Johnny Idiot

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So the Cleveland Browns drafted Johnny Football to play QB for them.

He appears to be an absolute moron though, doesn't he?

Manziel was asked by the Browns to tone it down a bit after he spent a weekend in Las Vegas with a few other morons immediately after the draft.

He appears to like hanging out with Floyd Mayweather and Justin Bieber...who are both well-known douches.

But he didn't tone it down.

This past weekend Manziel was photographed back in Vegas and this time he was shown with a rolled up dollar bill. He wasn't using it as a straw for his drink.

And there are so many sides to this deal.

First off, he's free to do whatever the hell he wants, right?

Secondly, he's a young guy with a lot of money and he appears to like to party. He's a celebrity just because he can play with a ball.

He's got the world by the ass, in other words.

The problem with it all?

He's under a microscope.

His employer asked him to tone it down.

Drugs are against the law. Perhaps he hasn't done any, but he's holding up the dollar bill to make it appear that way, right?

Have you ever seen Peyton Manning or Tom Brady in such a situation?

My kids are always touting Manziel for what he does when he's playing football. I don't watch a lot of the college game, but they played highlights for me. The kid can run and throw and he plays fearless. Both of my boys wanted him to come to Buffalo.

Some people thought he'd be the number one pick.

So we watched the draft and he fell almost all the way through the first round.

He sat there with a smirk on his face and it was even reported that he texted the owner of the Browns to say he was ready to be drafted.

I'm not sure how it'll all play out.

Perhaps he will be Johnny Football and will be all the Browns wanted or needed.

I'm thinking we'll remember him more as Johnny Idiot.

It appears that he can't stay out of his own way.

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