The defense is good enough: How Browns’ elite unit is being wasted by offensive incompetence

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns defense is playing winning football. That’s the consensus from the Orange and Brown Talk podcast crew, who spent significant time discussing the painful disconnect between the team’s two units — one performing at a championship level, the other performing at a level that might struggle in the XFL.

The frustration was palpable in the voices of host Dan Labbe and Browns beat reporters Mary Kay Cabot and Ashley Bastock as they broke down how the defense’s elite play is being completely neutralized by an offense that can barely move the ball, let alone score points.