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Mike Pettine not ready for Johnny Manziel yet, but 'we feel good about where he's headed'

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Josh McCown waved Johnny Manziel off the field on Sunday and then coach Mike Pettine waved him off again Monday.

During a conference call, Pettine made it clear that he's not ready to turn the team over to Manziel despite the fact that McCown has a rib injury and the Browns are a dire 2-6 heading into Thursday night's game against the 7-0 Bengals.

"You take each week as it comes and we're not at that point,'' said Pettine, who's 2-11 in his last 13 games and 3-12 in his last 15. "To me, it's a valid question.