Austin Davis to start for Browns

But Maniel gave head coach Mike Pettine the ammunition he needed to start Josh McCown, whom he wanted to start anyway. “He was prepared, played well and put us in position to win”, Pettine said in a statement. Will Davis earn his first start in a Browns uniform or will Johnny Manziel get the starting quarterback job back after he was demoted to third string last week after he was named the starter two weeks ago.

McCown has played with several injuries during his first season with the Browns, who signed him to a three-year deal in February.

Davis completed 7-of-10 passes for 77 yards, leading the Browns on a game-tying drive that was capped with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin.

Speaking of, Davis will be the 24th starting Quarterback for the Browns since 1999, the most in the National Football League in that span. It’s too bad for Cleveland, as McCown was having one of the best seasons a Browns passer has had since returning to Cleveland. I appreciate that. So I don’t take things like that personally, I see it as they’re passionate, they want to win, we all do. He went 3-5 as a starter last season for the St. Louis Rams, and has enough experience to make this team somewhat competitive until the season comes to a merciful end.

The Browns are last in the division at 2-9 and have now lost 14 of their last 16 games stretching back to last season. “I don’t think it will be an issue for the other guys in the huddle”. Many felt that Austin Davis would have been given the nod since he looked pretty solid in replacing McCown.

“The guys around him respect him, ” said Pettine. When the pocket is clean for him, he can step up.

Austin Davis will make his first start of 2015, the Browns announced Wednesday. The Browns could easily be preparing to move on from the troubled quarterback by trading or releasing him once the season is over. “These are two players that we both want to see play is the bottom line”.

They’ve also placed quarterback Josh McCown on injured reserve. Although Davis entered the fray on Monday, it is anticipated that Manziel will get the start and will lead the Browns down the stretch.