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Johnny Manziel (unemployed)

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And here we go:

http://nfl.si.com/2014/06/04/johnny-manziel-struggles-cleveland-browns-otas/

Everybody has off days, but when you’re Johnny Manziel, the spotlight on those days burns a little brighter. The Cleveland Browns rookie is finding out that after a rough day at practice, his struggles are being broadcast for the masses.

Manziel threw three interceptions on Tuesday during team OTAs, and while nobody is likely to hear if backup quarterbacks elsewhere in the NFL such as Brandon Weeden or Christian Ponder struggle during their organized team activities, the moment Manziel does it becomes noteworthy.
Manziel’s first turnover came at the hands of undrafted free safety Robert Nelson during a receiver-cornerback drill, according to the Akron Beacon Journal‘s Nate Ulrich.
That was just the start of Manziel’s struggles though. The quarterback threw a pick-six to veteran Donte Whitner during a full-squad scrimmage, and his final interception of the day came courtesy of Joe Haden, who grabbed a poorly thrown sideline route and took it back to the house.
It wasn’t all bad for Manziel, who reportedly completed several difficult throws during the session to help erase the memory of the erratic throws from earlier in the day.
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In the meantime:

http://www.vikings.com/news/article...OTA-No-1/111e4501-8f11-4de6-b384-c57e1077a307

Jennings Leads the Way
Change and youth have defined the Vikings offseason, with new Head Coach Mike Zimmer in charge of the operation and a bit of a youth movement underway at several positions. But on Day 1 of OTAs, it was a returning veteran who led the way. Receiver Greg Jennings was catching everything in sight, from Teddy Bridgewater bombs to precision sideline lasers from Matt Cassel.
It was Jennings who was on the receiving end of the day’s most impressive throw – an on-the-run 50-yard heave from Bridgewater as he escaped the pocket. The pass landed softly in the veteran receiver’s hands for what looked to be a near-touchdown; the play happened across and on the opposite end of the field from where I stood. It was the type of throw you don’t see every day from every quarterback, and it was the type of catch that happens when a veteran receiver sticks with a play all the way through the whistle to give his quarterback every opportunity to make a play.

Bridgewater Displays Discipline
After connecting with Jennings earlier in practice on such a long pass, it’d be easy to understand a little over-ambition from Bridgewater. But the rookie displayed some veteran decision making a few moments later. He had a receiver running an out-and-up route who had beaten his defender and flashed open, but a safety was lurking over the top and would’ve been in position for a play on the ball. Rather than risking that outcome, Bridgewater held back and found Adrian Peterson in the flat for a check down and what would’ve been a first down gain.
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It's all good because if Foosball doesn't work out, we can just blow another 1st round pick on a spotty QB that ends up being railroaded out of town in 2-3 years. Opposed to smart picks that aren't anywhere near the bust potential whom at worst make contributions to the team.
 
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Not defending picking Manziel, but I would expect Bridgewater to be better than any of the other rookies right now. He was pretty much always thought of as the most NFL ready QB in the draft. I think teams were just worried about his ceiling and elf hands.
 
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Buckeneye said:
It's all good because if Foosball doesn't work out, we can just blow another 1st round pick on a spotty QB that ends up being railroaded out of town in 2-3 years. Opposed to smart picks that aren't anywhere near the bust potential whom at worst make contributions to the team.
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Your constant negativity is getting old with me. I think everyone knows that you did not want the Browns to select Manziel but they have so quit your constant griping for a while.
 
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LitlBuck said:
Stay out of it. It is between him and me. Do your moderation someplace else besides the Cleveland Browns threads.
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No, it isn't. He's posting with a few thousand osu folks and many Cleveland fans.

You dislike his posts not directed at you, so you chastised him.
He disliked your post not directed at him and he chastised you.

That is how a message board works, complete with the unfortunate, unnecessary but not uncommon reference to his moderator tag, which has nothing to do with this situation (other than to try and trivialize his comments)

Besides, the notion that a Cleveland sports thread shouldn't be constantly negative is pretty rich, especially when the subject is a lightning rod that many here have disrespected for years before he became a Brown. People can disagree on opinions and even how to express them, that's the whole idea.
 
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