Johnny Manziel signs $100 dollar bill before start vs. 49ers

Play scapegoat roulette if you want, but the truth of the matter is that just as one player or coach can not singlehandedly win a game, a single coach or player can not lose a game either.

Blaine Gabbert: His fifth start was easily his worst. “I’m just going to go out and continue to do what I do, say some hellos and I guess shake some hands before the game and see some people I haven’t seen in a while, but other than that, I’m just trying to treat it like a normal game, even though there’s a little bit of neatness in mind to this”.

But those penalties didn’t really chance the outcome of the game – they’re only mentioned to highlight how inept the contest was Sunday. Selected with the 10th pick in the draft, he was suppose to backup proven veteran David Garrard. Will he keep up the great play this week against Cleveland?

The four-win San Francisco 49ers visit Cleveland to face the Browns on Sunday. They will get a crack at a very poor defense in the Cleveland Browns who have been allowing the fourth most yards to opposing passers in 288 over their last three games, in addition to the 4.6 yards per carry they’ve allowed to opposing runners.

This is it for the Cleveland Browns. But the Bears out-gained the 49ers by 73 yards, had seven more first downs, and held the ball for 12:38 more.

FAST FACTS: Eric Mangini, 49ers defensive coordinator, was the Browns head coach in 2009-10 and at 10-22 is the winningest coach of the franchise since it returned to the National Football League in 1999. His steady volume, especially in the passing game, has largely made up for his lack of explosiveness as a runner.

The Browns’ final touchdown drive illustrated all that went wrong with the 49ers defense: missed tackles on a 54-yard run by Isaiah Crowell, an inability to sack Manziel (Arik Armstead and Corey Lemonier got duped on one play) and finally an Ahmad Brooks’ unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty after Crowell’s 3-yard touchdown run pushed the Browns’ lead to 24-3. No matter what happened during week or on the field, when it came to Sundays, guys were going to be rewady to play and win games. As one of the few bright spots for the Browns this season, Barnidge has become one of the best pass catching tight ends in the NFL.

While the 49ers won 26-20 in overtime at Soldier Field, the Browns dropped a 37-3 home loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. When looking at this match up, I see a Cleveland team that is 2-10 with a lousy defense and turnover prone quarterback.

He’s been at his best as a 49er, however, converting 32 of 36 in 2013 and this year making 18 straight after missing his first in the opener. But instead of running out of bounds or throwing it away, Manziel forced a pass over the middle that was intercepted by Niners safety Jaquiski Tartt, who returned it 25 yards.

Manziel is back on the job for the Browns, and look for Tartt to be among those chasing him around FirstEnergy Stadium.