PatAg said:
500,000ags said:
We all have some blinders on because Manziel went to A&M. Most people saw the 'lucky' win versus Alabama and the "one big win" versus OU. People around me that didn't go to A&M will literally say they 'hate" or "can't stand" Manziel. Then, I'll ask did you ever see him play? 8 times out of 10, the answer is no or they saw one of the two games I mentioned above.
JFF in the CFL is going to be great for every one who actually knows he has an unique skillset on the field.
You must know a lot of people that don't watch college football, or are liars. Everyone that follows ANY team in college football, saw Johnny Manziel play. Even if they hated him, they admitted he was good.
Lot of his critics even while JFF was still at A&M were blowing smoke out of their anal sphincters. Did you not hear those blowhard pundits say that he would tank in his sophomore year? Or that all he does is run around like a chicken with it's head cut off?
The hardcore fans of CFB know he was good, even the haters. But Johnny probably had the biggest casual fan/hater base in 2012-2015.
It almost sounded like the only exposure to Johnny these casual types had was the highlight reels, where they over represent his scrambling plays. When I tell them that he had almost 8000 passing yards in 2 years and a 69% completion rate, most of them think I'm lying. Some didn't even know if those numbers are good or not.
On a related note, I once had a discussion with my colleagues a few years ago (2014 I think) about who is the most recognizable sport figure, past or present, in the world. Some big names brought up were Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Messi, Pele, Maradonna, etc. We couldn't come to an agreement.
We did agree that, at the moment in the US, it was Johnny Manziel.