Hyped Up QB Debut is a DISASTER! (Bengals vs. Browns 2014, Week 15) 

“Johnny Football will one day be bigger in Cleveland than his buddy LeBron ever was.” - Skip Bayless

For reference before this game, this was the last time the browns were over .500 before week 3, 2020. Crazy how it was nearly 6 years between these.

Johnny Football was definitely the embarrassment of the day but man the Browns run defense tried their hardest to be the lowlight of the game.

Back then: the future of the Cleveland Browns! Now: the second most notable name in Fan Controlled Football, behind Terrell Owens.😂

Throwback requests: 2006 Steelers/Falcons (crazy OT game) 2005 Cowboys/Chargers (Battle of the QB Drews) 1995 Bears/Packers (One of the best games of the rivalry)

0:18 that graphic is crazy; the whole division is above .500 in week 15

I remember this game I loved how the bengals kept using Johnny’s celebration against him

I remember this happening. I am a Bengals fan in MN, so I did not get to see it. But I know a lot of the country got it and Fox had their number two announcer crew on the call. To see the end result was pure joy for me as a Bengals fan. I hated the hype for Manziel; the dude was called 'Johnny Football' and he never did a thing in the NFL. Another sad chapter in the long book of sad chapters for the Browns.

“Hyped up QB” 😂😂 why they cook manziel like that

The talent was there, but abysmal mechanics, horrific work ethic and well-documented off field problems sunk a career before it could ever start. At least he's sober and alive now

Some notes from this game about Manziel: Good: -great quickness and agility. Can make people miss in and outside of the pocket -good ability to throw on the run. Loves to extend plays and is good at it. Can complete passes to recievers with pressure directly in his face -good striaghtline speed. Can be a part of the run game -quick release. Helps with timings and fitting the ball through tight windows Bad: -abysmal pocket awareness. Has no idea when to step up or out. If receivers aren't open, he bails from the outside every time. -doesn't theow the ball with tons of velocity -has no internal clock, pressure will almost always hit home if from behind him -overall mechanics are poor. Maintains an "independent contractor." Not enough moving parts with his throwing motion -decision making is all over the place. Is willing to fit the ball into nonexistent windows, leading to turnovers -does not go through reads. If the first read isn't open, he either forces it or scrbles from outside the pocket -maintains poor control of the ball. Way too loose in the pocket, which explains fumble issues -lack of knowledge of the playbook. If you can tell that a QB doesn't know the playbook just by watching him, there's a serious problem Final eval: Manziel had some talent, but had a multitude of on-field and off-field issues coming out of college. I believe he was always overrated, and with his lack of work ethic and care for the game, the Cleveland Browns organization, and his teammates, he spiraled out of control and it makes sense why he never made it in the league.

In November 2014 the Browns were 7-4 and were looking as a playoff team but they managed to lose their remaining 5 games in a row to end 7-9

I would be so mad if I were a veteran on the Browns who had to put up this nonsense. I remember this game and was 100% confident that Manziel would lose in disastrous fashion. I bet a coworker on it and won ten dollars

The funny thing is the Cleveland Browns paid six figures to study who the best quarterback in that draft was. The people that Cleveland paid the six figures to told the Cleveland Browns to pick Teddy Bridgewater. Oof..... And Trent Richardson, the guy who was in that trade haul to get Manzel, became a serviceable running back for that Colts team that made it to the AFC Championship game.

The day the Bengals returned the favor of the embarrassing defeat earlier in the season. The fact it was Johnny Football's first start was icing on the cake.

Johnny Football was the most overhyped thing I’ve ever seen. He wasn’t even that good to begin with

And now Kevin Burkhardt is Fox’s number one play by play commentator

I still remember this like it was yesterday. All the INSUFFERABLE hype around him and how he was gonna set the league on fire. And then the game started……and I laughed till I was crying.

Lol even NFL Throwback is ruthless with Johnny Football lowlights

Jeremy Hill was a decent HB. So sad everyone remembers him for the fumble vs Pittsburgh

Bum Manzel played horrible one of the biggest bust in the nfl, how did no one question that bum if he should play WR 🤣

Imagine having Kyle Shanahan as your offensive coordinator and getting shut out, not able to put up 3 lousy points with a field goal. Way to go, Browns.

Remember when Skip Bayless said Johnny Manziel was gonna be bigger than LeBron in Cleveland

Man, these Bengals teams were so good and that includes the offensive line. Sucks that they never won any playoff games. I miss that offensive line. Bodine, Whitworth, Zeitler, Boling, and Smith.

I remember watching this at tp in Lakeworth Florida damn time flies.....

Never forget that Dallas almost got manzel if Stephen Jones didn’t talk Jerry out of getting him

To this day the worst performance I've ever seen from the quarterback position. I didn't think Johnny would be a good player but I never imagined he could've been THIS bad.

It's always fun watching undeserved players with huge ego's fall flat on their backside, especially the self proclaimed "Johnny Football"🤣

Kyle Shanahan to Trey Lance : Just don't play like Manzel and make my offense look bad we will be good.

Yah know, for as bad as Manziel did during this game, the browns o-line and defense also did him no favors. After watching the documentary, it’s clear Johnny had many issues going on, but it’s also not all on him

Give the title guy a raise

HOF bound Johnny Football shows us a CLINIC on why he's the GOAT

If you're uploading classic stinkers I'd suggest Vikings vs Giants Week 7 2013. A Monday Night Football game between the 1-4 Vikings and 0-6 Giants most notable for Josh Freeman's last career start.

I was there for this game. I remember them crossing the 50 ONE time...on a taunting call. I was so tired of the fans talking up Johnny before he ever took the field, and this game killed the hype train real quick. Honestly, I was thrilled, especially since this clown was kept over Hoyer and Shaw, both of which were way better. I also made a slogan for him. Instead of "show me the money," my dad and I were going "show me the first down."

Imagine Johnny Manziel opens up RU-vid later, sees this, then shuts his laptop.

That just sums up how seriously Johnny Manziel took his career: 12:37

Mel Kiper said that Manziel shouldn't go in the top 25. Apparently, the Browns (and especially that sour clown Skip Bayless) didn't get the memo

I remember how much “Money Manziel”was overhyped for this game and how they were going to take it to the Bengals. As a fan, absolute joy to see Cincy not only shut down, but shut out Cleveland in their stadium. #WhoDey

I skipped to a random point in the video and saw Manziel throw an interception. That about sums it up.

This game was a microcosm of overhyped running quarterbacks.

I can't say more about Johnny Manziel, after all, a great QB at Texas Agricultural & Mechanical College became a disaster of a debut as a starting QB for the Browns.

Browns got their revenge with Fields’s debut vs them in 2021. Fields already has a better career than Manziel but man was that game ugly.

It’s funny cause he wasn’t good enough even for the CFL.

And he talks shit about Mayfield. Mayfield got us to the playoffs and won. And now they're screwing up Mayfield with that fruitcake Watson. Will they ever learn their lesson.

Green vs Haden was always a dog fight. It was such a fun matchup to watch

I still can't believe how awful and wasted potential Manziel was in NFL. But what i can't believe even more is how we was used late in the season. 7-6 and you put a rookie in there? Just bad management. Same reason why Broncos crumbled in 2006 when Shanahan switched from Plummer to Cutler and cost them a playoff spot

Hard to believe that in two years time this will be 10 years ago.

This game basically marked the beginning of the worst stretch in Browns history, lol

Heres a Manziel hot take...Manziels college play and college career was a pre cursor to how modern NFL teams views QBs. Manziel played with Kingsbury in college, who would later coach Mahomes at Texas Tech. Mahomes, like Manziel played in a spread offense and was allowed the freedom to play backyard football throwing the ball unconventionally at different angles and positions. Once Mahomes took over the NFL, it completely changed how teams scout and coach up the next generation of QBs.

What’s crazy is that the 2014 Browns we’re not bad to that point. They were 6-3 at one point, played good D and had a solid 1-2 punch at RB with Terrance West and Isiah Crowell. Unfortunately Brian Hoyer (who was solid in the 1st half of the season) fell off of a Cliff and Manziel was awful, fall to 7-9. What’s sad is that this would Cleveland’s best team until 2020.

"The Staph Infection know as JOHNNY FOOTBALL! (DJ Airhorn)" -UrinatingTree 2016

I agree, Johnny football was soooooo overrated

Andy dalton had a passer rating of 2.0 against the browns in Cincinnati that year

I’ll never forget how pissed I was when we drafted that clown. I wanted either Sammy Watkins or Derek Carr. Then we traded down from the 4th overall pick

Set the Edge and Strong Opinion Sports did absolutely amazing videos on why Manziel didn't work out. Highly recommend both of them

Remember watching that game what an embarrassment thank God the franchise finally turned around

Jeremy hill , aj green , sanu , had a good little team

Johnny manziel was just bad but his debut wasn’t easy having to scramble out the pocket everytime, WRs dropping some passes and that fan base expecting him to be a hall of famedr im his first game

anyone who thought Johnny would make it in the nfl.....no one can save you!

If he took the game more seriously and spent time wisely he would've easily been a star but instead wasted his talent for partying .

So interesting how some QBs just can’t sit in the pocket with it collapsing around them and make a throw

THE biggest NFL Draft Bust of all time! #JohnnyBust

I generally root for the Browns, I love an underdog story (I’m a Vikings fan, so I live it already), but I did not during the era (more like the minor setback) of Johnny Manziel. I’m glad he didn’t pan out. He needed to be knocked down a peg and his time in Cleveland and lack of ANY interest afterwards did that, at least to some extent. And then he flamed out of the CFL and the AAF

As a lifelong Browns fan, this was the beginning of the darkest period ever. The GM forcing Johnny to play, Kyle Shannahan and Mike McDaniel wasted their time here, the beginning signs of the 1-31 happening. I knew we were screwed when Kyle made a PowerPoint highlighting everything that needed to change with the franchise on the way out. Oh and don't forget about Josh Gordon as the biggest WHAT IF EVER!

Ohhhh this was the same game Jeremy Hill got face shoved by a Browns fan 😂😂🤣🤣. I loved every bit of this game as a Bengals fan.

His passer rating would have been better had he just spiked it into the ground every play.

I saw the number 2 knew immediately who it was

Who is watching this after the @Clubshayshay interview..?

I could had imagined how frustrated the browns offensive players had to be. From the clip I watched, the line gave him enough time, he just couldn't read and put the ball at the right spot. What a failure this draft had become.

Baker proved that Johnny could’ve found a decent starting role IMO. It’s a shame his demons ruined his potential.

Didn’t know manziel started in week 15. Thought he wouldve started as soon as they got him

Browns did Hoyer dirty had them winning but FO wanted Johnny to start

The thing is the browns had the chance to get Derrick Carr or Jimmy G or a decent Wideout like Adams when they took Johnny Football in 2014

Johnny Manziel might've been something if he took life and the game more seriously instead he's slinging the football for some janky live action e-sports thing?

Now he's using those hands ✋ on hobos in an alley

Should have never did a QB change. Manzeil was never ready

Throwback Requests for thanksgiving Lions vs Bills thanksgiving 1994 And Cowboys vs Giants Thanksgiving 1992

Brian hoyer just should have stayed the starter then they might have actually made the playoffs

Browns will repeat history when they move on from baker BROWNS WILL BE THE BROWNS

He might have been good but as we saw that perfect throw was dropped

I went with my uncle to this game, we left with 3 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter, this game was pathetic

I remember this manziel was spotted at a party the night before this game he was probably hungover Thats probably most the time he played

Johnny football was a fratboy myth that never showed talent in college aside from being some mediocre athlete running around and chucking the ball up to Mike Evans

I'll always remember the Joe Buck roast later that day

JOHNNY MANZIEL = RYAN LEAF Light

Johnny Football was not ready 😂

I actually think the o line failed him here. And the dropped passes didn't help.

They picked the wrong time to start manziel against a good bengals team.

Kyle Shanahan must've wanted to retire from coaching after this season

Can we get the 2015 browns v 49ers game?

I remember the hype for Johnny Trashziel

One of my favorite bengals game

That bengals team was solid no cap

I Don't blame Johnny... He was Trying to make something Happen with a Crappy Team. If he had a Decent Line, he could have been Awesome.

NFL Throwback Request: Falcons vs Browns Week 17 2002 Colts vs Browns Week 1 2003 Ravens vs Browns Week 1 2004 (Browns last opening day win)

If the Browns would’ve came out after pre season and said we’re 100% going with Brian hoyer as the starter and kept that energy the whole year they would’ve made the playoffs. That was a good enough browns team to do it but too many distractions

The Bengals were up 23 to 0 with 2 minutes left in the game and they had the ball and still had Andy Dalton in playing quarterback. He played all the way to the end of a blowout win

In fairness to Johnny Manziel the defense put a rookie making his first start in the NFL in a 17-0 hole by the beginning of the 2nd quarter. Veterans struggle when they have to press could you imagine making your first start and have to?

With Kyle Shanahan as well….. Johnny was a Day 3 talent at best in terms of attitude. Christ!

I was at this game.... Miserable