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Browns Player Openly Questions Team’s Selection of Johnny Manziel

To say that things haven’t gone too swimmingly for the Cleveland Browns over the past few months would be a major understatement. Once fully in the AFC Playoff conversation, Cleveland struggled down the stretch en route to yet another losing season. And since the end of the season, things have not gone according to plan off the field.

Wide receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended for the entire 2015 season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. In addition to this, Johnny Manziel checked himself into rehab following a circus-like rookie campaign in which he was the starring clown.

So this little piece of information shouldn’t be too surprising at all.

According to Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman, an unnamed Browns player has come out to openly question the team’s selection of Manziel over current Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.

Think about where we’d be now if we had drafted Teddy Bridgewater.

It doesn’t take a genius to realize that Cleveland dropped the ball big time with the selection of Manziel. The former Heisman Trophy winner started a total of two games as a rookie and received a tremendous amount of heat for his exploits off the field.

In comparing the two quarterbacks, Bridgewater was obviously a better player. In 12 starts, the Louisville product put up over 3,100 total yards with 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He also led the Vikings to a 6-6 record in those 12 starts.

With all this said, it’s Monday morning quarterbacking at its best. Cleveland may have picked the wrong quarterback, but it’s not like Manziel was some late-round option the team reached for in the first round. Some team was going to nab him towards the end of the round if the Browns hadn’t.

It’s still a mistake that can set a franchise back for years. Coming off a 7-9 season and without a franchise quarterback to call their own, the Browns are now back to the drawing board. Recent reports suggest the team may be interested in drafting Marcus Mariota in April’s draft—a scenario that would only be made possible if Cleveland used both first-round picks to trade up.

This could set into motion a situation where Cleveland spends three first-round picks to select two quarterbacks over a two-year span. Needless to say, that would not be an ideal situation for a team that continues to lack talent at other positions.

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