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Johnny Drama

November 29th, 2015

Remember how billboards in Tyler starting popping up that read, “Tyler is now Cleveland Brown territory.”? Hmm… Where are those billboards now? How is Johnny doing with the Browns? Wait, what? He’s a third string? On Cleveland? Is this a joke?

Hopefully the Manziel family who posted those billboards doesn’t actually still believe that. I’d hope the Manziels realize they’re not convincing anyone. If there’s one thing Johnny has accomplished so far in his pro football career, it’s getting other football fans to feel sorry for Cleveland, I mean, maybe just a little.

They’re the ones who drafted him so they have to live with that decision but who thought it would turn into this much of a hassle. The kid had supposedly “grown up” prior to the season. I certainly have seen no maturing on or off the field and the fact he’s losing his starting position IN CLEVELAND, a graveyard for quarterbacks, to Josh McCown, well that’s saying a lot about Johnny Drama.

The former Aggie has “bust” written all over him and again, it’s a joke that Tyler is Cleveland Brown territory. Johnny is a joke. I’m just glad that Tyler’s not actually his home, otherwise he would make our town a joke.

Johnny Cleveland?

June 26th, 2014

tylerbrownsMany of you have probably seen this billboard around town. It kind of sounds like a joke. Tyler is Cleveland Browns territory? The majority of the state of Ohio isn’t even Cleveland Browns territory. The Browns are always a laughing stock of the league. Who cares who the quarterback is? The Browns go through quarterbacks like paper towels, and they’re about as easy to tear apart. Remember the name Tim Couch? How about Brady Quinn, Derek Anderson or Colt McCoy? It wasn’t that long ago they drafted and had high expectations for Brandon Weeden. Seriously, it was two seasons ago and they shipped him off. Cleveland is a graveyard for quarterbacks and as long as Manziel is there, we’ll never really know how much NFL potential he truly has.

Not to mention, Manziel is currently the backup. It says a lot when you’re not even the starter on a crappy team. Bryan Hoyer is the starter and he showed signs of potential before getting hurt and the job was taken over by Jason Campbell. Yes, the former Redskins quarterback from Auburn. He played for the Browns just last year. And people have high hopes for Manziel? Someone actually suggest Tyler is Cleveland Browns territory? I can understand the frustration of being a fan owned by Jerry Jones but why be a fan of a franchise that sucks all the potential out of quarterbacks and leaves us wondering “what if?”

The billboard is obviously paid for by the Manziel family. It’s no secret of that family’s influence and money on the town and money speaks loud. It just doesn’t speak for all Tylerites. He’s certainly not Johnny Tyler. He can keep the title of Johnny Cleveland but it’s really not a badge of honor. Who knows, maybe he’ll be the best quarterback in franchise history since Charlie Fry or Trent Dilfer. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves and claim him the next Kelly Holcomb. The name Jeff Garcia ring a bell? Yeah, he was a Brown for a little while too. Now Manziel may get to join the list.

 

Keep Johnny Football in Texas

January 27th, 2014


Apparently there are a lot Johnny Manziel fans who want the Houston Texas to draft the young quarterback. Manziel was born in Tyler but grew up in Kerville and attended Texas A&M.

Now the Texans have the first overall and the quarterback position is one of their biggest needs. The fact that they lost 14 straight to finish the season with a record of 2-14 is evidence that they have more needs than just quarterback, but the signal caller is a good place to start, and many fans are hopeful the team will get that start with the former Aggie and Heisman Trophy winner.

Some fans are so hopefull in fact, that they started a website (www.draftjohnnymanziel.com) and made a billboard advertising that website.

The Texans will start from scratch next season. They have a new head coach in Bill O’Brien who was most recently head coach at Penn State University where he replaced Joe Paterno. Before that he was an assistant coach for Bill Belichick.

Who knows? It’s not impossible that O’Brien will draft Manziel and there would be a mixture of reaction if that were to happen. However, don’t expect it to be the case. Regardless of where he ends up, it’ll be interesting to see how his career unfolds.

Johnny Mature

July 29th, 2013

Yes, Johnny Manziel is still a 20-year old kid, but he uses his youth as an excuse. First of all, he’s not the average 20-year old. The average 20-year old doesn’t have a Heisman Trophy. The average 20-year old isn’t under a microscope or scrutiny like the A&M quarterback is.

By now, we all know of Manziel’s Tyler roots but if his 20-year-old-like behaviore continues much longer, some Tylerite football fans won’t claim him but might make it clear the kid is from Kerville.

When attending a major camp like the Manning Camp, you’ve got to be on time. Despite the fact you are only 20, people will be looking to you for leadership, on and off the field. They expect more out of you. You have to assume there’s a camera on you at all times.

The “My phone died and I slept through” excuse just doesn’t cut it. Perhaps his phone did die, but he was likely out partying all night having the time of his life as a 20-year-old college student instead of being the young responsible adult that many people might expect him to be.

Then there was this whole thing about him attending a UT frat party. I don’t care and I’m not going to make more out of this than necessary but point is, Manziel needs to grow up and fast. He’s only go so much longer to play the “20-year-old” card. If he doesn’t grow up fast, you can expect a long season for the Texas A&M Aggies led by that kid from Kerville. If he has a good encore, then yeah, we Tylerites will be proud to say he gave the Rose Capital of the World its second-ever Heisman Trophy and maybe more down the road.

I guess it goes without saying, but only time will tell.