The Johnny Manziel Faux-Redemption Tour Continues
Two cautionary sayings come to mind here:
- History may not repeat itself, but it sure has a way of rhyming, and
- History leaves clues.
With those bits of sage advice being dispensed, it's clear Johnny Manziel has yet to figure either of them out.
How did Johnny Football downgrade himself to Johnny Dumbass?
Let us count the ways:
- Nothing wrong with partying and gray stuff if you can back it up -- just ask Mickey Mantle -- but you must back it up;
- Flipping the proverbial digit after an NFL team puts its future in your hands;
- Biting that NFL team's hand that fed him one too many times;
- Manziel enters rehab with many wondering if it's just a PR move;
- Dude moves to the Great White North;
- Reality tops potential in Hamilton, so the Ti-Cats shuffle Mr Football off to Montréal; and
- Mystery reigns but surprise doesn't as the Alouettes say au revoir and the CFL bans him for good measure.
It's crystal clear, then, that Manziel is AAF material.
Just not home-state, regionally-protected-player material:
Still, before the signing, many reasoned minds were still wondering if the XFL won't be a better move for him when Version 2.0 happens next spring:
For now, Mr Football's twinkling toes are facing a daunting task.
Not only does Memphis suck in Mike Singletary's first go-round as a head coach anywhere, he's gonna find that while the perception that AAF slingers are mediocre is accurate, the ineptness of AAF offensive linemen is vastly understated.
Dude better be ready to be a man on the move.
Given his pro career so far, at least he's had lotsa practice at that.