Is Johnny Manziel Making Enough Progress to Satisfy Browns, Fans?

August 14, 2015   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL preseason offers a series of snapshots. A glimpse, really, and an opportunity to either validate or smash preconceived notions of how far along a young player's development should be at this point.
That’s not meant to be a disclaimer. No, instead it’s an acknowledgement of why evaluating Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel—the league’s most polarizing backup at the position this side of Tim Tebow—is delicate in August.
There are no wide-ranging conclusions that can be drawn from the Heisman Trophy winner’s 11 pass attempts and 19 total snaps Thursday night during a 20-17 loss to the Washington Redskins. Any search for a definitive statement on his future is foolish.
But what fans, coaches and teammates need to see is something that’s eluded Manziel so far in his sputtering NFL career: progress.
Even a hint of it against a second-team defense—and with mostly a second-team offense as support—would s...

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