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You can find there what you're looking for.Seriously.
On my annual trips to this place I can't help myself. One time I tripped and noticed the ground was covered in white stuff.
You can find there what you're looking for.Seriously.
On my annual trips to this place I can't help myself. One time I tripped and noticed the ground was covered in white stuff.
I know, I go there looking for fun and "snow", both of those are everywhere in that town. They try to play off that white stuff as frozen water, but we know better amiright?You can find there what you're looking for.Seriously.
On my annual trips to this place I can't help myself. One time I tripped and noticed the ground was covered in white stuff.
They aren't going to win with Pettine.I like the Browns but think they need to dump Gordon and Manziel if they want to build a team. Those 2 knuckleheads will just keep tugging them in the wrong direction. Could be a constant pull or just enough times throughout a season to derail positive momentum.
Gordon is extremely talented and could be great. Not sure he wants to be great. Manziel is not worth discussing.
they were winning just fine with him before the injuries started adding up.They aren't going to win with Pettine.I like the Browns but think they need to dump Gordon and Manziel if they want to build a team. Those 2 knuckleheads will just keep tugging them in the wrong direction. Could be a constant pull or just enough times throughout a season to derail positive momentum.
Gordon is extremely talented and could be great. Not sure he wants to be great. Manziel is not worth discussing.
Yeah?...and what happened then?they were winning just fine with him before the injuries started adding up.They aren't going to win with Pettine.I like the Browns but think they need to dump Gordon and Manziel if they want to build a team. Those 2 knuckleheads will just keep tugging them in the wrong direction. Could be a constant pull or just enough times throughout a season to derail positive momentum.
Gordon is extremely talented and could be great. Not sure he wants to be great. Manziel is not worth discussing.
Fixed.They aren't going to win withPettinethat front office.
they put in Manziel and he #### the bed.Yeah?...and what happened then?they were winning just fine with him before the injuries started adding up.They aren't going to win with Pettine.I like the Browns but think they need to dump Gordon and Manziel if they want to build a team. Those 2 knuckleheads will just keep tugging them in the wrong direction. Could be a constant pull or just enough times throughout a season to derail positive momentum.
Gordon is extremely talented and could be great. Not sure he wants to be great. Manziel is not worth discussing.
What did we know about Johnny Manziel coming into the pros?The least professional party in this Manziel saga is the Browns front office and/or coaching staff. It seems obvious to me from the time they drafted him that their method for managing him was to leak anything negative about him to the public. I'f I'm Manziel I'm not only beyond upset but I can't go to work trusting anyone in that orginzation. I mean 20 something people speaking off the record, that's gross mismanagement and if I was a Browns fan would give me more pause over the direction of this franchise than Manziel.
Personally I think it's foolish to say he's worse than Jamarcus Russell or to suggest cutting him after he's played a whopping 6 quarters. If they wanted to trade him they probalby would not get much and some of that has to do with them going out of their way to float negative story's to the media. But they would find a buyer for sure and that buyer would inherit his guaranteed contract. If they cut him he'd never pass through waivers but if he did it would be a major win for him because he'd get his fully guaranteed pay from the Browns while reaching UFA. Even if he had to take meager pay for a year or two in hopes of re-establishing his value it would be a win. I believe this is a big part of the reason they choose to manage him with negative media leaks.
Now I will say he looked like a train wreck this year and he might be terrible his entire career, but I'm not ready to say that after 6 quarters. The last time I can recall a first round draft pick having such a horrible debut was John Elway and that turned out alright, not saying he's Elways but just saying you can't give up on a player and 1.5 games-not after you used a first round pick on them.
Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel enters rehab program
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel entered a treatment facility Wednesday, according to friend and advisor Brad Beckworth.
In a statement released to Northeast Ohio Media Group by Manziel's publicist Denise Michaels, Manziel is getting the help that he needs.
"Brad Beckworth, a friend and advisor to Manziel and his family, has confirmed that Johnny entered treatment on Wednesday,'' the statement read.
"Johnny knows there are areas in which he needs to improve in order to be a better family member, friend and teammate and he thought the off-season was the right time to take this step.''
On behalf of Johnny and his family, we're asking for privacy until he rejoins the team in Cleveland."
Manziel's partying was chronicled all season, from floating on swans, to rolling up a bill in the bar of a bathroom, which the Browns found most "disturbing,'' sources told Northeast Ohio Media Group.
Manziel was fined for oversleeping the day before the season finale and admitted he partied too hard the night before.
He said he had to "make deals with himself'' and seemed conflicted about his own inability to stop taking one step forward and two steps backwards.
More to come soon.
Might be his best decision yet. Dude has major addiction issues.Here's the follow-up information:
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/02/browns_quarterback_johnny_manziel_rehab.html
Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel enters rehab program
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel entered a treatment facility Wednesday, according to friend and advisor Brad Beckworth.
In a statement released to Northeast Ohio Media Group by Manziel's publicist Denise Michaels, Manziel is getting the help that he needs.
"Brad Beckworth, a friend and advisor to Manziel and his family, has confirmed that Johnny entered treatment on Wednesday,'' the statement read.
"Johnny knows there are areas in which he needs to improve in order to be a better family member, friend and teammate and he thought the off-season was the right time to take this step.''
On behalf of Johnny and his family, we're asking for privacy until he rejoins the team in Cleveland."
Manziel's partying was chronicled all season, from floating on swans, to rolling up a bill in the bar of a bathroom, which the Browns found most "disturbing,'' sources told Northeast Ohio Media Group.
Manziel was fined for oversleeping the day before the season finale and admitted he partied too hard the night before.
He said he had to "make deals with himself'' and seemed conflicted about his own inability to stop taking one step forward and two steps backwards.
More to come soon.
Joe Namath didn't need rehab and he tore the town apart frequently.Mary Kay Cabot @MaryKayCabot 7m7 minutes ago
Breaking: #Browns QB Johnny Manziel has entered treatment Wednesday according to publicist Denise Michaels. Details coming soon
Sure he did. He just ignored the problem for many years until he finally checked himself in.Joe Namath didn't need rehab and he tore the town apart frequently.Mary Kay Cabot @MaryKayCabot 7m7 minutes ago
Breaking: #Browns QB Johnny Manziel has entered treatment Wednesday according to publicist Denise Michaels. Details coming soon
He was also a ####ty QB.Joe Namath didn't need rehab and he tore the town apart frequently.Mary Kay Cabot @MaryKayCabot 7m7 minutes ago
Breaking: #Browns QB Johnny Manziel has entered treatment Wednesday according to publicist Denise Michaels. Details coming soon
I guess he ignored the problem until talking with Suzie KolberSure he did. He just ignored the problem for many years until he finally checked himself in.Joe Namath didn't need rehab and he tore the town apart frequently.Mary Kay Cabot @MaryKayCabot 7m7 minutes ago
Breaking: #Browns QB Johnny Manziel has entered treatment Wednesday according to publicist Denise Michaels. Details coming soon
Good thing he went to rehab, preferable to Johnny 8ball.Jim Rome @jimrome · 4m4 minutes ago
Tom Brady's accepting his MVP award and Johnny Rehab is trending. NFL has to love that.
Knock it off.Good thing he went to rehab, preferable to Johnny 8ball.Jim Rome @jimrome · 4m4 minutes ago
Tom Brady's accepting his MVP award and Johnny Rehab is trending. NFL has to love that.
You are approaching pantherclub levels of hate here.Good thing he went to rehab, preferable to Johnny 8ball.Jim Rome @jimrome · 4m4 minutes ago
Tom Brady's accepting his MVP award and Johnny Rehab is trending. NFL has to love that.
Same could be said for Mickey Mantle.Joe Namath didn't need rehab and he tore the town apart frequently.Mary Kay Cabot @MaryKayCabot 7m7 minutes ago
Breaking: #Browns QB Johnny Manziel has entered treatment Wednesday according to publicist Denise Michaels. Details coming soon
Seems like poor timing and an unneeded shot at the Browns here. Especially seems weird since Johnny getting treatment is nothing but a good thing for the Browns at this point.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/02/on-manziel-browns-have-only-themselves-to-blame/
On Manziel, Browns have only themselves to blame
Posted by Mike Florio on February 2, 2015,
Setting aside for now the reality that Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel apparently suffers from a health condition for which he needs support, understanding, and assistance, the Browns have a problem for which they only have themselves to blame.
Despite Manziels high-stakes Eddie Haskell routine from a year ago, when he supposedly ensconced himself in football and shunned partying, the record already was clear: Johnny Football was a ticking time bomb.
Sure, it didnt get as much attention as it should have among a media fascinated by the possibility that Manziel would become the next Tim Tebow, driving ratings and generating clicks and selling whatever remaining newspapers and magazines there are. But the Browns were making a much larger investment in JFF. And the Browns have only themselves to blame for JFFing it all up.
While most of the blame goes to owner Jimmy Haslam guy and/or the homeless man whose draft Manziel recommendation confirmed Haslams belief that Browns fans wanted Johnny Football to become Johnny Cleveland, people like G.M. Ray Farmer have an obligation to protect the owner from himself. And if people like Farmer cant get through to an owner who was smitten by the potential upside of a guy with a colossal downside, then someone other than Farmer should be the person in position to get through to an owner who is poised to make a decision that could undermine the best interests of the team.
If no such person exists, the owner needs to sell the team to someone who doesnt need such a person in the teams employment.
The evidence of the potential for a substance-abuse problem was hiding in plain sight months before the Browns traded up from No. 26 to No. 22 to pick Manziel, courtesy of ESPN The Magazine. Manziels own father said that Johnny drinks to deal with stress. Manziels parents and his college coach required Manziel to visit with an alcohol counselor after an alcohol-related arrest. Paul Manziel also expressed concern about a temper that made the father reluctant to engage in one of the ultimate father-son activities.
I dont enjoy playing golf with him because I dont want to see that temper, Paul Manziel told Wright Thompson at the time. I honestly do not. I cringe when he wants to play golf. . . . I dont know where the anger comes from. I dont think he knows. If it comes from his drinking, or if hes mad at himself for not being a better person when he fails, when he fails God and his mom and me. If it makes him angry that hes got demons in him. You can only speculate because you cant go in there.
The Browns needed to go in there. Or they shouldnt have allowed Manziel to come into their organization. The fathers words alone should have been enough to prompt Farmer to commission a full-scale, no-stone-unturned effort to get to the bottom of the Johnny Manziel anger rabbit hole. And the Browns should have removed his name from the draft board absent a full and complete explanation that made it clear to the Browns that Manziels demons would not destroy his NFL career before it even started.
The Browns failed. And theyll continue to fail unless Haslam finds the right people to protect Haslam from himself.
Does seem like a pot shot and the timing is poor, but the points are still valid. I hope things work out for all parties (ummm phrasing?) involved, but it's kind of a huge "I told you so" at this point.Seems like poor timing and an unneeded shot at the Browns here. Especially seems weird since Johnny getting treatment is nothing but a good thing for the Browns at this point.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/02/on-manziel-browns-have-only-themselves-to-blame/
On Manziel, Browns have only themselves to blame
Posted by Mike Florio on February 2, 2015,
Setting aside for now the reality that Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel apparently suffers from a health condition for which he needs support, understanding, and assistance, the Browns have a problem for which they only have themselves to blame.
Despite Manziels high-stakes Eddie Haskell routine from a year ago, when he supposedly ensconced himself in football and shunned partying, the record already was clear: Johnny Football was a ticking time bomb.
Sure, it didnt get as much attention as it should have among a media fascinated by the possibility that Manziel would become the next Tim Tebow, driving ratings and generating clicks and selling whatever remaining newspapers and magazines there are. But the Browns were making a much larger investment in JFF. And the Browns have only themselves to blame for JFFing it all up.
While most of the blame goes to owner Jimmy Haslam guy and/or the homeless man whose draft Manziel recommendation confirmed Haslams belief that Browns fans wanted Johnny Football to become Johnny Cleveland, people like G.M. Ray Farmer have an obligation to protect the owner from himself. And if people like Farmer cant get through to an owner who was smitten by the potential upside of a guy with a colossal downside, then someone other than Farmer should be the person in position to get through to an owner who is poised to make a decision that could undermine the best interests of the team.
If no such person exists, the owner needs to sell the team to someone who doesnt need such a person in the teams employment.
The evidence of the potential for a substance-abuse problem was hiding in plain sight months before the Browns traded up from No. 26 to No. 22 to pick Manziel, courtesy of ESPN The Magazine. Manziels own father said that Johnny drinks to deal with stress. Manziels parents and his college coach required Manziel to visit with an alcohol counselor after an alcohol-related arrest. Paul Manziel also expressed concern about a temper that made the father reluctant to engage in one of the ultimate father-son activities.
I dont enjoy playing golf with him because I dont want to see that temper, Paul Manziel told Wright Thompson at the time. I honestly do not. I cringe when he wants to play golf. . . . I dont know where the anger comes from. I dont think he knows. If it comes from his drinking, or if hes mad at himself for not being a better person when he fails, when he fails God and his mom and me. If it makes him angry that hes got demons in him. You can only speculate because you cant go in there.
The Browns needed to go in there. Or they shouldnt have allowed Manziel to come into their organization. The fathers words alone should have been enough to prompt Farmer to commission a full-scale, no-stone-unturned effort to get to the bottom of the Johnny Manziel anger rabbit hole. And the Browns should have removed his name from the draft board absent a full and complete explanation that made it clear to the Browns that Manziels demons would not destroy his NFL career before it even started.
The Browns failed. And theyll continue to fail unless Haslam finds the right people to protect Haslam from himself.
Even as a Bengals fan I have to agree. Needless timing by PFT on this one.Seems like poor timing and an unneeded shot at the Browns here. Especially seems weird since Johnny getting treatment is nothing but a good thing for the Browns at this point.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/02/on-manziel-browns-have-only-themselves-to-blame/
On Manziel, Browns have only themselves to blame
Posted by Mike Florio on February 2, 2015,
Setting aside for now the reality that Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel apparently suffers from a health condition for which he needs support, understanding, and assistance, the Browns have a problem for which they only have themselves to blame.
Despite Manziels high-stakes Eddie Haskell routine from a year ago, when he supposedly ensconced himself in football and shunned partying, the record already was clear: Johnny Football was a ticking time bomb.
Sure, it didnt get as much attention as it should have among a media fascinated by the possibility that Manziel would become the next Tim Tebow, driving ratings and generating clicks and selling whatever remaining newspapers and magazines there are. But the Browns were making a much larger investment in JFF. And the Browns have only themselves to blame for JFFing it all up.
While most of the blame goes to owner Jimmy Haslam guy and/or the homeless man whose draft Manziel recommendation confirmed Haslams belief that Browns fans wanted Johnny Football to become Johnny Cleveland, people like G.M. Ray Farmer have an obligation to protect the owner from himself. And if people like Farmer cant get through to an owner who was smitten by the potential upside of a guy with a colossal downside, then someone other than Farmer should be the person in position to get through to an owner who is poised to make a decision that could undermine the best interests of the team.
If no such person exists, the owner needs to sell the team to someone who doesnt need such a person in the teams employment.
The evidence of the potential for a substance-abuse problem was hiding in plain sight months before the Browns traded up from No. 26 to No. 22 to pick Manziel, courtesy of ESPN The Magazine. Manziels own father said that Johnny drinks to deal with stress. Manziels parents and his college coach required Manziel to visit with an alcohol counselor after an alcohol-related arrest. Paul Manziel also expressed concern about a temper that made the father reluctant to engage in one of the ultimate father-son activities.
I dont enjoy playing golf with him because I dont want to see that temper, Paul Manziel told Wright Thompson at the time. I honestly do not. I cringe when he wants to play golf. . . . I dont know where the anger comes from. I dont think he knows. If it comes from his drinking, or if hes mad at himself for not being a better person when he fails, when he fails God and his mom and me. If it makes him angry that hes got demons in him. You can only speculate because you cant go in there.
The Browns needed to go in there. Or they shouldnt have allowed Manziel to come into their organization. The fathers words alone should have been enough to prompt Farmer to commission a full-scale, no-stone-unturned effort to get to the bottom of the Johnny Manziel anger rabbit hole. And the Browns should have removed his name from the draft board absent a full and complete explanation that made it clear to the Browns that Manziels demons would not destroy his NFL career before it even started.
The Browns failed. And theyll continue to fail unless Haslam finds the right people to protect Haslam from himself.
I am not sure there is ever good timing for an article/commentary like this. Perhaps it would have been better if PFT had waited until he completed rehab or ran the piece at some later date, but it would still have the same tone which has not set well with some people.Even as a Bengals fan I have to agree. Needless timing by PFT on this one.Seems like poor timing and an unneeded shot at the Browns here. Especially seems weird since Johnny getting treatment is nothing but a good thing for the Browns at this point.
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In the AFL...and he was never even the best QB in that league (Lamonica was better 67-69 than Namath).Same could be said for Mickey Mantle.Joe Namath didn't need rehab and he tore the town apart frequently.Mary Kay Cabot @MaryKayCabot 7m7 minutes ago
Breaking: #Browns QB Johnny Manziel has entered treatment Wednesday according to publicist Denise Michaels. Details coming soon
Though the Mick was a better baseball player than Joe was a QB. However Joe's first three years in the league were fantastic, in his 3rd year he set the pro football mark for passing yards, the first guy to hit 4000 yards. Two years after that he engineered the greatest upset in pro sports history. He almost birthed the Super Bowl and the modern NFL partly sprang from his arm.
The man showed up for work and had the respect of his teammates and the league. Totally different.
I agree and will hope it creates a positive change for him.I have bagged on this kid, and his ardent supporters, for some time. This showing of sound judgment and maturity will have me silent for some time. Good for him. I wish him well in addressing his challenges.
:goodpost:I have bagged on this kid, and his ardent supporters, for some time. This showing of sound judgment and maturity will have me silent for some time. Good for him. I wish him well in addressing his challenges.
Actually he beat Earl Morrall. JohnnyU came into the game late in the 3rd qtr. I agree however that SB 3 made Joe Namath. Later in the 70s Bert Jones proved to be a better QB than Joe Namath was anytime in his career.In the AFL...and he was never even the best QB in that league (Lamonica was better 67-69 than Namath).Same could be said for Mickey Mantle.Joe Namath didn't need rehab and he tore the town apart frequently.Mary Kay Cabot @MaryKayCabot 7m7 minutes ago
Breaking: #Browns QB Johnny Manziel has entered treatment Wednesday according to publicist Denise Michaels. Details coming soon
Though the Mick was a better baseball player than Joe was a QB. However Joe's first three years in the league were fantastic, in his 3rd year he set the pro football mark for passing yards, the first guy to hit 4000 yards. Two years after that he engineered the greatest upset in pro sports history. He almost birthed the Super Bowl and the modern NFL partly sprang from his arm.
The man showed up for work and had the respect of his teammates and the league. Totally different.
He's in the HOF because he beat an over the hill Unitas in a Super Bowl game in which he didn't even throw a TD.
Cronyism and/or butt kissing.I wonder how the GM keeps his job after this debacle?
Since the reports are that the owner really wanted him and put pressure on the front office to draft him, firing the GM for the selection would be really odd.Cronyism and/or butt kissing.I wonder how the GM keeps his job after this debacle?
Exactly.Since the reports are that the owner really wanted him and put pressure on the front office to draft him, firing the GM for the selection would be really odd.Cronyism and/or butt kissing.I wonder how the GM keeps his job after this debacle?
My take.Since the reports are that the owner really wanted him and put pressure on the front office to draft him, firing the GM for the selection would be really odd typical.Cronyism and/or butt kissing.I wonder how the GM keeps his job after this debacle?
Wasn't it a homeless guy who convinced the owner to draft him?Since the reports are that the owner really wanted him and put pressure on the front office to draft him, firing the GM for the selection would be really odd.Cronyism and/or butt kissing.I wonder how the GM keeps his job after this debacle?
To be fair, it wasn't just Haslam and a homeless man that wanted to draft Johnny Football. According to Jay Glazier, the Vikings wanted to trade up with the Eagles to take Manziel. The Browns just came up with a sweeter offer.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/02/on-manziel-browns-have-only-themselves-to-blame/
On Manziel, Browns have only themselves to blame
Posted by Mike Florio on February 2, 2015,.
Pettine is a winning football coach. I hope this team figures it out before he gets run.They aren't going to win with Pettine.I like the Browns but think they need to dump Gordon and Manziel if they want to build a team. Those 2 knuckleheads will just keep tugging them in the wrong direction. Could be a constant pull or just enough times throughout a season to derail positive momentum.
Gordon is extremely talented and could be great. Not sure he wants to be great. Manziel is not worth discussing.
This makes me want to punch a wall that I didnt somehow get into a NFL front office. How in the hell can multiple NFL front offices not see this kid for the untalented ##### that he is?To be fair, it wasn't just Haslam and a homeless man that wanted to draft Johnny Football. According to Jay Glazier, the Vikings wanted to trade up with the Eagles to take Manziel. The Browns just came up with a sweeter offer.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/02/on-manziel-browns-have-only-themselves-to-blame/
On Manziel, Browns have only themselves to blame
Posted by Mike Florio on February 2, 2015,.
It also makes the Vikings incredibly lucky as they landed the best QB in the class.pantherclub said:This makes me want to punch a wall that I didnt somehow get into a NFL front office. How in the hell can multiple NFL front offices not see this kid for the untalented ##### that he is?Donnybrook said:To be fair, it wasn't just Haslam and a homeless man that wanted to draft Johnny Football. According to Jay Glazier, the Vikings wanted to trade up with the Eagles to take Manziel. The Browns just came up with a sweeter offer.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/02/on-manziel-browns-have-only-themselves-to-blame/
On Manziel, Browns have only themselves to blame
Posted by Mike Florio on February 2, 2015,.