Browns to start QB Austin Davis, keep Johnny Manziel on bench

The sample size was small, to be sure, but if the Browns choose to turn to Austin Davis and not Johnny Manziel, the passing offense could remain in good hands.

They’ve announced that Davis is going to get the start in this week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Josh McCown suffered a concussion in the season opener and came back after missing one game. The Ravens and The Browns were locked in a battle of the most winless teams on a Prime Time Monday Night Football broadcast that even ESNP snubbed.

“Austin took advantage of his opportunity on Monday night”. Head coach Mike Pettine will again be faced with playing musical chairs to find his starting signal caller.

While we don’t know which quarterback the Pittsburgh Steelers will face in Week 17 when they play the Cleveland Browns, we now know that it won’t be veteran Josh McCown. Davis almost guided the Browns to a win over the Ravens fourth quarter. He had been selected as the starter for the last six games before a video surfaced of him partying during the team’s bye week. One thing’s sure: He isn’t doing enough great things on the field to make the Browns ignore his other activities, and lying to the team about it should seal his fate as a future franchise quarterback for the Browns. Davis led the Browns’ comeback and gave Cleveland a shot at a game-winning field goal. “It was not displaced so he does not need to have surgery, but it’ll take more than the rest of the season to get it healed up”. He is lost for the season with a fractured collarbone.

He was fourth in the National Football League in rushing with 814 yards and was on pace for his first 1,000-yard season since 2013. In the closing seconds, he blocked a 51-yard field-goal attempt by Travis Coons and safety Will Hill picked up the loose ball and ran 64 yards for the 33-27 victory as time expired. “He is as prepared as any quarterback that I have been around”, Pettine said.

In eight games, McCown completed 186 of 292 passes for 2,109 yards with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. Unless he signs another quarterback and starts him right away, Manziel and Davis are his choices.