| FTBL Netflix has released a documentary on Johnny Manziel: "Johnny Manziel’s chaotic football demise included a ‘$5 million bender’"

[TerryP]

Personally, it doesn't "move the needle," at all. I have no interest in his story. I'm repulsed a bit thinking about his life and wonder "who would want to see this?"

Who would want to see this? A&M fans, I suppose. Fans of the CFL team he played for? I don't even remember where he signed in the league, Cleveland? That seems like a Netflix crowd.

Assuming everyone has Netflix, is this something you'd find interesting?

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Johnny Manziel realized a bit too late what killed his NFL career.

“Johnny Football” took the college football and sports world by storm in 2012, but his legendary partying and drinking ended his NFL dreams early.

In the yet-to-be-released documentary for Netflix’s “Untold” series, Manziel seems to tell all about the chaos surrounding his off-the-field life, including a story that involved what was “probably a $5 million bender.”

The Heisman winner also mentions that when he got everything he ever wanted “that was the most empty I ever felt inside.”

The trailer adds some more sounds bites heavily featuring Manziel, saying, “I thought I played better the harder I partied.”

Johnny Manziel’s chaotic football demise included a ‘$5 million bender’

“Johnny Football” took the college football and sports world by storm in 2012, but his legendary partying and drinking ended his NFL dreams early.

nypost.com

 

[XXL TideFan]

Monumental waste of talent. Wouldn’t make my list of things to watch.

 

[OldPlayer]

I’ve never been a Manziel fan. His unconventional play is what made him “good.” Teams had difficulty scheming for him because what he did wasn’t what was supposed to happen. On top of that, he was an asshole who thought he was bigger than the game.

 

[TerryP]

His unconventional play is what made him “good.”

He would have been a fun to for me to watch ... but

he was an asshole who thought he was bigger than the game.

 

[TerryP]

Malibu's Most Wanted meets football.

 

[UAgrad93]

He would’ve been more likable IF he hadn’t been so much of a BIG asshole!!!

 

[c5vetman]

I think he watched the beginning of "the Longest Yard" but forgot to watch the rest of it, over and over

 

[rick4bama]

Not on my list to watch!

 

[Scrape&Search1032]

I'm more interested in the Florida one that's coming out. That one seems more interesting than the Manziel one, but I'll probably end up watching it at some point. Give him credit though, he drove us crazy with how he played against Alabama. He had talent, just couldn't get out of his own way and work to improve his level of play.

 

[TideatMileHigh]

I remember being annoyed with the media pundits following Alabama's win over A&M in 2013. AJ had a nearly flawless performance, but all I heard about was Johney Pimpleface afterwards.

 

[Bamabww]

No interest at all for me.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

This has been getting good reviews, mostly for how Manziel handled it and was seemingly honest and forthright about everything... but I haven't seen it yet. I just don't watch a lot of doc type stuff... way too many to them are poorly done and they end up being a waste of time. I had no intention of watching this one, but I probably will give it a shot. It was released this week on Netflix.

 

[Nothing_But_A_Winner00]

Nothing great. He seemed forthright about his attitude towards football at the end. I don't think you will walk away knowing more than you did before watching. On a side note, I missed attending a wedding to finish the 2013 game. That was a fun one.

 

[ElephantStomp]

I watched it. He was forthright about his attitude and talked about how he attempted suicide

 

[Justneedme81]

I watched it... It's very itnersting. I would encourage ya'll to watch it.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Sorry to have exerted the energy to scroll to the bottom...I consider this Kardashian quality, must-see TV.

 

[TerryP]

I consider this Kardashian quality, must-see TV.

A lot of filler material?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Ok, watched it tonight. Overall, I give it a B+. Manziel was indeed pretty forthright, credit to him for that. I'd chalk him up as the most athletic con man in history. His athletic career was basically just him living out his own personal Ponzi scheme... it was a matter of when, not if, it would come crashing down.

People that came off looking bad... Texas A&M (their admin and staff) for enabling him... the NCAA for showing, yet again, how inept they were/are... and most of all, his dad, who passed his entitlement down to his kid and doesn't have enough sense or self-awareness to know that it is solely his fault that little Johnny was such a fuck up (despite his attempt to blame others).

Also, watching the highlights in his win against Alabama, it is a sober reminder that it seems like more than half the time when Bama loses, it is because of some miraculous glitchy ass play and/or some out-of-body fairy tale performance. I know we all know that, just seems it gets lost in the wake sometimes.

 

[rick4bama]

@Brandon Van de Graaff thanks for watching and giving us all highlight of this! Now I don't have too!

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

@Brandon Van de Graaff thanks for watching and giving us all highlight of this! Now I don't have too!

It's not a bad doc, and I'm admittedly not a doc fan... and it isn't too long either, which is the main reason I watched it. I kinda want to watch the American Gladiators one, but it's 5 parts, and there's about a 10% chance I would make it through all 5 of them before I check out on it.