Pettine said if it looks like McCown won’t be able to play, the team will discuss whether to add another quarterback behind Manziel and Austin Davis. Tape review by the coaches credited him with 19 tackles (16 solo), two for loss, as well as two forced fumbles and one quarterback hit.
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If I were general manager Ray Farmer and coach Mike Pettine, I really begin to weigh what I see as Johnny’s future vs the circus he creates around the team.
McCown said he wasn’t necessarily surprised when he wasn’t checked for a concussion after getting hit on a play in the second half. If Gurley isn’t seeing red every time he stares at the Browns defense from the backfield, I would be very shocked.
Manziel went 4-for-5 for 27 yards and an 89.2 rating Sunday. Quarterback Nick Foles passed for just 163 yards with 41 coming on a deep pass to wide receiver Kenny Britt to inside the 1-yard line that set up Gurley’s first touchdown.
After the pounding he took Sunday in St. Louis, where he literally ran into a wall and the Rams threw him around like a rag doll, it was remarkable McCown was still standing.
“I heard it”, he said. The league is looking into whether he violated its personal conduct policy. She told police he pushed her head against the window and hurt her “several times” but didn’t want him to get in trouble.
NFL Official Sarah Thomas works Cleveland-St.
As reported by Inquistr, Johnny Manziel came in and immediately connected with Travis Benjamin for his first career touchdown pass.
“When they do come, if they do come, if anything like that happens, I’ll fully cooperate with them and give them exactly what happened that day from my side of the story”, he said.
“In his verbal statement, Mr. Manziel advised that he and Ms. Crowley were in Downtown Cleveland drinking earlier in the day, around 2 o’clock”, the report says. He spent 10 weeks in a rehab facility in the offseason.
The Browns (2-5) have publicly supported Manziel, who has continued to practice since the incident.
“I like my paycheck”, he said. “I find a sense of peace being around the guys that we have on this team and I love the guys we have on this team”.
The National Football League is a fickle monster; the Rams could win the NFC West or finish shy of a winning season for the 17th time in 21 years in St. Louis.
Gurley is hoping to become the third Rams running back to top 140 yards in three straight contests. Cleveland Browns rank at 3 for 323.7 road passing yards where as St. Louis Rams rank at 9 for allowing 208.0 passing yards at home.
“I thought on the 50-50 downs, when it was play-pass, when it was first down or second and manageable, your protection is better because they are having to play the run first and then convert”, Pettine said.
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Pettine said Manziel’s preparation didn’t suffer after he returned to the bench following a win over Tennessee in Week 2. Cleveland turned the ball over four times, all on fumbles, and the only Rams turnover was Cook’s fumble. The Browns had excellent field position after a brilliant return only to be called back to half the distance to the goal for a bonehead and blatant “illegal block to the back” penalty.
