with the browns' releases of weeden and campbell to free agency, hoyer stated that he was confident that he would be the starting quarterback for the browns, no matter who they would draft in 2014. the browns drafted heisman trophy winning quarterback johnny manziel with the 22nd overall pick, who was known as one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2014 nfl draft. hoyer did not take this as too much of a shock, stating "i don't want people to think i'm sitting at home pouting." head coach mike pettine stated that manziel would not simply be handed the job, leaving the starter position open to competition.