Davis To Start Over Manziel For Browns

“It is no secret Gary has had a tremendous impact for us on the field, but he has had just as big of an impact off the field”, coach Mike Pettine said. “Austin’s the guy for this week”. It leaves teams that figure to be near the top of the draft such as the Cowboys and Browns in a prime position to solidify the quarterback slot for years to come if they so choose.

McCown was wearing a black sling on his right arm to take weight from his broken collarbone as he stood in front of reporters, probably for the final time this season, on December 2.

Davis (6-foot-2, 221 pounds) will be the 24th quarterback to start for the Browns since their return in 1999.

“I’ve heard that number tossed around”, Davis said when asked about a number that perhaps best underscores this franchise’s continued woes.

Davis always views the quarterback situation as week-to-week. “Just be ready to go and hopefully, if you play well, you get to play another week and build off of it”. You never know when somebody’s going to get hurt or circumstances change. Initially the decision seemed questionable, as this wasn’t the first time the Browns knew of Manziel drinking this year, but after it was revealed that the second-year quarterback lied to the Browns, it was clear they made the only decision they could. One week on the bench wasn’t enough to make his point. “The steadiness that he has is something you see in a lot of the great coaches over the years, and that’s one of the things that I respect most about him”. The Browns signed the 26-year-old Davis in September and gave him a two-year contract shortly after he arrived. “He did some really good things and it speaks to his preparation and who he is”.

In 10 games, eight of which were starts, Davis completed 180 of his 284 pass attempts (63.4 percent) for 2,001 yards and 12 touchdowns against nine interceptions. “It helps to get the prep during the week and to get your mind right all week. We got five games left and we’re going to go out and wear the Cleveland logo proud and try to win football games”.

“Thank you for reminding me of that, by the way”, Pettine said during his news conference on December 3. “He is as prepared as any quarterback that I have been around”.

Davis had a simple explanation.

“I hate feeling unprepared for anything, especially being quarterback on an NFL football team”, he said.

“I feel very upset about the record”, Pettine said.

“The fact of letting people down just bothers me. He was truly a work in progress”, Pettine said.

Pettine said he has not met with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam in regard to his job security. Is it fixable? I feel like we do, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Manziel was being punished for reportedly lying to the team about when a video of him partying in Austin, Texas, took place.

In conclusion, I think Davis can develop into Cleveland’s long term solution if he can survive the brutality he is about to endure for the next five weeks. I know the results aren’t anywhere near where they need to be but that doesn’t mean that we’re not making strides, that we’re not getting it set up. Two, I think the guys around him they respect him. Pryor was a star quarterback at Ohio State and started 10 games in three years for the Raiders. “If you jump a hair late or if you are not the adjacent player – it is a little bit different when it is a tight end and a wing – if you are not the adjacent player to who jumped”, Pettine said.