The Cleveland Browns’ 2024 season has been a disaster.
And if you need any proof, you needn’t watch the actual games on Sunday afternoon. Rather, you can merely listen to sports talk radio on Monday morning.
That includes on 92.3 The Fan’s The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima, which serves as Cleveland’s only local morning drivetime sports show. And the dysfunctional nature of the Browns’ 2024 campaign was on full display on Monday, just hours after the team fell to 2-7 on the season with a 27-10 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers.
At one point during the program, a caller began claiming that the local media has been guilty of “letting it slide” with regard to the Browns’ misdeeds (of which there have been many).
“Who the hell lets it slide?” Ken Carman responded.
The caller proceeded to suggest that there should be a campaign in Cleveland to get owner Jimmy Haslam to sell the franchise. Carman audibly groaned and literally rolled his eyes at the totally unrealistic idea before both sides engaged in a largely incoherent back and forth about the role that ownership plays in a team’s success.
At some point, the conversation got back on track — at least as much as it could have. It was then that the caller claimed that the media hasn’t been critical enough of the Browns’ front office — including chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta — at which point Carman blew a gasket.
“You think I haven’t said to get rid of Paul DePodesta over the last 10 years?!” Carman exclaimed. “Are you nuts? Are you nuts, Greg? I never once said that I didn’t trust Paul DePodesta over the last decade?”
The caller then tried to pass the blame to co-host Anthony Lima, who couldn’t help but chuckle at the absurdity of the situation.
🚨 LOUD NOISES 🚨@KenCarman goes off on a caller wanting to blame the media for the #Browns current position ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/B1XT9F1c2j
— 92.3 The Fan (@923TheFan) November 4, 2024
This isn’t the first time this season that The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima has produced a viral highlight. Unfortunately for Cleveland, the show has seemingly been more effective at doing so than the team it talks about most.
About Ben Axelrod
Ben Axelrod is a veteran of the sports media landscape, having most recently worked for NBC's Cleveland affiliate, WKYC. Prior to his time in Cleveland, he covered Ohio State football and the Big Ten for outlets including Cox Media Group, Bleacher Report, Scout and Rivals.