Davis wasn’t bad for the Browns in the 33-27 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, completing 7-of-10 passes with a 42-yard touchdown after coming in for McCown.
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Browns head coach Mike Pettine’s new dilemma is this: go back to party animal Johnny Manziel and see if he can hang, or give Austin Davis the shot he deserves after last night’s comeback attempt against the Ravens.
Johnny Manziel will remain on the bench this week, as Austin Davis will be the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. But then Josh McCown broke his collarbone against the Ravens on Monday, meaning the quarterback spot became free once more. “He was prepared, played well and put us in position to win”.
With two years left on McCown’s contract, the Browns could continue to use him as a bridge starter next season. “Austin is the guy for this week”.
Hill had been beaten by Browns wide receiver Travis Benjamin for a game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter and was willing to do anything he could to make up for his mistake.
“I have a series of meetings scheduled”, Pettine said on a conference call Tuesday. He needs to play like he did in a September start against the Tennessee Titans, or in his last game, when he threw for 372 yards with one touchdown and one interception against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I think that is one where we see the skill set is the intangible stuff, two, the guys around him, respect him and they see how passionate he is. Josh McCown isn’t playing again. “I feel like there are so many people that are counting on you and looking at you to play well”, he said. “That is the bottom line”, Pettine said.
Asked how Manziel can return to the starting role, Pettine said, “Continue to work”. A former Ohio State star and Oakland quarterback, Pryor will join the struggling Browns – as a wide receiver – for the remainder of this season, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the signing. He leads the National Football League with a 129.5 rating on third down. He completed 170 of 302 passes (56.3 percent) for 1,953 yards with nine touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
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Nothing illustrates the dismal record of the last 17 years – only two winning seasons and one playoff game – better than the staggering number of starters the Browns have had at the most important position in pro sports. Originally drafted by Oakland in the third round of the 2011 supplemental draft, Pryor has appeared in 15 games with 10 starts at quarterback.
