Johnny Manziel Demoted to Third String After Partying Video Surfaces

breitbart ^ | 11/24/15 | r wilde

[bestintxas]

Johnny Manziel lost his starting spot after cameras caught the quarterback partying during his bye week.

Browns coach Mike Pettine called the behavior, which comes after an offseason trip to rehab, “disappointing” and “frustrating.”

Manziel’s bye-week carousing spoils his national coming-out party previously scheduled for Monday night’s game against the banged-up Baltimore Ravens. Pettine announced on Tuesday Josh McCown will start the game at quarterback.

TMZ spotted Manziel on Thursday at the RIO Rooftop & Restaurant nightclub in Austin, where he partied the evening away with friends. The Summit Rooftop Lounge, where he spent the evening boozing on champagne, served as Friday’s spot.

Two Sundays ago Manziel threw 33 completions for 342 yards and a touchdown in a loss to the Steelers. After TMZ videos surfaced showing the Heisman Trophy-winner drinking, dancing, and carrying on, the Browns reevaluated Monday night’s game plan. ESPN reported earlier that Pettine was “not in position yet” to make a final decision on his choice for quarterback. However, after taking into consideration Manziel’s unprofessional conduct he demoted the 2014 first-round pick to the third string.

Pettine stated, “The improvements from last year to this year have been tremendous but he still has to consistently demonstrate that he has gained a good understanding of what it takes to be successful at the quarterback position on this level. It goes well beyond the field. We are going to continue to support him in every way possible, but at this point, we’ve decided it’s best to go with Josh as the starter going forward.”

[atc23]

Bobby Layne -

. . . drank six days and nights a week and played football on Sunday. Everything is much more complicated nowadays and if it were me, I wouldn't drink my entire career - too much money at stake

[BlueMondaySkipper]

Just read another article that he was in rehab over the summer. That changes everything.

[Michael.SF.]

Remember when the Jets suspended Broadway Joe for all his off field antics and carousing?

Didn't think so.

If your numbers are good the other stuff does not matter.

[wideawake]

Alcoholics shouldn’t drink.

[Autonomous User]

“My favorite QB from the past, Ken Stabler, would never make it today.
Kenny never missed a night at the bars and never met a curfew he wouldn’t sneak out of.”

Other members of the All BUZZED Team shoud include:
Fuzzy Thurston
Max McGee
Paul Hornung
Art Donovan

[rbmillerjr]

“Funny that people would presume to know the terms of Manziel’s employment....”

I have to agree. I really don’t like him, but, I have seen nothing regarding a verbal or written agreement that he would not drink on his off time.

btw, his rehab was self-imposed, so I doubt there are any team agreements that came out of this.

Don’t be surprised to see TEAM Manziel push back on this.

[ilgipper]

Thanks for a moment of clarity here. Apparently, it’s the ultimate sin now to have some fun now if you are over 21 and a quarterback with a weekend off. This is absurd.

[wbarmy]

If he was told by his boss not to go out and party (bad imagery for the team) and told the boss FU, then this is well deserved.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Agree that their may be some push back.

[Mr. K]

Professional services contracts at this level frequently contain provisions for off-the-field behavior.

Not just his team but the entire league is affected when things go bad.

He is acting like he is too immature to understand that.

[Sans-Culotte]

Johnny Football is shaping up to be the next Vince Young.

[OLDCU]

Joe Namath wouldn’t play for the Browns.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The NFL has had a long history of hard-partying guys.

The stories of Bobby Layne, Frank Gifford et. al. are legendary. Only difference is the media was not around recording and tweeting their activities.

[GreenHornet]

No drinking on a Friday night in a Bye week?

Not after a stint in rehab earlier this year. The team has been trying to be supportive, but ultimately, it's up to the individual to take responsibility for his actions, and accept the consequences. It's not up to your employer to get you clean and sober.

[Night Hides Not]

The Snake was always my favorite QB. He worked hard, and he played hard. Manziel's a kid for whom everything came easy. He should've spent the bye week in the film room.

I can only imagine the stats that Snake and Namath would have racked up in today's NFL.

[atc23]

Alex Karras

[TexasCajun]

April 17, 2015 Johnny Manziel apologizes to Browns, fans

In his first public comments since being released after a lengthy stay in a rehab facility, Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel issued an apology to the Browns and the fans "that I let down."

"I take full responsibility for my actions and it's my intention to work very hard to regain everyone's trust and respect. I understand that will take time and will only happen through what I do and not what I say," Manziel said. "I also understand there's a lot of curiosity about this but anyone who has a friend or family member that's been through things like this knows it's an ongoing process. I'm going to continue to ask folks to try to respect my privacy as I determine to what degree I am comfortable talking about a subject which I consider very personal."

Manziel entered Caron Pennsylvania, an alcohol and drug treatment center, in late January after a rocky rookie year with the Browns, both off and on the field

RE: Partying on bye-week.

Sorta like being a double-secret probation and giving your boss the middle finger.

[atc23]

If I lived in Green Bay, I’d drink too

[Batman11]

Here’s another side of this you might find interesting:

http://www.cleveland.com/darcy/index.ssf/2015/11/puritan_pettine_punishes_manzi.html

[Chauncey Gardiner]

If he would just beat his out of wedlock children and his live-in girlfriend, he’d be fine.