Report: Jon Gruden tutoring Johnny Manziel by Thomas Moore 5h ago 
Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel spent the past week working with former NFL head coach and current ESPN broadcaster Jon Gruden.The story was first reported by WalterFootball.com’s senior draft analyst Charlie Campbell.“Johnny is doing everything possible to prepare for camp and this season,” Erik Burkhardt, Manziel’s agent, wrote in an email to The Akron Beacon Journal. “Who and how he’s going about his business will remain personal to him, the Browns, and his professional team.” The tutoring sessions reportedly focused on film study and on-field work for the second-year quarterback and current No. 2 quarterback on the Browns’ roster.It’s nice that Manziel is doing something in his free time to work on his game. The problem is that can Gruden really do for him?For reasons that have always escaped us, Gruden has carried around with him the title of “quarterback guru” after coaching four years in Oakland and seven with Tampa Bay. But outside of winning a Super Bowl with Tony Dungy’s players, and subsequently going 45-51 over the next six seasons with the Buccaneers, what has Gruden done? Where are the quarterbacks he developed? In the past he has with Kirk Cousins and Josh Freeman, who was released by Miami today.Not exactly highlights to put on the old resume.One thing that Gruden does have in his favor is that he is a fan of Manziel and his game.“I don’t have any concerns [about Manziel],” Gruden said during a conference call last year before the draft, according to The Beacon Journal article. “I’m a Manziel – I don’t know what the word I should use is – advocate, proponent. I want Manziel. I realize he’s under 6 feet tall. Maybe he can’t see over the line. We blew that theory in the water last year with [Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell] Wilson and [New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew] Brees.“I know he can learn. I spent two days with him, and I know he wants to learn. He had four different offensive coordinators at Texas A&M. He had two different head coaches. It didn’t matter. He adapted and did extremely well. This is the first Heisman Trophy winner as a freshman. In two years at Texas A&M, he had the most productive back-to-back seasons in SEC history. I don’t know what you want him to do. He threw for 8,000, ran for 2,000, he has 93 touchdowns. All I know is I want Manziel.”If nothing else, having someone working to rebuild Manziel’s confidence after a horrendous rookie season and a prolonged stay in a rehabilitation facility earlier this year can only help.As for the rest of Gruden’s knowledge? We’ll find out it there really is anything there when training camp opens next week in Berea.linkJohnny Manziel struggles mightily in first day of Browns campPosted by Evan Massey on Jul 31, 2015 11:26pm 
The Cleveland Browns selected Johnny Manziel with the 22nd overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, and were hoping that he would be able to be their long-term answer at the quarterback position. That didn’t happen last season as a rookie, and he showed major issues both on and off the field. Unfortunately, he has yet to show the type of improvement on the field that he showed off of it this past offseason.According to a report from ESPN, Manziel struggled mightily during the first day of Browns camp on Thursday.During his rookie season with the Browns last year, Manziel ended up throwing 175 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. He did score his first rushing touchdown of his NFL career on a 10-yard run against the Buffalo Bills in a backup quarterback appearance behind Brian Hoyer. There were no flashes of brilliance, and Manziel looked completely lost trying to run the offense.At 22 years old, there is no question that he still has time to turn his career around. Cleveland may or may not give him that time, as they are getting frustrated with his lack of improvement very quickly.There are quite a few reasons for Manziel’s issues, and they are going to take a lot of work to fix. He does take pride in his game, which gives some coaches and analysts hope that he will right the ship at some point. Cleveland doesn’t have many better options than Manziel, as Josh McCown is the other guy that they could start at the position.Needless to say, it will be interesting to see what the Browns end up doing with Manziel if he continues to struggle. He has to come through with a good training camp and preseason performance in order to have a chance at winning the starting job over McCown. That doesn’t appear likely to happen, so more than likely it will be another season of sitting the bench for the former Texas A&M superstar.Expect to hear plenty more come out of Cleveland about the progress or lack thereof surrounding Manziel. He definitely has the media around him at all times, and that could be a part of the issue. Hopefully he can get his career back on track and shed the “bust” label that has been handed to him already.link
