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49ers 2019 opponent preview: Cleveland Browns

I remember a few years back when Johnny Manziel was taken first overall. There were reports later that Kyle Shanahan, who was the offensive coordinator at the time, had Derek Carr ranked first, Jimmy Garoppolo second, and then everyone else.

Then Manziel sent a text to then-Browns quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains that he wanted to “wreck the league” in Cleveland. Then-head coach Mike Pettine got wind of it and that was what made the Browns pull the trigger. You know how that story ended.

Wow...we’ve come a long way since the Browns were drafting quarterbacks like that in the first round.