A respected veteran with a golden reputation, but not many wins on his 12-year NFL resume, McCown was signed by Cleveland as a free agent to provide stability to their quarterback position and mentor Manziel, who couldn’t control his Johnny Football persona and almost partied himself out of the league as a rookie. “That’s weird”. I threw the ball and was able to get the touchdown. Even after a scrimmage in which Manziel threw two touchdown passes-and outplayed McCown, who was 1-10 as a starter for the Buccaneers-Pettine stood firm on McCown as his guy for the time being. In 2014 with Trestman as his offensive coordinator, he completed 62% of his passes, tossed 27 TDs and dropped his interceptions by 10.
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Manziel led a touchdown drive following a Washington turnover, which is always nice to see, and at least did not look overwhelmed while facing the Redskins’ second- and third-team players.
Matt Jones rushed for 38 yards on five carries including a powerful 23 yard run in the second quarter. Paul dislocated and fractured his left ankle when a Browns defender rolled on the back of his leg just days after Gruden named him the squad’s starting tight end.
And now it is confirmed that Niles Paul is out of the season.
While Griffin was far from ideal, he definitely showed some skills that have remained dormant since injuries hampered his career just a few short years ago.
The Washington Redskins defeated the Cleveland Browns in their first preseason game, 20-17. “Second drive, got three but you want seven”. It’s good that Gilbert was thrown into the fire right away so we can see if he evolves over the course of the preseason. “Get in, get out and that’s all you can ask for”.
ESPN detailed that instead of making his celebratory “money sign”, Manziel clenched his fist then greeted his teammates. I don’t want to forget about the first game against Detroit (last year), but it felt a little slower, I felt a little more comfortable and I did some good things.
“Josh is a pro, he’s been doing this a long time”, Manziel said Thursday night following Cleveland’s 20-17 exhibition loss to Washinton.
Marlon Moore forced a fumble of Washington punt returner Andre Roberts and Bademosi recovered to set up Manziel’s touchdown drive.
Facing uncertainties at quarterback and numerous injuries, Rick Snider says the Redskins open the preseason with lots of questions.
WR DeSean Jackson (shoulder) and LB Ryan Kerrigan (knee) will be held out of Thursday’s game against the Browns.
Also, Terrelle Pryor, attempting to switch from quarterback to wide receiver, didn’t dress because of a lingering hamstring injury. Fellow draft picks Preston Smith and Kyshoen Jarrett tied for the third most “teams” snaps with 10. Erving was called for a holding penalty that was declined.
Redskins: The secondary lost track of Benjamin on Cleveland’s first TD. As McCown bought time, Benjamin crossed the end zone without a defender picking him up. Garcon beat Gilbert again on 14-yard end zone route but a poor throw from RG3 aided the incompletion.
In a matchup of first-team offenses for the first quarter, the Redskins gained 49 of their 85 yards on the ground. Spear kicked a 47-yard field goal in his only opportunity. He’s batting Travis Coons for Cleveland’s starting job.
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“It is premature to talk about that”, Pettine said.
