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BEREA, Ohio -- As he discussed the possibility of quarterback Johnny Manziel being picked by Cleveland in the upcoming draft, Browns linebacker Quentin Groves made a small sign of the cross. A prayer that hes coming? A plea that he stays away? Groves intentions with his gesture werent clear. Like just about everything around Johnny Football, theres no definite answer. The most polarizing player to enter the NFL in a while, Manziel, is being closely linked to the Browns, who own the No. 4 overall pick in next weeks draft and have been seeking a franchise quarterback for more than a decade. Clevelands inability to land a QB either in the draft or via free agency or blind luck may be the single biggest reason the Browns have only made the playoffs once since 1999 and seem to change coaches every year. There are those who believe Manziel can save the Browns. Others feel the Texas A&M quarterbacks dazzling skills -- and size -- wont translate to the pro game. Hes dynamic. Hes too small. Hes a game-changer. Hes self-absorbed. Hes a hard worker. Hes a head case. Hes charismatic. Everyone has an opinion on Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner who has been projected as being picked anywhere from the top 5 to the bottom of the first round. "If Johnny Manziel came through, if he beats out the other quarterbacks that are here, its all good," Browns Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden said. "I like Johnny Manziel. I like him a whole lot." Hadens not alone. Sports radio talk shows here are crammed with callers screaming for the Browns to choose Manziel, one of several QBs in this years class expected to go in the early rounds. Cleveland hasnt used a pick higher than No. 22 on a quarterback since taking Tim Couch first overall 15 years ago. The Browns have done their homework on Manziel. The team recently worked him out privately in College Station, Texas, and brought him to Cleveland to visit their training facility and headquarters. As they consider taking him, Browns general manager Ray Farmer and owner Jimmy Haslam wanted to get to better know Manziel, who served a suspension last season for violating an NCAA rule involving signing autographs, as a person. Theyve seen him on film. Nothing beats the real thing. "I dont think I have any reservations with who Johnny is," Farmer said. "Hes a good young man. I think the interesting part about Johnny is that, much like a lot of us, you dont get a handbook for how to operate in certain instances. "When you go from being a kid from Tyler, Texas, to being Johnny Football and winning the Heisman Trophy really quickly, they dont hand you a manual and tell you how to handle the media swarm, how to handle the paparazzi, how to handle people coming up to you at dinners. "He would tell you very candidly that its probably not how he would have written it up now that hes at the end of it or getting towards the end of his college career, but you live and you learn." Manziel would certainly put Cleveland back on the football map and revitalize a flagging franchise. Hed sell tickets and move merchandise. But is that enough? Groves called one of his college coaches now at Texas A&M for a scouting report. "I asked him, How is Johnny? Is he a football guy?" Groves said. "He said, Honestly, hes the most competitive guy youll ever meet. He is a guy that will come in, be the first in, last to leave. thats just him. I know you have the flashy lifestyle (Groves mimics Manziels signature finger rub), (rapper) Drake and all that stuff, and at the end of the day the guy wins ballgames. "He makes plays. He extends drives and wins ballgames." Browns offensive co-ordinator Kyle Shanahan, who coached quarterback Robert Griffin III in Washington, thinks Manziels unorthodox style can win in the pros. "If you can make those plays in college, you can do it in the NFL," he said. "The one thing about the NFL, theres a lot of tape out there. Youve got to be able to do everything. "Whatever you do very good, theyre going to eventually be able to shut that down and youre going to have to do something else. Hes going to be able to make plays in this league. Eventually when they try to contain him, hes going to have to do everything he didnt always have to do in college." The Browns must also consider all that comes along with Manziel. Number 2 brings a three-ring circus. Groves, for one, believes the Browns are suited to add Manziel. "Were a mature enough team to handle it," he said. "Weve had some individual success here and people have handled it well. Josh Gordon and (Alex) Mack going to the Pro Bowl, Joe Thomas going to the Pro Bowl. Joe Haden and Jordan Cameron making their first Pro Bowls, things like that. I think we can handle it." Donte Jackson Jersey . The Grizzlies erased most of a 25-point deficit before Durant, the leagues scoring champion, got hot. 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Curtis Samuel Jersey .com) - The New York Rangers hope to punch their ticket to the second round when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday for a Game 6 battle at Wells Fargo Center.HAMILTON - Andy Fantuz wont know until Sunday morning if hell suit up for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Division Final. The veteran slotback has missed Hamiltons last three games with a torn hamstring but was placed on the 46-man roster Saturday. Fantuz plans to get to Tim Hortons Field early, warm up then meet with Ticats coaches and doctors to decide if hell face the Montreal Alouettes. You can watch the Eastern Final live on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5 and TSN GO at 12pm et/9am pt. Im preparing to play, well see how it feels once I get running around and warm up, said Fantuz. I think its going to be a gametime decision but I am preparing to play. Weve been repping it all week without me so theyll be ready to go if I am not ready to. If I am, its just a bonus. Sundays winner will advance to the Grey Cup game Nov. 30 in Vancouver. Hamilton is looking to make a second straight trip to the contest while Montreals last appearance in the CFL title game was in 2010 when it beat Saskatchewan 21-18 in Edmonton. Fantuz was hurt Oct. 17 in a win over Ottawa. He missed Hamiltons final three regular-season contests, including its 29-15 home victory over Montreal on Nov. 8 that earned the Ticats top spot in the East Division. The six-foot-four, 221-pound Fantuz was Hamiltons second-leading receiver with 62 catches for 639 yards and three touchdowns. Fantuz, 30, of Chatham, Ont., practised sparingly this week, taking limited reps with the starting offence Friday. Andy was healthy enough to put on the roster, Ticats head coach/GM Kent Austin said. Is he healthy enough to play four quarters or start? Were still determining that. I cant say he wont play or that he wont start but I cant say how much hes going to play either, if at all. Austin said hes not worrying about the uncertainty of Fantuzs status. He didnt take really any reps this week so its not like the other guys arent prepared, Austin said. The thing about Andy is he knows our offence and hes very smart so theres trustworthiness with Andy as it relates to a lack of repetitions. We know he will be assignment sound even with few reps if he plays. You dont always have that with other players. Ticats quarterback Zach Collaros would prefer Fantuz be in the lineup. Hes been a great player in this league for a long time and theres a reason for it, Collaros said. His size causes problems for people. Hes a physical guy and theyre a physical football team so thats huge to have out there as well. His competitiveness and love of the game, I think, definitely resonate in the locker-room and huddle as well. He gives me a sense of comfort out there. Collaros will make his first career CFL start Sunday but says nerves wont be an issue. Theres always tension, butterflies, but I wouldnt say nervous is the right word, he said. Nervousness is something that comes with not being prepared for the game and I think weve done a goood job all week of being prepared to go out there and do our job.dddddddddddd Im just real excited more than anything. I understand the importance of the game . . . but we feel we know Montreal pretty well. We know theyre going to throw us a curveball here and there but well adjust to it. Montreal head coach Tom Higgins said his team is prepared to face the Ticats, with or without Fantuz. As long as they play with 12 guys on the field, were OK, Higgins said with a smile. Any time you have weapons you have to be conscious of them but they have some other players whove stepped up and done a really nice job. If (Fantuz) gets the opportunity to play, well be ready. Ticats offensive lineman Peter Dyakowski will make his season debut. The six-foot-five, 315-pound Dyakowski, who in 2012 was crowned Canadas Smartest Person, missed the entire regular season recovering from a serious knee injury suffered in last years Grey Cup game. Im back on the roster, Im back in the mix, the 30-year-old Vancouver native said. Ill look to contribute any way I can . . . it may not be many chances but Im going to get a seasons worth of hits in whatever plays I am given. Running back Tyrell Sutton was a surprising omission from Montreals 46-man roster. Sutton missed last weekends 50-17 East Division semifinal win over B.C. with an ankle injury but did practise all of last week. We truly thought he had a shot, said Higgins. But it was obvious he wasnt close to being 100 per cent. Brandon Rutley, who ran for 98 yards and a TD against B.C. in his first CFL start, topped Montreals depth chart. Chris Rainey, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on just three carries versus the Lions, is the other running back. The ground game was important for Montreal, which ran for 215 yards and four TDs versus B.C. The Ticats counter with a defence that allowed a league-low 76.8 yards rushing per game and two weeks ago held the Als to just 17 rushing yards. Austin said Hamiltons defence prepared this week for all three of Montreals running backs, adding Sutton and Rutley have similar running styles. Theyre both physical running backs, theyre strong, Austin said. They break tackles, they play hard so theyre both a challenge to get to the ground. Hamilton is 6-0 this season at Tim Hortons Field, which will be sold out Sunday. The weather forecast looks favourable with a high of 9 C and 60 per cent chance of rain. Wind can be a factor at Tim Hortons Field, making the opening coin flip important to gain that advantage for the fourth quarter. If the forecast of 15-kilometre winds holds true, that would be just fine with Higgins. Fifteen kilometres an hour does not affect the game that much, he said. When it starts to get to 25 and 30, then the coin toss is important. You want to win the coin toss so you have the option that in the second half youll have the wind in the fourth quarter. 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