After Brian Hoyer threw his second interception Week 13 at Buffalo -- and his fifth in two games -- Browns coach Mike Pettine inserted rookie Johnny Manziel at quarterback early in the fourth quarter and let him handle the team's final two possessions. He led the Browns down the field for a touchdown on the first, scoring on a 10-yard scramble, and then went four-and-out on the second, nearly losing a fumble on a play that was ultimately ruled an incomplete pass.
Pettine wouldn't commit to either quarterback for Week 14 against Indianapolis, defending his Week 13 move by saying "sometimes you just need change for the sake of change," but Manziel appeared to give the Browns a spark. Pettine may have just invited the inevitable by pulling the plug on Hoyer.
But would Manziel really be worth the trouble in Fantasy? For as dynamic and talented as he is, he's also unorthodox and unproven, not to mention a lightning rod for controversy. But he has one thing going for him that no other quarterback does: Josh Gordon.
For my money, he's the biggest playmaker at wide receiver -- the kind who makes his quarterback look good and not the other way around. Last week, I said Hoyer could end up being relevant in Fantasy because of him. Now, it could be Manziel. We'll just have to wait and see who'll be throwing him passes to close out the season.