re: Manziel Demoted to 3rd String

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When his past issues have been pretty well documented and he's come out time and again about how serious he is about football now, I see why the Browns have an issue. It showed an amazing lack of common sense when all he had to do was lay low for one weekend and he would have had his shot to prove himself as an NFL starter I'm sure the Browns have set some expectations for him as far as off field behavior and I'm guessing this violated that also, but that's just speculation. Even if they didn't it was dumb on his part

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His past issues were pretty overblown to begin with imo. Yes, he was immature. But he wasn't beating women, assaulting, or raping anyone. He was a kid with money who was enjoying himself. I'm not saying he was 100% responsible, but the media attacked him like vultures for every little thing. When the legal activities he partakes in during his free time effect his on field performance, then the Browns have all the reason to bench him. But that hasn't been the case. He's not doing anything wrong and playing decently well.