Manzielmania

[eyer]

Last season, Johnny Manziel became the first freshman in NCAA history to be voted the Heisman Trophy...

...this season Manziel is the frontrunner to win the Heisman again and, if he does, will become only the second human to snatch the Trophy more than once, sharing that rarefied air with the legendary running back, Archie Griffin (Ohio State - 1974, 1975).

Manziel and the #9 Texas A&M Aggies are 8-2 overall and 4-2 in the SEC this year, the two losses coming against #1 Alabama and #6 Auburn by a combined 11 points...

...in those two losses, Manziel totaled 1,064 yards of offense and 10 touchdowns; in the last 4 games, Manziel has thrown 17 TDs, which bumps his total so far this season to 31 - he passed for 26 last year.

A&M has 2 regular season games left: today against #18 LSU (where the Aggies opened as 4-point underdogs), and next Saturday at #8 Missouri...

...so, if Johnny Football simply continues to play at the level he's played at all year, is there even a slight chance anyone can take the Heisman away from him?

Auburn defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson has been coaching for 38 years and has done so at four SEC schools, not counting a brief stopover at Arkansas. Of the quarterbacks he has coached against, there are only two he would put in the same class as Manziel: Cam Newton and Michael Vick.

"I've coached against a lot of great ones -- Brett Favre, Tom Brady, both Mannings, Donovan McNabb, Russell Wilson, Tajh Boyd, Aaron Murray, AJ McCarron, and I hope I didn't leave anybody out," Johnson said. "But when you start talking about somebody who athletically and individually can just step out there and beat you, Manziel's right up there in the top three, in my opinion, along with Newton and Vick.

"Now, those three are all different style quarterbacks than Favre, Manning and some of those other guys. But they're three you just don't have a lot of answers for because they can do so many things."

For the record, if Johnson had to choose one of the three he would least like to go against, it would be Newton.

"I can say that now because I know Manziel ain't coming back," Johnson said laughing. "Cam was everything Manziel was at about 250 pounds. There was no stopping Cam on third down. It just didn't happen."

Pound for pound, though, Johnson said Manziel might be as tough a quarterback as he has coached against after seeing the way Manziel gutted it out last month in Auburn's 45-41 win at Texas A&M.

"We separated his shoulder, and he could have canned it," Johnson said. "But he went in, got shot, came back out there and threw a back-shoulder fade to get them down there for another score. We beat that boy to death physically, but he wasn't about to stay down.

"He's something. He really is, and he's also a lot smarter than people think he is."

http://espn.go.com/college-football...two-games-enjoy-unique-talents-johnny-manziel

The 79th Heisman Trophy winner will be named December 13.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

The Heisman Uncertainty Principle. I wonder where OJ's is these days?

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

Or Reggie's?

 

[eyer]

The Heisman Uncertainty Principle. I wonder where OJ's is these days?

Or Reggie's?

Pffttt...

...wannabes.

Those bozos' chronic problems stem from their egos imagining they're anything more than 1-timers...

...Johnny Heisman - if his ego follows - will also prove superior in that offensive regard, too.

Ie...

...he won't just cut his ex's throat, he'll be drinking her blood when the cops arrive, that inanely crazy smile stuck on his face.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

Pffttt...

...wannabes.

Those bozos' chronic problems stem from their egos imagining they're anything more than 1-timers...

...Johnny Heisman - if his ego follows - will also prove superior in that offensive regard, too.

Ie...

...he won't just cut his ex's throat, he'll be drinking her blood when the cops arrive, that inanely crazy smile stuck on his face.

Didn't Tebow win a Heisman?

 

[eyer]

Didn't Tebow win a Heisman?

2007...

...and won the National Championship in '06 & '08.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

2007...

...and won the National Championship in '06 & '08.

I'm a little lost on the nature of the discussion. When I hear Johnnie Football I always flash to that football movie with Anthony Michael Hall, Johnny Be Good. Seen it?

 

[eyer]

I'm a little lost on the nature of the discussion. When I hear Johnnie Football I always flash to that football movie with Anthony Michael Hall, Johnny Be Good. Seen it?

No (thank you, Jesus)...

...was Oates in it, too?

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

No (thank you, Jesus)...

...was Oates in it, too?

I once watched a Hall & Oates video while really, really drunk. I can never remember what the song is, but when I hear it on the radio, I always throw up a little in my mouth.

 

[Beco]

The Heisman Uncertainty Principle. I wonder where OJ's is these days?

He sold it

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

He sold it

His soul?

 

[Wrong Element]

Real men can play in the cold.

 

[coastal-boy]

Got his ass handed to him today...kiss that trophy goodbye

 

[eyer]

Johnny Football showed up to socialize at the BCS National Championship game, but he passed on attending the Super Bowl...

...more pressing matter is the upcoming NFL combine, and the first freshman to win the Heisman is attacking training for it by hitting the beach:

http://distilleryimage8.ak.instagram.com/7e3f9980854511e38ca50ef1a55026ac_8.jpg


(Manziel and other combine-invited QBs are training in San Diego with private quarterback coach George Whitfield Jr...

...that's VT's Logan Thomas, above, backpedalling into the surf with Manziel.)

 

[lovecraft68]

The thing with Manziel is he has already had some off field issues and his father was yammering he has a drinking problem from "the pressure" His off field trouble was decking someone in a bar.

he has a lot of talent, but I think handing this kid millions could lead to more trouble and he has the potential to become some teams(The Texans?) Ryan Leaf.

I think baseball does it right. The kids need to play a few years before they can hit the crazy money. The NFL/NBA are asking for it giving these kids millions before they have so much as set foot in a pro game.

 

[eyer]

The thing with Manziel is he has already had some off field issues and his father was yammering he has a drinking problem from "the pressure" His off field trouble was decking someone in a bar.

he has a lot of talent, but I think handing this kid millions could lead to more trouble and he has the potential to become some teams(The Texans?) Ryan Leaf.

I think baseball does it right. The kids need to play a few years before they can hit the crazy money. The NFL/NBA are asking for it giving these kids millions before they have so much as set foot in a pro game.

Of course, as usual, you are spot on, dweebcraft...

...it's like the NFL should have a rookie salary cap or something.