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Scott Raab on the Browns beating the Ravens, Chris Perez and Chris Grant's future - WFNY Podcast - 2013-11-04

The Official Waiting For Next Year Podcast

Release Date: 11/04/2013

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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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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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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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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 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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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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The Waiting For Next Year Dot Com Joshcast is back and he's talking Buckeyes with Colin Hass-Hill. 

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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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Josh and Joe had the instant reaction after the Browns' fifth victory of the NFL season in seven tries. 

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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.

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Scott Raab ended this week's podcast telling everyone to go to the dentist, don't do drugs and stay in school. You should listen all the way to the end to see how we got there. As per usual, here's the email I sent Scott last night.
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They beat the Ravens. It was a "proof of parity" game for the Browns. The Cleveland Browns with Jason Campbell are no longer defying the rules of parity in the NFL! There's nothing like going into a bye week with a win. Love it. Love being consistently mediocre with a chance to win. I hate myself for loving it as much as I do. 
Farewell Chris Perez. There was a lot of talk about Chris Perez' legacy this week in Cleveland and it seems like a waste of breath. I supported Chris Perez talking when he was in Cleveland because I kind of like it when athletes don't shy away from saying something real as opposed to a cookie-cutter phrase. But Perez is proof positive that you can erase anything good you did by being an asshole. 
You look at Vinnie Pestano and how he imploded this year and how the fans stuck by him, and it kind of tells the tale. Pestano didn't have anywhere near the success for the Tribe that Perez did, and because he was such a nice guy they supported him even when he failed them on the field.
There's a Josh Cribbs thought in here as well. Totally different case, but he seems to put all that good will in jeopardy from time to time with a quote or a tweet.
Granted, I still don't understand why fans would be upset with Josh Cribbs for talking trash about his former teammates and coaches. It isn't like he said Browns fans quit at any point. But here were a bunch of Cleveland fans presumably getting bent out of shape as if they needed to spring to the defense of Mike Holmgren, Pat Shurmur, Eric Mangini Braylon Edwards, or Romeo Crennel.
Lastly, I asked on Twitter, despite how early it is, what if the Cavs stink this year? How much rope does Chris Grant have? Again, I know it's ridiculously early, but Michael Carter-Williams and Ben McLemore (for example) are already showing things in the NBA. Anthony Bennett has two points in three games with those two points coming on free throws. Plus as you've noted time and again, he's out of shape.
So, does Chris Grant get until after the presumed LBJ free agency if they fail to win this year?