During the Titans game, I felt that the Manziel era had dawned. Surely, he did enough to take over the team and grow faster with it.
But nooooo! Marty Pettineheimer says gramps has to start again, cuz he's eggzzbeereunzed.
But I am probably wrong, and Mike right.
I was ignoring Johnny's two fumbles. Just because the good guys recovered them doesn't mean they never happened. Just as because three catchable passes weren't caught doesn't mean he didn't throw them.
Still some rough edges with Johnny, and actually, McCown has looked better overall.
He did methodically March the team down to the Jets goal line before he got hurt. He looked great.
Johnny has proven he can start. He has done well. But Josh is the guy who worked with the first team through pre-season, and who has done nothing to warrant a benching.
Josh McCown might well give the Browns a better chance to win. Further, it might be better to take the pressure off the kid again and let this win soak in as he watches his mentor run things some more.
The real pros--former coaches and quarterbacks--don't find consensus here. Some think it should be Johnny. Others, McCown. Each side sees the logic of the other.
But they all agree: We could have a controversy brewing if McCown stumbles.
I respect Mike's decision. Better to risk "John-nee! John-nee!" than "BOOOOO!" if he starts Manziel, and he is the one who stumbles.
Remember, last season shouldn't really count for Johnny, and he's one year removed from a playbook-free sandbox offense. He's not there yet. He could still revert.
Boxers are (ideally) drilled and tested relentlessly before they're even allowed to spar. Balance, defense, combinations etc. must become reflexive and automatic.
If you rush your baby boxer, then as soon as he's stunned, he'll become the raw prospect he was before you trained him, and might get destroyed.
So it's fine with me if they take their time with Johnny. The longer it takes, the more comfortable he'll be in a pocket...and in protecting the ball...
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