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Cleveland to look for vet QB and high rookie choice?

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The Cleveland Browns are in all sorts of turmoil right about now. Offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan was granted his release from the team last week. Normally, replacing an OC would not be considered too major of a situation. But Shanahan was the sixth OC in as many years for the Browns. The team has lacked a consistent offensive identity and system for more than half a decade.

Shanahan's move could force the Browns to hit the reset button at the quarterback position. Cleveland had hoped to lure Greg Roman away from the 49ers to be their new OC, but Rex Ryan beat them to it. Roman has officially signed on to orchestrate the Buffalo Bills' offense. Now the Browns are scrambling to hire an offensive coordinator who can help develop dual-threat QB Johnny Manziel, but that may prove more difficult than they initially thought.

"If the Browns discover during their coordinator search that top candidates don't believe they can win with Manziel, they'll try to upgrade the position," Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com wrote.

Manziel, the No. 22 overall pick in the 2014 draft, never put to bed questions about his work ethic and maturity over this past year. Despite Cleveland's concerns, they turned to the rookie signal-caller late in the season as veteran starter Brian Hoyer was struggling mightily down the stretch.

Manziel appeared in five games this past season, completing just 51.4 percent of his passes and throwing for 174 yards, zero touchdowns and two interceptions. Manziel added 29 rushing yards with one score on the ground as well. His first career start against the Cincinnati Bengals in December ended disastrously, with the Browns losing 30-0. He ended up finishing the year on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.

Making matters worse is the lack of a viable alternative on the roster. The Browns are expected to lose Hoyer in free agency this offseason.

"As for Brian Hoyer, general manager Ray Farmer has suggested that he and Hoyer's agent don't see eye-to-eye on his value, and therefore, my guess is that Hoyer will choose to sign elsewhere," Cabot wrote. "The Browns will be in the market for a veteran quarterback, and possibly a top rookie prospect."

The Johnny Football era may already be over in Cleveland.
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http://www.hngn.com/articles/59912/...owns-done-with-johnny-manziel-brian-hoyer.htm
 
If any football fan wants to feel better about the shortcomings of his own team, he can just turn his attention to the Cleveland Browns.
 
that's bad man real bad I bet Brain is pissed that they would dump him like that over Johnny

so know Hoyer is going to take his talents else were in spite

its checkmate for the browns there only move IMO is to Put all there marbles in with JF and cross there fingers
 
Norg said:
that's bad man real bad I bet Brain is pissed that they would dump him like that over Johnny


its checkmate for the browns there only move IMO is to Put all there marbles in with JF and cross there fingers
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Well other than the fact that they're saying they'll be in the market for a veteran QB & a top prospect in the upcoming draft.

They aren't dumping Hoyer for Manziel. They're hitting reset all together. Remeber, his HC don't like him. Then the new OC may not like him & with the owner saying, "if our OC don't like him we'll get a new QB." What do you think the new OC is going to say?

They could very well have two new QBs in camp next season. Johnny may never get a fair chance to start.
 
Almost every negative on the prospect report showed in manziels rookie year....

Struggle to adjust to pro game, off field actions, drinking, not as fast as he looked in college may not be able to run away from nfl defenses....may not be able to stay healthy.

johhny is going to have to do a 180. The question is, will he?
 
This belongs in the Johnny Money Football thread because it's all his fault -- and the guy who drafted him...

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Norg said:
that's bad man real bad I bet Brain is pissed that they would dump him like that over Johnny

so know Hoyer is going to take his talents else were in spite

its checkmate for the browns there only move IMO is to Put all there marbles in with JF and cross there fingers
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thunderkyss said:
Well other than the fact that they're saying they'll be in the market for a veteran QB & a top prospect in the upcoming draft.

They aren't dumping Hoyer for Manziel. They're hitting reset all together. Remeber, his HC don't like him. Then the new OC may not like him & with the owner saying, "if our OC don't like him we'll get a new QB." What do you think the new OC is going to say?

They could very well have two new QBs in camp next season. Johnny may never get a fair chance to start.
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Yea I'm gonna call BS on that. He had every fair chance in the world to start this year and he never took advantage. Despite Hoyer playing like crap, Manziel never even won the job. It took Hoyer getting benched for him to get on the field. When he finally got on the field he was completely unprepared and overwhelmed. He never took it serious and that's his fault.
 
I would not be shocked if Cleveland took a long look at Ryan Mallett. He really looked good against the Browns, and I don't think that was lost on Mike Pettine and Ray Farmer.

I know that everyone here thinks Mallett re-signing is a foregone conclusion. Maybe it is. But every team in the league has this tape. And the Browns don't need it, they saw it live.
 
I don't like the "dual-threat" moniker for Manziel. It implies that he can beat you with his legs AND his arm.

Don't feel sorry for any of the parties involved. The writing was on the wall before the kid was even drafted and they went and fell for it anyway.

Just like I predicted at the beginning of the season, ONLY the Cleveland Browns could force out their best QB in a decade (Hoyer, not that it's saying much) for a clear and utter failure, only to end up back where they started, with no QB.
 
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