Finebaum weighs in:
Paul Finebaum has not been a fan of Johnny Manziel's offseason, and he
has made that evident.
With Manziel's departure from the Manning Passing Academy over the weekend, Finebaum was on Sportscenter on Monday and had more to say about one of the most polarizing players in college football.
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I feel like it's Thursday night again and I'm watching Sharknado," he said, referring to the SyFy film. "You can't take your eyes of the screen. It's a train wreck, but it is very compelling, and it's also very disturbing for many reasons."
Finebaum was asked if Manziel has simply is doing what college kids do.
"We all were college kids once. I was pretty stupid back then," Finebaum said. "However, I wasn't the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and I didn't have little kids looking up to me. Johnny Manziel has a responsibility, and I think he has blown that responsibility very badly, and the question has become why?
"Whose fault is it? Is it his fault? Of course, you have to take some personal responsibility, even if you're young. But can you blame
Kevin Sumlin or the administration at Texas A&M? Johnny Manziel was a problem child before he started becoming the famous football player."
As if SEC Media Days weren't going to be crazy enough, Manziel will be there. He was mostly held back from the media as a freshman last season, but now he'll be put into the fire. By putting his own words behind his actions, he has an opportunity to push back the heat a bit, or turn it up even more.
"I think the media by and large likes Johnny Manziel," Finebaum said. "He's become kind of the antithesis of Tim Tebow, who held this league and this county hostage a couple years ago when he played at Florida and still does to a degree now in the NFL.
"I think there will be some very tough questions. We'll all be watching across this country how he handles it. If he has answers, if he shows some aplomb, some poignancy, I think he'll get away with it.
But if he fails Wednesday morning, I think this bad year will turn even worse."
