Appearing on CBS This Morning, NFL on CBS play-by-play man Jim Nantz and analyst Phil Simms both believe Johnny Manziel will begin the year as the Browns' starting quarterback.
"The last nine quarterbacks who were taken in the first round in NFL drafts have been the opening day starter," Nantz said. "Brian Hoyer is the starter going into camp, but we shall see. ... I'd be shocked if Johnny Manziel's not the Cleveland Browns' starter."
"How do you think the fans and the media are going to take it if he's not the starter?" Simms added. "So Brian Hoyer's on the field, he throws one incompletion, they're going to go crazy. If you're a quarterback and [the team] drafts a first-round quarterback on your football team, you better play well and win, and usually that's not enough to keep your job."
When asked how they think Manziel will do in the pros, Simms noted that Browns offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan did a great job bringing Robert Griffin III along as a rookie and expects something similar for Manziel.
"I expect [Shanahan] to create a new kind of offense," Simms said. "I think [Manziel] got very fortunate going to the Cleveland Browns. He's probably in the best situation he could have found for himself in Cleveland."