It doesn't make any sense to just blow Manziel off when you could get him for so cheap. Who are we taking with a conditional 5th that has more potential to help this team than Manziel. No one. Don't even try to tell me a fifth round pick has less chance of being gone in a year either, because history would be laughing in your face.
I understand guys hate him and/or his attitude. However, too many times we have seen teams get a guy like that a change of scenery, some help managing his issues, and he reaches his full potential. Think of someone like Brandon Marshall. That guy was an epic head case. It was so bad Denver pretty much gave him away. He got some help and he became one of the best receivers in the game. Hell, his time in Denver is rarely even mentioned.
Like I said, I understand not wanting to hand the franchise to a guy like Manziel, but if you can get the guy for a conditional fifth and sit him at third string for a year and see how he reacts, what do you have to lose? You have significantly less to lose than you do taking a QB at 4 and then sitting him for two years before you even know what you have and then potentially being right back in the same boat. The difference is, with the Manziel trade, you still get to add a difference maker at 4.
