Mike McDaniel backs out, Baker Mayfield fires back: A wild Browns night
On this episode of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe react to a chaotic night in the Browns’ head coaching search.
The big news is that Mike McDaniel has withdrawn his name from consideration, just a day before his scheduled in-person interview. The crew discusses the massive implications of this decision, including how it complicates the Browns’ need to satisfy the Rooney Rule and what it says about the appeal of the Cleveland job, especially given the uncertainty at
quarterback.
They also touch on other candidates like Todd Monken, Jim Schwartz and the young offensive minds still in the running.
Then, the podcast takes a detour to discuss some drama involving a former Browns quarterback and a former Browns coach.
Baker Mayfield took to social media to call out Kevin Stefanski, who is now the head coach in Atlanta. The hosts revisit the fractured relationship between the two from the 2021 season, referencing Mary Kay’s reporting from that time, and discuss the new rivalry brewing in the NFC South.
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33 comments
Its sound like these three don’t know anything either just speculation n o facts
Cleveland is dreaming. No coach is going to put up with trading the starting quarterback without even telling the darn coach. Keeping AB was a HUGE MISTAKE
What kind of signal is it sending to the other candidates when it's obvious the browns are waiting to interview Nate. The most attractive jobs tend to go first and these candidates don't want to be the last man standing without a choice. Browns are moving too slow
Brown’s bumbling it as usual 😂 they should have had Rooney rule covered in week 1.
Berry should have been fired to begin with. They will be lucky if they can convince Jim Swartz to take the job! Embarrassing !!
You see how Stefanski is getting treated in Atlanta because of Shedeur fans and all those insane talking points that people actually believe. Coaches see this Scarlet Letter clearly. You’re going to have to clear out this QB room and draft one with your #6 pick and add a vet. People, coaches, and media are just paying lip service. No one is being honest!!!! Scared of the blowback. I originally laughed with my friend and said , man I hope this Stefanski hate doesn’t affect our coach search. Then McDaniel drop off. Idk but you have to look at it seriously.
Harbaugh chose McDaniel, smh, browns fans think about that. That's how much people value McDaniel as an offensive mind
Byron Leftwich
They need to hire a guy likeBob chessNutt or Hector Smith. Can I apply in Barea. I here they are taken interviews starting at 2oclock on Monday already
Isn't he going to the Chargers as OC?
The Brown's organization manages the team function like they're drunk.
Yeah Mary, McDermot thought the Browns wanted someone else unproven more then him? You soft peddle for the Browns well. The team looks like a wreck and looked at other teams and is fine on not coming to CLE.
At the end of the day lol Jimmy is building that new stadium anybody that owns a business in here you know it’s all about the money it’s all that man is thinking about right now. It’s feeling that stadium in 2028 or 2029. Trust you gonna try to get the right people I see he fired most of that trash front line ESPN did the playback on there yesterday of that old line that didn’t look like sabotage. I don’t know what you wanna call it. They was literally just falling down was hiked 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
You media do cause unnecessary drama here in Cleveland. And we don’t have a qb partly cuz of that. Y’all drive people off. I’ve heard it from too many former and current players as well.
When are you guys going to take the blinders off. Nobody from outside wants the job so the BoZo Jim S is default
Not much new info available to convey, but you guys made it a fun Podcast anyway 👍😊
One way to look at it…you have a young QB on a 2 game winning streak including a game winning drive, let’s see if he can keep it rolling by getting him some help on the o-line and at WR with meaningful off-season reps.
Herbert looked real good in his last outing 😂
😃😃😃😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻great pod cast..you 3 are awe🎉some……MaryKay you may get that apology from Baker when Baker gets his from Kevin😂……isn’t it so crazy 10 nfl coaches fired this year! My cousin said, the NIL money now allowed in high schools….obviously already in colleges is changing the nfl greatly….hs, college and nfl coaches who don’t win-GONE. PS….MAY THE JIM SCHWARTZ BE WITH YOU ALL IN CLE🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 make him the head coach and go out and get the offensive coordinator that Jim wants!
Mary Kay knows she played a nice role in that mess herself… and I love MKC but some of her work definitely has put gasoline on a fire
The rooney rule is so f'n stupid and degrading to coaches who know they are only being interviewed to check a box. Rule needs to be dumped, that way every coach knows the interview is real.
How about that Pitcher kid? the OC from the Bengals ??? Him and AB have history….
And now the BAKE shop is open in Tampa Bay —and business is great…Baker and Emille have taken on 1 (soon to be 2 ) partners
They waiting around last minute tell everyone takes job somewhere else . They going just have to settle
All these teams needing a head coach has done hired who they wamyed too . Now browns going have to hire someone off the street
What the hell did anyone expect Andrew is leading this search the worst GM in sports history.Andrew should have been fired two years ago at least.He is the dumbest human being I’ve ever seen why didn’t he bring in a couple true minority candidates early on to get that out of the way? Now it looks like we are bringing one in as a token just to satisfy this stupid rule is there anyone dumber than this guy he has no business being in his position Haslim should fire him now.
When this team wins more games next sesson yall going see how bad kevin really was.
Stop saying Gabriel is a option as qb
Lets get this straight …the browns are a great franchise with an incredible rich history.the ownership meddling in what they dont know has turned this once proud franchise into a joke .
Rooney rule is a joke!!! How come a team like browns have to deal with this rule but 2 seconds after JH becomes available he gets hired immediately. What happened to Rooney rule there??? BS
McDaniel can't wear capris in Cleveland 😅
Why are we not interviewing McDermott? Veteran winning coach that can change the culture in Cleveland
Leave it to the Cleveland Browns, to screw this up!
Is the QB the only position you and Cleveland talk about. What's the obsession with QB. Sanders played better than, Roger's, Allen, and Borrow and you still questions him. Cleveland media has an obsession with self sabotage