Johnny Manziel Is Right Choice to Start Week 1 for Cleveland Browns

July 26, 2014   ·   Kenny DeJohn   ·   Jump to comments

The future is now for the Cleveland Browns.
When the Browns selected Johnny Manziel with the No. 22 pick of the 2014 NFL draft, speculation immediately began regarding when he would get his chance to play.
Cleveland ran out a number of quarterbacks last season. Its most successful starter, Brian Hoyer, went 3-0 with five touchdowns and a 59.4 percent completion percentage. But he's 28 years old with very little upside at this point. What you see is what you get.
And then there's Johnny Football.
He's 21 years old with loads of untapped potential. The sky is the limit with the young signal-caller. At Texas A&M last season, Manziel notched 37 touchdowns and racked up 4,114 yards through the air.
Scott Petrak of The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram noted that Manziel is already picking up yards in camp:
While the Browns are in no way a big-time contender this season, starting Manziel over Hoyer is what must be done for this team to begin its progressio...

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