Did Johnny Manziel Or Phantom Menace Have A More Disastrous Debut?

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[BenLurkin]

His debut, this past weekend, was just about as disastrous as it could have been. But was it a more disastrous debut than that of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace?

Let’s go to the tape:

[colorado tanker]

I liked what his coach said.

He looked like a rookie and played like a rookie..

They're just giving him some playing time to get a head start on next season. Makes it tough for the fans to watch, though.

[freedumb2003]

Other than Jar Jar and maybe killing off Darth Maul, Phantom wasn’t all that bad.

Howie Manziel OTOH, made it clear Jar Jar would be a better QB.

[GeronL]

rofl

[Williams]

I think PM made a huge fortune and created a lot of new characters. My daughter loved it. I have come to like it more for all it accomplished. Much more than the next 2.

JM on the other hand had a bad debut in real terms.

[Night Hides Not]

Manziel’s supporting cast did not help out very much. Terrible game from the entire team.

[C. Edmund Wright]

True, and face it, Cincinnati’s defense was super fired up.....tired of hearing about Manziel’s debut and so on. Once all this settles down, he’ll do fine.

[kosciusko51]

Jonny Manziel:NFL Football::Hayden Christensen:Acting

[Popman]

Hayden Christensen:Acting

I kept thinking he was an oak tree while watching the movie...

[T Baden]

I’m a big Aggie fan ... but I must admit that Johnny’s debut on the NFL stage was about as exciting and awe-inspiring as Geraldo Rivera’s opening of Al Capone’s secret vault (in the ancient past).

[GunRunner]

However bad Johnny has it, it can’t be half as bad as living in College Station.

[Varsity Flight]

After the Mingo penalty JM was forced into risk taking for the entire game. Not too different from Montana’s and Aikman’s first starts.

[Dr. Sivana]

Other than Jar Jar and maybe killing off Darth Maul, Phantom wasn’t all that bad.

Main character Anakin in the movie was a cross between Nicholas on Eight is Enough and Will Robinson on Lost in Space. Okay, he's got the Force, so he can take some rocks and some Tatooine twine and a couple of rusty droids and make a pod racer better than anyone else on the planet, maybe in the galaxy. Okay . . . . .

Also, we really didn't need his mum trying to maintain that there was no dad, that's dicey territory, and made me and a lot of other people uncomfortable. It doesn't even help the backstory, but is rather a distraction. Jar Jar is just a side show compared to these central problems.

[Newtoidaho]

Johnny Rotten

[luckystarmom]

I loved living in College Station. By far, my favorite place to live. I’m hoping to retire there!

You are a short drive to Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas.

You have Broadway plays and other cultural events at A&M and don’t have to mess with driving. There are restaurants and other activities.

And it is cheap (compared to where I live now in California).

[Jack Hydrazine]

Who will make it to their next national champion ship game?

The Browns or the Cubs?

[BenLurkin]

Correct and correct.

[Vision Thing]

Both were bad.

And if you consider how the follow up films were even worse, just imagine how badly things can go from here for manziel.

[america-rules]

I remember Troy Aikman was a disaster his first two years. I think he lost all but one game his first year?

[NoCmpromiz]

The Browns or the Cubs?

Offered a pick of those two, I would have to go with the Browns... ;-)