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So I really don't think benching Manziel when he hasn't demonstrated what the coaches need him to demonstrate is necessarily hindering his development. Assuming the coaches are at fault without knowledge of what Manziel is or isn't doing throughout the week is incredibly short-sighted. His biggest weakness seems to be coachability and discipline.
I doubt coachability is a weakness from him. By all accounts, and from what very little we've seen on the field, he's been coached up well. Hell, his mechanics already look better.
Discipline is a huge weakness though, and I think the main factor they didn't want to throw him into the middle of a playoff race. While I think Manziel is without a doubt more talented than Hoyer, I'm not sure if he's going to be able to make his reads quickly and fire it out. If it's a 1-2-3-Step-Throw type deal, Manziel is more likely to react and try to make a play rather than just do his job.
However, with Hoyer turning the ball over at an alarming rate and not making plays, there is no reason to not have Manziel out there making rookie mistakes. What you hope is that Manziel, in limited time this year, will learn from these mistakes.
Also, here's to hoping he can get a rhythm and timing down this season. It's the one thing that he kind of struggles with, and that's hitting a WR in stride in the midst of a play. If he improves to make himself average or even above average at that, he'll be a very good QB. It'll either be what makes him an NFL starter and maybe eventually superstar and what makes him another bust.