There is no conspiracy or secret trade agenda going on in
Cleveland, Brian Hoyer isn’t going anywhere.
Rex was brought in for one reason and it’s actually pretty
easy to figure out if people would stop being so damn paranoid all the time.
Mike Pettine, Kyle Shanahan and Ray Farmer all expected
Brian Hoyer to take this system and competition and absolutely crush it but
that hasn’t happened. The plan going
into the season was for Hoyer to be far enough ahead of Johnny that it would be
easy for the coaches to name him the starter but it hasn’t happened that
way. Brian is struggling. Whether it’s because of his knee, lack of
experience, he can’t grasp the system or he just isn’t what we thought he
was. Either way, at the end of the day
Brian needs help and the easiest/best way to do that is to bring in tubby Rex
to assist him so that he can be the starter in Pittsburgh for week 1.
The Browns brass has a plan and it is that Brian Hoyer needs
to be the starter of this team. For now anyways.
Johnny has shown that he can handle it and can be out there
right now. He is equal to Hoyer in camp
but the Browns aren’t ready for him.
Kyle Shanahan saw firsthand what happens when you put a rookie QB in
there too early, especially a rookie QB who’s first instinct is to run. The Browns staff is all about Johnny, he is
the future but they want him to understand the offense and know the ins and
outs of the offense before they put him in there.
At this point, the problem with both Hoyer and Manziel is
that they aren’t grasping this system yet, it’s too complicated. So who do you put out there before they are ready? The rookie phenom or the 6 year vet with 3 starts under his belt?
The other problem is, the coaching staff
expected Brian to put his veteran skills to work and figure it out but he hasn’t
done so. The Browns are in a pinch
because the people can see that Johnny is the better QB so they want
him out there day 1. The thing the
people don’t know is how little Manziel actually knows the system and the play
calling. He is compensating for his lack of knowledge in the system with his athletic ability and that is what will get him hurt. Athletically, Manziel is the
guy but throwing him to the wolves before he is ready would be the biggest
mistake Mike Pettine could make at this point.
Brian Hoyer will be the starter in Pittsburgh for week 1 for
good reason. Stay calm. When Johnny is 100% acclimated, he will be in there because he IS
the better QB and this IS his team.
