Johnny Manziel Netflix documentary

[gwallaia]

Just finished watching. Incredibly interesting story of his self-inflicted problems and the people who enabled him and those that tried to help him.

Worth the time to watch.

If Johnny Manziel gets to keep his Heisman, it’s ridiculous that Reggie Bush lost his.

‘Johnny Football’ Takes a Close Look at Johnny Manziel’s Controversial Career

In the second installment of UNTOLD, the former pro quarterback processes his triumphs and failures with startling candor.

www.netflix.com

 

[Dejaview]

Just finished watching. Incredibly interesting story of his self-inflicted problems and the people who enabled him and those that tried to help him.

Worth the time to watch.

If Johnny Manziel gets to keep his Heisman, it’s ridiculous that Reggie Bush lost his.

‘Johnny Football’ Takes a Close Look at Johnny Manziel’s Controversial Career

In the second installment of UNTOLD, the former pro quarterback processes his triumphs and failures with startling candor.

www.netflix.com

I’m trying unsuccessfully to find anything good about his situation. He is the poster child for the failed and empty social conventions and social media in Amerika. Look around. It ain’t getting any better anywhere. Its speeding up. Nobody can be alone for two minutes it seems. So I just load up the smoker, grab a cold one and continue to look back at Luckenbach. Like Gary P. Nunn says at the start of London Homesick Blues “ I gotta put myself back in that place once again..” Got my head in the sand? OF COURSE! Look at this tooled dumbass. Even he is “just enjoying life now”. He took the long wrong route. No time to waste.

 

[Porky]

I’ve thought about watching it but I can’t stand the guy and I just can’t bring myself to do it.

 

[Mollywhopper]

Just gonna repost what I put in the other manziel thread about the doc if it's gonna be discussed at all here..

It shows, to me, a guy who is equal parts not apologetic about the things that transpired, one who doesn't ask for one whit of pity for those same things, who takes accountability in so far as how things could've gone better, and who isn't trying to PR his way into a better public persona today rather than just being a regular guy talking about having lived a pretty unbelievable ride. Just very matter of fact.

He was a 20 year old kid swept up in arguably the most incredible hype storm of major college sports stardom there's ever been. A kid who'd already been living a bit of a carpe diem day to day life that was undoubtedly susceptible to the trappings of overnight mega-stardom. And one that took the NCAA's archaic bs - although guilty in so far as knowing he was doing wrong - and nonetheless flipped his rocketed fame into a whirlwind of big money and celebrity limelife by taking the same cash for his success that is what we simply call NIL just 10 years later today. Hell, his narrative is one of the major catalysts for NIL.

Idk, sure he squandered so much, and sure he never seemed to have much if any contrition about it. But he only really ever squandered what he earned on the field to begin with. And he's never asked the public to feel sorry for him or acted like he was wronged by anyone in particular. He just happened to live a 1 of 1 life for better or worse, and the fact that he can talk about it so candidly and without any boohoo spin I find a bit intriguing.

 

[TexansBull]

If I am wrong for saying this then I don’t want to be right:

We wouldn’t be talking about Manziel and he would not have been drafted had it not been for Mike Evans.

 

[Lucky]

If I am wrong for saying this then I don’t want to be right:

It's OK not to want to be right.

I don't know what to think about this documentary. On the one hand, I think it's great that Manziel was able to pull a little $$$ off autographs while at college. Still chump change compared to what A&M made off him. His story isn't that different from kids I knew in college, except being a Heisman winning QB partying with Drake. I'm not a psychologist, but I think Manziel is a sociopath with some ADHD sprinkled on top. Able to feel his own pain, but not empathize with others (like his young Uncle). Not capable of making the best decisions. Wasn't a big fan of Johnny's dad, who blamed Aggie coaches on his son's foibles. The coaches just wanted to squeeze what they could from Manziel, but that's expected. There are no heroes here. Most of the time, there aren't. I don't think this is the last Manziel documentary.

 

[Wolf]

It was either you hated him or loved him in kerrville.
As a football player was a,man among boys on friday night...

I knew of him from my sisters and some friends. He was a spoiled ass.(I won't repeat what my sisters and others said)Daddy always protected him and he got away with stuff here and not only the athletic department but the cops in kerrville somehow swept his stuff under the rug.

 

[Texian]

The guy now owns a bar, he has found his calling in life.