Quote:<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:11px;">This week's strong and completely contrasting media reports about Cleveland's intent on drafting Manziel at No. 4 makes his ultimate destination seem a total riddle, but there is one nugget I've gleaned from a source that has insight into Manziel's inner circle. From what I've been told, Manziel's family is not rooting for Houston to be his NFL home, believing that staying in Texas will make his already challenging transition to professional football that much more challenging.
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:11px;">Their thinking is that Manziel will find it far easier to distance himself from his "Johnny Football'' persona and focus completely on football if he's not near the circle of peers who comprised his college-era partying crowd. His family is said to be in favor of anywhere but Houston, but I'd have to think Dallas would pose the same set of complications in their view.
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:11px;">I've also heard that Manziel himself isn't wild about the idea of landing in Jacksonville, one of the NFL's smaller markets, and that the Jaguars would not be his first choice of employers. It's not a preference based on people, only location. But Manziel doesn't get to choose his new workplace address, and quarterback-needy Jacksonville remains very much a possibility as his ultimate destination. There was a Houston Chronicle report on Wednesday morning that had momentum building for the Manziel-Jaguars marriage to unfold Thursday night.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/new...umors/#all
Pretty sure Manziel said that if the Texans pass up on him, he hopes to go to an AFC South team to show the team(s) that passed up on him what they missed out on.
Yeah. Doubt this is true.
Quote:Pretty sure Manziel said that if the Texans pass up on him, he hopes to go to an AFC South team to show the team(s) that passed up on him what they missed out on.
Yea that SI report is false, Manziel himself has said he wants to play for Jacksonville, not some bull crap source, the media doesnt want Manziel in Jax because then they will have to talk about US.
I always found it funny the media would say 3 would be high for these QBs to go but then turn around a say 4 to Clev is good spot for Manziel.
I doubt thats true. Thats just being put out there by another team that does NOT want teams trading up with us, I'm guessing Houston or the Rams people put that out there.
Quote:the media doesnt want Manziel in Jax because then they will have to talk about US.
this too
The Texans fish wrap is 115% with their heads wrapped around this wheels down in Jax Johnny Foottall.
Blubber himself was hum-mumbling...
My Uncle Mort is sawed-off and short
He stands about four foot two
But he thinks he's a giant
When you give him a pint
of that good old mountain dew
Quote:Yea that SI report is false, Manziel himself has said he wants to play for Jacksonville, not some bull crap source, the media doesnt want Manziel in Jax because then they will have to talk about US.
I always found it funny the media would say 3 would be high for these QBs to go but then turn around a say 4 to Clev is good spot for Manziel.
^^^ Exactly
I've always though of Manziel in football terms. But I just was thinking today how HUGE it would be for the city if he actually did come here. Could Manziel in Jacksonville completely transform the city? Or am I exaggerating?
Quote:^^^ Exactly
Right. Similarly, if 8-Minnesota is so good for Bortles, why is 3-Jacksonville so bad? In one sense, looking at those trade value charts, the 3 pick is twice as valuable as the 8. But in another sense the difference is only 5 players in a league that has 1,696 players.
Quote:I've always though of Manziel in football terms. But I just was thinking today how HUGE it would be for the city if he actually did come here. Could Manziel in Jacksonville completely transform the city? Or am I exaggerating?
I think transforming the city is a little overboard but he would definitely bring media coverage like we have not seen in a long time, if ever.
I'm pretty sure it's irrelevant what Manziel wants or thinks. If the Jags draft him, I guess he could sit out and refuse to sign. That would do wonders for his stock.
Quote:I've always though of Manziel in football terms. But I just was thinking today how HUGE it would be for the city if he actually did come here. Could Manziel in Jacksonville completely transform the city? Or am I exaggerating?
That's a little over the top. The city isn't going to change if Manziel is here. The franchise will get more attention, both good and bad. The city will still be the same city either way.
Now PFT reporting this nonsense, lol.
Oh yeah I'm sure he'd rather go to Cleveland, where he'll play out in the cold for a year and then be out on his *** when they fire the office and draft a new QB again next year.
I don't like to think that there is a team out there thats actually doomed, but if one exists its them. It seems to me even when they're relatively good and the rest of the division isn't as good, like last year. They still are only 4-12
Quote:I've always though of Manziel in football terms. But I just was thinking today how HUGE it would be for the city if he actually did come here. Could Manziel in Jacksonville completely transform the city? Or am I exaggerating?
Think of it in Mike Vick in ATL, he was the cities big star and their guy, electric player, exciting player and he also won games, 2 NFC title games
Johnny could do that for Jacksonville as long as he turns out to be a good player, Jacksonville has never had a star like that
Quote:Now PFT reporting this nonsense, lol.
Well, what would you expect from PFT?
Quote:Think of it in Mike Vick in ATL, he was the cities big star and their guy, electric player, exciting player and he also won games, 2 NFC title games
Johnny could do that for Jacksonville as long as he turns out to be a good player, Jacksonville has never had a star like that
Wasnt Vick ALOT faster than Johnny. Actually isnt Vick ALOT faster than Johnny
Quote:Now PFT reporting this nonsense, lol.
Shocker....
They are on bad Jaguars news like a fly on [BLEEP].
But when good Jags news comes around, <crickets> from their garbage website.
Quote:Wasnt Vick ALOT faster than Johnny. Actually isnt Vick ALOT faster than Johnny
Yes he was/ is. Maybe Johnny is better in the brains/ football IQ dept. I don't know if he is, but if so, that would help negate any physical superiority Vick has/ had over Johnny Football.