Call me crazy but I still think Johnny Manziel has the skills to be a really good QB in the NFL.
He isn’t the first, nor will he be the last, young player to have substance issues and need to right his personal life before being able to reach his potential on the field, ask Brett Favre. Now that he is out of rehab it is very possible that we will see a 100% sober and a 100% focused Manziel for the first time.
Don’t want to take my word for it? Well Hall-of-Famer Roger Stuabach seems to agree with me:
“If he really truly gets his life back on track, his talent is Russell Wilson-type talent,” Staubach told USA Today‘s Jim Corbett. “So size isn’t the overwhelming issue for him when you have Russell and Drew Brees winning Super Bowls at the same size.”
Roger went on to say Johnny now has to regain the trust of his teammates:
“You have to be mentally tough and you have got to be a leader. And you have to transfer that to your teammates,” Staubach said of a quarterback’s role, according to USA Today. “And I think Johnny lost the confidence of his teammates because of his personal issues. He has to get that back.”
Chapter 2 of Johnny Football is on the horizon and it could very well be better than the first installment.