Johnny Manziel relegated to third string
Johnny will be the third quarterback.
Manziel was demoted from starting quarterback this week after video emerged of him partying in Austin, Texas the previous weekend, when the Browns had a bye week.
Here are two videos of Pettine’s press conferences and comments on Manziel, posted by the Cleveland Browns.
Last month, Manziel made headlines after witnesses reported him driving dangerously on an interstate highway, and his girlfriend said he had gotten physical with her in the auto. “So to say Johnny Manziel won’t play again this season, I’m not ready to say that”, he said. I pulled Cam aside this week and said, ‘We’ll get you right. You don’t close doors on anything. “You never say never”.
“That’s one of the things that I really respect about Coach Pettine”.
Head coach Mike Pettine explained his reasoning for benching Manziel, while several Browns players spoke about the move on Wednesday. Pettine refused to elaborate on November 27.
“I don’t think they’re going to have to worry about me this week”, he told reporters.
“We traded for a guy when I first got to Green Bay that Atlanta said was a little bit of a hell-raiser and it turned out OK for us”, Gruden said.
“I addressed this situation in detail on Wednesday”, Pettine said.
“I already addressed it”, Pettine said. McCown passed for 457 yards in a 33-30 Browns overtime victory in Baltimore on October 11. “This is where we had an obvious shortcoming”.
“We know what Josh does well. We are confident we know what Josh can do”. “… You want the best for (Manziel), and when you feel like the best thing is not happening, it doesn’t give you a good feeling”.
Now, Manziel is pushed down the depth chart and is heading to Monday’s game versus Baltimore as the Browns’ third string quarterback.
Andrew Hawkins and Taylor Gabriel remain in the league’s concussion protocol after suffering their respective injuries November 15, against the Steelers. “Even the jump that he made from the Cincinnati game to the Pittsburgh game was a huge jump”.
“You never want to regain a job this way”, he said. “I’m not going to sit here and say it’s not”. Allen tuned up last week, playing after Forsett got hurt and gained 67 yards rushing and caught five passes for 48 yards.
Quarterback Brady Quinn, another in the never-ending line of first-round quarterbacks who have failed in Cleveland, finished the night just 13-of-31 for 99 yards while being intercepted twice.
Left guard Joel Bitonio was limited in practice November 27. He hopes to play against the Ravens.
‘I haven’t seen it, so I can’t speak on it’. It’s not just about what you do on the field. It’s a long game. That has to be understood when you play the position at this level. “On the personal front, we all recognize he (Manziel) has a ways to go”. If Bitonio is not 100 percent by Monday, rookie Cam Erving would make his second start in his place.