Brian Hoyer is the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback heading into the opening game of the 2014 season. That doesn’t mean back up Johnny Manziel won’t get into the mix, and apparently the Browns coaches have told Manziel to be prepared to go in the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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“I have to be (ready),” Manziel said Friday, via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “I think that’s what these coaches have asked of me, so I’ve been tuned in all week.”
Manziel wouldn’t necessarily be brought in to replace Hoyer, but for the Manziel specific offensive package. It is interesting though considering it wasn’t so long ago that Manziel said he wasn’t ready to face the Steelers.
“Every day it progresses, every week it progresses (and) is better for me,” Manziel said. “I know throughout this week I felt like I’ve been really dialed in with everything that’s going on and making sure, more than anything. I think it’s given me a chance to sit back from behind and get a chance to really analyze things that go on and really get a chance to slow some things down in my head and see them, like the pieces move throughout the defense and our offense. It helps.”