Andrew Spayde
@andrewspayde.bsky.social
mostly the Browns, occasionally other things | podcast free agent like Aaron Rodgers | reach me at andrew.spayde@gmail.com
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Untitled Cleveland Sports Podcast - Episode 1
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My buddy @jordanzirm.bsky.social and I linked up to talk thru our feelings about the Browns season so far and what happens next.
It's not the most positive outlook, but I always enjoy chatting with Jordan about the dumb football team we both inexplicably love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4H0...
It's not the most positive outlook, but I always enjoy chatting with Jordan about the dumb football team we both inexplicably love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4H0...
Al Michaels is addicted to saying the word "meanwhile" and now that you know that, you won't be able to watch Thursday Night Football.
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Al Michaels is addicted to saying the word "meanwhile" and now that you know that, you won't be able to watch Thursday Night Football.
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I do think you can understand the present state of world affairs better if you believe that the worst person alive has, since 2017, been the most powerful person alive the majority of the time.
there is not a single Republican legislator who is a worse person than Trump is and whatever remains of each of their consciences has been sublimated to his whims for a decade now
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I do think you can understand the present state of world affairs better if you believe that the worst person alive has, since 2017, been the most powerful person alive the majority of the time.
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ok we’re gonna try this again lmao:
@andrewspayde.bsky.social and I are going live on YouTube to talk Browns and some Cavs, come hang!
www.youtube.com/live/9lRXHji...
@andrewspayde.bsky.social and I are going live on YouTube to talk Browns and some Cavs, come hang!
www.youtube.com/live/9lRXHji...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
ok we’re gonna try this again lmao:
@andrewspayde.bsky.social and I are going live on YouTube to talk Browns and some Cavs, come hang!
www.youtube.com/live/9lRXHji...
@andrewspayde.bsky.social and I are going live on YouTube to talk Browns and some Cavs, come hang!
www.youtube.com/live/9lRXHji...
@jordanzirm.bsky.social and I are gonna try and be live on YouTube here for a bit. Talking Browns and maybe some Cavs
Come join us!
youtube.com/live/UVvHu-h...
Come join us!
youtube.com/live/UVvHu-h...
Jordan Zirm & Andrew Spayde Podcast - Episode 2
We're back again so soon and so much has happened somehow?
But first, what even is this podcast called?
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November 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
@jordanzirm.bsky.social and I are gonna try and be live on YouTube here for a bit. Talking Browns and maybe some Cavs
Come join us!
youtube.com/live/UVvHu-h...
Come join us!
youtube.com/live/UVvHu-h...
As it relates to the Browns, Daboll would be a great OC for a Flores or Minter type defensive HC.
Feels unlikely he will get another HC shot at this point so he might settle in long term. Has proven he works well with young QBs.
Feels unlikely he will get another HC shot at this point so he might settle in long term. Has proven he works well with young QBs.
The Giants are firing coach Brian Daboll, sources say. A promising and frustrating season leads NYG to have an opening.
After another lead evaporated yesterday, Brian Daboll is out.
OC Mike Kafka is interim coach, per me and Mike Garafolo.
After another lead evaporated yesterday, Brian Daboll is out.
OC Mike Kafka is interim coach, per me and Mike Garafolo.
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
As it relates to the Browns, Daboll would be a great OC for a Flores or Minter type defensive HC.
Feels unlikely he will get another HC shot at this point so he might settle in long term. Has proven he works well with young QBs.
Feels unlikely he will get another HC shot at this point so he might settle in long term. Has proven he works well with young QBs.
It's so WEIRD how so many quarterbacks playing against Sean Payton-coached teams end up with injuries.
Such a WILD coincidence.
Maybe the NFL should look into this...I have some ideas on what to call the resulting scandal.
Such a WILD coincidence.
Maybe the NFL should look into this...I have some ideas on what to call the resulting scandal.
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
It's so WEIRD how so many quarterbacks playing against Sean Payton-coached teams end up with injuries.
Such a WILD coincidence.
Maybe the NFL should look into this...I have some ideas on what to call the resulting scandal.
Such a WILD coincidence.
Maybe the NFL should look into this...I have some ideas on what to call the resulting scandal.
I bullied (begged) Jordan into coming back to BlueSky.
We're trying to get a podcast started and we would love the support of Cleveland Sports Sky!!
We're trying to get a podcast started and we would love the support of Cleveland Sports Sky!!
hey, uh, is this thing on?
been told I should stop neglecting Bluesky, so I'm here to say that @andrewspayde.bsky.social and I reunited to vent about the Browns for an hour. more to come!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4H0...
been told I should stop neglecting Bluesky, so I'm here to say that @andrewspayde.bsky.social and I reunited to vent about the Browns for an hour. more to come!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4H0...
Untitled Cleveland Sports Podcast - Episode 1
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November 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I bullied (begged) Jordan into coming back to BlueSky.
We're trying to get a podcast started and we would love the support of Cleveland Sports Sky!!
We're trying to get a podcast started and we would love the support of Cleveland Sports Sky!!
The DePodesta news is, in my estimation, better news than firing either AB or Stefanski at this juncture. A few thoughts:
It makes sense to me that he ends up in Colorado because I can't imagine many other jobs were available to him.
The Rockies are one of the worst jobs in professional sports.
It makes sense to me that he ends up in Colorado because I can't imagine many other jobs were available to him.
The Rockies are one of the worst jobs in professional sports.
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The DePodesta news is, in my estimation, better news than firing either AB or Stefanski at this juncture. A few thoughts:
It makes sense to me that he ends up in Colorado because I can't imagine many other jobs were available to him.
The Rockies are one of the worst jobs in professional sports.
It makes sense to me that he ends up in Colorado because I can't imagine many other jobs were available to him.
The Rockies are one of the worst jobs in professional sports.
My buddy @jordanzirm.bsky.social and I linked up to talk thru our feelings about the Browns season so far and what happens next.
It's not the most positive outlook, but I always enjoy chatting with Jordan about the dumb football team we both inexplicably love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4H0...
It's not the most positive outlook, but I always enjoy chatting with Jordan about the dumb football team we both inexplicably love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4H0...
Untitled Cleveland Sports Podcast - Episode 1
YouTube video by Untitled Cleveland Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My buddy @jordanzirm.bsky.social and I linked up to talk thru our feelings about the Browns season so far and what happens next.
It's not the most positive outlook, but I always enjoy chatting with Jordan about the dumb football team we both inexplicably love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4H0...
It's not the most positive outlook, but I always enjoy chatting with Jordan about the dumb football team we both inexplicably love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4H0...
Unless you're the brain geniuses in Cleveland, and then you craft contracts harder to get out of than a finger trap.
All so you have enough excess cap space to sign a $9 mil swing tackle who is so bad he's a healthy scratch by week 5.
All so you have enough excess cap space to sign a $9 mil swing tackle who is so bad he's a healthy scratch by week 5.
The Jets specifically designed Sauce Gardner's contract to make it easily tradeable. Which underscores a basic reality for all NFL teams -- every player is just a piece of the machine, and the team will replace that piece of the machine whenever it wants.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Darren Mougey: Jets made the Sauce Gardner contract "tradeable"
In June, the Jets made Sauce Gardner the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL.
www.nbcsports.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Unless you're the brain geniuses in Cleveland, and then you craft contracts harder to get out of than a finger trap.
All so you have enough excess cap space to sign a $9 mil swing tackle who is so bad he's a healthy scratch by week 5.
All so you have enough excess cap space to sign a $9 mil swing tackle who is so bad he's a healthy scratch by week 5.
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🚨 DON’T FORGET TO STAY TUNED FOR STEELERS-VIKINGS, WHICH BEGINS ON ESPN2 AT 12:45 AM 🚨
October 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
🚨 DON’T FORGET TO STAY TUNED FOR STEELERS-VIKINGS, WHICH BEGINS ON ESPN2 AT 12:45 AM 🚨
Takeaway from today's Browns game:
It is possible to win an NFL game without a functional pass offense.
It is possible to win an NFL game without a functional pass offense.
October 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Takeaway from today's Browns game:
It is possible to win an NFL game without a functional pass offense.
It is possible to win an NFL game without a functional pass offense.
On balance, I still think they need to fire Stefanski, but this list of candidates in Tennessee certainly gives me pause.
I think Jesse Minter is probably at the top of my list.
I think Jesse Minter is probably at the top of my list.
I expect the Titans’ early list of head coaching candidates to include:
- Matt Nagy
- Lou Anarumo
- Anthony Weaver
- Arthur Smith
More names to keep an eye on if and when other vacancies open up: www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
- Matt Nagy
- Lou Anarumo
- Anthony Weaver
- Arthur Smith
More names to keep an eye on if and when other vacancies open up: www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
October 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
On balance, I still think they need to fire Stefanski, but this list of candidates in Tennessee certainly gives me pause.
I think Jesse Minter is probably at the top of my list.
I think Jesse Minter is probably at the top of my list.
The Browns are about to play ALL of these teams, including the worst defense in the league this week.
If Kevin can't figure it out against these teams, they gotta fire him ASAP.
If Kevin can't figure it out against these teams, they gotta fire him ASAP.
The four defenses of the AFC East in DVOA
Jets 25
Bills 26
Patriots 29
Dolphins 32
Jets 25
Bills 26
Patriots 29
Dolphins 32
October 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Browns are about to play ALL of these teams, including the worst defense in the league this week.
If Kevin can't figure it out against these teams, they gotta fire him ASAP.
If Kevin can't figure it out against these teams, they gotta fire him ASAP.
I really wish Browns fans would just forget about 2020.
That roster is not coming back.
That Stefanski is not coming back.
That Bill Callahan is not coming back.
The NFL evolves QUICKLY.
Trying to bring back the "Stefanski" offense was a mistake. Browns fans should want to innovate, not revert.
That roster is not coming back.
That Stefanski is not coming back.
That Bill Callahan is not coming back.
The NFL evolves QUICKLY.
Trying to bring back the "Stefanski" offense was a mistake. Browns fans should want to innovate, not revert.
October 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I really wish Browns fans would just forget about 2020.
That roster is not coming back.
That Stefanski is not coming back.
That Bill Callahan is not coming back.
The NFL evolves QUICKLY.
Trying to bring back the "Stefanski" offense was a mistake. Browns fans should want to innovate, not revert.
That roster is not coming back.
That Stefanski is not coming back.
That Bill Callahan is not coming back.
The NFL evolves QUICKLY.
Trying to bring back the "Stefanski" offense was a mistake. Browns fans should want to innovate, not revert.
Regarding the Browns stadium deal, I said before the only "talent" Jimmy Haslam has is spending money to make things go away.
That's why Deshaun Watson is the prototypical Browns QB.
Anyway, I will believe the Browns new stadium is as nice as the renderings the moment I see it, not before.
That's why Deshaun Watson is the prototypical Browns QB.
Anyway, I will believe the Browns new stadium is as nice as the renderings the moment I see it, not before.
October 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Regarding the Browns stadium deal, I said before the only "talent" Jimmy Haslam has is spending money to make things go away.
That's why Deshaun Watson is the prototypical Browns QB.
Anyway, I will believe the Browns new stadium is as nice as the renderings the moment I see it, not before.
That's why Deshaun Watson is the prototypical Browns QB.
Anyway, I will believe the Browns new stadium is as nice as the renderings the moment I see it, not before.
Speaking of Andrew Berry being smarter than everyone, here's my thread from draft night in April.
I think it has aged pretty well.
Six weeks in and the Browns are gonna be starting Thayer Munford this week. Meanwhile, Membou looks like the real deal with the Jets.
I think it has aged pretty well.
Six weeks in and the Browns are gonna be starting Thayer Munford this week. Meanwhile, Membou looks like the real deal with the Jets.
Literally 4/5ths of the Browns OL will be out of contract next year and Bitonio and Conklin are likely to retire.
The fifth guy and presumptive left tackle of the future is Dawand Jones who was not good in 2024.
Meanwhile, at DT, the Browns JUST spent a 2nd Rd pick last year at the position. (2/3)
The fifth guy and presumptive left tackle of the future is Dawand Jones who was not good in 2024.
Meanwhile, at DT, the Browns JUST spent a 2nd Rd pick last year at the position. (2/3)
October 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Speaking of Andrew Berry being smarter than everyone, here's my thread from draft night in April.
I think it has aged pretty well.
Six weeks in and the Browns are gonna be starting Thayer Munford this week. Meanwhile, Membou looks like the real deal with the Jets.
I think it has aged pretty well.
Six weeks in and the Browns are gonna be starting Thayer Munford this week. Meanwhile, Membou looks like the real deal with the Jets.
Browns fans, is it good when other teams' head coaches are actively clowning the general manager? Does that mean things are on the right track?
Mike Tomlin on the Joe Flacco trade: “Andrew Berry must be a lot smarter than me or us, because it doesn’t make sense to me to trade a quarterback that you think enough of to make your opening-day starter to a division opponent that’s hurting in that area.“
(via @mikedefabo.bsky.social)
(via @mikedefabo.bsky.social)
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Browns fans, is it good when other teams' head coaches are actively clowning the general manager? Does that mean things are on the right track?
Browns have the 6th most expensive OL this year by AAV, and it's the second-worst in the league in pass protection.
What Berry has done to the OL room is a fireable offense in and of itself.
What Berry has done to the OL room is a fireable offense in and of itself.
Pass protection composite ratings
Audibly laughed when I saw the bottom 2. Have fun with that, Joe Flacco
Audibly laughed when I saw the bottom 2. Have fun with that, Joe Flacco
October 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Browns have the 6th most expensive OL this year by AAV, and it's the second-worst in the league in pass protection.
What Berry has done to the OL room is a fireable offense in and of itself.
What Berry has done to the OL room is a fireable offense in and of itself.
Classic AB special here. Low risk, no reward.
Titans waive WR Treylon Burks from injured reserve.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Titans waive WR Treylon Burks from injured reserve
The Titans have officially moved on from receiver Treylon Burks.
www.nbcsports.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Classic AB special here. Low risk, no reward.
I know Mike Vrabel would likely not have chosen Cleveland over New England, but we'll never know
...and he was in the building in Cleveland.
I have a feeling that's going to be a(nother) long term regret for the Browns, not trying to hire Vrabel when they had the chance.
...and he was in the building in Cleveland.
I have a feeling that's going to be a(nother) long term regret for the Browns, not trying to hire Vrabel when they had the chance.
October 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I know Mike Vrabel would likely not have chosen Cleveland over New England, but we'll never know
...and he was in the building in Cleveland.
I have a feeling that's going to be a(nother) long term regret for the Browns, not trying to hire Vrabel when they had the chance.
...and he was in the building in Cleveland.
I have a feeling that's going to be a(nother) long term regret for the Browns, not trying to hire Vrabel when they had the chance.
Jerry Jeudy got absolutely bitched today.
Thus far in Week 5, there's only been one CB-WR matchup that occurred at least 15 times and resulted in 0 receiving yards:
Isaiah Rodgers vs. Jerry Jeudy.
17 matchups, two targets, zero receptions, per NFL Next Gen Stats.
Isaiah Rodgers vs. Jerry Jeudy.
17 matchups, two targets, zero receptions, per NFL Next Gen Stats.
October 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Jerry Jeudy got absolutely bitched today.
The biggest Browns unknown for me:
What's the opinion of DePodesta within the ownership group?
He bears more responsibility for the past decade than anyone other than Haslam himself, in my estimation.
But DePo has also been successful at deflecting blame onto others. Does his time run out?
What's the opinion of DePodesta within the ownership group?
He bears more responsibility for the past decade than anyone other than Haslam himself, in my estimation.
But DePo has also been successful at deflecting blame onto others. Does his time run out?
October 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The biggest Browns unknown for me:
What's the opinion of DePodesta within the ownership group?
He bears more responsibility for the past decade than anyone other than Haslam himself, in my estimation.
But DePo has also been successful at deflecting blame onto others. Does his time run out?
What's the opinion of DePodesta within the ownership group?
He bears more responsibility for the past decade than anyone other than Haslam himself, in my estimation.
But DePo has also been successful at deflecting blame onto others. Does his time run out?
The Browns have intentionally made winning very difficult for themselves with the way they have built this team.
I have said since the draft, there is no coherent team building philosophy anymore, it's just a constant stream of flip-flopping course corrections.
I have said since the draft, there is no coherent team building philosophy anymore, it's just a constant stream of flip-flopping course corrections.
If your strategy for building a functional offense is this group of WRs, this offensive game plan, and this reliance on 12+ play drives where no one steps on their dick or missies an assignment is a losing one.
Expecting the defense to keep it under 20 every week is also a losing one.
Expecting the defense to keep it under 20 every week is also a losing one.
I'm sure this is what we'll see from here on out. It's fine if it's the end for Berry and Kevin. They haven't earned more time.
October 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Browns have intentionally made winning very difficult for themselves with the way they have built this team.
I have said since the draft, there is no coherent team building philosophy anymore, it's just a constant stream of flip-flopping course corrections.
I have said since the draft, there is no coherent team building philosophy anymore, it's just a constant stream of flip-flopping course corrections.
Two things are true:
The Stefanski offense hasn't delivered for the Browns for years.
The Browns offense has bottom three talent in the league.
A full organizational reset is badly needed.
The Stefanski offense hasn't delivered for the Browns for years.
The Browns offense has bottom three talent in the league.
A full organizational reset is badly needed.
October 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Two things are true:
The Stefanski offense hasn't delivered for the Browns for years.
The Browns offense has bottom three talent in the league.
A full organizational reset is badly needed.
The Stefanski offense hasn't delivered for the Browns for years.
The Browns offense has bottom three talent in the league.
A full organizational reset is badly needed.