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Zac Jackson and Friends
by Blue Wire
Zac Jackson from The Athletic and a rotating cast of his friends talk ball. Yes, a lot of Cleveland Browns -- but also the Ohio State Buckeyes, the NFL as a whole, the changing landscape of college sports and probably some Cavs and Guardians, too.
Episodes
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Getting You Ready For Browns - Ravens
Tracking injuries is hard. Tackling Derrick Henry is harder. Zac Jackson and Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic go over most of the knowns and some of the unknowns involved with Sunday's first-place game between the 4-1 Ravens and the 3-2 Browns. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...
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Do The Browns Have Enough Offense (And Enough Healthy Bodies)?
Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin go over their lingering concerns from the Browns' bad outing in New Jersey, then turn their attention to Sunday's game in Cleveland vs. the Ravens. Can they tackle Derrick Henry? Can the Browns thrive if Carson Schwesinger doesn't play? And what else needs fixed,...
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Just One Bad Day? Or Were The Browns Exposed?
On a rainy Sunday in New Jersey, the Jets started sending blitzes at about 9:15 a.m. and the Browns were clueless on how to attack them until about 3:15 p.m. Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin go through bad moments, the brief comeback, alarm bells and the wild mistakes in the end that led to the…
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Getting You Ready For Browns - Jets
Zac Jackson and Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic get you ready for Browns - Jets on Sunday afternoon. Are the Jets better than their record indicates? Can the Browns handle success and avoid turnovers? Will Denzel Ward spend a portion of the day following Garrett Wilson? We cover all that and…
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Favorable Schedules + Browns Urgency With Anthony Moeglin
Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin go over what's directly ahead for the Browns this Sunday in New Jersey but also look to the future. How favorable is this schedule? Is the trade deadline a key date to remember? And can the Browns really stay in the thick of the AFC North race over the next...
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Am I An Idiot? Maybe I'm An Idiot
Zac Jackson explores a question that's been previously (and repeatedly) explored by his parents, teachers and others. Is he an idiot? Does he know ball at all? The Cleveland Browns this weekend remain the best story in the NFL, and Zac goes over how they've done it and where they might go from...
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Short Version: The Browns Are SO Back
Zac Jackson has the postgame rundown from Cleveland: Deshaun Watson leads another late scoring drive, Todd Monken has a young team believing and Andre Szmyt is ice cold. What's next now that the Browns are 3-1? We begin to explore. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...
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Getting You Ready For Browns - Steelers
Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin walk you through the key matchups, the Browns' Thursday night history and the suddenly high stakes of Thursday night's AFC North game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for...
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What We Know About The Browns Thus Far
Zac Jackson takes a look at the Cleveland Browns ahead of a big game Thursday night. What do we really know? What can this offense improve upon quickly? How good can this defense be? And when is it OK to actually talk playoffs? The Zac Jackson and Friends Podcast is presented by Fully Loaded…
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Mason Canton Graham And 4th Quarter Browns Magic
Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin go through the good, the bad, the magical and the ugly turned beautiful involved in the Cleveland Browns' 21-18 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The Zac Jackson and Friends Podcast is presented by Fully Loaded Chew. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz…
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Browns - Panthers Game Prep With Joe Person
Suddenly, Sunday's Cleveland Browns - Carolina Panthers game is interesting for reasons outside of the home crowd / home quarterback dynamic. Bryce Young is on a heater. The Browns have a bunch of good young players -- and have momentum after last week's Deshaun Watson-led comeback win. What does...
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Six Browns (And Browns-Adjacent) Thoughts
Zac Jackson puts a bow on the Browns' big win in Tampa and spins things forward towards Week 3 and Sunday's home opener. How will Deshaun Watson be received? How will Watson play? And which Browns' young players seem to be off to especially strong starts? It's too early for conclusions, but some...
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Todd Monken Is Rightly Fired Up
Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin cover the Cleveland Browns' stunning win in Tampa Bay. There was grit, there was strong defense, there was a record weather delay and over the final 25 or so minutes, there was even competent quarterback play. Baker Mayfield got booed by his home crowd before…
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The New Baker Is A Lot Like The Old Baker With Zak Keefer
Zac Jackson sets the stage for Sunday's Baker Bowl, the Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Bucs. Are the Browns capable of better than they showed in Week 1? How will Baker Mayfield handle a game his team needs to win? And what's the quarterback fallout on the Browns' side if things go the way we…
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Are The Browns Capable Of Better In Week 2?
Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin have seen enough of Deshaun Watson at quarterback for the Browns. In the edition of Zac Jackson and Friends, they wonder how much longer this possibly can last PLUS they talk Ohio State's meltdown at Texas, the Browns' defensive struggles, Baker Mayfield's path to...
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Why Can't The Browns Just Make A QB Change And Move On?
No segments, no fluff, no regular-length episode today. Just a rambling Zac Jackson trying to answer the lingering Cleveland Browns' question in the only ways he knows how -- and just Zac wondering why the Browns can't admit a mistake, move on and finally put an end to the Deshaun Watson era....
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Folks, That's As Bad As It Gets
Deshaun Watson is a disaster. The defense was arguably worse, and the Cleveland Browns got run off the field in about 20 minutes Sunday. It was a total embarrassment. So, what's next? How do they recover? Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin explore. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...
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Finally, Real Football Is Almost Here
Zac Jackson goes over the state of the Browns roster in the first regular season practice week, then he goes to Jacksonville to talk Jaguars, expectations and Trevor Lawrence with Jags expert Mia O'Brien of ESPN Radio and Action Sports Jax. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...
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Browns Countdown: What's Bold, What's Old And Who Matters?
Zac Jackson continues the countdown to Sunday's start of the 2026 season for the Cleveland Browns. In this episode, Jackson and Anthony Moeglin go over the players already on the roster they believe are most crucial to the team's future. The Zac Jackson and Friends Podcast is presented by Fully...
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NFL Countdown: Survive Your Survivor Pool with ClevTA
Zac Jackson offers an open invite to the season kickoff party Thursday night and lays out the week for the Browns. Later, he's joined by ClevTA of ClevAnalytics.com for a discussion on survivor pools, NFL awards markets and the ways you can find value when the NFL returns this week. Hosted by...
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Buckeyes Season Preview with Cameron Teague Robinson
Zac Jackson talks with Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic's Ohio State beat writer, about crazy expectations in Columbus. What's next for Julian Sayin? Who are the new guys on defense? And what's left for superfreak Jeremiah Smith to do in his final college season? The Zac Jackson and Friends...
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The Browns You're Just Excited To See Play
Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin discuss some of the Browns' roster decisions, why the Cleveland quarterback carousel always makes for relevant conversation and go over the six Browns players they're just excited to see play in the season ahead. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...
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First Cuts Are In, Dealin' Gabriel Is Out (For Now)
Zac Jackson goes over the first wave of roster cuts for the Cleveland Browns, who have three quarterbacks on the active roster and two weeks to prepare for the first game of the Todd Monken era. Come chat on the cuts, where the Browns still have glaring needs and what can be accomplished in the...
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Browns Roster Decisions Lie Directly Ahead
Zac Jackson discusses some of the interesting and important roster decisions the Cleveland Browns face ahead of Sunday's deadline for all 32 NFL teams to cut to the regular-season roster size of 53. Can they trade for a blocking tight end? Can they keep four quarterbacks? We might get some clues…
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What's Left To Even Say About The Browns?
It's still August. Deshaun Watson is still the Browns' starting quarterback. There's no explaining or justifying that. Can this team even tank correctly? Has the fan base ever been more insulted -- or dumbfounded? We explore on the latest edition of Zac Jackson and Friends presented by Fully…
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Personal Or Not Personal, The Watson Answer Is Clear (Still)
Zac Jackson discusses a pretty wild day, even by Cleveland Browns standards. Later, he's joined by Anthony Moeglin for a discussion on how Todd Monken should handle the QB situation going forward, what Deshaun Watson's postgame comments mean to Monken's decision making and what might happen at…
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Joint Practice Observations, Early Conclusions and Highlights
The Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills traded punches. Sort of. Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin go over what they saw in the Thursday joint practice session, why KC Concepcion's been so impressive and where they think the Watson - Sanders quarterback competition stands right now. Hosted by...
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Strange Practice Ending + A Conversation With Tytus Howard
Zac Jackson discusses Todd Monken cutting Tuesday's practice short, the ongoing offensive struggles and what's directly ahead for the Cleveland Browns, who host the Buffalo Bills for a joint practice on Thursday. Zac also talks with new Browns offensive tackle Tytus Howard about Howard's new…
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Just 256 Days Until The 2027 NFL Draft
Zac Jackson and Anthony Moeglin recap the Browns' preseason opener in Chicago, take the temperature of the still ongoing quarterback competition and talk all things related to the upcoming joint practice vs. Buffalo in the latest episode of Zac Jackson and Friends, presented by Fully Loaded Chew....
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First Up: Deshaun Watson (LOL, OMG, Etc.)
Zac Jackson weighs in on the state of things at the end of the third session of Browns training camp, most notably Todd Monken's decision to start Deshaun Watson in Saturday's preseason opener. What's next for Shedeur Sanders, the quarterback competition and the state of things across the…
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The QB Sharing Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Zac Jackson revisits the quarterback news of the day(s) at Browns training camp, the competition that apparently must go on and the likely plan for Saturday's preseason opener. Later, he's joined by Anthony Moeglin of BrownsWire and Roundtable Sports for a run through all things quarterback derby...
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Browns: Saturday Switcheroo at QB
Zac Jackson dives into Todd Monken's semi-surprising decision to give all of Saturday's reps to Deshaun Watson and effectively end the quarterback competition. Are semi-permanent decisions coming? What's next for the Browns, Watson and Shedeur Sanders? And what happens if the rest of August…
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Browns Camp: Why Is There No Real Leader In The QB Derby?
Zac Jackson checks in after Day 8 of Browns training camp, where the defense mostly continues to dominate and the QB competition drags on. Todd Monken hasn't named a winner because nobody's won the job -- and that might continue for at least two more weeks. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz…
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Browns Camp Talk With Daniel Oyefusi
Zac Jackson recaps an offensively bad day for the offense (even by their standards) at Browns training camp Tuesday. Later, he's joined by ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi for a chat about the state of the team, the awkward start to training camp and the highlights some of the young players have provided....
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Timing Is Everything + Talking With Tylan Wallace
Zac Jackson recaps Day 5 of Cleveland Browns training camp and the current state of the quarterback competition. Later, he talks with new Browns wide receiver Tylan Wallace about Wallace's NFL journey, his time with Todd Monken and what Wallace has seen from the Browns' gifted young wide…
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Early Browns Camp Is A Pick Party
Zac Jackson recaps the first week of full Browns training camp. Deshaun Watson has thrown too many interceptions, but has the team's unexplainable stance on Watson changed? Besides Jared Verse and Denzel Ward, who else has excelled? And what's ahead next week when the pads come on? We explore....
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It's Too Early For Any Browns Conclusions
Training camp is underway. There's been good, bad and super, super ugly -- and that's all part of the first week. Zac Jackson drops in with a quick recap rooted in the reality that it was never going to be incredibly pretty and that the ongoing quarterback competition is probably going for at…
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Let's Not Overreact To One Day, But ....
The Cleveland Browns opened full training camp Wednesday. Deshaun Watson struggled to complete anything. What's that mean for the state of the quarterback competition? Isn't it too early to jump to any kind of conclusion after just one practice? And what are the Browns doing with some of their...
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One Local Star Isn't Coming Home. Another Isn't Leaving.
Zac Jackson started this podcast before the news of Denzel Ward's extension. Ward seems likely to finish his career with the rebuilding Browns and LeBron James is almost certainly finishing his outside of Cleveland. Check in on both storylines and the QB battle on the eve of the Browns' first…
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Summer Series: Kent State Coach Mark Carney
Zac Jackson talks with Cleveland native and Kent State head football coach Mark Carney about Carney's 2025 promotion to full-time head coach, the state of college football, the state of quarterbacking at every level and the Cleveland Browns' perpetual quarterback search. The Zac Jackson and…
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Talkin' Ball With Akron Zips Coach Dustin Ford
The Summer Break Series rolls on. Zac Jackson is joined by new University of Akron men's basketball coach Dustin Ford for a discussion on basketball roots, the ever-changing business of college sports and why a high bar is a good thing for a first-time college head coach. Hosted by Simplecast, an...
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Browns Talk With Spencer German
First-time guest Spencer German of 92.3 The Fan and LockedOnBrowns joins Zac Jackson for a preview of training camp, the quarterback competition and the beginning of the Todd Monken era for the Browns. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...
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Still Waiting on LeBron + Browns Questions with Anthony Moeglin
Zac Jackson discusses the latest on the latest LeBron James free agency saga, then is joined by Anthony Moeglin of Roundtable Sports for a a discussion on LeBron, what's ahead for the Browns and what's interesting in training camp outside of the quarterback battle. The Zac Jackson and Friends...
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LeBron, LeBron, LeBron...
Zac Jackson discusses LeBron James' decision to hit free agency, what folks who know are saying about the Cavaliers' potential pitch(es) to LeBron and what a return of The King would look like from a basketball standpoint and a nostalgia standpoint. The Zac Jackson and Friends Podcast is…
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Cavs Realities and Offseason Ideas with Danny Cunningham
Zac Jackson is joined by Danny Cunningham of the Inside Shot Substack and LockedOn Cavs Podcast for a discussion on the Cavs' offseason thinking, the NBA Draft, the chances LeBron James returns to Cleveland and where the Cavs can look to improve as a crucial offseason begins. Hosted by…
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Some Father's Day Random Rambles
Zac Jackson has some thoughts on the Cavs and the upcoming NBA Draft, some thoughts on whether Team USA can keep non-soccer fans engaged and a thank you to Big Reg in this special Father's Day edition of the podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for...
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To Be Or Not To (Sors-)Be, That's The Browns' Question
Zac Jackson outlines what we know about the Brendan Sorsby situation and the chances the quarterback lands in Cleveland via the NFL Supplemental Draft. There are plenty of questions and red flags, so there's a chance the Browns won't be involved at all. But don't they have to at least explore it?...
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That's A Wrap On The Browns' Offseason Program
Zac Jackson shares what he saw in minicamp from the Browns' quarterbacks and outlines what's ahead for the QBs and the offense as a whole when training camp and the quarterback competition resume in late July. This is clearly a franchise thinking about its long-term future. Hosted by Simplecast…
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Joel Bitonio, We Salute You
Zac Jackson discusses the retirement of Joel Bitonio, the start of Cleveland Browns mandatory minicamp and ponders what's left to say about the Myles Garrett trade and the Browns' future-facing plans. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...
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Trades, Burdens and Builds with Andre Knott
Zac Jackson reminds Browns fans that a trade is what Myles Garrett wanted. In the aftermath of it, Zac is joined by longtime friend Andre Knott for a wide-ranging chat on the NBA, Travis Bazzana, Shedeur Sanders, Todd Monken and where the Browns go from here if things work out. The Zac Jackson…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Zac Jackson from The Athletic and a rotating cast of his friends talk ball. Yes, a lot of Cleveland Browns -- but also the Ohio State Buckeyes, the NFL as a whole, the changing landscape of college sports and probably some Cavs and Guardians, too.
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