The same day the Cleveland Browns named him their starting quarterback, the National Football League announced that Manziel would not be disciplined for his October incident with his girlfriend, Colleen Crowley. Cleveland has lost five straight and is just 2-13 in its last 15 games under coach Mike Pettine. “Josh has done the same amount so I think whatever decision Coach Pettine makes, he is not going to make a bad decision. That’s something that he knows he has to live up to”. “I thought he captured that and had a great balance of those things”.
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Antonio Brown crossed the goal line to seal another lopsided Pittsburgh Steelers victory over the Cleveland Browns and decided it was time to provide the exclamation point.
As competitors, no matter the situation, players want to win, so in order for Manziel to be the right choice as the starter, he needs to bring the best chance for success to the team.
SCORE: The Browns intercept the ball and get to the Steelers 10.
“I wouldn’t say it was extremely hard”, Pettine said.
Jones went to the locker room and returned with the ankle heavily taped.
The Browns would own the first overall pick in next year’s draft if the season were to end today.
“He’s done some things to affect that trust, clearly, ” said Pettine.
“We’ll move forward accordingly”, McCown said Monday.
Pettine also acknowledged that Manziel’s off-field goings-on have been a concern.
No one will wonder how Josh McCown will spend his time off. But now that Manziel is the starter, he will have to walk an even thinner tightrope while knowing the TMZ cameras are following him hoping for a fall.
McCown will be benched despite playing well. Opposing quarterbacks have a passer rating of 100.7 against the Browns, who have given up 21 touchdown passes after giving up 22 all of 2014. While I am still sitting in this chair, I am going to do everything I can to make that possible. You saw the type of plays that we made.
Manziel would have faced suspension or fines had he received punishment from the NFL.
The 2012 Heisman Trophy victor with Texas A&M, Manziel threw for 372 yards in a 30-9 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday while filling in for McCown, who has missed two games with injured ribs. “This will give us an opportunity to see how far he’s come and what he’s capable of”.
In Manziel’s first two starts, there were caveats when considering whether or not to keep him in.
The obvious answer at this point, with no hope for the year, would seem to be Manziel, so you can find out what you have in him. “Obviously, I’ve learned a lot about myself”. Manziel knows he just has to take the field and do his part to give the Browns the best chance to win.
Manziel was pulled over on Interstate 90 in Avon, Ohio, last month after an argument with his girlfriend.
“We’ve got a heck of a stretch run coming up after the bye”, he said.
“Heck of an athlete, heck of a nice arm”, Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons said of Manziel. “I’m in a good place”. That’s what a couple of these days are for, not all five.
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Pettine told both quarterbacks the morning of November 17. “It’s as simple as that for us: just continue to get better”. He did some good things but there’s some things that can be improved upon. Manziel made a concerted attempt to stay in the pocket, showing that he could deliver passes on time and on target without the need to scramble. “Then come back in on Sunday and Monday and be ready to go”.
