Blah blah just one day blah blah just some drills blah blah blah it's still early blah blah long way to go blah blah blahdeeblah-blah: Ok I've got the disclaimers covered.
Now: The light seems to have switched on for the kid. (Insert more canned sage disclaimers here.)
Dumbasses aside, the biggest questions about Manziel were about his abilities to make pro reads and throw with anticipation. His height is an issue, but several other really good NFL short guys have coped with that.
Manziel has looked terrible from under center, but looks better in the shotgun. No surprises here. But on day 6, he was night-and-day better.
One day of drills by itself doesn't normally mean that much, but in this case it means a lot. It was sudden and consistent. It was his best day so far, and it was all day.
It means that he can do it. If he just remains focused and dedicated, he will do it.
How long this takes, I don't know. It could well be that as of day one, McCown will indeed give this team the best chance to win.
Johnny will no doubt have some more bad days. It's not like this is second nature to him already, or that he's mastered the whole playbook. Yeah, he'll screw up and stumble around some more.
But he's just taken his first big step. He has proven to himself that he can do this now, and he has a foundation for the first time.
Up til now, I didn't know what to expect out of Johnny Manziel. Now, I know he's going to make it (unless he falls off the wagon).
Oh no you di-en! "What about when the bullets are flying?"
For crying out loud--it's Johnny Manziel. He'll get better under real pressure!
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