What does the future hold for the Cleveland Browns at quarterback?

So now Manziel is the Browns’ third string quarterback.

It’s reasonable to think that Manziel and the Browns aren’t long for each other but Pettine said this week there was no discussion of cutting the quarterback. McManamon reports that Manziel lied directly to head coach Mike Pettine about the timing of the video.

The last straw for the Cleveland Browns was the video, which showed Manziel partying and holding a bottle of champagne while singing rap music after last week’s Ohio State-Michigan State game at Columbus, Ohio.

Browns coach Mike Pettine said Friday that he hasn’t decided if Manziel, who was stripped of his starting job this week, will be active for Monday night’s matchup against Baltimore. Will the Browns and Manziel part ways at the end of the year?

“This is a heavy dose of adversity”. This is a hurdle.”.

Pettine met with Manziel following practice Tuesday and informed him of his choice to bench him for the foreseeable future. Pettine said he made the move with the support of owner Jimmy Haslam and general manager Ray Farmer.

Pettine was surprised by the video, but more disappointed than anything.

But DeFilippo said Manziel has time to dig himself out of the hole he’s in and play again before the season ends. Josh McCown will return to his positon atop the depth chart in the Browns’ Monday Night Football game against the Ravens.

“I certainly hope not”. “He’s made great progress and there was no better proof than last Sunday against Pittsburgh”. Sometimes you have to take a step back to take a few forward.”.

McCown hasn’t played since suffering a rib injury against Airzona on November 1, but DeFilippo said he has a good feeling about McCown picking up right where he left off.

Sure, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the fact these latest shenanigans aren’t Manziel’s first questionable behavior, such as driving erratically while allegedly under the influence after supposedly “getting physical” with his girlfriend in the vehicle. The benching was a hard blow to the 22-year-old, but Pettine said it was essential if he’s going to develop into a full-time starter.

It’s the second incident involving Manziel and alcohol, just months after he spent 10 weeks in a treatment facility for undisclosed reasons.

Manziel’s swift downfall came shortly after he was elevated to starter for the remainder of this season.

“You lose trust in buckets”, Pettine said, “and you regain it in drops”.

Pettine also expressed disappointment with what happened to Manziel because the young quarterback is already finding his rhythm and was improving with his game. He’s got a lot of guts.

“On the decision that was made yesterday, we are always going to do what is best for the team in all of the decisions that we make”. We all saw how quickly that changed.”.

“You know there’s all kinds of people that come out, ” Manziel said Monday. You never say never. He won the starting job after amassing a career-high 372 yards in a loss to the Steelers on November 15.

“Josh McCown is our starter,” Pettine said.

McCown complimented Manziel for taking notes in meetings and doing everything he was supposed to do Wednesday despite the circumstances. But I’m just not going there today. “How we handle our business and go about things is on us and we stand behind the coach”.