# Johnny Manziel career predictions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-manziel-career-predictions/688083>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [May 9, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-manziel-career-predictions/688083 "2014-05-09T21:12:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-manziel-career-predictions/688083/121 "2016-09-07T19:30:49Z")

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In other words, he’s returning to college to party and meet college women

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**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-manziel-career-predictions/688083/122 "2016-09-07T20:03:27Z")

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> [@ElvisL1ves](#):
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> If he sobers up, he has a chance to be Ryan Leaf Jr.
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> But that’s not the way to bet.

Didn’t Leaf get sent to the joint for stealing/dealing painkillers?

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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-manziel-career-predictions/688083/123 "2016-09-07T20:37:37Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> In other words, he’s returning to college to party and meet college women

A lot of online college parties?

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-manziel-career-predictions/688083/124 "2016-09-07T21:24:50Z")

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> [@Duke\_of\_Rat](#):
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> Didn’t Leaf get sent to the joint for stealing/dealing painkillers?

I think the implication was that Manziel is on his way to an early death, and that being thrown in jail would at least (hopefully) stop the (then) current trajectory.

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**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-manziel-career-predictions/688083/125 "2016-09-07T21:44:55Z")

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I steadfastly maintain my belief that the jury is still out on whether Manning or Leaf was the better pick in 1998. Time will tell.

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**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-manziel-career-predictions/688083/126 "2016-09-07T22:40:04Z")

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> [@GrandWino](#):
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> A lot of online college parties?

If his browsing history is to be believed, yes.

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