Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel will back up Brian Hoyer as the team heads into the opening week of the regular season, according to a report by NFL.com's Greg Rosenthal. The report goes on to say that Manziel has yet to fully grasp the team's playbook, and that's the main reason he's behind Hoyer on the depth chart.
Johnny Manziel struggling with playbook, poised to ride fantasy football bench in favor of Brian Hoyer
The Browns’ first-round pick is still struggling to keep up with the team’s playbook and will give way to Brian Hoyer in Week 1. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Fantasy Impact: It looks like the world will have to wait for the arrival of Johnny Football as a regular-season NFL quarterback. His bandwagon fans will no doubt contend that he should start, but the bottom line is he has a lot to prove.
That’s saying a lot considering Hoyer has been equally bad in the preseason. Either way, it’ll probably be a matter of just a few weeks before the cries for Manziel grow louder, especially if the Browns start off the season on a losing streak.
Fantasy owners should probably explore better quarterbacking options on draft day, and if they do pursue Manziel, it should be as no more than a waiver wire pickup until the young man proves that he can put up respectable numbers consistently. Those that do choose a Browns passer to start the year should go with Hoyer at this point
