Tomsula disagrees 49ers were overconfident against Browns

His passer rating was 92.1. Manziel should have been starting every since he beat the Tennessee Titans in Week 2.

Notable: The Seahawks faced quarterback Jimmy Clausen for the second time with two different teams.

The 49ers have had a tepid four win, nine loss season.

Manziel would rebound, however, as he connected with tight end Gary Barnidge from two yards out for a touchdown late in the third quarter, giving Cleveland a 17-3 lead. Tartt said he had watched Manziel roll to the sideline and throw to the center of the field against Tennessee. With Travis Benjamin hobbled, Dwayne Bowe inactive and Andrew Hawkins and Taylor Gabriel out, Manziel did not have much to work with. Cleveland’s leading rusher, running back Isaiah Crowell, had 397 yards in 12 games. Behind Crowell, Duke Johnson Jr. had 78 rushing yards on 13 carries.

The 49ers’ running back stocks have nearly been wiped out, with Carlos Hyde, Reggie Bush, Mike Davis and now Gaskins injured. Crowell’s previous single-game high was 88 yards against the Atlanta Falcons in the 11 game of his rookie season a year ago.

-LB Nate Orchard had 18.5 sacks at the University of Utah last season. He did play 16 snaps, per Dawgs by Nature’s Chris Pokorny – 15 to 20 was the pregame expectation – and looked to be active as a blocker in the run game. In the receiving end, Tyler Lockette had 104 yards and two touchdowns in six receptions while Dough Baldwin added 82 ayrds and three touchdowns in six receptions. He also ran three times for 24 yards.

As a video tribute of his years with the Browns played on the stadium’s scoreboards, Phil Dawson patted his hand over his heart and choked back tears. Hartline fumbled at the 1 but recovered to preserve the drive. Or he will have abdicated, once and for all, the position with bad play on the field and bad acting off it. Or he will have shown enough for the Browns to stay interested, but not enough for them to skip Cardale Jones’ pro day. The converted quarterback finished without a catch. I wanted to let it in, but I also wanted to play well. His 54 yard-run in the fourth quarter set up his three-yard touchdown run over right guard. If he does well, we might be inching closer to an outcome where the Browns can take the best player available next April regardless of position.

“The 49ers’ terrible performance may not help Jarryd Hayne’s chances of getting a recall from the practice squad either, given it was the man who replaced him [Ellington] that produced one of the team’s best plays”, Fitzgibbon noted.

San Francisco quarterback Blaine Gabbert struggled against the Browns’ pass rush, which entered the game with the third-fewest sacks in the league.

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Johnny Manziel was angry with himself. The Browns defeated the 49ers 24-10.

After fits and starts, and a cascade of inflammatory texts and Instagrams and internet cameos too numerous to giggle at, it’s time now for Manziel to grow up and become the professional quarterback, on and off the field, that he was drafted to become.

San Francisco’s defence gave up 230 yards rushing to the Browns (3-10), who came in averaging an NFL-low 73.9 yards per game but opened massive holes in the 49ers’ front. And when he felt pressure, Manziel bought time the way only he can and scrambled to make throws or first downs.