Hard Knocks Presents Dilemma for Browns Brand, Johnny Manziel’s Return

March 24, 2015   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

For every argument to advocate the Cleveland Browns as the next team featured on HBO's Hard Knocks, there is a rebuttal that suggests such a notion would be a downright disaster.
This complicated dilemma stems from the dysfunction the Browns have endured as an organization and the player who was tabbed last year to be their savior, Johnny Manziel.
Hard Knocks could cast Cleveland in a different light. Its coaching staff and team nucleus could obliterate the notion that the Browns aren't the train-wreck franchise everyone suspects.
Head coach Mike Pettine started his first year at the helm 7-4 before everything crashed and burned and the Browns lost their last five games. Few may know how great of a quote Pettine is in addition to being a reputable defensive tactician.
Many of the problems that led to Cleveland's 2014 collapse stemmed from poor quarterback play, which Brian Hoyer and Manziel both contributed to.
Manziel is reportedly readying to rejoin the team ...

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