TBH that is probably why he is handling it that way. Thinking "I'm not going to let this owner, who will fire me soon, force me to start Manziel"
Sadly I knew Pettine was screwed when he took the Browns job... Everyone says "When you have a chance for a head coaching job you take it"
They should add "Unless it's for the Browns b.c they will make you look even worse for your next job search in a year or two"