Don't Do That to my Johnny

    With a motion of his eyebrows Sunday, Kyle Shanahan sent Johnny Manziel on a 40 yard slap in the face.
    When I first saw the play, I loved it. In a nut shell, Johnny pretended to be mid-conversation with the coach yards from the sideline and first-string quarterback Brian Hoyer hit him with a quick 10-step seem down field. He ran twenty more before a light hit put him out of play.
    Brilliant. Johnny Football gets his first big yards in the NFL.
    Wait. But he did that as a wide out. That's not how we wanted this to happen.
    Now it's settled and I'm not happy. Johnny Football was used as Johnny Chimpanzee.
    The Heisman-winning rookie quarterback's first real call-to-action was nothing more than an act. And I will not stand for it. It looked like a mediocre shot at making the enormous sales of his jersey seem worth while. This embarrassing media stunt made my stomach churn.
    Manziel has worked his entire life to be an NFL quarterback. Quarterback. So the Browns should let him do that, even if now that means holding the clipboard.