Johnny Football Should Be Starting For The Browns

ESPN-Johnny Manziel has been replaced by Josh McCown as the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, the team announced Tuesday.

One week after being named the team's starter, Manziel has been demoted to the third-string quarterback for Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens after social media posts surfaced this week showing Manziel allegedly partying last weekend in Texas during the team's bye week.

There really isn't any reason for the Cleveland Browns to not start Johnny Football. You're 2-8, the AFC North is pretty much decided (at the very least it has been decided you're not winning it), and you play in Cleveland. Let Johnny Football be Johnny Football. You name him the starter and let him be who he is. No PR-stunt rehab trips, no "we're disappointed" comments. He's the starter and let him ball out. If you let him off the leash and he does well, no one cares about what he does off the field and you win on it. If he sucks then he sucks. You can say, "Hey, we let you do you and look what happened." No harm done to the season that is already lost, and you can say you tried it out and it didn't work and maybe move on from Johnathon Football. Win-win if you're the Browns right now. 

And do people really think Josh McCown gives you a better chance to win than Manziel? Travis Benjamin is arguably you're best home-run threat and he loves Manziel. They have a certain chemistry built already, and that can be invaluable. I also just cannot trust a man with no vices. Have one for me. McCown won't even look at porn on his computer, one of the simplest vices man could have. That's how vanilla he is. You're in Cleveland, you need flair. You need Johnny football under center. 

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PS-Whole different conversation, but Manziel is dumb as rocks and at fault here. Partying on a bye week isn't unheard of, just a heads up for all the squares. But maybe don't shove your own face in the camera in the DJ booth, ok Johnny? Take your boys to the backroom or VIP lounge or whatever, and make everyone hand over their phones upon entry. It's simple.