Complicating things for the 2-9 Browns is the fact that Davis played well when he stepped in after McCown was knocked out in the fourth quarter Monday night.
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“I have a series of meetings scheduled”, Pettine remarked Tuesday.
“Ideally, we wanted to get it closer and save the timeout for the field goal”, Pettine said. “But at the same time, the decision was made and we’re going in that direction”. Manziel, the 22nd overall pick in last year’s draft, partied during the brief vacation, then lied to the Browns after a video showing him singing, dancing and holding a large bottle at a nightclub appeared online. Just one solid kick and this game would be in the books.
“I gather the opinions of others”.
He wouldn’t discuss the situation further, saying he’ll announce his decision today when the team returns to practice.
There’s also the possibility Cleveland is signing Pryor to be an emergency quarterback with news that Josh McCown may be done for the year.
It could be worse though, McCown really does not have a future with the Browns because he is on the older side for an National Football League quarterback and the Browns are a rebuilding franchise. However, the Browns offense then returned the favor with a three and out of their own and thus punted the football back to the Ravens with 1:06 remaining.
McCown, 36, left FirstEnergy Stadium with his right arm in a sling.
McCown suffered a concussion in the opener and almost played against the Titans in the second game.
In eight games this season, McCown has completed 186 of 292 passes (63.7 percent) for 2,109 yards (7.2 yards per attempt) with 12 touchdowns vs four interceptions and a passer rating of 93.3.
How do the Browns and their fans deal with this every single season?
Within a couple of days, though, Pettine and offensive coordinator John DeFilippo said they could envision Manziel playing again for the Browns this season.
Cleveland led 20-17 at that point but Schaub regained his rhythm and passed for a second touchdown, this time a 15-yarder to Kamar Aiken, and Tucker hit a second field goal to give Baltimore a 27-20 lead.
Brent Urban blocked the kick and Will Hill returned it for a 64 yard touchdown to win the game 33 to 27.
“I came inside and nearly threw up”, Hill added. Pettine’s options this Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals come down to Johnny Manziel or Austin Davis.
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McCown took several hard shots in the second half and went to the sideline in agony.
