What we call spinners, he’ll take a D-end or a tackle and one of his athletic guys and move them around and create some confusion.
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BY COMMITTEE: For all the talk about the Bears using more of a committee at running back with Matt Forte gone, it was basically a one-man operation in the opener. Johnny Manziel was a dumpster-fire with the Browns and has flamed the hell out since he went off the rails.
Carson Wentz is fresh off his first game in which he was a smashing success in just about every way. “But please let me make it known Robert didn’t get hurt trying to run into a linebacker or (defensive backs) as what happened”, Jackson said via NFL.com. In another year, there literally may be zero. He possesses everything you need from a quarterback at the National Football League level: a strong arm, very smart, has an underrated running ability and ways of getting out of the pocket and making throws on the run. I was calling protections and making run checks and making audibles, playing under center – so that stuff came pretty natural for me. We don’t look at it as certainly just a two-year venture or a week-to-week venture.
And as RG3 walked around the practice field Wednesday, still wearing his orange No. 10 jersey, all he could do was offer advice and encouragement to Cleveland’s other quarterbacks, receivers and teammates who are going forward without him. In exchange, the Browns could offer a couple of future draft picks to NY. Absolutely not, but it will at least make them more competitive on offense, which has to be a welcome sight to all Browns’ fans at this point. Then the season started. Griffin didn’t play well at all against the Eagles Sunday, going 12-for-26 passing for 190 yards and one interception and five carries for 37 yards on the ground. RGIII looked average at best, before injuring his shoulder late in the 4th quarter.
The Browns have plenty of options for McCown to throw to, including receivers Pryor, Coleman, Andrew Hawkins and eventually Josh Gordon, as well as Pro-Bowl tight end Gary Barnidge.
They wanted to give new head coach Hue Jackson and his staff the opportunity to revive the career of the former second overall pick. He told me, ‘Barack, you gotta get on the Wentz wagon.
“He took over the game in the two-minute drill and that’s what you want your quarterback to do in those situations”, Hall said Thursday at Halas Hall. The Browns aren’t expected to go anywhere this season, but McCown is a solid backup that can lead this young team towards improvement, and the right guy to keep them competitive.
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It was only one game, but one can not help but wonder… He actually did a respectable job last season as it pertains to the stat line, but he dealt with injuries and had to miss a lot of time while the Browns tried to figure out how bad Johnny Manziel was on and off the field.
