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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man.
Yes Johnny made mistakes, he has proven he is on track to attone for those mistakes,he is the most talented QB on our roster and the only one with a win, the only one who made 2 big time plays in the clutch to win, and he languishes on the bench because of our Head Coach.
Watch them on the sidelines, the body language, Manziel barely looks at him and they rarely even talk, you can see clear discomfort in both Pettine and Manziel when they are forced to talk to each other.
The good news is now that Farmer is back, it won't be long before Manziel is in to play, McCown was never Farmer's longterm plan, and JM is ahead of schedule and im sure he was livid when Manziel looked like a franchise QB in the clutch to win a game and was bench for the dink and dunk master.
Name me 1 Qb since the 1980's that done what Manziel done against the Titans how he rolled left, created a broken play and then launched the ball on a rope down the field right on target for a big time TD to seal the game...you won't find one since Sipe or Kosar...thats whats sitting on the bench while we lose...
I know one thing, as long as McCown plays we don't have a prayer of even a .500 record let alone a winning one...McCown missed 2 plays yesterday that would have been sure TD, throws JM makes, throws that give the browns a 10 point lead yesterday instead of a 3 point loss....stats do nothing but lie...good QB play can mask weakness elsewhere, Manziel play proved he can mask and in part make up for some of our weakness, McCown can't and thats why we will win very few if any games with him.
I told my buddy after they decided to go back to McCown to enjoy that win, if may be the last one for quite awhile, and we lost two back to back games against two pathetic teams all while sitting on a QB that wins 1 or probably both of them, we could easily be 2-2 or 3-1 with Manziel....
This decision alone from our pigheaded coach makes me hope he is fired at years end...the guy cleary puts his own personal issues with Manziel head of whats best for the team, and Jimmy will be forced to deal with it soon.
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Daman...you are right...and I'm not so sure how wrong your dad was about Gilliam it was an era still where Black QBs were not an accepted option. Thank goodness times have changed.
He was wrong because if you look back, Gilliam had a Heroin and Cocaine addiction problem. He did get a couple of Super Bowl rings.. Can't believe that after a time, he ended up sleeping in a cardboard box under a Bridge in I think Pittsburgh. Of course back then, they didn't talk about those things that much. So my dad may not have known.
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Yeah.. I mean.. It's obviously MCowns fault the defense can't pressure a backup offensive line..
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Yeah.. I mean.. It's obviously MCowns fault the defense can't pressure a backup offensive line.. You don't think Rothisberger, Manning, Luck, Brady, etc don't make up for their teams poor defensive showing? How about asking the Colts giving up 33 points to the darn Titans, again, Luck made up for his D's inability to play well. This is what good QB do, and McCown isn't a good QB. It doesn't matter, rumors and such were rampant coming out of Cleveland that Pettine wanted to cut Johnny when he enterted rehab, and our owner and Farmer said "no way". Johnny will help turn things around here soon ashe gets a chance to play, he already has our only win...our entire team gets AMPED when he is under center, he makes our D get fired up and play....why would anyone get fired up over an 11 game loser like McCown? Just cut McCown already and let him sell insurance and go forward with Manziel and Austin, let the young blood play.
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Not sure about your entire post, but I agree something is going on between Pettine and Manziel. In addition to that, whenever they showed McCown yesterday, it was Davis by his side. I never saw Manziel with the QBs.
I think Davis is their long-term plan. LOL. Why not? He's started some games. He must be good!
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Not sure about your entire post, but I agree something is going on between Pettine and Manziel. In addition to that, whenever they showed McCown yesterday, it was Davis by his side. I never saw Manziel with the QBs.
I think Davis is their long-term plan. LOL. Why not? He's started some games. He must be good! Perhaps, but i think Farmer will interject here soon...I think Jimmy gives him a chance to prove that...i think you will see Manziel in there soon as Pettine will be feeling pressure from Farmer now, and the choice of Manziel appears to have the owners rubber stamp on it...Manziel will play in spit of Pettine, infact i bet he plays very well to.
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Not sure about your entire post, but I agree something is going on between Pettine and Manziel. In addition to that, whenever they showed McCown yesterday, it was Davis by his side. I never saw Manziel with the QBs.
I think Davis is their long-term plan. LOL. Why not? He's started some games. He must be good! i was wondering about that. could it be johnnys arm?
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My guess would be that Pettine doesn't believe he can win with Manziel ... I mean if you were putting a gun to his head.
Pettine loves guys like McCown and Davis. Try hard, good guys. Guys like Manziel are unpredictable and harder to coach.
Austin Davis ... smh.
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So uh, welcome back Ray Farmer. Some people think this guy is getting his walking papers today. Some people think they are hitting the lotto for millians this week as well 
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man. Evberybody outside of Cleveland knows more than you which is zero, zilch, nothing 
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man. Evberybody outside of Cleveland knows more than you which is zero, zilch, nothing another childish comment. pfft why am i not surprised? what are you? like 6 years old.
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And I agree with you.
Would I like to see Manziel play? Sure I would. I'd like to see how he progresses getting reps with the 1's and actual game speed. I'd like to know where we are at in terms of the QB position at the end of the year. Josh certainly isn't the long term answer. I'd like to see where JFF is before we simply move on.
Now those are the reasons I'd like to see him play. The reality of the situation is I don't see him practice every day. I have no idea how well or how much of the playbook he has digested. I have no way of knowing if playing him now would break him or build him up.
Now that doesn't mean I simply have "faith and trust" in this coaching staff. But what it does mean is I'm not going to sit here and claim I know more than this coaching staff. Their jobs, and to some extent, the future of their careers hinge on the decisions they make here. So I do trust they have a much more vested interest in getting things right.
And I can't fault Josh for the loss this week either. Overall he played a pretty good game. When the O puts 27 points on the board and doesn't have a lot of turn overs, there are other places to look for the problems.
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Not sure about your entire post, but I agree something is going on between Pettine and Manziel. In addition to that, whenever they showed McCown yesterday, it was Davis by his side. I never saw Manziel with the QBs.
I think Davis is their long-term plan. LOL. Why not? He's started some games. He must be good! I looked out for this at the game. Manziel was with the QBs when the offense was not on the field. Also, Manziel took snaps with Mack before the game during warmups.
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Fire them? Hell they are playing like BROWNS! This team is exactly what Farmer and Pettine want it to be. Haslam has to be THRILLED. I see ten year extensions and huge pay raises in store for Farmer and Pettine after this glorious season. They are absolutely playing like Browns. What more could one ask for? lol
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Not sure about your entire post, but I agree something is going on between Pettine and Manziel. In addition to that, whenever they showed McCown yesterday, it was Davis by his side. I never saw Manziel with the QBs.
I think Davis is their long-term plan. LOL. Why not? He's started some games. He must be good! I looked out for this at the game. Manziel was with the QBs when the offense was not on the field. Also, Manziel took snaps with Mack before the game during warmups. cfrs, thanks for the info. I've been waiting on a write up from you seeing the game live. When's that coming?
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man. Evberybody outside of Cleveland knows more than you which is zero, zilch, nothing another childish comment. pfft why am i not surprised? what are you? like 6 years old. When somebody makes up lies on the board I am going to call them on it. If you don't like it tuff.
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man. Evberybody outside of Cleveland knows more than you which is zero, zilch, nothing another childish comment. pfft why am i not surprised? what are you? like 6 years old. When somebody makes up lies on the board I am going to call them on it. If you don't like it tuff. not a lie. its a opinion. after last season with johnny doing the exact opposite of what pettine wanted it would be more of a shock if he did not hold it against johnny. but you just keep up your childish babble. 
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You obviously meant:
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man. Evberybody outside of Cleveland knows more than you which is zero, zilch, nothing Wow, that's an abrasive reply.
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man. Evberybody outside of Cleveland knows more than you which is zero, zilch, nothing Yup, I make up lies when my friends in Cali, New York, Chicago, and New Orleans are all saying and asking me the same thing which is: "Why isn't Manziel playing? your coach must really not like that guy," Thats the perception outside of Cleveland, but keep telling yourself other wise. Making up lies? Your delusional. I never made any such claims that warrant a burden of proof, i simply told you what my friends outside the state of ohio tell me. I really think the losing is getting to your head. I find it comical that you take it so personally. Its a shame really that Pettine and company will be fired at years end....if he even wins 5 games with this i'll be shocked, doubtful, mind you. It is obvious that our Coach don't like him http://www.hngn.com/articles/92424/20150...be-salvaged.htmIt was well documented and known in league circles and the national media that Pettine wanted to cut Manziel and Farmer and our owner told him to no way....You can tell by the body language and everything else that Pettine has an axe to grind...he don't like Manziel plain and simple. Our owner will have to man up at the end of the year and fire Pettine and bring in a coach that will be willing to work with Manziel and will actually play him because its obvious Pettine won't and it don't take a genius to figure out what that reason is. Notice how Manziel and Pettine hardly talk or even look at each other after the TMZ leak....its obvious...not only does part of the lockeroom want Johnny, but Pettine blames Manziel for the drama when its Pettine standing in the way of the teams best chance to win. So your childish comments just hurt your position and your credibility, please continue saying them...i need a good chuckle in the morning, the fact you take it so personally is icing on the cake!
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Cleveland Browns RUMORS: Pettine Wanted Johnny Manziel Gone; Haslam, Farmer Believe He Can Be Salvaged? "It was Pettine who was ready to move on from Manziel when he entered rehab, one league source told Yahoo Sports. Another league source said that three others - Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, general manager Ray Farmer and offensive coordinator John DeFilippo - still believe Manziel can be salvaged. At the very least, DeFilippo has made several positive public comments about Manziel since he returned to the team a little over two weeks ago," reports Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports. http://www.hngn.com/articles/92424/20150...be-salvaged.htm
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I've been calling this for weeks.
I think I made a post last week that said one of the two, Pettine or Manziel, will not be on the team next year.
I still believe this to be true.
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Cleveland Browns RUMORS: Pettine Wanted Johnny Manziel Gone; Haslam, Farmer Believe He Can Be Salvaged? "It was Pettine who was ready to move on from Manziel when he entered rehab, one league source told Yahoo Sports. Another league source said that three others - Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, general manager Ray Farmer and offensive coordinator John DeFilippo - still believe Manziel can be salvaged. At the very least, DeFilippo has made several positive public comments about Manziel since he returned to the team a little over two weeks ago," reports Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports. http://www.hngn.com/articles/92424/20150...be-salvaged.htm More fuel to the fire compliments of "outside sources". Can't really trust anything it seems and that implies to the coaching staff and etc too. Is this season over with yet?
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Yeah, even if that RUMOR were true, it was still a while ago when Manziel entered rehab. I've seen no sign that he hasn't shown Pettine a whole lotta maturity since . . .
And I STILL can't believe the QB position is being discussed so much.
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man. not a lie. its a opinion. Bull, that is a lie. Plain and simple
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You obviously meant:
When somebody you don't agree with makes up lies, you are going to call them on it.
Wrong Vers, If I see something that I know is a outright lie I don't care who posted it or what it's about I point it out.
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man. Evberybody outside of Cleveland knows more than you which is zero, zilch, nothing Wow, that's an abrasive reply. Yes it was.
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man. not a lie. its a opinion. Bull, that is a lie. Plain and simple so you are saying the way johnny was last year in no way could have ant effect on the way pettine thinks of him? absurd. it was a opinion based on fact.
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Yup, I make up lies when my friends in Cali, New York, Chicago, and New Orleans are all saying and asking me the same thing which is:
"Why isn't Manziel playing? your coach must really not like that guy, Nobody knows that as it is not true. It's false, it's made up. A few people my think that, but that does not make it true  Thats the perception outside of Cleveland, but keep telling yourself other wise. That may be a "perception" by a few, but I am telling you the truth about whats going on in Cleveland, In Berea, inside the Browns organization. Making up lies? Your delusional. I never made any such claims that warrant a burden of proof, i simply told you what my friends outside the state of ohio tell me. and I am telling you what people inside the organization are telling me. I really think the losing is getting to your head. I find it comical that you take it so personally. Oh hell I been dealing with the losing for years. I can handle that lol What is getting into my head is just how often people make things up around here and try to push that crap off as the truth. That's why I "take it so personally" You have always seemed like a good guy KOB so let me ask you this. If you had to listen to people lie about your friends, or your friends employers for years would you eventually get fed up with it and speak up? It was well documented and known in league circles and the national media that Pettine wanted to cut Manziel and Farmer and our owner told him to no way....You can tell by the body language and everything else that Pettine has an axe to grind...he don't like Manziel plain and simple. LMAO You say well docemented and known, then you post a link that points out plain as day thst it's a RUMOR  Our owner will have to man up at the end of the year and fire Pettine and bring in a coach that will be willing to work with Manziel and will actually play him because its obvious Pettine won't and it don't take a genius to figure out what that reason is You must mean it doesn't take a genius to make up a rumor, rumors, or lies about what it is. I posted last year that the Browns didn't want to play Johnny because he had so much to learn and wasn't ready to play in the NFL. I said he had come a long way since last season but still had a hell of a lot to learn this year before he would be ready to play in the NFL. The Browns had a plan for Johnny when he was drafted. A plan that the front office and coaching staff agreed on and they are sticking with the plan. It has nothing at all to do with the HC not liking Johnny Notice how Manziel and Pettine hardly talk or even look at each other after the TMZ leak....its obvious...not only does part of the lockeroom want Johnny, but Pettine blames Manziel for the drama when its Pettine standing in the way of the teams best chance to win. See why I hate lies. TMZ makes up a lie and people start believing it and quoting it as a fact. Many posters around here do the same thing. Your last comment is proof of that. They post one article and all at once your posting that Johnny and Pet hardly ever talk or look at each other. That Pet blames Johnny for the drama, and that it's Pet standing in the way of the Browns winning. Their is not an ounce of truth in any of that.  So your childish comments just hurt your position and your credibility, please continue saying them...i need a good chuckle in the morning, the fact you take it so personally is icing on the cake! Well if me telling the truth and pointing out the truth make me less credible in somebody's eyes, and your telling lies make you more credible, then I want nothing to do with those type of people anyway.
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man. not a lie. its a opinion. Bull, that is a lie. Plain and simple so you are saying the way johnny was last year in no way could have ant effect on the way pettine thinks of him? absurd. it was a opinion based on fact. The way it was worded, it was opinion stated as fact - which is what makes it false. Had it been worded as "I think that everybody ....etc", then THAT is stating an opinion. When you take the self-qualifier out of it, it is being stated as fact and that is precisely how people will read it.
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Everyone outside of Cleveland knows the only reason Manziel is not playing is because our HC has an axe to grind with the poor young man.
Yes Johnny made mistakes, he has proven he is on track to attone for those mistakes,he is the most talented QB on our roster and the only one with a win, the only one who made 2 big time plays in the clutch to win, and he languishes on the bench because of our Head Coach.
Watch them on the sidelines, the body language, Manziel barely looks at him and they rarely even talk, you can see clear discomfort in both Pettine and Manziel when they are forced to talk to each other.
The good news is now that Farmer is back, it won't be long before Manziel is in to play, McCown was never Farmer's longterm plan, and JM is ahead of schedule and im sure he was livid when Manziel looked like a franchise QB in the clutch to win a game and was bench for the dink and dunk master.
Name me 1 Qb since the 1980's that done what Manziel done against the Titans how he rolled left, created a broken play and then launched the ball on a rope down the field right on target for a big time TD to seal the game...you won't find one since Sipe or Kosar...thats whats sitting on the bench while we lose...
I know one thing, as long as McCown plays we don't have a prayer of even a .500 record let alone a winning one...McCown missed 2 plays yesterday that would have been sure TD, throws JM makes, throws that give the browns a 10 point lead yesterday instead of a 3 point loss....stats do nothing but lie...good QB play can mask weakness elsewhere, Manziel play proved he can mask and in part make up for some of our weakness, McCown can't and thats why we will win very few if any games with him.
I told my buddy after they decided to go back to McCown to enjoy that win, if may be the last one for quite awhile, and we lost two back to back games against two pathetic teams all while sitting on a QB that wins 1 or probably both of them, we could easily be 2-2 or 3-1 with Manziel....
This decision alone from our pigheaded coach makes me hope he is fired at years end...the guy cleary puts his own personal issues with Manziel head of whats best for the team, and Jimmy will be forced to deal with it soon. So he shouldn't have an axe to grind with a player that drank his way through his first full season, who's too short to see over his lineman, fumbles 1 time for every drop back, and can't move beyond his first progression unless he's scrambling? Thank goodness we have a coach that has an axe to grind with that, if he didn't we'd be ever worse than we already are. "...the poor young man." Pssshht! You mean the "...rather well off, entitled punk."
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Well if you and Knight of Brown didn't display the Ying and Yang of it all...lol
The jist of it a little bit right by both but just a little.
Manziel spent 3 months in rehab its usually a very delicate situation and many have relapsed so that relying on Johnny to be our starter was never in the works.
What Pettine wants is for the young man to get his act together as a Father or Family member would not out of HATE. No undue pressure or expectations...over n over we would hear that Pettine just wants Johnny to improve and work ON HIMSELF!
McCown has not won but he has not been the problem and the reason why we have lost. If we must point fingers its on the D and the D is getting the brunt on the finger pointing now.
Of course if we continue to lose we probably will see Manziel cause you can only state - "Our best chance to win" so long when you don't win.
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Is it an axe to grind, or possibly, just maybe that Pettine didn't want to draft Manziel in the first place?
Even if that's the case, of course the coach should do what he can with what he has, but when you add in how much of a circus Johnny brought in with him (another thing Pet didn't want i.e. he wasn't keen about Hard Knocks filming in Berea), and how the kid was completely unprepared 3/4 in to the season... Any reason why he wouldn't see much of a use for him?
I stated last season that I think marketing had more to play in drafting Manziel than a belief that he's franchise material. I'll stick by that today. If our FO truly viewed him as franchise material, he wouldn't have been our second player selected in that draft.
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Since we talking about Manziel now, here's a bit I just read from the Cleveland Browns Mailbag:
"Over the past two games, McCown is 60-of-90 for 697 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. His quarterback rating is 100.1 and he’s one of just four quarterbacks in Browns history to throw for 300 yards in consecutive games. Simply put, the Browns can’t ask for much more than McCown’s provided in these last two games."
So, perhaps the reason Manziel is sitting is because McCown isn't losing the games and Manziel still has stuff to learn?
So, unless Manziel is going to start covering WR's for Joe Haden, I think perhaps he is right where he needs to be.
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Since we talking about Manziel now, here's a bit I just read from the Cleveland Browns Mailbag:
"Over the past two games, McCown is 60-of-90 for 697 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. His quarterback rating is 100.1 and he’s one of just four quarterbacks in Browns history to throw for 300 yards in consecutive games. Simply put, the Browns can’t ask for much more than McCown’s provided in these last two games."
So, perhaps the reason Manziel is sitting is because McCown isn't losing the games and Manziel still has stuff to learn?
So, unless Manziel is going to start covering WR's for Joe Haden, I think perhaps he is right where he needs to be. Thanks, Purp'...
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So, perhaps the reason Manziel is sitting is because McCown isn't losing the games and Manziel still has stuff to learn? I'll take the truth for $600 Alex. 
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"Over the past two games, McCown is 60-of-90 for 697 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. His quarterback rating is 100.1 and he’s one of just four quarterbacks in Browns history to throw for 300 yards in consecutive games. Simply put, the Browns can’t ask for much more than McCown’s provided in these last two games." The Browns offense is just starting to gel, and McCown's play is but one indication of that fact. The running game is beginning to show some improvement with both Duke Johnson and Crow contributing last week, running and receiving.
Now the schedule gets tougher so it will be a good test to see if the offense can continue to improve.
The defense..I don't know what happened... I never expected the defense to be one of the very worst in the NFL.
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Since we talking about Manziel now, here's a bit I just read from the Cleveland Browns Mailbag:
"Over the past two games, McCown is 60-of-90 for 697 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. His quarterback rating is 100.1 and he’s one of just four quarterbacks in Browns history to throw for 300 yards in consecutive games. Simply put, the Browns can’t ask for much more than McCown’s provided in these last two games."
So, perhaps the reason Manziel is sitting is because McCown isn't losing the games and Manziel still has stuff to learn?
I think your problem is that you have a bad case of logic and common sense going on there. Neither of which has any place in these discussions, or so it would seem.
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