Browns: Johnny Manziel named starting quarterback

Manziel was subsequently dropped to third-string and has now spent the last two games watching from the sidelines despite the season-ending injury to McCown and the abysmal play of Austin Davis this past weekend against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cleveland Browns are not a stable franchise, and their quarterback position mirrors that diagnosis.

The came to town and took care of business, the way a championship team does.

Their record of 2-10 is the worst in the NFL, and they own the league’s longest active losing streak.

Manziel is 1-2 as a starter this season and 1-4 since being taken with the 22nd pick of the 2014 draft. I think we all want what’s best for the Cleveland Browns.

Manziel started the season as the Browns’ No. 2 quarterback but got three starts this year with veteran Josh McCown battling injuries.

According to ESPN Stats & Information, only three times this season have the Bengals blitzed more than 10 times in a game.

Dalton completed 14-of-19 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns. But Green got tripped up by cornerback Tramon Williams, who was completely overmatched against the Bengals star wideout. “I think that’s the encouraging thing”.

With Joe Philbin and Ken Whisenhunt already losing their jobs during the season, Pettine is a mortal lock to be the next head coach fired, likely on Monday, January 4th.

Despite beating the Titans, Manziel returned to his backup role for the next six games. Last week with Davis at the helm, the Browns absorbed a 37-3 beating by the Bengals. “I just think it is human nature when things don’t go well, I think, everyone has a tendency to bunker in and get into that mode when things aren’t going well”, Pettine said. “They have chemistry. That is what you strive for”.

“It’s part of it, but we have to make sure that we stay very clear-headed with it. It goes back to an accurate assessment of, ‘What are our problems?’ If you’ve got a problem with your heart, you don’t perform a lobotomy, so you’ve got to make sure we identify what the exact problems are and get them fixed”. That’s the football equivalent of feeding Manziel to the wolves, the wolf in this case being a 73-year-old oil man with a penchant for expensive whiskey and showtime quarterbacks.

It was admirable for Cleveland to try and hold Manziel accountable, especially since his latest blunder was one of his worst yet.

Hasselbeck said that he initially got hurt in the first quarter before a third-quarter hit brought the medical staff onto the field.

It was Cleveland’s most lopsided loss since a 41-0 drubbing by Pittsburgh on December 24, 2005. The Bengals will be attempting to sweep the Steelers for the first time since 2009, when Cincinnati swept the entire AFC North. The Steelers played well and defeated the Colts on Sunday Night Football. We are evaluated every day, whether we are evaluating ourselves or whether it is coming from him. “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”.