polska2211
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Im as nervous about releasing any young player as anyone due to them potentially tearing it up on another team.
But I have zero fear of that happening in Manziels case.
He will have another off field incident. You can't count on him and you certainly can't hitch your franchise too him.
Many people saw this before the draft. Hell, even the Browns own expensive, thorough report said that he wasn't the best ranked prospect.
He needs to go, along with Gilbert. Until they are gone, the Browns front office has zero credibility in my eyes, not that they were working with much credibility to begin with.
I do find myself feeling kind of sorry for Pettine. We asked a first time head coach to come in here and develop a culture. As with players, coaches need to develop as well. I've seen small growth in him and a decent sense of leadership, but of course we will fire him before his 3rd season all the while forcing players on him such as Manziel that you know he doesn't want.
It starts at the very top, and this is the greasiest of grease fires right now.
/rant
I don't see how you could feel bad for him when he:
1) preaches accountability, and has yet to call out his 'boy' for torpedoing our 62 million dollar defense, with 4 ex pro bowl or all-pro players (Haden, Gipson, Whitner, Dansby (2013)) into the 30's overall in the league.
2) preaches preparation, yet seems befuddled in every clock management and crunch-time situation.
If Pettine made great, intelligent, clock management and game day strategic decisions then fine, but he just looks so in over his head on the sidelines every Sunday that I really don't see how you could think that he's the guy you want managing time outs and overseeing a team when our games really matter.
I have a much bigger issue with his game-day strategic performance and the way he's handled O'Neill than anything with Manziel/Gilbert.