The Facts:
Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that HC Mike Pettine said that Hoyer will be the No. 1 quarterback on the depth chart when camp opens, “but I don’t think it’s insurmountable.“
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
That’s a shift from the earlier updates on how things were playing out in Cleveland. GN Ray Farmer said last month that Hoyer was ahead of Manziel by “a substantial margin” and the Browns were making a unified effort to sell Hoyer as the team’s presumed starter. Pettine obviously didn’t alter that scenario, but it’s the biggest signal yet from the team that Manziel could be the starter come Week 1. As PFT's Josh Alper notes, now we'll all have to wait until July and August to see if Manziel can eliminate whatever’s left of that substantial margin, but it’s never a great idea to bet against quarterbacks drafted in the first round making a quick trip to the starting lineup.
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