Browns To Start Johnny Manziel For Rest Of Season

So, they will instead attempt to salvage their future. What players in the locker room would understand the logic of keeping McCown in because he “earned the job in training camp”?

“Coach Pettine came in and said he didn’t want to micromange me or any of the other guys in their time off”, Manziel said. “What he did for us was tremendous, and I think a lot of Johnny’s success you can trace directly to Josh McCown”. However the injured Ben Roethlisberger, fresh off his mid-foot sprain last week, entered the game for drive No. 2 after Jones suffered a lower leg injury of his own.

The Browns will hold one more practice on Wednesday before taking the rest of the week off. Following the Cincinnati game, Manziel returned to his college alma mater Texas A&M for a couple of days.

So, it’s not like he hasn’t played well. Former Vikings quarterback Wade Wilson last reset the record with 374 yards in 1990.

“I let 1/8Pettine3/8 know that I’m not going to do anything that’s going to be a distraction to this team or be an embarrassment to the organization”, Manziel said.

“I think all that factors in”.

McCown, who went 1-6 as the starter, was brought in to mentor Manziel, and by all accounts, the 36-year-old has helped groom the talented and troubled quarterback.

Manziel has completed 59.4% of his passes this season for 933 yards and five touchdowns against two interceptions. Under McCown’s tutelage, there has been a steady improvement. Manziel said Tuesday that he doesn’t “expect anything from itso I’m just plugging forward”.

McCown has been professionalism personified. I’ve even got the campaign slogan for the Browns players and coaches: “‘Be lax for Pax.’ Or, if they get to the last week needing a loss against Pittsburgh to ensure the first overall pick, how about this: “‘Clinch for Lynch”. “I think these guys know I’m dialed in, I’m focused on this stuff, and I’m ready to try and put us in the best position to win”.

Roethlisberger was quick to deflect the praise, something he might not have done during that breakout season 10 years ago when he became the youngest quarterback ever to win it all.

In reality, as Tony Romo arrives back on the scene, his Cowboys are 2-7. That’s why Pettine sat down and addressed it with Manziel Tuesday morning after handing him the reins.

Truth is, the only thing they lead the league in is controversy. Never really happened and, considering the Cowboys’ situation, it won’t really happen now either.

One of the most unsafe return men in the National Football League of this century, Jones muffed a punt and a kickoff Sunday that were – fortunately for him and the Steelers – not detrimental.

So, Bills fans aren’t likely to see Rob, who orchestrated the historically-awful Saints’ defence before getting fired this week.

Jaguars: The team won’t have defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Marks for the rest of the season. If a few people have something negative to say, that doesn’t bother me, which is why most of the time I will respond to them as well. Romo is eligible to play again for Dallas, but it is not yet known if he will play Sunday at Miami.

“He tweeted me and said there are no hard feelings”, said Moats. “It was looking back, looking forward, where we are”.

Their starting tailback and left tackle are out for the season and the All-Pro center is believed to be done for the year as well. The Pittsburgh quarterback ran his record at Heinz Field against the Browns to a ideal 11-0 after coming off the bench to throw for 379 yards and three scores.

“I wanted to start”. We’re not playing well enough, we’re not coaching well enough and that all has to be improved.