In 2014, Skip Bayless went viral for predicting that former Texas A&M and Cleveland Browns QB Johnny Manziel would pan out in the NFL. However, former NFL analyst Merril Hoge disagreed with him as the two debated on First Take. The debate recently resurfaced, after Hoge tweeted: ‘This is why watching tape is vital to evaluating players and their ability to transition to the NFL. No STAT can EVER tell you about a college players ability to play in the NFL and no award or championship they won means they can play in the NFL.’ Skip now explains his resurfaced Manziel debate with the former NFL player.
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Skip Bayless explains his resurfaced viral Johnny Manziel debate with Merril Hoge
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Never seen anyone who can throw and run like him? Jalen Hurts maybe? Lmfao
Bro I bet skip has watched maybe 5 full manziel games foh lol
How sad is he that he has his wife searching the internet for people who mention his name 🤦 yesterday it was the Kelce brothers
Ironically the one that Skip should be proudest of is Patrick Mahomes
Skip always hedges his bets. He's either right or there's some excuse on why he's wrong.
And when if Manziel was sober he was not going to be that good. Look at Murray and Murray is much better than Manziel
Lol this show wasn’t made for us it was for skip ego
I hate this man more than anyone that walks earth I’ve watched him on Tv for a decade and have never seen him admit to being wrong not one time, he has LeBron ranked the 9th best player of all
time 😂😂😂😂 he goes off like about Belichicks defenses sucking when Brady’s had 19 top 10 defenses more than any other player in NFL history, he said Michael Kidd Gilchrist would be a star 😂😂 he said K’Lavon Chassion would be a star 😂😂😂😂😂 he said Johnny Manziel would be bigger in Cleveland in Lebron 😂😂😂😂 he thinks KD is better all time than Steph with less rings and MVPs 😂😂😂😂 I know more football and basketball than this clown he doesn’t even know how to pronounce names of athletes who aren’t stats and I’ll embarrass him more than Mark Cuban, Jalen Rose, and Richard Sherman ever did lmaoooo
I hate this man more than anyone that walks earth I’ve watched him on Tv for a decade and have never seen him admit to being wrong not one time, he has LeBron ranked the 9th best player of all
time 😂😂😂😂 he goes off like about Belichicks defenses sucking when Brady’s had 19 top 10 defenses more than any other player in NFL history, he said Michael Kidd Gilchrist would be a star 😂😂 he said K’Lavon Chassion would be a star 😂😂😂😂😂 he said Johnny Manziel would be bigger in Cleveland in Lebron 😂😂😂😂 he thinks KD is better all time than Steph with less rings and MVPs 😂😂😂😂 I know more football and basketball than this clown he doesn’t even know how to pronounce names of athletes who aren’t stats and I’ll embarrass him more than Mark Cuban, Jalen Rose, and Richard Sherman ever did lmaoooo
Only thing you learned from Bill Walsh And Jimmy Johnson is how to keep the Gatorade cold
I believe Johnny Manziel could have been a good NFL QB…probly should have stayed in college all the way thru, and then not partied once he entered the league……..I don't think 5'10" range QBs are automatically bums…………but it's fun to see Skip eat crow
Get ‘‘em skip! You’re the most popular, talked about sport analysts for a reason. Start tearing people back and show you can make them look dumb when it comes to debating. Plus Manziel and Gordon had a scary connection on the field. With a bad o line and other targets. Imagine if Manziel started with Bakers top oline and backfield a few years back. And could actually throw.
He really doesn’t know about basketball or football. He’s the definition of delusional where he thinks he’s the best when in reality he’s the worse
I'm not sure bringing up that Gruden was also on your side is a good thing……for numerous reasons. He has turned out to be an all time bad player evaluator and not even going everything that got him fired from the Raiders. Manziel was never going to be THAT guy. It was soooo plainly obvious that while yes he did well in the NCAA he wasn't going to succeed in the NFL. This was before the NFL was about that Mahomes life too so you HAD to be a sniper from the pocket and be that Brady, Manning, Brees type and he wasn't close. Just take the L on this one skip because there isn't a single person who is going to watch that debate and go "you know……Skip KILLED HIM!"
skip you the goat man keep at it 🔥
Sometimes I wish Skip would read comments. He is so deluded when it comes to this… it’s kind of crazy tbh lol like dude, you ever look in the mirror and think “maybe I’m not perfect and I could just say I was wrong”? 😂😂
Skip really liked Manziel, Tebow, Cardale Jones, Brandon Weeden, Josh Freeman and Matt Flynn coming out of college and they all sucked. He tweeted that Jerry Jones would forever regret drafting Dak instead of Cardale Jones whose career last 1 game. In 2019 when Mahomes was injured he tweeted that the Chiefs were better with Matt Moore at qb 😂
I can’t believe he said the jury is still out on baker like skip give it up😂
I disagree with you but I value scrappy Skip Bayless!
I loved Baker coming out of the 2018 Draft. That being said it's over… You can't still have the "jury out" after 5 years
They were proven right on Tebow and on Manziel. And Skip was proven wrong.
Skip, you are the worst in the world at quarterback evaluation. It is one of your major weaknesses as an analyst.
The man is completely delusional about his record on picking QBs. It's embarrassing to even listen to what he believes.
Hoge’s trying to get back on TV by this “viral” video from 6 years ago coming out of nowhere for no reason
Just goes to show you can be a successful TV sports person without actually knowing much about sports. Congrats, Skip.
Merrill Hoge was a Football Profit dude was spot on with alot of his predictions.
Just admit you were wrong, Skip. People will have more respect for you instead of spending decades trying to defend old takes.
Ernestine is always instigating 😂😂😂
“I was wrong”. How tough is that to say?
If you think about it has there ever been a Heisman trophy winning player in recent years he hasn't thought will be a star in the pros? That seems to be a recurring issue with Skip he always likes college stars even if they can't make it in the pros.
Always blaming erestine
I have a close best friend who is a lot like Skip.. no matter what feels like they never in the wrong as long as the have a valid reason in their mind for doing what they did.. never once stopping to think just maybe I went about the situation the wrong way or never once stopping to think am I wrong SMH skip to old to still be like that
Skip has been right about many QBs also. He campaigned for Lamar, Hurts, Watson,etc
Did he admit he was wrong?
Inability to admit being wrong especially at your age is pretty sad
I like how he says he was right for being out on Wentz but he's also right about Baker Mayfield because he's had "stretches" … Wentz was the runaway MVP for a 13 stretch
This dude is a living, breathing, contradiction
He’s so sensitive & insecure anytime he’s challenged by a former player 😂
My Gosh, just say you got it wrong. What is the big deal, we all get things wrong. What is there to defend? He just pointed out your mistake.
Skip just like guys… he never goes through a full evaluation of a player like scouts do. Watching guys make plays is 1 thing, but breaking down a players arm speed, footwork, attitude, decisiveness, the way they see the field is a whole different ball game.
Skip Bayless: "I don't watch football tape. Merril does."
Skip Bayless 2 minutes later: "I will put my football knowledge up against any pro player".
What football knowledge? LOL!
You picked Hurts and Mayfield because they went to Oklahoma. You were and are wrong about the NFL ability of Manziel, Tebow, and Mayfield. Your problem is that when you fall in love with someone you make excuses for them when they don't pan out, just too much pride to admit that you are wrong, so you keep throwing caveats and blaming everything from their coaches, teammates, weather, whatever. We know it, you're the only one that doesn't, but we expect this from you.
This the thing I hate about skip. He never admits like a man that he is wrong
Ever notice almost everyday Skip says "I've never seen anything like it"…
Skip endorsed a bunch qb's that turned out to be awful yet he still act's like he's one of the best at assessing qb talent 😂 Manziel, Tebow, Matt Flynn, Brandon Weeden, Josh Freeman, Matt Moore, Cardale Jones and Paxton Lynch just to name a few.