Johny Manziel, Cleveland Fan: Glass Case of Emotion

[jonathanlambert33]

This first round was a weird one for me. By all rights, I should be incredibly happy. We essentially added a first round pick for free and drafted a shiny new quarterback. But we also wasted a top ten pick and curiously traded up when it didn't look like we needed to. I also don't think it makes sense to pick a QB at 22 who wasn't good enough for you at 4. But today is supposed to be a happy day. For now, I won't worry about the process or the positional value of a #2 corner. We got our guys, and that's all that matters.

http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2014/5/9/5698656/cleveland-browns-2014-nfl-draft-my-love-hate-relationship-with-ray

 

[elcheato]

Manziel wasn't worth #4 in my eyes, and he might not have been in Farmer's eyes, or maybe he was and Farmer knew/thought he could get him later in the draft. Either way, it all worked out. They might have been really liked Manziel, but wanted to fill other needs, and would have let Hoyer play out the season and get their QB next year with that Bills 2015 first and their own as ammo (Mariota or Winston), but saw him continue to drop and made their move.