Browns’ Pettine hasn’t decided on QB

But Manziel’s move back to first-string comes a day after the Browns were soundly beaten at home by the Bengals, 37-3.

There’s more to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ trip to Cincinnati than fighting to keep faint hopes of an AFC North title alive. Even though San Francisco is traveling to Cleveland for the game, that seems to say something about how oddsmakers view the betting public.

And the chatter around the team isn’t good, with the team’s head coach, Mike Pettine, receiving significantly less than total support from the team’s owner, Jimmy Haslam, in the wake of the team’s latest debacle.

Manziel started the season as the Browns’ No. 2 quarterback but got three starts this year with veteran Josh McCown battling injuries. Their longest run was 27 yards by Jeremy Hill, who rushed for 98 yards on 22 carries. He’s completed 76-of-128 passes for 933 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. But Green got tripped up by cornerback Tramon Williams, who was completely overmatched against the Bengals star wideout. Also, Andy Dalton was nearly ideal which is becoming a common thing and that’s something I can get used too. “That’s easy to throw out there, but until I see real examples of it, to me, it’s something that’s there, and it’s there with every team”. “I think that’s the encouraging thing”.

Coach Mike Pettine may claim Manziel earned his job back.

Despite beating the Titans, Manziel returned to his backup role for the next six games.

The Browns have more pressing issues than their quarterback, and Sunday’s loss exposed the enormous chasm between themselves and the Bengals. There was no turning point in this game as the Bengals dominated for the whole 60 minutes but this play set the pace for the rest of the game as the Bengals continued to score easily. “They have chemistry. That is what you strive for”.

-SPECIAL TEAMS: D. The Browns had a field goal blocked for the second straight week. “10-2 gives us a chance to be 11-2”.

The move that Carroll made four years ago by starting then rookie Russell Wilson over free agent signee Matt Flynn is often referenced as the right way to do business and helped the team get to a pair of Super Bowls. Travis Benjamin (shoulder) and Marlon Moore (ribs) were injured during the game. Davis did not have a great game, but with so many problems within the Browns organization, including the multiple injuries at the wide receiver position, Davis can not be at fault for their blow out loss yesterday.

Was Manziel ever the man in Cleveland?

Until the Browns can get the playmakers they need in addition to a legitimate quarterback, it would not be surprising if attendance continues to be bad. We have to be brutally honest with ourselves and brutally honest not just looking into the mirror but to other parts of the building, as well. “We’re going to come in every day, prepare relentlessly like we do, we’re going to coach our players hard and we will see what happens”.