Johnny Manziel vs. Brian Hoyer: Fantasy Reaction for Browns QBs vs. Lions

August 10, 2014   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

Johnny Manziel's first official NFL game is in the books, and he doesn't look to be that much closer to overtaking Brian Hoyer for the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback job.
At the time of writing, the Browns were up, 12-6, on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Saturday night.
Manziel was removed from the game in the fourth quarter. NFL: Around the League posted his final numbers:
ESPN Stats and Info provided a side-by-side comparison between him and Hoyer, who started the game and left in the second quarter:
Hoyer was arguably the better pure thrower, while Manziel provided more excitement with his feet, which was about what you expected to see. In terms of how this affects their QB battle, the results are likely a wash.
Browns head coach Mike Pettine has viewed Hoyer as the No. 1 guy throughout the offseason and preseason, and the 28-year-old has done little to show he's not the No. 1 guy.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen believed that the stats only told par...

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