Johnny Football era begins in CFL
HAMILTON — The Johnny Football era has begun in the Canadian Football League, nevertheless it took slightly longer than the quarterback and coach each wished.
It wasn’t till late in the primary half quarterback Johnny Manziel took to the sphere in the black and gold colors of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
When he lastly did enter the sport for his first sequence in Friday evening’s CFL pre-season recreation in opposition to Toronto, the hometown crowd at Tim Hortons Subject gave Manziel a raucous applause.
The previous Heisman Trophy winner and first-round NFL draft decide took his first skilled snap since late December 2015 with 3:36 remaining on the clock earlier than halftime, following undisputed Hamilton starter Jeremiah Masoli.
“I wasn’t actually nervous going into this. I simply went on the market and let the ball rip,” Manziel stated. “I feel everybody desires to play extra however I additionally suppose I acquired extra performs than I anticipated coming into it.”
Manziel’s first move in the CFL was a nine-yard completion to Jalen Saunders. He adopted that up by scrambling out of the pocket on the subsequent play and finishing a move for 12 yards. What regarded like a promising drive in Manziel’s first contact faltered rapidly, nevertheless. He was sacked behind the road of scrimmage on a 3rd down gamble ensuing in a turnover.
He instantly went to the bench, sat down and regarded over what broke down on the play.
After the sport Manziel stated he dealt with his first CFL state of affairs effectively however admits there are going to be rising pains alongside the best way.
“That was enjoyable,” he stated of his first CFL expertise. “I made some completions. Drove the ball down the sphere on that final drive.”
Manziel performed 5 sequence totalling 23 performs. He completed the sport with 9 completions in 12 makes an attempt for 80 yards. He was in for 2 Hamilton turnovers on downs.
“That was enjoyable” says Johnny Manziel of simply first CFL expertise. “There are going to be some rising pains” pic.twitter.com/V0bQVmn0ik
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Turnovers wreak havoc on Hamilton
Turnovers plagued Hamilton all evening, resulting in a 36-18 Toronto win. Hamilton quarterback Jeremiah Masoli began the sport for Ticats and threw two interceptions to go together with 4 different turnovers throughout his play in the sport.
With Masoli in the sport, Manziel stood on the sidelines obsessively learning each transfer made by the staff’s offence, standing immediately beside quarterback coach Dan Morrison. Play-after-play, Manziel would look over his playbook after which interact in dialog with Morrison about what simply passed off on the sphere.
He is aware of the training curve will likely be steep however is dedicated to being a fast examine in his new environment.
“I do not know what my expectations had been. I did not know what I used to be moving into up right here,” Manziel stated.
“I’ve beloved our observe schedule. I’ve beloved our coaches and greater than something I like my teammates. It has been enjoyable and straightforward to transition into a brand new place.”
Trash-talking ramps up
Throughout his postgame press convention, Manziel spoke candidly about a few of the trash-talking going down on the sphere through the recreation.
He stated there have been completely different instances all through the sport Toronto gamers stated “fowl” issues.
“I am not right here to be pushed over,” Manziel stated. “You’ll be able to come at me as a result of my identify is in the paper and on TV. You’ll be able to come at me however I am not backing down.”
He went on.
“I am right here for a motive. I am right here to play ball. It is soccer however simply know I am not backing down.”
Coach says Manziel has ‘recreation presence’
After the sport Hamilton head coach June Jones admitted he would have preferred to have gotten Manziel into the sport earlier however 5 first quarter turnovers acquired in the best way of that.
“Had we not had the turnovers and scored earlier then he would have been in there earlier. I wished Jeremiah to complete positively,” Jones stated.
The coach stated he preferred a few of the issues Manziel did on the sphere Friday evening.
“He has a recreation presence about him as you all know. He knew the place he ought to be throwing the ball,” Jones stated. “He knew what was occurring in the sport. He wasn’t rattled. He wasn’t flustered. He has a manner about him.”
All that stated, Jones has made it clear Masoli would be the beginning quarterback for Hamilton to start the common season, regardless of what occurs in the pre-season.
Manziel appears ready for the problem to work in the direction of incomes that No. 1 spot.
“There are going to be rising pains. Coach Jones instructed me that after I acquired up right here and I will take it in stride. I felt I used to be capable of get in there and deal with the state of affairs effectively tonight.”
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