Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel in the 2015 preseason against the Washington Redskins.
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“We’re tasked with winning football games, and the decisions we make are what gives us the best opportunity to win this Sunday”, he said.
McNown opened the season as the Browns’ starter but suffered a concussion in the opener. Perhaps this element is why the coaching staff is is turning back to Josh McCown. However, this season he has shown progress filling in for an injured Josh McCown. “The secondary has to cover and those guys have to rush”. I’m going to be a team player and do what I need to do from here on out and be ready if my number’s called.
“You’re preparing for both guys. They didn’t expect him to act like a professional quarterback as quickly as he had”, Pluto said. It is obviously disappointing. Isaiah Crowell and Duke Johnson continue to split the snaps evenly (59 to 57) in Cleveland, but Crow looked like the better runner last week with 72 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. He looked like a starting quarterback in the National Football League. When the Browns spent a first-round pick on Manziel previous year, the expectation was that the former Heisman Trophy victor would come to Cleveland and help turn the tortured franchise’s future around.
Carr has been sacked once in his 58 passing plays this year.
“I’ve been on both sides”, he said.
“For us, it’s very bottom line”, Pettine said before Wednesday’s practice. I appreciate that fact. “But I’ll learn that and get better”. “But I thought he did a really good job of recognizing what they were in, knowing where to go with the ball”. That is what we needed. “Did we get predictable?”
Just why isn’t Pettine going with the hot hand at QB?
No matter who the quarterback is moving forward, the offense needs to find a way to make Hawkins a primary read for either McCown or Manziel. We explained last week why this is important in fantasy games. “It wouldn’t be at the top of the list, but to say that we would ignore it completely wouldn’t be true either”. He was undrafted. Travis Benjamin in the only threat they have on offense. “It was fantastic that Johnny won the game the other day”.
“I can’t say either way”.
Raiders middle linebacker Curtis Lofton said the quarterback situation won’t impact the defensive game plan.
This is why I have apprehension over whether or not McCown is on a short leash with the Browns. He’s also made plenty of mistakes.
“I think part of why I’m still around is because I don’t give up easily”, he said. “We never talk in terms of leashes”.
Manziel is an entertaining player who never found his footing as a rookie. It will be interesting to see if there is a plan to do the same this season or not.
But I wouldn’t blame Pettine for choosing McCown. Sure, maybe you win one or two more with McCown due to his experience or whatever else the 36-year-old journeyman allegedly brings to the table.
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It is definitely a surprise that the Browns will be going with McCown on Sunday, but the move does arguably benefit the Raiders who now won’t have to gameplan for Manziel’s dual-threat abilities for their first road trip of the season.
