This is pretty simple to me.
If Manziel is a good player the critics can huff and puff all they want, it won’t matter. If he falters everything he does off the field will be used against him. I am assuming he knows this and doesn’t care, which I respect. If he is going to flame out or ball out, he is going to do it his way. Not surprisingly Joe Namath has his back. Here is the quote via PFT.
“What difference does it make?” Joe Namath told NFL Network on Monday. “Really? And it is an example of the different eras and time. I do know this about Johnny Manziel, I haven’t seen anyone perform any better than Johnny the last two seasons on that football field. And I do know that we love entertainment. Football is a sport but it is showbiz. It is entertainment. And Johnny, he’s got to live his life, man. You know, give him some room.”