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#pounditTuesday, March 19, 2024

Mike Pettine: Browns could use two-QB system with Johnny Manziel

Johnny-ManzielCleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine revealed earlier this week that Brian Hoyer has been named the team’s starting quarterback, but Pettine obviously wants to keep everyone guessing about what Johnny Manziel’s role will be. On Wednesday, Pettine said it is possible that Manziel doesn’t play at all in 2014. On Friday, he hinted that the Browns might use both Hoyer and Manziel.

“We could potentially look at a two-quarterback system down the road,” Pettine told SiriusXM NFL Radio.

Pettine added that the idea of using a package of plays for Manziel is “on the table” and could potentially help both Manziel and the team. But will it help Hoyer?

Playing quarterback in the NFL is all about rhythm. It’s hard to be an effective passer when you are coming off the field for some sort of wildcat or similar package. Most of the time when teams try to use two quarterbacks (cough, Jets, cough), they fail miserably. Not to mention, Hoyer is probably more likely to feel Manziel breathing down his neck if he is sharing snaps with him.

To this point, Pettine’s signals about the Browns’ offense have been incredibly mixed. If he’s trying to confuse the media and Cleveland’s opponents, more power to him. If he’s saying the same stuff to his team, that could wind up becoming a problem.

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