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Johnny Manziel: Swan Won't Return His Calls
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>That previous tweet was supposed to say Manziel consistently working with second team, not first team. Sorry about that folks!</p>— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryKayCabot/statuses/493049723943546880">July 26, 2014</a></blockquote>
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MKC in mid-season form already.
Talk about moxie.
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MKC in mid-season form already.
Talk about moxie.
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http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2014/...brass-to-clear-air-over-off-the-field-antics/
BEREA (92.3 The Fan) – Johnny Manziel likes to party.
That won’t change, but how he does it might.
It better if he wants to be the starting quarterback of the Cleveland Browns.
Manziel expressed regret Friday, the day before his first NFL training camp officially begins, about his wild offseason and off the field antics that prompted a meeting with general manager Ray Farmer and head coach Mike Pettine earlier this week.
“For me, my main thing is, people within this building, my teammates, the coaching staff, the higher-ups in this organization we’ve all been on the same page,” Manziel said. “We’ve all been good and very eager to be moving forward.”
The air has been cleared, including the controversy over a picture that appeared on social media of him rolling up a $20 bill in a bathroom earlier this month.
“They’re good with everything and I’ve told them everything that I need to,” Manziel said.
Pettine, who has grown wary of having to answer questions about Manziel’s activities off the field, is looking forward to the focus returning to the field when camp gets underway Saturday morning.
“That’s the best part of training camp, it’s all about football,” Pettine said. “For as much as that’s happened in the offseason – positive and negative – now’s the time for football.”
Pettine declined to comment on his conversations with Manziel, who is competing with Brian Hoyer for the starting quarterback job, but feels that the rookie came to camp prepared.
“He’s very focused and I think that’s shown up,” Pettine said.
When Manziel took questions from reporters, very few of them were about football as he defended his social life.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with me going out and having a nightlife and having a social life,” Manziel said. “I am 21 years old, and I do like going out. It was the offseason, free time for us and if I want to go out and hang out with my friends or go to night clubs and things like that then I think that’s within my rights to be doing that.”
Leading up to the draft Manziel said that he was working to get away from the “Johnny Football” persona and reputation that he built at Texas A&M. Since the Browns traded up and selected him No. 22 overall he’s lived up to that rock star reputation as pictures of him with champagne or with fans and celebrities have been commonplace on social media.
“I made rookie mistakes,” Manziel said. “There’s some things I wish I could go back and done a little differently, but continue to move forward and try to represent this organization and this team in a positive manner and a positive light.”
Now that training cap has started it’s expected that Manziel’s partying days are on hold as he and the rest of the Browns prepare for the upcoming season.
“It’s football 24/7. It’s what I live for and it’s what my job is,” Manziel said.
He also doesn’t feel his busy offseason will affect his chances of winning the job from Hoyer.
“I don’t believe so,” he said. “I think there are definitely things moving forward to help better act as a professional. At the same time, I’m still learning how to do that. I’m still getting used to this role, still getting used to this league, still getting used to being a pro football player.
“I’m not in college anymore. There’s things I need to do better, and that’s just part of being a professional. Hopefully with time and going through this season and as time goes on, I’ll get better at doing that.”
Manziel enters camp as the No. 2 quarterback behind Hoyer and it’s been made very clear to him that he will have to earn his way onto the field if he hopes to start this fall.
“Coach Pettine and the staff here has called it an open competition and I believe that it is,” Manziel said. “I’m just trying to get in here everyday and be better – as a teammate, a player and really hone in on my craft to try and make this football team as good as it possibly can.
“Whatever my role is, that will be decided in the next few weeks. At the end of the day what I want is what’s best for this team and best for this organization moving forward because this is about the Cleveland Browns. This is not about me.”
It sounds like the Browns had a little sit down with Manziel prior to camp. The message was, yea you can have fun but you can't be showing up on TMZ every weekend looking like a buffoon. As a QB he is held to a higher standard than other players and he has to accept that. Hopefully he does.
BEREA (92.3 The Fan) – Johnny Manziel likes to party.
That won’t change, but how he does it might.
It better if he wants to be the starting quarterback of the Cleveland Browns.
Manziel expressed regret Friday, the day before his first NFL training camp officially begins, about his wild offseason and off the field antics that prompted a meeting with general manager Ray Farmer and head coach Mike Pettine earlier this week.
“For me, my main thing is, people within this building, my teammates, the coaching staff, the higher-ups in this organization we’ve all been on the same page,” Manziel said. “We’ve all been good and very eager to be moving forward.”
The air has been cleared, including the controversy over a picture that appeared on social media of him rolling up a $20 bill in a bathroom earlier this month.
“They’re good with everything and I’ve told them everything that I need to,” Manziel said.
Pettine, who has grown wary of having to answer questions about Manziel’s activities off the field, is looking forward to the focus returning to the field when camp gets underway Saturday morning.
“That’s the best part of training camp, it’s all about football,” Pettine said. “For as much as that’s happened in the offseason – positive and negative – now’s the time for football.”
Pettine declined to comment on his conversations with Manziel, who is competing with Brian Hoyer for the starting quarterback job, but feels that the rookie came to camp prepared.
“He’s very focused and I think that’s shown up,” Pettine said.
When Manziel took questions from reporters, very few of them were about football as he defended his social life.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with me going out and having a nightlife and having a social life,” Manziel said. “I am 21 years old, and I do like going out. It was the offseason, free time for us and if I want to go out and hang out with my friends or go to night clubs and things like that then I think that’s within my rights to be doing that.”
Leading up to the draft Manziel said that he was working to get away from the “Johnny Football” persona and reputation that he built at Texas A&M. Since the Browns traded up and selected him No. 22 overall he’s lived up to that rock star reputation as pictures of him with champagne or with fans and celebrities have been commonplace on social media.
“I made rookie mistakes,” Manziel said. “There’s some things I wish I could go back and done a little differently, but continue to move forward and try to represent this organization and this team in a positive manner and a positive light.”
Now that training cap has started it’s expected that Manziel’s partying days are on hold as he and the rest of the Browns prepare for the upcoming season.
“It’s football 24/7. It’s what I live for and it’s what my job is,” Manziel said.
He also doesn’t feel his busy offseason will affect his chances of winning the job from Hoyer.
“I don’t believe so,” he said. “I think there are definitely things moving forward to help better act as a professional. At the same time, I’m still learning how to do that. I’m still getting used to this role, still getting used to this league, still getting used to being a pro football player.
“I’m not in college anymore. There’s things I need to do better, and that’s just part of being a professional. Hopefully with time and going through this season and as time goes on, I’ll get better at doing that.”
Manziel enters camp as the No. 2 quarterback behind Hoyer and it’s been made very clear to him that he will have to earn his way onto the field if he hopes to start this fall.
“Coach Pettine and the staff here has called it an open competition and I believe that it is,” Manziel said. “I’m just trying to get in here everyday and be better – as a teammate, a player and really hone in on my craft to try and make this football team as good as it possibly can.
“Whatever my role is, that will be decided in the next few weeks. At the end of the day what I want is what’s best for this team and best for this organization moving forward because this is about the Cleveland Browns. This is not about me.”
It sounds like the Browns had a little sit down with Manziel prior to camp. The message was, yea you can have fun but you can't be showing up on TMZ every weekend looking like a buffoon. As a QB he is held to a higher standard than other players and he has to accept that. Hopefully he does.
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This kid is a smooth talker, for sure. I don't have any issue with his partying during the offseason, nor do I think he should apologize for it.
What does bother me is that management seems to be feeding into the "Johnny Football" persona. They had to sit him down and have a conversation about his behavior?!? Dafuq? The guy is 21 years old and went to Vegas - bfd. The team should completely ignore the JFF aspect - if the media wants to make a big deal about it, so be it. I'd much rather them have sit down conversations with Gordon instead of Manziel. I don't think the kid will ever be a great pro, but it has nothing to do with him floating around on an inflatable swan in the offseason.
What I really want to see is when other players get asked about him, to completely ignore the question and talk about actual football stuff. Q: "Mr. Haden, what do you think about Manziel partying in Vegas?" A: "I'm really excited about Coach Pett's defensive schemes. They will allow us to be more aggressive on the outsides and force turnovers because of the increased pressure on the QB. etc. etc."
Manziel is only a distraction because the team allows him to be one. Control the conversation and shift the focus back to football. Just because you're asked a question, doesn't mean you have to give a response to it.
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Stop the presses...he went out last night to Two Bucks when we have an off day today. Call in the firing squad.
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/07/johnny_manziel_grabs_drink_at.html
Now why can't he just do this every time. Go out, have some beers and not snort coke off of a thrown dart.
I say good for him.
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/07/johnny_manziel_grabs_drink_at.html
Now why can't he just do this every time. Go out, have some beers and not snort coke off of a thrown dart.
I say good for him.
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Stop the presses...he went out last night to Two Bucks when we have an off day today. Call in the firing squad.
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/07/johnny_manziel_grabs_drink_at.html
Now why can't he just do this every time. Go out, have some beers and not snort coke off of a thrown dart.
I say good for him.
Fruit in the beer? Respect level dwindling.
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IPA or GTFO, amirite?
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Jesus y'all are a bunch of beer snobs
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You liking shitty beer doesn't make us snobs. :chuckles: