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  • Awesome news and it's exactly what I hoped for.......... This decision puts a fork in the Johnny Football experiment.

  • Awesome news and it's exactly what I hoped for.......... This decision puts a fork in the Johnny Football experiment.

    @d-bone said:

    Awesome news and it's exactly what I hoped for.......... This decision puts a fork in the Johnny Football experiment.

    Pump the breaks there Timmy. It's just one game, and if Davis shits the bed, people will be shouting for Manziel again. Plus, there's a pretty decent chance Davis gets injured.

  • I am definitely eager to see more. I just wish it wasn't against the Bengals. Their defense is talented, aggressive, and without too many weaknesses. It's a tall task to ask a third stringer to come in and play well, but this is why he makes the big bucks, and I wish him well. The task grows even more difficult when you factor in our abysmal running attack, as it appears any yards we get will come directly from the air. Gruden called us out pretty badly the other night about being one dimensional, and it especially hurt considering we were fed continuous quotes about how we WILL run the ball effectively and minimize the QB position. Anyways...good luck kid.

  • Well.... this pretty much confirms, to me that Pettine will not play Manziel under any circumstances, unless ordered to by Haslam. I'm certainly no Johnny Football fan. I don't think he will ever become a decent qb, but I could be wrong, I guess. Now I'm starting to think the Pryor acquisition was designed by Pettine to insure he would never be forced into playing Manziel. Not really fair....Pettine knows he's gone, and just going out his way. I have to say, at this point....good riddance.

  • @d-bone said:

    Awesome news and it's exactly what I hoped for.......... This decision puts a fork in the Johnny Football experiment.

    Pump the breaks there Timmy. It's just one game, and if Davis shits the bed, people will be shouting for Manziel again. Plus, there's a pretty decent chance Davis gets injured.

    @gftchris said:

    Pump the breaks there Timmy. It's just one game, and if Davis shits the bed, people will be shouting for Manziel again. Plus, there's a pretty decent chance Davis gets injured.

    The lil' fella is done.

  • Future Tom Brady, boys.

    Just sit back and enjoy.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    Future Tom Brady, boys.

    Just sit back and enjoy.

    Maybe coach Mike can trade for Austin when he is defensive coordinator somewhere next season. Oh wait... I doubt he ever sees that job again.

    WSS

  • Um lol. There's a reason this Austin Davis was unemployed when the Browns and their amazing ability to evaluate talent gave him a call.

  • Let's give Davis a chance, but I think he might be setup to fail. He's only had scout team reps so far..... Thats what Joe Thomas said.

    Go get 'em Austin, i'll be rooting for you.

  • Its like you are on the phone to the junkyard making arrangements to have them tow your car away when your neighbor taps you on the shoulder and says hey how much do you want for that Buick?

    WSS

  • Well, I am saddened yet another week. BUT I totally understand it. Davis is not a true third stringer, he is a good qb. Many teams screwed up by letting him stay thitd string for the Browns and not making him their backup (Cowboys for one).

    I expect him to do well, just another step closer to Johnny being gone. I hate it, but it looks pretty plain, barring something else happening.

  • Good call.

    Disagree about seeing the last of JM though. I think we will and well might have this week, but for Austin's showing in his TD drive. And it won't be due to injury. It will be earned.

    Meanwhile... we're going vertical...

  • I'm so excited I could shit.

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    I'm so excited I could shit.

    Go Browns!

  • Well, I am saddened yet another week. BUT I totally understand it. Davis is not a true third stringer, he is a good qb. Many teams screwed up by letting him stay thitd string for the Browns and not making him their backup (Cowboys for one).

    I expect him to do well, just another step closer to Johnny being gone. I hate it, but it looks pretty plain, barring something else happening.

    @aggie-brown-fan said:

    I expect him to do well, just another step closer to Johnny being gone. I hate it, but it looks pretty plain, barring something else happening.

    I see no reason why we can't keep Manziel. He'll be at least a decent if not interesting backup next year.

    Being held accountable for his actions is something he should expect anywhere. He's shown improvement this year. Keeping him is probably better than the 6th or 7th round pick we'd get in exchange.

    The franchise QB spot on the browns is still open, and will be next year.

  • Good call.

    Disagree about seeing the last of JM though. I think we will and well might have this week, but for Austin's showing in his TD drive. And it won't be due to injury. It will be earned.

    Meanwhile... we're going vertical...

    @tour2ma said:

    Good call.

    Disagree about seeing the last of JM though. I think we will and well might have this week, but for Austin's showing in his TD drive. And it won't be due to injury. It will be earned.

    Meanwhile... we're going vertical...

    We have seen the last of JM because Austin Davis is Tom Brady reincarnate.

    ADAVIS 2016 AND BEYOND

  • @tour2ma said:

    Good call.

    Disagree about seeing the last of JM though. I think we will and well might have this week, but for Austin's showing in his TD drive. And it won't be due to injury. It will be earned.

    Meanwhile... we're going vertical...

    We have seen the last of JM because Austin Davis is Tom Brady reincarnate.

    ADAVIS 2016 AND BEYOND

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    We have seen the last of JM because Austin Davis is Tom Brady reincarnate.

    ADAVIS 2016 AND BEYOND

    Everybody sitting around me at the game Monday was disappointed when he came in, I assured everyone he was the best QB on the roster - and he did not disappoint in a game he set us up to win.

  • @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    We have seen the last of JM because Austin Davis is Tom Brady reincarnate.

    ADAVIS 2016 AND BEYOND

    Everybody sitting around me at the game Monday was disappointed when he came in, I assured everyone he was the best QB on the roster - and he did not disappoint in a game he set us up to win.

    @bbedward said:

    Everybody sitting around me at the game Monday was disappointed when he came in, I assured everyone he was the best QB on the roster - and he did not disappoint in a game he set us up to win.

    I like the kid. I'm all in on him. We'll be saying "Johnny Manziel who" in 15 years when Austin Davis gets elected to the NFL HOF.

  • Interesting. I hope Austin Davis lights it up. He'll have McCown in his corner,

    and I hope Davis is ready to shine. He's been there before, and impressed....

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2224230-austin-davis-is-better-long-term-qb-option-for-rams-than-sam-bradford

  • Awesome news and it's exactly what I hoped for.......... This decision puts a fork in the Johnny Football experiment.

    @d-bone said:

    Awesome news and it's exactly what I hoped for.......... This decision puts a fork in the Johnny Football experiment.

    ........in Cleveland. ..............."Hello Jerry? Understand you may be in the trading business when the season is done. Got a 3 for 1 offer for you to contemplate 'till then. Maybe even 4 for 1 when JG rejoins us."

  • Lets be honest.....for a guy who wasnt here for camp, just stepped into a game late, had no true reps in practice and is very inexperienced....he looked pretty damn good.

    High completion percentage....nice looking passes.....and the highest rating of any Browns QB in a long long time.....

    Now.....remember all the lame excuses we heard LAST year when Johnny went in under the same circumstances???...hmm?....

    Ill remind you....not fair to Johnny, were setting him up to fail, too soon to play him, etc etc etc....

    Well...we musta set Davis up to fail too....which was so unfair.....But, then again, he flourished...

    I bet Mike Pettine LOVES this guy...and who would blame him?.....😉

    @mudfly said:

    Lets be honest.....for a guy who wasnt here for camp, just stepped into a game late, had no true reps in practice and is very inexperienced....he looked pretty damn good.

    He looked like a Jeff Fisher QB. Jeff is an Air Coryell/vertical-attack believer. We are probably going to see more attacking downfield with Davis at the helm.

    And while Austin may not have gotten 11 on 11 reps, he clearly has had pass drill time. His medium to deep balls were as good as we've seen this year.

    Hope we don't reel him in too much.

    Aside: Just struck me that the TD to Benji was similar, if not identical, to one of JM's TDs vs. TN. Not sure which, but I think it was the 1st, the designed one. Difference was JM had time to stand in while AD was forced to step-up. Still Austin delivered a shorter deep ball, meaning he recognized the opening earlier.

  • @d-bone said:

    Awesome news and it's exactly what I hoped for.......... This decision puts a fork in the Johnny Football experiment.

    ........in Cleveland. ..............."Hello Jerry? Understand you may be in the trading business when the season is done. Got a 3 for 1 offer for you to contemplate 'till then. Maybe even 4 for 1 when JG rejoins us."

    @texasag1969 said:

    ........in Cleveland. ..............."Hello Jerry? Understand you may be in the trading business when the season is done. Got a 3 for 1 offer for you to contemplate 'till then. Maybe even 4 for 1 when JG rejoins us."

    HA!....funny you say that....because I was thinking Jerry could NOT turn down the prospect of Johnny AND Gordon as a package deal......both for his first rounder....

    If just one works out....it still was a good deal.....

    And Johnny would have Gordon and Dez to throw to......