Everyone has an opinion regarding how Johnny Manziel will transition as a quarterback to the NFL. The only thing that is certain is that it will take a few years to honestly assess Johnny Football’s professional development.
One Hall of Fame quarterback happens to be a huge fan of Manziel’s.
Warren Moon was a guest on SiriusXM NFL Radio, and said that the undersized Manziel must avoid seeking contact as much as he did on the collegiate level. Moon said Manziel also must prove he can regularly operate from the pocket when the situation calls for him to.
“Well, he’s one of the most exciting players to play college football, no question about it,” Moon said of Manziel. “He’s a risk taker, and he gets away with a lot of those things.
“I just think in the NFL, some of those things, he’s going to have to take out of his game. He just won’t be able to get away with some of those things that he did in college football, especially taking on people, being as physical as he likes to play the game. I don’t think you can do that in the NFL or you won’t be available for your football team.
“So if he changes a lot of those things out of his game, those are the things that made him special. Now all of a sudden he becomes a pocket passer. Can he do that on a consistent basis? That’s something I’m really not comfortable with right now. I’d have to see him do a little bit more of that.
“But no question about it, he’s an exciting football player that brings some very exciting athleticism to the position.”
I think Manziel will be fine as a passer and will simply need to develop the knack for knowing win to slide or bail on certain plays.
