Carson Schwesinger Talks Browns & Todd Monken + NFL Draft Consensus Big Board Debate

Green Light with Chris Long

Chris Long

Entertainment News, Football, Sports, News

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

Carson Schwesinger joins Chris and covers all things Cleveland Browns. Carson talks highly of new Head Coach Todd Monken and the Browns defense, led by Myles Garrett. Carson had a great first season in Cleveland, being the defensive play caller and earning Defensive Rookie of the Year. He tells Chris the goals the Browns have for the season and beyond. Chris and Macon end the show with a mailbag covering perfect things that were ruined (like the NCAA Tournament), Star Wars' May the 4th, the debate around the consensus big board for the NFL draft, and Chris brings back Layup Line with the first installment being a special one from the Grateful Dead! (00:00) - Intro (00:04:15) - Carson Schwesinger Talks His Incredible Rookie Season, Myles Garrett & Cleveland Browns Outlook (00:41:00) - The Draft's Consensus Big Board (00:46:56) - Macon's Larry David Style Codebreak (00:52:55) - CJ Stroud's New Look (00:57:56) - AAU Basketball (01:05:36) - Things That Were Perfect (The NCAA Tournament) (01:28:46) - Star Wars' May the 4th (01:36:36) - Layup Line Have some interesting takes, some codebreaks or just want to talk to the Green Light Crew? We want to hear from you. Call into the Green Light Hotline presented by Zone Nicotine and give us your hottest takes, your biggest gripes and general thoughts. Day and night, this hotline is open: ‪(202) 991-0723‬ With the return of the Layup Line, make sure to check out the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1olmCMKGMEyWwOKaT1Aah3?si=YP1-ffQ3T_yUDRnJRhDtOw Check out Green Light's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can catch all the latest GL action: Green Light with Chris Long: Subscribe and enjoy weekly content including podcasts, documentaries, live chats, celebrity interviews and more including hot news items, trending discussions from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA are just a small part of what we will be sharing with you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I personally love running, running the middle on Tampa 2. White linebacker running the pool,
0:05.4	I think the quarterback's going to do it out there. They're going to think they have a shot.
0:09.0	So I like it because the quarterback's going to go throw it and get a chance to get the ball.
0:14.3	That's why I heard it was like used the consensus board as a tool, but not like... Not gospel.
0:21.2	It's not gospel.
0:22.2	What would be interesting is, is if these GMs were put into a bubble year-round, you only take
0:28.1	them out of the bubble on draft day.
0:29.7	They can watch all the film they want, but then there's no consensus.
0:35.1	You're picking random six-rounders at three overall.
0:37.2	I love the idea. I love the idea.
0:38.5	I love the idea.
0:39.6	Set the bubble up. Would they consent? League-wide. That would be incredible. That would be great. Did you have a rookie dinner? And how much did it cost you, if you don't mind? I did not have one. You lucky? What the... I know. I gotta...
0:52.8	They love you.
0:55.0	Welcome to the show.
0:56.2	Today I have
0:57.2	Rookie. What the, I know. I kind of, they love you.
0:56.0	Welcome to the show.
0:59.1	Today I have rookie sensation.
1:02.0	Now he's going to be a second year player, but defensive rookie of the year.
1:03.6	Carson Swessinger.
1:09.8	He was a damn walk-on at UCLA.
1:17.6	Just a couple years ago. Expand expanded role his last season at UCLA decides to come out a year early Browns pick him everybody's like oh they don't need him they have Jordan
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