Browns vs. Bengals: What’s the Game Plan for Cleveland?

November 5, 2015   ·   Mike Hoag   ·   Jump to comments

Thursday night’s Battle of Ohio didn’t initially have much appeal outside of watching to see if the 7-0 Cincinnati Bengals stay perfect. But the Cleveland Browns trotting out Johnny Manziel—Mr. Spotlight himself—in place of injured placeholder quarterback Josh McCown is all the reason you need to tune in.
McCown has been much better than expected while setting Browns passing records this season. The beating he has taken over the last two weeks against NFC West defenses was too much for the veteran to endure, though, and the short week of preparation forced coach Mike Pettine to start his youngster.
Inserting the 23-year-old was an inevitability, injury or not, no matter how staunchly Pettine supported his starter. Either way, the coach seems infinitely more confident in his signal-caller this year after losing his trust after a 30-0 shutout at the hands of the Bengals last season.
"Last year, when he went out there, he was seeing 13, 14 guys on de...

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