods to open up his career as the defensive coordinator, 301 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: to get Lamar Jackson in his first game. And you 302 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: know the other thing, Jason, is that the Ravens have 303 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: a bad taste in their mouth after what happened last 304 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: year in the playoffs and for two two years in 305 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: a row now they have lost right away in the 306 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: playoffs and both times at home. But to go in 307 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: is the number one seat last year and play the 308 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: way they did against Tennessee and get knocked out of 309 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: the playoffs right away, that they've got a lot to 310 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: make up for. I think, yeah, it's it's two paybacks. 311 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: It's one payback for what we did to them last 312 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: year there and then how would they end of the 313 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: season it's gonna be a double wammy. It's gonna be 314 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:29,119 Speaker 1: a tough one indeed for the Brown and Orange. On September. 315 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: Let's take a look at the other games in this 316 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: first quarter of the season. And you play that Thursday, 317 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: you play that Sunday game at Baltimore. It's a quick turnaround, 318 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: but at least it's at home. It's a Thursday night game, 319 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: and it's against the number one pick in the draft 320 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: in Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals coming to town. Well, 321 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: that's got a lot of storylines, it really does. Because 322 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: it's a Thursday night game. You're right and pending upon 323 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: what you do. If you if you go into Baltimore 324 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: and play very well and get a good result in there, 325 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: you have a chance to make up and get a 326 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: lot of steam going into the front part of this schedule, 327 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: which because the Browns in in you know, many years 328 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: have come out of that thing. Oh and one. That 329 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: first month of the season has been a problem going 330 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,159 Speaker 1: into October. Too many times they have been two below 331 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: five hundred or three below five hundred, and you're just 332 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,159 Speaker 1: fighting to get back to sea level the remaining part 333 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: of the year. But Joe Burrow coming in with Cincinnati, 334 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: and it will be really a lot of fun. Baker 335 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: Mayfield being reinvented, and you know it will be a 336 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,199 Speaker 1: great show. That will be a tremendous atmosphere. I go 337 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: back to that Thursday night game, well really last year 338 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: against the Steelers up until the last eight seconds of 339 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: the game, but you go back the year before that 340 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 1: night against the Jets, was so electric inside that stadium 341 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: because people were waiting for the Browns to win. Um. 342 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: Turning on those lights at First Energy Stadium is always 343 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: fun in the regular season, Yeah, no question about it. 344 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: You get back to back home being then with the 345 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: Bengals Thursday night, a long weekend off, and then a 346 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: date with the Washington Redskins coming to town and again 347 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: some high profile players in Chase Young and you know, 348 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: we'll find out who's gonna be playing quarterback for Washington 349 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: when when their season starts. But uh, they've got a 350 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: few answers. And then to close out the first quarter, 351 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: a chip a trip to Jerry World. And for me, 352 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: I mean, this is my eighth season producing the radio 353 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: network in the game day broadcasts and it's my first 354 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: trip to Jerry World. I know, you've been there once before, 355 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: and and they have some pretty good stories from the 356 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: last time you were there. Yeah, it's um. It's the 357 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: first time that we went there when it was built, 358 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: and it's the only time we've been there so far. Um. 359 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 1: It is a city unto itself, it really is. It 360 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: is so big and it is such a huge stadium. 361 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: The Browns should have won that day. They should have 362 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: won that day. They were I had the whole game, 363 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: and late in the game they were so wounded in 364 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: the defensive set and dairy with injuries. They couldn't cover anybody, 365 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 1: and so the Bronze kept committing penalties and getting you know, 366 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 1: illegal use of their hands or past interference, and that's 367 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: how Dallas came back and tied it and then won 368 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 1: the game at overtime. It was a shame, but they 369 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 1: played very well down there. You know. The other thing 370 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: with the Bengals and the Redskins, Jason, it's really important 371 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: the Bronze win at home early in the year. Last 372 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,919 Speaker 1: year they didn't do that. They ended up five hundred 373 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: at home. But if you remember, you know they lost 374 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: to Tennessee, they lost to Seattle. You know, they weren't 375 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 1: playing well at home. They should win at home. You 376 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 1: really need to win at home. I mean that that 377 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: crowds ready to win at home. You should make it 378 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: very uncomfortable for Joe Burrow and you know, whoever Haskins 379 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: or whoever is going to be playing for the Redskins 380 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: at the time. Make it difficult for them and beat them. Yeah, 381 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,360 Speaker 1: this is You're right, two very winnable games at home. 382 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 1: Not easy, but winnable football games at home. You really 383 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: need to take care of business in the first month 384 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:59,959 Speaker 1: because your first two road games their doozies. Yeah they are. Yeah, 385 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: we get into the second quarter of the season. Uh. 386 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 1: I was a little surprised that this has become the 387 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: national TV game on a Sunday for US, But here 388 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: we are four on October eleven. It's a home game 389 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: with the Indianapolis Colts. And yeah, they've got Philip Rivers 390 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: and they have a good football team. But I'm a 391 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: little surprised that that seems to be I mean, would 392 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: signal a nance romo, uh CBS a team broadcast and 393 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,679 Speaker 1: with the Steelers the following week, one would think they 394 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 1: would become that game in Miles Garrett's first game back 395 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: against them, but instead it's the Colts. Yeah, that's really interesting. 396 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: Good team, great coach. I like Frank Reich a lot. 397 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 1: I think he does great things there. Um, I think 398 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: that unfortunately. I mean, you know, if you can remember 399 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 1: last year when we were there in the summer for 400 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,919 Speaker 1: that the combined practices with the two which led up 401 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,959 Speaker 1: to the to the preseason game against each other at 402 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 1: Lucas Oil State Him. Um, at that point, remember Jason, 403 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: they were just saying, well, Andrew Luck is going to 404 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: be back. I mean it's just a matter of when. 405 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:08,640 Speaker 1: But he's gonna come back. There's no doubt about it. 406 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: And of course right after we leave then it really 407 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: comes out, No, he's not going to be back. In fact, 408 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: he's never coming back. He's gonna retire. So I mean 409 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,479 Speaker 1: that threw a monkey wrench into their season. The Philip 410 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 1: Rivers thing will be really interesting because the Tom Brady 411 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: story has overshadowed some of these quarterbacks moving around. Um, 412 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: it will be interesting to see. I mean, Rivers is 413 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: not an interesting deal there, it's a one year deal. Um. 414 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: You know they have other you know quarterbacks land behind there, 415 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,679 Speaker 1: Jacobe Bursett. Um, they played good defense. I that that 416 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 1: should be an interesting game. It really should the Colts. Um, 417 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: you know, that will be a lot of fun, you know, 418 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 1: And as you say it's a late afternoon game, you 419 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: know the crowd will be ready. Yes, they will, no 420 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: question about it. All right, So we have the Colts 421 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: and then we hit the road for two games and 422 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: then you get really into the division swing yet again 423 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: at Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. So before the bye week and 424 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: before you get the halfway point of the year, Cincinnati's 425 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: done and gone. Yeah, you know, I um, I give 426 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: I have to give that Zach Taylor a lot of credit. 427 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: When the Browns played them last year. I thought the 428 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: Bengals played really hard and obviously really well the last 429 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: game of the season and beat the Bronx. But even 430 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 1: the game in Cleveland, I mean, they're inside the ten 431 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 1: yard line the entire afternoon. The fact of the matter 432 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: was they couldn't get it into the end zone and 433 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: scored touchdowns, but they were all over the Browns. That 434 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: was a very white knuckle or ride that afternoon in 435 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: a game where if you remember when you when the 436 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: Browns went into the game that day at home against 437 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 1: the Bengals, you figure it's gonna be a win, and 438 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: probably a very easy win. And the statistics said the 439 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: brown should run the ball all over them. They were 440 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: the worst run defense in the NFL, and the Browns 441 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: for some reason didn't run the ball in the first half. 442 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,399 Speaker 1: But it was a tight game, and you know, I 443 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 1: would imagine it will be interesting to see what Zach 444 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: Taylor does in his second year. And of course the 445 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: trip to Pittsburgh is always amazing, you know, And at 446 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: some point things have got to shift around there, because 447 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: if you're really going to arrive at the point where 448 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: you want to arrive at win the division, go to 449 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: the playoffs, you're gonna have to learn how to win 450 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: over there. And more importantly, you have to overcome the 451 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,919 Speaker 1: song Renegade. Yes, that's right, when Renegade comes on and 452 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 1: I would you'd like to have a lead? Yes, I 453 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: was gonna say, desperately want to have a lead in 454 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 1: that situation. The final game before the bye week, the 455 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 1: Las Vegas Raiders and uh Gruden, Maya will carve Be, 456 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: the quarterback will be Mariota by that time. I think 457 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: there's a lot of storylines involving the Raiders here. By 458 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: the time they get to us Halloween weekend, and by 459 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,959 Speaker 1: the way, quite happy that they're coming here Halloween weekend 460 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 1: as opposed to us going to them in Vegas. Yeah there, Yeah, 461 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 1: I think everything has been gauged to um, you know, 462 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: making what they think is going to be actually be 463 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: their team, the Ruten Mayock creation when they arrive in 464 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: Las Vegas. I mean, you know, and so they're they're 465 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 1: presumably and and you just wonder what they're gonna be 466 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,719 Speaker 1: all about. I I, um, you know, the John Gruden 467 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: thing shows little signs Jason that it's gonna take shape 468 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: and take off. But then they'll they'll lose to it 469 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: a row and they may not play well, and um, 470 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: you know, it just has had it hasn't had it 471 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: hasn't had a long shelf life when they've played well now, 472 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: whether that's the quarterback or whether it's him just really 473 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: fiddling with his roster to the point now where he says, Okay, 474 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 1: it's year three and it's time to really go that 475 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: that should be It would be. It will be a 476 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,120 Speaker 1: lot of fun to see them come to Cleveland, and 477 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 1: it will be a lot of fun to see really 478 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: what they're all about by that time, because they should 479 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: be really starting to become what they envisioned themselves to become. Yeah, 480 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 1: the bye week comes right at the middle of the year, 481 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: which we will take all day long, coming out done 482 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 1: the third quarter of the football season. And Andrew Gribble 483 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: and I talked about earlier. Gribbs thinks this is the 484 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 1: toughest part of the schedule here the next four out 485 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: of the five games that you're playing or against playoff 486 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: caliber opponents. And you start things off with two games 487 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: at home. It'll be Houston followed by Philadelphia, two very 488 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 1: tough games for this football team. And really probably at 489 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: this point in the year, you're probably going gut check time. 490 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: Let's see what this team is made of here against 491 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: two of the better teams in football. Yeah, I agree. Um, 492 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: we do not play well um through the years, except 493 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: when they first came into the NFL against the Texans. 494 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 1: I mean, early on we were okay against the Texans. 495 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: Terry Robiski got his only win as the interim head 496 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 1: coach of the prose against the Texans. Butch Davis gotta 497 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 1: win against the Texans. Um. But since then we have 498 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:54,199 Speaker 1: really struggled. There was a death Knell game when it 499 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: looked as though we were rolling coming in against Houston 500 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: and j J watch just dominated the game against the Browns. 501 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: The last time we were down there, Mayfield had a 502 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: bad first half but a very good second half. But 503 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,919 Speaker 1: it was such a bad first half that you know, 504 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: it just wasn't gonna work. I don't know if you remember, 505 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: you remember the failed attempt at making Kevin Hogan a 506 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: starting quarterback against the against the Texans, and he completed 507 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: more to Houston than he did to his own team. Um, yeah, 508 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: that that's that's that's gonna be a tough twosome. You're 509 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: right about that, Philadelphia. You know, I just admire Doug 510 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: Peterson and how he coaches that team very very much. Yeah, 511 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: definitely a very very good football coach. And two games 512 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: that will be tough. And then you go on the 513 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: road for two games. Thanksgiving weekend we are in Jacksonville, 514 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: and then the following week we are at Tennessee. Yet 515 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,439 Speaker 1: another playoff team, a team that went to the a 516 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 1: f C Championship games. So a game at Jacksonville and 517 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: a lot of fans I think would look at that 518 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: Jacksonville game and say that's a win. They're not a 519 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: good football team. They're gonna be tanking. We have not 520 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: played well in Jacksonville. No, my gosh. The last time 521 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,199 Speaker 1: we went down there, I mean, you know, you figured 522 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: that you're you know, you're gonna win and you're gonna 523 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: you know, you're on a roll there, and they went 524 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 1: down there and you know, just didn't perform well at all. 525 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: Brian Hoyer had a rough game down there, I remember, 526 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:19,360 Speaker 1: and the Brons just you know, fizzled down there. So 527 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 1: um again, you know, Doug Marone, I would imagine Jason 528 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: I mean remember there were reports right at the conclusion 529 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: of the regular season that he was fired, but he 530 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: wasn't fired. Um, you know, a lot of you know, 531 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:33,919 Speaker 1: this game, we could have easily been in London for 532 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: this game, but the international games have been brought back 533 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: state side. Certainly understandable. Um again, um, interesting game. I 534 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 1: like the Browns talent against Jacksonville, and like you said, 535 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: then the game after that, you know, uh, that's a 536 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: really good team with that coach really knows how to 537 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 1: get that team dialed up. We got a taste of 538 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 1: that in a very very distasteful way in the opening 539 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 1: game last year. Mike Rabel. Really he did an amazing 540 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 1: job with that team. Final quarter of the season. Then uh, 541 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 1: and it closes out a little bit of a gauntlet 542 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: here it's a Monday night or it's our second prime 543 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 1: time game. It's against the Baltimore Ravens Monday Night, December fourteen, 544 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: Gonna be nice and cold at First Energy Stadium, but 545 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 1: the Ravens coming to town for a little prime time action. 546 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: It doesn't get any bigger than that for the Bronx. 547 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 1: I always look at the tet schedule and it always 548 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:29,640 Speaker 1: looked so so great and appetizing because you get your rivalries. 549 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:31,919 Speaker 1: Once again, you're inside the division, but you want to 550 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 1: be in it. You know, you don't want to be 551 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: in that category of in the hunt. You want to 552 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 1: be in the category of for the division. You're still 553 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: in it. You're definitely in it as a wild card 554 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: possibility and that and that would add to the atmosphere. 555 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 1: You just don't want to be playing out the string. 556 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: And it will be fascinating to see, you know, where 557 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: the Bronze are at that point in time, because, um, 558 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: there's still a lot of firepower on this team. There's 559 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: a lot of star power on this team. And if 560 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: it stays healthy, and I know that's a big if 561 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: but if it's Day's healthy, it could really be hitting 562 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: stride at that point that you know, Kevin Stefanski would 563 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:09,280 Speaker 1: be months into his first season where things should be 564 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: really in sync at that point. But that would be 565 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: fun if mathematically we're very much in it at that time. Yeah, indeed, 566 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 1: and then U nothing like spending the holidays in Jersey 567 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: back to back weeks. I'm not quite sure what the 568 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: schedulemaker was doing, although they did this this past season 569 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: to the Buffalo Bills. They did the Giants and Jets 570 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: thing back to back weeks. But again, it's one of 571 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: those things where you look at it and you go, h, 572 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: we gotta go. We have to go to the Giants 573 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: on and then depending on who's where, and if we're 574 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 1: in contention and the Jets are in contention, maybe that 575 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 1: Sunday game becomes a Saturday game on. And now we're 576 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: flying on Christmas Day ten back to New Jersey when 577 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: we've already been there six days earlier. Yeah, we've him 578 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: at once, we flew on Christmas Day. One time we 579 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: played in Miami, uh down there around Christmas, and I 580 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 1: can remember flying on Christmas Day. Um, you know, the 581 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 1: the Giants fascinating. Joe Judge, how will Daniel Jones be 582 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: at that time? Will stay Kwon Barkley be healthy at 583 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: that time? You know? What are the Giants gonna be 584 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: like with this shift in in head coaching? Uh? You know, 585 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 1: uh Shermer being out and now Joe Judge coming over 586 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: from New England and really anointed as a tough guy 587 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 1: coming off Bill Belichick staff. Where he's gonna really make 588 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: the Giants tough again. Uh, that will be fun. The 589 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: Jets will be interesting. Where will they be at that time? 590 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: You know, Adam Gaze, where are they gonna be? Where 591 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 1: are they gonna be with Sam Donald at that time? 592 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 1: Because we know in Chicago there's great worry about Mitchell Trabiski. Um, 593 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: you wonder if there's a little worry about Donald too. Yeah, 594 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 1: no question, final game of the year. And I hate 595 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: that we do this. I hate the schedulemaker for doing this. 596 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: But it's a date with the Steelers and it's on 597 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: January three, and similar to the Ravens game, I'm hoping 598 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 1: that it means something on January three when we play 599 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: host of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yeah, and more importantly, you 600 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 1: wanted to mean something for us rather than just for them, 601 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:20,240 Speaker 1: because they'll fill the place. You know, fans are gonna 602 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 1: be in there, and hopefully they are, they'll fill the place. 603 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 1: I mean a couple of years ago, remember they needed 604 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: a win coming in and uh and came in and 605 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 1: won the game, and they were looking at the scoreboard 606 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 1: because somebody else was involved in the game that they 607 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:35,880 Speaker 1: needed And you're right that. I mean again, as we 608 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: look at it, that game looks great and you just 609 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: hope its sizes up to the way the season plays out. 610 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: That it is great, that it is a big game, 611 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 1: that you're really playing for something, not just for a 612 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: draft choice, you know, or just trying to you know, 613 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 1: add a win on. Hopefully it's a win that gets 614 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 1: you somewhere into the postseason. That would be something. Yeah, definitely. 615 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: I thank you so much for your time. It was 616 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 1: great to have your break things down and hard to believe, 617 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 1: but we're back at it again. Your number twenty two 618 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: for you and Mr. Yes, that's right with me and Deek. 619 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 1: It will be our twenty second year. And Doug's been 620 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: doing it since Moses part of the Red Seat or 621 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: thirty three years ago. I had to text him earlier 622 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: today we were we were trying to figure out. I'm like, 623 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: I've gotta i gotta find out. I need clarity on that. 624 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: So uh, I hope you and your family are well. 625 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: I hope everybody is staying healthy and uh, we definitely 626 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: look forward to, hopefully as things open up here, getting 627 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 1: a chance to get back into that building and seeing 628 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: these guys playing uh in person, and look forward to 629 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: your calls off false sir. All right, thanks Jason. Thanks, 630 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: we're doing well here. I hope you are too, and 631 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 1: we miss everybody. Yeah, definitely. Likewise, they want to thank 632 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: Jim Donovan right now for more of a national perspective. Early, 633 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 1: Andrew Gribble and I had a chance to sit down 634 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: with Andrew Siciliano from the NFL Network. Here's a sample 635 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 1: of that. Happy to be joined on the best podcast 636 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 1: available schedule release edition, uh by one of the best. 637 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 1: And we do say that because we mean it and 638 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: we appreciate it, not because you know, we wanted him 639 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,120 Speaker 1: to come on and he sometimes you know, he's a 640 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 1: busy guy, but he wanted to be on. He wanted 641 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 1: to be a part of this, so we greatly appreciate it. 642 00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 1: And Siciliano NFL network host joins us and yeah, a 643 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 1: little bit of a Browns fan as well. Greetings, my 644 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: friend Jason Andrew. Are you guys? I apologize for responding 645 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 1: so late on the text. I woke up this morning 646 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 1: and when it's schedule released day yes, and then I 647 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: went over leef. I forgot to respond. How is everyone healthy? Safe? 648 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:53,239 Speaker 1: All good? All good? Here? Yeah? All it knock on 649 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: wood I tomorrow it's supposed to snow in Cleveland. I 650 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 1: don't know what it is. We're here. It's eighty and 651 00:33:59,880 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 1: l as. Sorry, No, it's all right. You have nothing 652 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 1: to be sorry for. I mean that's it's a good 653 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:11,239 Speaker 1: gig if you can get it. I'm not complaining. The 654 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: Brown schedule is out. Schedule release, uh, and the Browns 655 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 1: with some interesting dates and times and an interesting way 656 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:24,879 Speaker 1: to start the NFL season if indeed we start when 657 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: we are scheduled to start. Andrew, your takeaways from what 658 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: you've seen on the Brown schedule here? Alright? Still trying 659 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:36,800 Speaker 1: to digest and and yeah, as you said, the first 660 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: the most important thing is that everyone is is safe 661 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:44,480 Speaker 1: and that when these games fingers crossed they will go 662 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:47,879 Speaker 1: on in September, that it's safe for the players. It's 663 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: safe for everyone in the organization, it's safe for the media, 664 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 1: and most importantly and safe for the fans. So yes, 665 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:55,880 Speaker 1: we're all on the same page with that. That said, uh, 666 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: you know, opening in Baltimore, So there goes that idea 667 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:01,680 Speaker 1: of note vision games early. I never believe that one 668 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:03,839 Speaker 1: to begin with anyway. So you open on the road 669 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:07,880 Speaker 1: in Baltimore. It's a test. I mean, it's Lamar Jackson 670 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,200 Speaker 1: and the defending champions for the last two seasons in 671 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: the division. It is a test. Bread out of the gate, 672 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,919 Speaker 1: you'll get a good idea of where both of these 673 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 1: teams are. I think the Ravens got better the last 674 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,120 Speaker 1: couple of weeks in the draft. Patrick Queen in the 675 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,720 Speaker 1: first round JK. Dobbins. I know Pluck Eye fans probably 676 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 1: hate that he's a raven um and I know raven fans. 677 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:28,719 Speaker 1: Some Ravens fans I can't believe that they took him. 678 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:32,200 Speaker 1: It was like one of the biggest no brainer picks 679 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 1: for me of the entire draft, like Ceedee lamp Fall 680 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 1: into the Cowboys at seventeen. You turn in that card. 681 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,760 Speaker 1: It may not be a big need, but with the Ravens, 682 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,719 Speaker 1: all they do is run the stinking football anyway. You 683 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 1: get another horseback there. I think it's a brilliant pick. 684 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:49,320 Speaker 1: So it's a test Week one and then the short 685 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 1: week at least that game is at home Week two 686 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:55,399 Speaker 1: with Thursday against the Bengals. You're you're gonna find out 687 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:57,439 Speaker 1: how good Joe Burrow is immediately, and then you're gonna 688 00:35:57,440 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: find out how good Dwayne Haskins is if he has 689 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:02,960 Speaker 1: the job. Right after that. Week four at Dallas, I mean, 690 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:04,839 Speaker 1: you gotta play eventually, you may as well do it there. 691 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:07,400 Speaker 1: At least it's not on Thanksgiving, which I think is 692 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,239 Speaker 1: a win for everyone that you don't have to play 693 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:13,359 Speaker 1: on Thanksgiving. As much as you like the national stage, Um, 694 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:15,399 Speaker 1: you don't want to go to Dallas for Thanksgiving. Spend 695 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:19,439 Speaker 1: a holiday with your family. Uh, let's see what else 696 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:24,719 Speaker 1: sticks out the middle of the season by and December 697 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:27,919 Speaker 1: is rough Monday Night against the Ravens and then back 698 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 1: to back weeks over Christmas in Jersey and then Week 699 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:38,279 Speaker 1: seventeen against the Steelers. Um, December is not going to 700 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: be easy, but it never is. Andrew, I think when 701 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 1: we look at these, uh, the strength of schedule, it's 702 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:47,320 Speaker 1: always tough to gage because you're going off last year's record, 703 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 1: and the Browns learned that the hard way with the 704 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:52,480 Speaker 1: NFC West last year turned out to be a great division. 705 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts on the NFC East, which had 706 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:57,240 Speaker 1: a rough year last year and it could be poised 707 00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:59,399 Speaker 1: to be a little bit better this year, Andrew, It's 708 00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:01,840 Speaker 1: it's so tough to tell, like right now, on paper, 709 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:04,760 Speaker 1: the Patriots have the toughest schedule in the NFL because 710 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 1: that's last year's records, So who knows. There's always the 711 00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 1: worst to first. Statistically, Historically it always happens, and it's 712 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 1: never easy to judge what a division is going to 713 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,239 Speaker 1: be like right now, I'd say with the NFC East, 714 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:21,279 Speaker 1: you know what the Cowboys are. You think you know 715 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:27,560 Speaker 1: what the Eagles are. You have no idea what the 716 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,920 Speaker 1: Redskins are whatsoever? And who am I missing at the end? 717 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:33,200 Speaker 1: You have no idea what the Giants are. You just 718 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: don't know. I mean, I think they're better, right but 719 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 1: Joe Judge is in his first year and Daniel Jones 720 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:43,440 Speaker 1: has a rebuilt offensive line. You hope you think he's 721 00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:46,640 Speaker 1: I don't know, uh? And the Red look, the Redskins 722 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:48,800 Speaker 1: could go to and fourteen and be a better football 723 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:50,520 Speaker 1: team than they were a year ago. I know that 724 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:53,879 Speaker 1: sounds absurd, but you could see everything like clicking. Maybe 725 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:57,239 Speaker 1: Dwayne Haskins plays well, Ron Rivera, his defense is getting it, 726 00:37:57,239 --> 00:38:00,239 Speaker 1: but they're not winning enough games. I think I'll say this, 727 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: I would rather have the red Skins early then late. 728 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:08,080 Speaker 1: And the same for the Bengals. The fact that they 729 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:12,600 Speaker 1: played Joe Burrow and the Bengals twice before Halloween, I 730 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:15,839 Speaker 1: think is a good thing because I'd rather have them 731 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:18,600 Speaker 1: when the rookie quarterback is just trying to get it. 732 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:20,880 Speaker 1: I know we asked about the NFC East, not the Bengals. 733 00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 1: They're then have them. Wait, but you mentioned the a 734 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 1: f C East. I'm sorry our division, the a f 735 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:32,880 Speaker 1: C North. You mentioned Cincinnati. The quarterbacks now in this division, 736 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:36,880 Speaker 1: and what every team in the division did during the 737 00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:39,640 Speaker 1: draft and over the draft weekend, and then what a 738 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:42,800 Speaker 1: number of them did in free agency, not just the Browns. 739 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:47,040 Speaker 1: This has become quite the powerhouse division all over again. 740 00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:50,279 Speaker 1: And it's taken less than a year to rebuild that 741 00:38:50,360 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 1: division essentially, and Ben Roethlisberger sat last year out and 742 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,560 Speaker 1: no matter what you think of the depth or the 743 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 1: talent on the rest of the roster. Again, history shows 744 00:39:02,239 --> 00:39:04,160 Speaker 1: us that if met is there, they're gonna have a 745 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:09,239 Speaker 1: puncher's chance, punch a puncher's chance every single week, and 746 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:11,560 Speaker 1: we certainly see that when Ben faces the brown we 747 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: know what those numbers are. So it's the Ravens Division 748 00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:18,120 Speaker 1: for the last two years. I would have to say 749 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:21,160 Speaker 1: the Steelers are as good as shot as anyone to 750 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:25,480 Speaker 1: knock them off, simply because that's what history dictates. The 751 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:28,120 Speaker 1: Bengals haven't made the playoffs since two thousand and fifteen. 752 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:31,960 Speaker 1: We're well aware of the Browns drought. It is top 753 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 1: to bottom. I think the NFC West is the best 754 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:36,960 Speaker 1: division in football right now. And I'm not ready to 755 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 1: crown the Bengals or say that they're an immedia playoff contender, 756 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:44,479 Speaker 1: but they're certainly improved. But it is right up there 757 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:47,800 Speaker 1: with the NFC West and the NFC North as most 758 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:52,759 Speaker 1: challenging divisions in football. And what you know, all the 759 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:55,319 Speaker 1: circumstances with with Miles and the Steelers, what are your 760 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:58,359 Speaker 1: thoughts on him going back to Pittsburgh for the first time, 761 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:00,440 Speaker 1: and then as a Browns fan, what do what do 762 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:02,479 Speaker 1: you think when you see the Steelers in that last 763 00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 1: game that they always just I just want that game 764 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 1: to mean something. I just want that Week seventeen game 765 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:13,000 Speaker 1: to mean something. And by the way, before I leave 766 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,120 Speaker 1: out all the other divisions, yes, the NFC South will 767 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:17,160 Speaker 1: be much better as well this year too, obviously that 768 00:40:17,239 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: Brady guy of it, at least in Florida. But it's 769 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:23,680 Speaker 1: not going to be a warm welcome for Miles in Pittsburgh. 770 00:40:23,719 --> 00:40:26,120 Speaker 1: I think we can all agree on that. I hope 771 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:31,080 Speaker 1: cooler heads prevail and that, um, the the emotions get 772 00:40:31,160 --> 00:40:33,400 Speaker 1: kept in check and that nothing wild happens, and that 773 00:40:33,520 --> 00:40:35,520 Speaker 1: the fans get a good game. But then nobody gets hurt. 774 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:38,720 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the most important thing. Um. I trust 775 00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:41,920 Speaker 1: Miles will keep his cool. I think he learned his 776 00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:46,040 Speaker 1: lesson and I'm just hoping not a lot of flags 777 00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:50,600 Speaker 1: and nobody gets hurt in Weeks seventeen. Again, let's just 778 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:54,880 Speaker 1: make that game means something. I'm a big fan of that. 779 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: Talking with Andrew Siciliano from the NFL Network, and we 780 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:00,759 Speaker 1: appreciate a few minutes of his time. I'm breaking down 781 00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:04,919 Speaker 1: the Browns schedule as it stands right now. There's still 782 00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:07,440 Speaker 1: a lot of factors. There's still a lot of time 783 00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:10,799 Speaker 1: between now and when we are slated to kick off 784 00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:15,120 Speaker 1: the season. Andrew, from the people you've talked to and 785 00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:19,160 Speaker 1: the guests you've had on NFL Network, how difficult has 786 00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:22,319 Speaker 1: it been to put this schedule together this year with 787 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 1: everything that's been going on. So it's certainly a challenge. 788 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:29,160 Speaker 1: But I don't know. And and to be honest with you, 789 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:32,200 Speaker 1: the schedule, the schedule is always kind of kept behind 790 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:38,040 Speaker 1: the cloacus secrecy most years. Guys. It's an exceedingly difficult thing. 791 00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:42,719 Speaker 1: And and just from a network perspective here, uh, we 792 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:46,080 Speaker 1: don't know at the network that the schedule is coming 793 00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:49,840 Speaker 1: out often until ten o'clock the night before. Now we 794 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,400 Speaker 1: we have a target usually, hey, the goal is between 795 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,920 Speaker 1: this state and this state, and the goal is for Wednesday, 796 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:58,480 Speaker 1: or the goal is for Thursday. But example, last year, 797 00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:01,720 Speaker 1: David and Joke and I did did um that appearance 798 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:05,000 Speaker 1: there when when we had the schedule release and we 799 00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:06,360 Speaker 1: you know, we did a big thing with the Browns 800 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:09,560 Speaker 1: last year. I don't think that was not a Thursday, right. 801 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:11,880 Speaker 1: I want to say I didn't book my ticket until 802 00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:14,520 Speaker 1: Tuesday night to fly there from l A because we 803 00:42:14,520 --> 00:42:17,080 Speaker 1: weren't certain that it was going to be Thursday, So 804 00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:21,520 Speaker 1: there is always uh I would say, secrecy. But at 805 00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:26,239 Speaker 1: the same time, they have to go through so many 806 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:30,839 Speaker 1: different schedule possibilities because some stadium as a tractor poll, 807 00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:34,000 Speaker 1: another stadium as a Taylor Swift concert. There's Young Kapor, 808 00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:39,120 Speaker 1: there's Russia Shaanna, there's a marathon, there's every team has 809 00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:43,719 Speaker 1: so many different requests that there are literally tens of 810 00:42:43,840 --> 00:42:47,240 Speaker 1: thousands of schedule possibilities. They get spit out by the computer, 811 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:50,320 Speaker 1: tens of thousands, and then eventually they take one and go, 812 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:53,319 Speaker 1: you know what, this one works. Everyone looks at it, 813 00:42:53,480 --> 00:42:55,359 Speaker 1: make sure the networks get enough of the prime time 814 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:57,719 Speaker 1: games or the big games to keep everyone happy, and 815 00:42:57,760 --> 00:42:59,480 Speaker 1: they put the stamp on it, and then thirty six 816 00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:01,840 Speaker 1: hours later we crank the schedule out and put it 817 00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:05,759 Speaker 1: on the TV. This year is different because September has 818 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:09,600 Speaker 1: a big question mark. But the NFL has the benefit 819 00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:12,279 Speaker 1: of four months here and the benefit of seeing what 820 00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:15,200 Speaker 1: baseball does hopefully the first week of July, the benefit 821 00:43:15,239 --> 00:43:19,080 Speaker 1: of seeing how the NBA and the NHL can um 822 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:23,359 Speaker 1: can hopefully finish their seasons. I'm watching Korean baseball now 823 00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:25,279 Speaker 1: in the middle of the night. I hope you guys 824 00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:28,080 Speaker 1: are as well and miss it. Um, you got my point. 825 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:31,960 Speaker 1: I think the goal is to have people in the 826 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:37,160 Speaker 1: stadium and games being played in September. Between now and September. 827 00:43:37,160 --> 00:43:40,120 Speaker 1: It's figuring out how to do that safely. Getting the 828 00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:43,919 Speaker 1: schedule out this week is just the next check mark, 829 00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:46,920 Speaker 1: hopefully on the long list of things needed to do 830 00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:50,600 Speaker 1: to get back on the field in September. And you 831 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:52,960 Speaker 1: what are your thoughts on the schedule coming out after 832 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:55,000 Speaker 1: the draft. I think that this is a little bit 833 00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:57,239 Speaker 1: different this year, obviously with no other sports going on, 834 00:43:57,360 --> 00:43:59,719 Speaker 1: but it it just seems like it it follows a 835 00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:02,200 Speaker 1: nice order with knowing where these draft picks are and 836 00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:05,399 Speaker 1: you can talk about about these games from netting. Yeah, 837 00:44:05,480 --> 00:44:07,120 Speaker 1: I kind of like it, to be honest with you. 838 00:44:07,160 --> 00:44:09,120 Speaker 1: We're so used to having it the week before the draft. 839 00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:11,759 Speaker 1: I think there might be some talk to to do 840 00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:15,799 Speaker 1: this this same way next year. You know, they announced 841 00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:19,520 Speaker 1: the league announced long before the draft that the schedule 842 00:44:19,560 --> 00:44:23,480 Speaker 1: release would be after the draft, and they were adamant 843 00:44:23,480 --> 00:44:25,279 Speaker 1: at the time that that did not have to do 844 00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:28,759 Speaker 1: with the quarantine to shut in the pandemic. I think 845 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:32,919 Speaker 1: it elongates the off season schedule, which is I think, 846 00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:36,640 Speaker 1: always something good to keep the fans interested in, to 847 00:44:36,719 --> 00:44:40,719 Speaker 1: keep the off season machine churning. I don't mind it. 848 00:44:40,760 --> 00:44:44,399 Speaker 1: I think we could see it again. One final one 849 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:46,960 Speaker 1: for you. Uh. And it has to do with the 850 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:51,880 Speaker 1: Browns off season. Uh. New front office, new head coach. 851 00:44:52,360 --> 00:44:57,240 Speaker 1: We've been through that before, but now, I mean inter 852 00:44:57,320 --> 00:45:00,000 Speaker 1: Berry and Kevin Stavianski have had themselves a nice little 853 00:45:00,040 --> 00:45:02,719 Speaker 1: off season and free agency and in the draft. Yeah, 854 00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:05,680 Speaker 1: I'm excited. I know I sound like a broken record. 855 00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:08,799 Speaker 1: I'm excited about the off season. I get it. We've 856 00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:12,400 Speaker 1: all been here before, We've had reasons to be excited before. 857 00:45:13,080 --> 00:45:16,080 Speaker 1: My gut tells me they got it right this time, 858 00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:19,120 Speaker 1: and I think you guys are probably on the same page. 859 00:45:19,160 --> 00:45:22,600 Speaker 1: We won't know until August hopefully, or September um or 860 00:45:22,680 --> 00:45:26,279 Speaker 1: January three against the Steelers Week seventeen, you'll have a 861 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:30,000 Speaker 1: far better idea. But I like the Hooper move. I 862 00:45:30,040 --> 00:45:31,680 Speaker 1: like the fact in the joke who got his fifth 863 00:45:31,719 --> 00:45:35,239 Speaker 1: year option speaking of him picked up. I would love 864 00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:37,760 Speaker 1: to see Odell healthy and practicing and on the field 865 00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:39,839 Speaker 1: as he last week or a couple of days ago 866 00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:43,360 Speaker 1: said online that he is healthier and ready for a 867 00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:48,000 Speaker 1: big season. Uh. Look, all the pieces seemingly are in 868 00:45:48,080 --> 00:45:51,719 Speaker 1: place on the offensive side of the ball. Uh. But 869 00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:55,280 Speaker 1: at the same time, I would, you know, also preach 870 00:45:55,280 --> 00:45:59,600 Speaker 1: a little bit of caution and that it's a new coach, 871 00:46:00,120 --> 00:46:03,359 Speaker 1: the new system, and a lot of newness. And I 872 00:46:03,480 --> 00:46:06,920 Speaker 1: do think, and this isn't necessarily even a Brown's answer 873 00:46:06,920 --> 00:46:11,799 Speaker 1: here at Jason, that this offseason, with a lot of uncertainty, 874 00:46:12,800 --> 00:46:17,080 Speaker 1: favors teams that have continuity. Okay, so I think before 875 00:46:17,080 --> 00:46:20,480 Speaker 1: the draft, the teams with the coach and the front office, continuity, 876 00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:23,239 Speaker 1: teams that had worked together in the past for many 877 00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:26,480 Speaker 1: a draft probably had the leg up. That doesn't mean 878 00:46:26,480 --> 00:46:28,600 Speaker 1: the Brown's drafted bad players. I like their draft, at 879 00:46:28,640 --> 00:46:32,560 Speaker 1: least on paper. And I think in the off season here, um, 880 00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:37,560 Speaker 1: when you're learning on Microsoft teams on big boxes like this, 881 00:46:37,600 --> 00:46:40,359 Speaker 1: where're all just you know, Hollywood squares kind of thing. 882 00:46:40,920 --> 00:46:42,920 Speaker 1: If you have a system in place, you have a 883 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:45,600 Speaker 1: leg up on the competition. It's just the way it is. 884 00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:50,960 Speaker 1: So the Browns have a challenging off season because everyone 885 00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:55,240 Speaker 1: is new. So while the pieces on paper look good, 886 00:46:56,040 --> 00:46:58,480 Speaker 1: it's it's a lot of work to get all those 887 00:46:58,520 --> 00:47:03,640 Speaker 1: pieces work them together. Yeah, it will be interesting to 888 00:47:03,680 --> 00:47:06,920 Speaker 1: see how things transpire here over the coming weeks and 889 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:09,840 Speaker 1: months as states start to open back up and we 890 00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:13,759 Speaker 1: get closer to the NFL season. Appreciate all the time, 891 00:47:13,800 --> 00:47:16,440 Speaker 1: my friend, Thank you for thank you for hopping on 892 00:47:16,520 --> 00:47:19,560 Speaker 1: with us. All the best. Hope you and your family 893 00:47:19,600 --> 00:47:23,480 Speaker 1: continue to stay healthy and we look forward to continuing 894 00:47:23,520 --> 00:47:26,799 Speaker 1: to to watch you there on NFL Network. Appreciate all 895 00:47:26,840 --> 00:47:29,160 Speaker 1: the time and keep up the great work. Hey, let's 896 00:47:29,239 --> 00:47:31,200 Speaker 1: thanks for having me on. Jayson Andrew, both of you 897 00:47:31,320 --> 00:47:33,719 Speaker 1: the same. Hopefully the families are good. Sorry for the 898 00:47:33,760 --> 00:47:35,640 Speaker 1: noise in the background where it sounds like my neighbor 899 00:47:35,680 --> 00:47:38,800 Speaker 1: is trying to cut that a tree. Um, here's to 900 00:47:39,200 --> 00:47:43,400 Speaker 1: raising a glass hopefully in a training camp somewhere this summer. 901 00:47:43,920 --> 00:47:46,080 Speaker 1: I want to thank Jim Donovan. Wanted to thank Andrew 902 00:47:46,200 --> 00:47:49,480 Speaker 1: Siciliano for their time here on the best podcast available, 903 00:47:49,560 --> 00:47:52,399 Speaker 1: presented this week to you by our good friends at 904 00:47:52,640 --> 00:47:56,920 Speaker 1: Arby's and Gribbs. One big takeaway when you take a 905 00:47:56,920 --> 00:48:00,279 Speaker 1: look at the entire schedule and the entire body of work, 906 00:48:01,080 --> 00:48:05,200 Speaker 1: one big takeaway. I think this this schedule to me 907 00:48:05,320 --> 00:48:08,160 Speaker 1: sums up the differences in off season between this year 908 00:48:08,200 --> 00:48:11,080 Speaker 1: and last year. I just think that this is a 909 00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:14,320 Speaker 1: normal schedule. This isn't like a two thousand seventeen schedule 910 00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:17,120 Speaker 1: where you had fifteen one o'clock games, And it's not 911 00:48:17,239 --> 00:48:19,799 Speaker 1: like last year's where you had four primetime games, a 912 00:48:19,840 --> 00:48:22,239 Speaker 1: couple of four o'clock games, and and and all the 913 00:48:22,280 --> 00:48:25,320 Speaker 1: spotlight was on you. This is a normal NFL schedule 914 00:48:25,360 --> 00:48:27,440 Speaker 1: with two prime time games and then a bunch of 915 00:48:27,440 --> 00:48:30,120 Speaker 1: games in your normal time zones. So this this is 916 00:48:30,160 --> 00:48:33,480 Speaker 1: a reflection of this offseason. I think it's it's welcome. Uh. 917 00:48:33,520 --> 00:48:35,880 Speaker 1: And that was honestly my my takeaway was that when 918 00:48:35,920 --> 00:48:38,160 Speaker 1: I looked at it, I was like, Okay, there's the schedule, 919 00:48:38,280 --> 00:48:40,239 Speaker 1: and I think that's that's the reaction you should have, 920 00:48:41,680 --> 00:48:46,240 Speaker 1: Office Stretch, you mentioned it earlier, but you you believe 921 00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:50,320 Speaker 1: that that that core the third quarter of the football 922 00:48:50,360 --> 00:48:52,000 Speaker 1: season coming out of the bye week will make or 923 00:48:52,040 --> 00:48:54,320 Speaker 1: break this season. Yeah, it's the third quarter plus the 924 00:48:54,360 --> 00:48:56,640 Speaker 1: early fourth for me, because I think that's four four 925 00:48:56,680 --> 00:48:58,560 Speaker 1: of the five teams were in the playoffs last year. 926 00:48:58,600 --> 00:49:00,000 Speaker 1: I think all four of those teams are gonna be 927 00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:02,439 Speaker 1: pretty good again this year. And also the one game 928 00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:04,759 Speaker 1: in between there is against Jacksonville, in the place that 929 00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:07,120 Speaker 1: the Browns have not one since two thousand eight. Not 930 00:49:07,120 --> 00:49:10,719 Speaker 1: not the easiest place to play, a unique experience, to 931 00:49:10,719 --> 00:49:14,000 Speaker 1: say the least. So I just think that is a stretch, 932 00:49:14,400 --> 00:49:17,680 Speaker 1: especially with a young football team coming off after a bye. 933 00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:20,759 Speaker 1: You've got to be ready for teams that know how 934 00:49:20,760 --> 00:49:23,400 Speaker 1: to play at that time of year. Road trip you 935 00:49:23,440 --> 00:49:26,480 Speaker 1: were most looking forward to, My friend, I'll go with 936 00:49:26,520 --> 00:49:29,440 Speaker 1: the easy answer, and that's Dallas because I've been to 937 00:49:29,560 --> 00:49:32,120 Speaker 1: one and I've been to one game in that stadium, 938 00:49:32,200 --> 00:49:33,879 Speaker 1: and that was a college game. I went and saw 939 00:49:33,920 --> 00:49:37,600 Speaker 1: Alabama Michigan at that stadium, so that was I mean, 940 00:49:37,640 --> 00:49:39,400 Speaker 1: that was fine. That was a normal experience. But this 941 00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:42,160 Speaker 1: is unique in a couple boys. It's Dallas Cowboys Football 942 00:49:42,200 --> 00:49:44,560 Speaker 1: and the Browns, and they don't have a ton of 943 00:49:44,560 --> 00:49:46,880 Speaker 1: one o'clock games there. I think that that will be 944 00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:48,320 Speaker 1: the interesting part of it. They play a lot of 945 00:49:48,360 --> 00:49:50,480 Speaker 1: four o'clocks, a lot of prime times. I mean, they're 946 00:49:50,480 --> 00:49:52,800 Speaker 1: not used to playing in this crowded windows, So I 947 00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:54,880 Speaker 1: think it'll be interesting to see maybe you catch the 948 00:49:54,920 --> 00:49:58,200 Speaker 1: Cowboys sleeping a little bit. Yeah, it'll be interesting to 949 00:49:58,239 --> 00:50:02,480 Speaker 1: see how that all uh transpires when you take a 950 00:50:02,480 --> 00:50:06,319 Speaker 1: look at the schedule. Eight tickets. 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Limited quantities remain available, so 956 00:50:25,600 --> 00:50:29,080 Speaker 1: make sure you log on and get your tickets today. 957 00:50:29,120 --> 00:50:32,239 Speaker 1: The Browns and the NFL we are preparing for a 958 00:50:32,239 --> 00:50:37,160 Speaker 1: full season while closely monitoring developments related to COVID nineteen. 959 00:50:37,560 --> 00:50:39,759 Speaker 1: In the event games are canceled or fans are not 960 00:50:39,800 --> 00:50:43,920 Speaker 1: permitted based on policies set by medical experts, government officials, 961 00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:46,719 Speaker 1: or the NFL, the team will make various credit and 962 00:50:46,760 --> 00:50:50,879 Speaker 1: refund options available to fans who purchased tickets directly from 963 00:50:50,960 --> 00:50:54,160 Speaker 1: the club. And obviously we want everybody to stay safe 964 00:50:54,280 --> 00:50:57,440 Speaker 1: and UH in this time where we're starting to open 965 00:50:57,480 --> 00:50:59,279 Speaker 1: things up here a little bit, we asked that you 966 00:50:59,400 --> 00:51:02,399 Speaker 1: continue to day say we want to play football, we 967 00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:05,240 Speaker 1: want to be out there, we want games with fans 968 00:51:05,239 --> 00:51:09,520 Speaker 1: in the stands. There is no question about it. I 969 00:51:09,560 --> 00:51:12,200 Speaker 1: don't even know how it would look or sound if 970 00:51:12,200 --> 00:51:15,480 Speaker 1: there were no fans in the stands if we couldn't 971 00:51:15,480 --> 00:51:20,160 Speaker 1: go to the games. Even so, stay healthy, continue to 972 00:51:20,280 --> 00:51:24,279 Speaker 1: listen to the medical experts and government officials, and we 973 00:51:24,400 --> 00:51:26,719 Speaker 1: look forward to seeing you all knock on wood at 974 00:51:26,719 --> 00:51:31,960 Speaker 1: First Energy Stadium here in. Want to thank Jim Donovan, 975 00:51:32,239 --> 00:51:36,400 Speaker 1: want to thank Andrews, Ciciliano, Jeff McDaniel and Bacco for 976 00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:40,319 Speaker 1: all of their help. Uh Anthony Bacco, did I just 977 00:51:40,360 --> 00:51:44,239 Speaker 1: screw that up? Gribble? Yeah? I did. I got that 978 00:51:44,280 --> 00:51:47,440 Speaker 1: going for me, Box, Sorry, I love you, trust me. 979 00:51:47,760 --> 00:51:50,960 Speaker 1: We appreciate all your help. We're back with you on 980 00:51:51,000 --> 00:51:54,160 Speaker 1: Tuesday with another episode of the Best podcast Available. 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