Michael Irvin: I will work with Johnny Manziel; Cowboys should help save him

[Bullflop]

With all due respect to Michael Irvin and his good intentions, there are some things that smart football teams should undertake and some things they shouldn't. If he feels inclined to help rehabilitate Manziel, then I wish him Godspeed in doing so. As a humanitarian, he's surely free to offer help to anyone he chooses. If the Cowboys take the bait, they're hapless fools.

It's incredibly foolish to expect this to lead to Manziel becoming the Cowboys' QB, I think he's picking the wrong individual to work with. First and foremost, rehabilitating Manziel is obviously a job for a qualified, professional psychologist to undertake.

If Michael ultimately expects his efforts to lead to the team accepting Manziel as a Dallas Cowboy, I can't help but think he's more than likely undertaking a disservice to his former team. Johnny Football already has had more than his share of chances in Cleveland to show some semblance of a desire to be successful -- all to no avail. It's up to Johnny to save himself, not the Cowboys.

Good intentions oftentimes turn out to be woefully misguided. If there's such a thing as a cause that good sense dictates is seriously mistaken, this one should qualify.

 

[coogrfan]

Bringing Manziel to the circus that is the Cowboys may well be the stupidest idea ever.

 

[Sportsbabe]

Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin joined Rich Eisen to chat about Johnny Manziel.

Manziel is expected to be released by the Cleveland Browns in March, and Irvin would love to see the former Texas A&M Aggies star in a Cowboys uniform.

"I love the game of football and the game of football saves lives," Irvin said. "If you can get a young guy, Johnny Manziel won aHeisman Trophy at 18-19 years old. He is still growing up. I don't know why we think if a guy can throw a football it makes him the most mature person in the world. There will come a time when he will cross over that threshold and become a great football playerm and I am willing to workwith him on that and I hope the Cowboys do get him.

"I know this kid has worked hard to get where he is. Let's give the kid another shot, he lands in a better spot and get around the right kind of people. Help him become a better football player and a better man. That's what the game of football does."

http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...in-will-work-johnny-manziel-cowboys-help-save

Playmaker....go somewhere and sit down.

 

[Junglist]

"You know how many psychologists it takes to change a lightbulb?

Well, it only takes one, but it takes a very long time, and the bulb has to really want to change."

Seriously, there are some diagnoses that can be treated, like bipolar disorder, social anxiety or panic disorder, chronic dysthymia or depression, even PTSD. But JFB's arrogance and disregard for rules and/or authority is indicative of antisocial and narcissistic tendencies, which are difficult to change.
He may be in his 40's before he evolves into responsibility and commitment.

So, taking him on would likely represent a waste of time and energy and create a huge negative distraction.

Jerry. Owner, General Manager, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy teacher.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Playmaker....Johnny did NOT work hard to get where he is at...That is his whole problem and why he does not care. He had money before and he will have money after.

Love ya playmaker but on this one...NO...NO NO NO

 

[kiheikiwi]

Ummm, Mike - Shhhhhhhh .... Not a chance in hell.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I can't see how we don't draft a QB regardless if we sign Manziel, RG3 or any other veteran QB. No veteran we bring in is going to be the long-term answer and we can't only just think about the backup position we have to start looking down the road to replacing Romo. Manziel certainly isn't going to add any stability to whoever signs him if anyone does with all his issues. The Cowboys problems are going to get a lot worse if they don't draft a "solid" QB prospect very soon.

If we are going to draft a QB with our 1st round pick...RG3 nor Johnny football will be on this team. A veteran that can win a game or 2 AND mentor the rookie is the route you go.

Me personally....if I use a top 5 pick on a QB...he is playing if Romo goes down for a game or 2. Rookies win games all the time nowadays. Jamis WInston won games this year. You craft a gameplan that allows your top tier rookie a chance to win a game. At some point...these coaches around here need to start EARNING their reputation and paycheck!

 

[Cowboy4ever]

I love me some MIke. But I feel like slapping the taste out of his mouth for saying that. I couldn't disagree more with him on this subject if my life was at stake.

 

[Floatyworm]

Somebody drug test Mike...Please

 

[Joe Realist]

MIke, love ya and since we never saw the cocaine tape and the scissor incident was hushed, you have turned it around. Please, please stop it with Manzidiot.

 

[Sarge]

Our backup QBs are not "allowed" to improvise and as such, this goofball of a QB is not a good fit. The reasons go beyond that though.

 

[Risen Star]

Love Mike but shut the piehole. The Cowboys aren't a charity looking to rebuild the human race.

 

[KJJ]

If we are going to draft a QB with our 1st round pick...RG3 nor Johnny football will be on this team. A veteran that can win a game or 2 AND mentor the rookie is the route you go.

Me personally....if I use a top 5 pick on a QB...he is playing if Romo goes down for a game or 2. Rookies win games all the time nowadays. Jamis WInston won games this year. You craft a gameplan that allows your top tier rookie a chance to win a game. At some point...these coaches around here need to start EARNING their reputation and paycheck!

If we draft a QB we're going to have to bring in a veteran (Cassel won't be back) as insurance so Manziel and RG3 will be under consideration because the pickins may be pretty slim in free agency at backup QB. Teams don't part ways with solid backup QBs so RG3 could end up being the most attractive one available we'll just have to see when the time comes. For me if I'm taking a QB at #4 overall I'm going to be looking to slowly faze Romo out and give my young QB some opportunities to gain a little experience during the regular season. If Romo goes down he may never get his job back if the rookie starts winning some games.

You don't take a QB that high to carry a clipboard until Romo is done so if I'm in charge they're going to see the field some whether Romo is injured or not. I'm going to come up with a package to get them on the field because it's important that they gain some experience and not go stale standing on the sidelines. Most of the starting QBs who are having success started as rookies or at least got some opportunities to play early in their career such as Aaron Rodgers and Phillip Rivers. You can't just shelve a top QB prospect for a couple of years and not give them some regular season work. You have to keep them involved because any QB taken in the top 5-10 is going to want to play.

 

[Alexander]

Love Mike but shut the piehole. The Cowboys aren't a charity looking to rebuild the human race.

Scary part is this is one of the things Jerry Jones took from Al Davis during his apprenticeship.

Irvin is not helping out.

 

[JW82]

Psst. Mike. Please be quiet. Please.

Lol. If Irvin working with Johnny means he'll be on TV less....I may have to consider it.

 

[BAT]

I am humbled by your gracious reply. Maybe I am wrong about the lad from Miami . . . perhaps I have been too hard on the dumpster-seeking good Samaritan called Michael Irvin. Who among us has not been caught with hostesses in a motel room, trying to kick unmentionables under the bed . . . or having to turn over a pipe with residue to a police officer (he was helping a friend stay clean) . . . Well, I am contrite and now bask in the glow of forgiveness and humility to which you have steered me.

Respect, mon.

Anything I can do to help. Good Samaritan that I am. Taking recreational accelerants, being young and stupid are things that can be fixed. Or at least managed to be portrayed in a less negative way, see Joe Namath, Don Meredith, Snake Stabler and Brett Favre.

But taking a chance on football players who just win, especially for pennies on the dollar, seems like a no brainer to me. Irvin can relate to the troubled but talented Manziel. Garrett cannot. Garrett was never as talented nor as driven. Guys like Irvin are born with predispositions that demands winning and nothing else. Garrett is too composed and mild to understand players who's engines run hot all the time.

 

[NEODOG]

I'm in the JF camp.....

Bring on the $$$

 

[BAT]

The problem is that we're the Cowboys and it will become a bigger circus here than anywhere.


If he goes to the Rams or the Chiefs than it's no big deal.

If he goes to Dallas than I won't be able to turn on my radio, TV, or look at Cowboyszone without constantly hearing about him.

Why does the circus scare so many people? I LOVED the circus when I was a kid. Anything was possible, everything made your jaw drop, it was awesome! Comparing it to a car crash I can understand, but why the circus? Never understood that analogy.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Sorry Mike it does not work that way, Manziel has to be the one willing to change, he is the one that needs to seek professional help. I think Mike can be a great mentor but any change in a person has to start with that person. Manziel has shown nothing to prove he will seek help

In could see him having a 5 touchdown day as QB of Cowboys.mwinning the game.

That night he would be trashed and face down in night club.

 

[DallasEast]

Why can't Michael just talk to Johnny himself rather than broadcast it?

Excellent question.