00:00Daryl Ryder, he's brought to you courtesy of Scheiben Jewelers, Cleveland's premier jewelry store.
00:05Daryl, it was obviously Browns coming up on Sunday, but a good weekend in Cleveland.
00:10I mean, Buckeyes get a win.
00:11Cavs pick up a win without any starters.
00:13Things are feeling good.
00:14Yeah, it was nice to see the Cavs play with some effort last night.
00:19Well, was it by coincidence that it came with no Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Evan Mobley, or Jared Allen?
00:24Yeah, I'm not going to say that, but I think that the starters could learn a thing or two from
00:30the young Bucs that took the floor last night.
00:32By the way, of the reserves, the lowest point total out of the starters was 18 points.
00:39It was great.
00:40The ball was moving all over the place.
00:42Everybody, at least 18 points in that starting lineup.
00:45You know what?
00:46That was basketball last night.
00:48That was fun to watch.
00:49Good for those kids.
00:51Good for Proctor and company.
00:55Just an absolute joy to watch them ball out the way they did last night.
01:00It was fun watching Kyrie do his thing, too, and then have to leave with another loss.
01:04Daryl, I'm sure you'll appreciate this, and we'll jump into some Brown stuff.
01:08On the broadcast after the game, Austin Carr said,
01:11I'm not going to say who they sent it to, but they sent a message tonight.
01:14And it definitely felt like the young Cavs kind of maybe did send a message to the vets.
01:19About how to play with a little bit of effort and a little bit of fire.
01:23Daryl, do you see that same effort today for the Browns against a really talented Houston opponent here?
01:30The Browns got to try to win this game with everything in their, every fiber in their being.
01:34Jake and I have spent the morning talking about what an important game this really is for what the rest
01:39of the season is going to be.
01:41Well, I don't think effort's going to be the problem.
01:42It's whether or not they can be mentally focused enough to eliminate the type of mistakes that tend to cost
01:50them in some games this year.
01:53Because I do feel like, yes, the record is what their record says it is at five and four.
01:59But I just feel like there were a couple missed opportunities this year already.
02:06And so they've got to knock off the penalties, especially the pre-snap penalties, first and foremost.
02:14You've got to get something, anything out of your running game.
02:18And today might be the day you need the running game.
02:21We'll see what Mother Nature has in store for us.
02:23Right now it's dry, but as you guys mentioned in the kickoff conditions,
02:28the best chance of rain is during the game today.
02:31And then as soon as the game is over, it's supposed to dry up again.
02:34So the running game could be important today.
02:36Anyway, the run defense could be critical today.
02:40It's not been good for about a month now.
02:44Very disappointing.
02:45And then you've got C.J. Stroud, who's coming in just on an absolute heater right now for the Texans.
02:52The Browns, 54 straight games without allowing a 300-yard passer.
02:55Very, very impressive.
02:56C.J. Stroud, by the way, four games this season of 300 yards or more.
03:00He's got 12 in his career.
03:02So he's real hot for the Texans.
03:04So big, big test for the Cleveland Browns this afternoon.
03:08Daryl, for the weather, a lot of people are bringing up that potentially bad weather being the equalizer for the
03:13Browns is a good thing.
03:14Do you see it that way today if there is bad weather?
03:18Absolutely.
03:18But here's the thing.
03:19C.J. Stroud, he can throw in bad weather, right?
03:23So maybe it's not going to be the equalizer that I'm trying to convince myself that it will be.
03:27The field should be in great shape.
03:29They haven't played on it in a month.
03:31And hopefully the thing doesn't turn into a cow pasture by the fourth quarter if it is, in fact, wet
03:37and rainy.
03:38Because they've got a lot of home games coming up right now.
03:40They've got four straight that they're going to play.
03:44So, look, an opportunity for them.
03:46You've got the Raiders on the schedule.
03:47You don't want to look past today.
03:48You've got to get today, of course.
03:49But, you know, if you can get today, you think you've got the Raiders after that, well, okay, now you
03:56should be at seven wins.
03:57And then you're really in the driver's seat to make a playoff push here.
04:02But first things first, they've got to handle their business today.
04:05Definitely a winnable game.
04:06But don't be deceived by the fact that the Texans come to town two games under .500.
04:12No David Montgomery.
04:13It's going to be Woody Marks running the ball.
04:15The Browns have got to be way better against the run.
04:18I still think a piece of that has to be Jared Verse, who probably has to be better against the
04:22pass and the run.
04:24Well, Jared just needs to show up.
04:26This week, though, he's telling you guys, Daryl, that there was some sort of psychological block that he believes that
04:34is all cleared up.
04:35And maybe this week can be a coming out party for him.
04:38Yeah, and, you know, all the respect in the world to Jared for revealing that to us this week.
04:45You know, that he's working on the mental side of things, that it wasn't anything physical.
04:51And that, you know, he feels that whatever he has done behind the scenes has helped him tremendously, right?
05:00Right. And we do forget that these are human beings.
05:04He was, you know, traded from a Super Bowl contender or what was expected to be a Super Bowl contender,
05:09I should say,
05:10to a team that, you know, is pivoting a little bit and trying to reload and get themselves back into,
05:17you know, a contention window.
05:20Right. So that's hard. You know, kind of established himself out in Los Angeles.
05:25And let's be honest with with each other here, as much as we love Cleveland here, L.A.'s got better
05:31weather.
05:32Let's just be honest about it. Right. So you go from there to, you know, now you come to Cleveland.
05:37And so, I mean, there is an adjustment there and all that stuff is understandable.
05:42But at some point, you've got to start producing. And we are now nine weeks into this thing and he
05:48hasn't done squat.
05:50And what little he has done is to for everybody else. And it's like, well, yes, they did bring in
05:57Jared Verse to play a team style of defense.
06:00Absolutely. But they also brought him in to get after the quarterback more. Right.
06:05And nobody is expecting him to be Miles Garrett. And maybe that's a component of this thing, too. Right.
06:10Right. You know, Miles Garrett comes off a surgery and he gets three sacks last week for the Rams.
06:16And and, you know, Browns fans losing their collective minds.
06:20And I get it. But here's here's what Browns fan has to understand.
06:25Miles Garrett was not bought in. OK, Miles Garrett was not bought into Todd Munkin.
06:29And and and so the old Mike Tomlin ism. Right.
06:34I need volunteers, not hostages. Kind of feel like Miles Garrett would have been a hostage here this season.
06:40Under Todd Munkin. And that and that's no no shade being thrown at Todd Munkin.
06:46But, you know, that that post that he had, I think it was on his Instagram story or whatever.
06:51Right. The pouting post. Just a bad look. Right.
06:55Right. And so I think that it was good for everybody involved that that trade get made.
07:02And and that that's got to be tough for Jared, knowing that you're replacing a future first ballot Hall of
07:08Famer, the all time franchise sack leader, a guy that can get 16 sacks with his eyes closed.
07:14OK, a guy that can blow through double teams and chips and still hit the quarterback.
07:19Um, so, um, that that that I think, you know, is understandable, but you can't worry about that.
07:28You got to go out there and play the game.
07:30And hopefully Jared is able to begin making some game changing plays that we all were expecting that he'd be
07:39able to make on occasion.
07:41All right, Daryl. Obviously, you'll be on later with the guys for the injury report when it's officially out.
07:45But we have questionables on Denzel Boston, questionable on Will Anderson.
07:49Early reports this morning, both guys expected to play.
07:52Right. Assuming that to be the case, who is the biggest impact maker for the respective squad between the two?
07:58Probably Anderson. I mean, no. And look, I mean, Denzel Boston's a key piece to this Browns offense.
08:03Certainly don't want to, you know, downplay that. But, um, he Anderson leads the NFL with nine and a half
08:10sacks.
08:10OK, he's coming off a two sack performance last week.
08:15Uh, he racks up tackles for losses in his sleep and with the Browns offensive line issues combined with the
08:23running game issues combined with quarterback holding on to the ball,
08:26sometimes a little too much extending plays, which, by the way, I posted the video.
08:30Todd Munkin had some terrific insight, uh, about that, you know, extending plays and, and, you know, the fine line
08:37between pulling the trigger,
08:38get rid of the ball and, you know, trying to extend the play and make a bigger play with your
08:42feet.
08:42But I do think that Will Anderson's just a little bit when you're talking about tipping the scales of importance
08:50for a team.
08:51I think Will Anderson obviously is a big piece. And I usually think when they list guys as questionable, I
08:56always assume they're going to play.
08:57Um, you know, Boston, by the way, left, uh, Friday in a walking boot. We, we see guys leave and
09:03walk, uh, you know,
09:03wear the walking boots during the week all the time and end up playing on Sunday.
09:07So I tried not to read too much into that, but yeah, I, I think Will Anderson potentially tips the
09:12scales,
09:12especially with some of the other injury problems that Texans have on their defensive front.
09:17All right, Darrell, we got about a minute real quick here, though.
09:19You're feeling on this game, Browns obviously need the win bad.
09:25Do you feel like there's a decent opportunity they can get it today?
09:28Uh, I'm Han Solo right now. I have a bad feeling about this. I, I just, I do. Um, but
09:35yeah, but yes, I,
09:37this is absolutely a winnable game for the Browns. Don't misunderstand me here. Okay.
09:40Absolutely a winnable game. But, uh, like I said, I am not deceived by the fact that the Texans come
09:47in
09:47in town three and five. I recognize the offensive talent they have, especially a quarterback.
09:52I recognize the pass rush talent, uh, that they have. And that really does concern me when you
09:58look at this Browns offense, which historically this season always starts slow. And I don't feel
10:05like the Texans are going to be a team. You're going to be able to play from behind against all
10:10that. Well, I, Darrell, we appreciate it. Look forward to listening to you on with JP and Lance
10:15after the injury report comes out a little after 1130 and I hope you enjoy the game today.
10:20You bet guys. Nice to have a home game for a change. It is nice. I do like that when
10:24they're
10:25actually playing in Cleveland for the first time in a month. That's right. You know,
10:28Hey, hopefully four and L. Thanks, Darrell. Absolutely guys.
