Austin Davis named starter against Bungles...
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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.
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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.
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Future Tom Brady, boys.
Just sit back and enjoy.
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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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...
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
I'm so excited I could shit.
I'm so excited I could shit.
Go Browns!
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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.
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.
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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...
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
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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
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.
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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.
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.
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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....
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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.
........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."
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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?.....
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.
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
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."
........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......
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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.
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.
Yep, the first one(2nd play of the game, to be exact).....looked like the same play to me......eggsactly the same play.....
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While I'm not a Manziel fan, he's started 2 games vs Cincy out of his 5 career starts. One would think Pettine would consider this when he made his decision- Johnny being kind of familiar with what the Bengals bring on D would be an asset.
Davis has starting experience but has never played the Bengals. Another learning curve to overcome.
While I understand Pettine's stance on sending a message to Johnny, I think it puts the Browns at a competitive disadvantage this week.
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While I'm not a Manziel fan, he's started 2 games vs Cincy out of his 5 career starts. One would think Pettine would consider this when he made his decision- Johnny being kind of familiar with what the Bengals bring on D would be an asset.
Davis has starting experience but has never played the Bengals. Another learning curve to overcome.
While I understand Pettine's stance on sending a message to Johnny, I think it puts the Browns at a competitive disadvantage this week.
While I understand Pettine's stance on sending a message to Johnny, I think it puts the Browns at a competitive disadvantage this week.
He isn't sending a message to Johnny. He's sending a message to Jerry,
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