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December 14, 2014Johnny Manziel, Browns crushed by Bengals
December 14, 2014Johnny Manziel still doesn’t seem overwhelmed by the moment, personally, but his performance is all a part of the Browns being completely overwhelmed by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half. They trail the team from Cincitucky 20-0. Manziel sported a 12.0 QB rating at halftime as he went four for nine for 22 yards passing with two interceptions. He threw a third, but lucky for him, it was called back by a neutral zone infraction. It wasn’t all his fault of course, but Johnny Manziel didn’t have a good first half in his debut start in the NFL.
Manziel showed some flashes of the playmaking ability that made so many Browns fans excited to see him drafted by the Browns. He used his feet to buy time and find his receivers a couple times. He juked a defender out of his shoes on a run play that went for nine yards. In the end, the mistakes outshined the highlights as the Browns went to the locker room looking for answers.
The Browns running game was miserable as well. The team averaged just 2.8 yards per rush as Isaiah Crowell and Terrance West combined for 10 carries for 33 yards. Browns receivers combined for four catches for 22 yards to round out the Browns offensive “attack.”
We’ll see what kinds of adjustments Mike Pettine can organize at halftime to try and salvage this game and the season. If the Browns don’t find a way to come back it truly ends any playoff conversation for good.
[Also see: Watch this Browns fan push Jeremy Hill]
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I don’t want to hear that he is still “learning” the position……awful
The entire offensive line appeared to be learning their positions.
On another site, many months ago I used this as a brief description of Johnny Football…. “Matt Leinart” 2.0″. I stand by that now. Same hype, same ego, same focus on celeb life in stead of NFL and the same lack of NFL ready skills. I have no doubt he faces the same career.
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