Scott Raab on the Browns prospects, Indians playoff run and the end of Tebow - WFNY Podcast - 2013-09-02
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Release Date: 09/02/2013
Talking the 5-3 Browns with Jake Burns
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Josh Poloha welcomed former WFNY'er and current OBR'er Jake Burns to the pod to talk about the Cleveland Browns as they sit at 5-3 and ready to welcome the Houston Texans.
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Browns Friday Fumble - Week 10 - Houston Texas
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Dylan and Dave are well rested after the bye week, and we've got a new passion that they want to share with you. In addition to that, they break down the Texas roster and give you their SPICY predictions for this week's game.
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Adnan Virk Talks Cy Bieber, Lindor Trade Rumors and More
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The Dery Brothers welcome Adnan Virk to the podcast. The season is over, but the Indians just picked up some new hardware as Shane Bieber receives the Cy Young award. They also discuss Francisco Lindor trade rumors and DeNiro vs. Pacino.
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The Browns Opt Out of Trade Deadline Deals
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I think the Browns made a mistake by not finding a way to invest in their defense at the trade deadline. It's likely not a catastrophe, and it doesn't lead me to conclude the Browns Brain Trust is broken, but I think it's a mistake nonetheless.
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Ray Flanagan talks Cleveland Music and "The Arsenal"
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Ray Flanagan is a full-time professional musician in Cleveland. He joined the podcast to discuss the Cleveland music community in the time of COVID. He also talked about his new song coming out this Friday called
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Browns Friday Fumble - Week 8 - Las Vegas Raiders
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The Friday Fumble is better late than never, and are here to get you ready for the match up with the old school raiders! We give you good and bad ideas from the Bengals game, give some Browns trade scenarios and go over the Raiders roster from head to foot.
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Talking Buckeyes with Colin Hass-Hill
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The Waiting For Next Year Dot Com Joshcast is back and he's talking Buckeyes with Colin Hass-Hill.
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Grading Baker Mayfield's Bengals Performance
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Craig got himself into a bit of Twitter trouble following the Browns victory over the Bengals by giving Baker Mayfield a B- for the game. Sure, Baker broke records and finished exceptionally well, but he put up a zero for the whole first quarter. How do you talk about a game that was such a 180? Plus, what do you make of OBJ and the Browns' future? Finally, are you having fun yet? Craig is.
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Breaking Down Baker's Heroics in Win over Bengals
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Josh and Joe had the instant reaction after the Browns' fifth victory of the NFL season in seven tries.
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Browns Friday Fumble - Week 7 - Cincinnati Bengals Part 2
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Dylan and Dave had a bit of a mishap when trying to watch the game last week, so they let the numbers decide who won. They confess some deep dark secrets and then we check in with Don and Devin from Northern Kentucky.
info_outlineAs I've been doing the last few weeks, I'm passing on writing notes as the podcast goes along so that I can be "in the moment." So, here's the email I sent to Scott on Sunday night that sparked the rest of the podcast.
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Tebow is cut. Nobody makes a waiver claim. Is the NFL finally free of Tim Tebow? More importantly, we know Bill Belichick is great, but can we stop pretending like he can turn dog poop into gold? He has a track record of finding good players and finding ways to use them to their maximum. He's never been known for taking non-players and doing anything with them other than cutting them... which is what he did to Tebow yesterday.
Good news! Buster Skrine rose up and won the second cornerback job opposite Joe Haden. Maybe these guys know what they're doing, but they've really left their chins open on this one if Buster get burned early and often this season.
Same with kicker. I got a Facebook message from a friend who went into his fantasy draft and took Shayne Graham because USA Today had him rated as the fifth best fantasy option at kicker. Apparently not so much for the Browns who still don't have a kicker after having a punter kick field goals in the fourth pre-season game.
On the bright side, the Browns do have a #1 running back and they attempted to use cuts to get better at the position by bringing in a couple of Dion Lewis types from Baltimore and Houston in Bobby Rainey and Dennis Johnson. Running back is the perfect position to try and improve via undrafted free agency and roster cuts. No sarcasm. Even with the Browns' history involving Ben Gay, I believe this to be true.
Finally on the Browns, they did a couple things that were notable merely because the Browns haven't been very competent in the past. The Browns not only hit the deadline for cuts but they almost immediately had coach Chudzinski available for comment. They don't deserve an award or a prize for it, but this level of competence to talk instead of being talked about is novel for Berea even if it shouldn't be.
I was taken aback by my own feelings on Sunday. After the Tribe stinking up another series with Detroit, somehow I still found myself eager to see the Tribe and their newest addition Jason Kubel on Sunday. I know that's kind of silly, but it's true and I couldn't help it. They reward us with a huge grand slam win in extras.
I listened to the end of the game because we were going somewhere, but I can only imagine what Chris Perez' outing looked like.
That's all I have for now. I also wanted to briefly talk about Cleveland Magazine's football issue in which you had a brief section. I'm going to talk to Jason Brill later in the week about the rest of the issue as well.