Apparently The Browns Were Really Clueless About How Much Johnny Manziel Loves To Drink
Johnny Manziel has been named the starter for Sunday’s game against the 49ers, following another season filled with controversy surrounding how much the Heisman-winning Texan loves to party.
On Wednesday, Browns head coach Mike Pettine said the “repercussions would be harsh” if Manziel was caught misbehaving outside the locker room again. Manziel, if you’ll recall, spent part of the last year in rehab trying to curb his extremely evident drinking problem.
From ESPN:
Browns coach Mike Pettine said Wednesday that “repercussions would be harsh” if quarterback Johnny Manziel has another off-field transgression.
“[It’s] hard to put things in a vacuum,” Pettine said. “I don’t want to sit here and say, ‘Look at the degree of discipline.’ It’s hard to say we have a zero-tolerance policy. If something were to occur, I imagine the repercussions would be harsh.”
Pettine also said the Browns basically did not expect JFF to be this much of an off-the-field issue.
Pettine also conceded that the Browns might not have been aware of how “deep-rooted” Manziel’s off-field issues were when they drafted him in the first round in 2014.
“You see the reputation, what was out there,” he said. “I don’t think we anticipated that his problems, his issues, how deep-rooted they were, the extent of it.”
Pettine said if every player with an issue were removed from the draft board, he would be left choosing from five or six players.
“You have to decide how much of this is maturity,” Pettine said. “Is it early in college career? Is it continuing? You do as much as you can.”
Manziel lost the starting job after videos surfaced of him partying at a bar in Austin during his bye week. According to multiple media outlets, Manziel instructed his friends to lie about the video so it would minimize the amount of trouble he would get in. Needless to say, things are getting pretty dicey in Cleveland — with many fans irritated to the point where they believe the organization should just cut ties with him and move on.
It’ll be interesting to see the final four weeks of the season play out. One thing is clear: The guy can ball. Maybe he will be able to change his perception by finishing the year undefeated.
As Jerry Jones would say, winning cures all. Especially in Cleveland..
[via ESPN]
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Maybe if they let him pound back some nattys before the games they’d win
10 years ago at 10:06 pmI hate your writing. More importantly, I really hope Johnny develops into a really successful quarterback. At this point he’s just a great guy who is doing his best to keep up with his buddies while working for the scariest company in the world. My other argument; you know Favre was doing the same thing at that age, and I think we can all agree he’s quite the inspirational human being. I see a lot of Favre in Johnny boy and I guess that’s why I root for him
10 years ago at 10:21 pmGo back to your home on Whore Island
10 years ago at 1:09 amAs the young hip instagramming selfiesticking not so bright young adults of todays day would say, I got got
10 years ago at 3:57 amNot the first time an athlete likes to party. Solely magnified by the social media era. Big Ben was a party boy too. Manziel probably won’t reach that level of play, but let’s not fool ourselves.
10 years ago at 3:04 amPretty incompetent front office if they didn’t know JFF likes to party when they drafted him. Then again, it is the Browns.
10 years ago at 9:19 amPlaying better with a buzz. TFM
10 years ago at 10:17 am“Many fans irritated to the point where they believe the organization should should just cut ties with him and move on.”
Ironic coming from you Steve
10 years ago at 2:39 amGronk parties hard AF and doesn’t get shit for it. But he also plays for the Pats, and they win. The Browns front office is shifting blame for being a shit stain.
10 years ago at 1:57 am