Browns to start Austin Davis, not Johnny Manziel

[RunSoHard]

The Browns are not walking back on their punishment of Johnny Manziel.

The team announced it will start Austin Davis -- not Manziel -- against the Bengals this Sunday in a clear indication that at least some members of the Browns' power structure are intent on teaching Manziel a lesson. NFL Media's Rand Getlin was first to report the news.

The Browns confirmed Davis as the starter later in the morning.

"Austin took advantage of his opportunity on Monday night," Pettine said in an article posted to the team's web site. "He was prepared, played well and put us in position to win. He's been great in the quarterback room all season and he has earned the right to start on Sunday. We expect him to play well."

Pettine said that Manziel is not done for the season and could see the field at some point this year.

"We'll revisit this," he said, per The Plain Dealer. "These are two players that we both want to see play is the bottom line. I don't want to declare, 'Hey, this is what it's going to be here on out.' These are two young quarterbacks that have upside and we want to see what that upside is. So Austin's the guy for this week."

While Manziel might get another chance, Pettine is willing to sacrifice what could be a crucial evaluation period at the end of this lost season to instead show Manziel that there are consequences for lying to the staff and jumping back into an old hard-partying lifestyle.

Link: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...o-start-austin-davis-not-johnny-manziel-at-qb

Is Johnny's time officially over? It seems to be that the Browns' are ready to move on without their former first round quarterback. They gave him many chances and he gave them no more reasons to believe. What are the Browns going to go going forward?

 

[JZsportswhiz]

Manziel to the Eagles 2016, then Manziel to ESPN 2018

 

[RunSoHard]

Manziel to the Eagles 2016, then Manziel to ESPN 2018

Eagles are the bridge

 

[JZsportswhiz]

Idk the Eagles might actually be more depressing than the Browns. They actually have talent, but their QB play is just so bad. They have stripped their team of so much talent over the past few years.


49ers aren't too far off from being the worst either, but at least you don't have to live in Ohio or around Philadelphia sports fans. Impossible to rebound from the offseason SF had

 

[cavsfan817]

Ohio isn't as bad as people make it out to be lol


He's probably done here though.

 

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