Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer will start the opening game of the regular season, but his future as the team's top guy is not guaranteed. Head coach Mike Pettine admitted on Friday that Hoyer will have to work hard and produce results to remain the starting QB, according to ESPN Cleveland's Tony Grossi. Hoyer split time as the team's starter last year with Brandon Weeden before suffering a season-ending injury.
Brian Hoyer, Johnny Manziel still battling for long-term playing time, creating fantasy football uncertainty
Hoyer has been named the Browns’ starting quarterback for Week 1, but he’ll have to earn the right to keep his spot as the go-to guy for the rest of the season. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Fantasy Impact: It seems the fantasy football world and real-life football analysts eagerly await the eventual passing of the torch to Johnny Manziel as the team's starting quarterback of the future. With his comments Friday, it's obvious that Pettine wants his players to understand they're always competing for a job, regardless of who's named starter each week.
Though the coach isn’t up for making anything permanent just yet, the job is Hoyer’s to lose for now. Fantasy owners who are thinking about drafting Manziel in the hopes he magically becomes an overnight sensation in the NFL are advised to hold back a bit.
