“I think when the decision was made in the first place to go with Johnny, everybody still felt really confident in Josh”. “I don’t know if Duke Johnson dies at halftime or what happens to him”.
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Now, Manziel has fallen back to where he was at the start of this season out of the lineup and out of favor with his coaches. He has a pretty good arm and also has the speed and athleticism to get out of the pocket and make plays all over the field.
The Browns are now positioned last in the American Football Conference (AFC) North with a 2-8 record and are close to missing the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season. McCown has finally recovered from a serious rib injury, which had initially vaulted Manziel into the starting lineup. “It was right on the heels of discussions that not just I had with him but Kevin O”Connell and (DeFilippo). We’re going in with a no holds barred mentality.
“We’re trying to test it out and kind of see where it’s at”, Bitonio said.
“I’m going to leave those conversations between myself and coach, ” DeFilippo said. “Austin Davis right now is our two”.
“I told him this isn’t a dead end”, Pettine said Wednesday of Manziel.
The video shows Manziel singing while holding what appeared to be a champagne bottle at a club in Austin, Texas, over the weekend during the team’s bye week – six days after he was given the starting job. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports despite Manziel’s demotion he still has the support of Browns offensive coordinator John DeFilippo, who believes that Manziel could step on to the field again this season. The coach declined to answer both times.
“I addressed this situation in detail on Wednesday”, Pettine said. When it seemed his biggest crime was not laying low, as Rapoport said the Browns asked him to do, it was logical that they could go back to him at some point. As he got ready to turn his players loose last week, Pettine spoke to Manziel about being responsible and was given assurances by the 2012 Heisman Trophy victor that he would behave.
“My hope for him is, whatever those choices that he’s making, that they’re healthy choices and they’re good for him as a person”, McCown said.
“When you have a great opportunity in front of you, it is important that you demonstrate that you can handle the responsibility that comes with it”, Pettine said, according to ESPN. “Like I said, I have nothing more to add”.
Cameron Erving will start at left guard if Bitonio can not play.
“I like what I’ve seen. I think Johnny has played enough football where we know what we have in him”.
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Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe might get some playing time against the Ravens because Andrew Hawkins and Taylor Gabriel remain in the concussion protocol.
