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BEREA, Ohio – Quarterbacks Johnny Manziel and Brian Hoyer will split time with the Cleveland Browns first-team offence against the Washington Redskins tonight in a game being hyped as a nationally televised matchup between Johnny Football and RG3, Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III. You can watch the game live on TSN and TSN GO at 7pm et/4pm pt. Manziel, so full of swagger and cool, understands his limitations. Hes only a rookie. And as the celebrity quarterback prepares for Clevelands exhibition tonight in Washington, a game that could decide whether he or Hoyer starts the season opener at Pittsburgh on Sept. 7, Manziel acknowledged hes still got a lot to learn. "I dont think Im ready for Pittsburgh right now," he said. Manziel, though, was quick to point out that hes made progress during training camp, and he expects to get better running Clevelands offence. "Ive only played one game, but the more and more you see it, the more you get familiar with it, the better it will be," Manziel said after practice Saturday. Hoyer, who entered camp as the No. 1 QB and has done nothing to lose his starting job, was unaware that hes not part of the ratings campaign. "I dont watch ESPN," he said. "It doesnt matter, because what matters is what coach (Mike) Pettine thinks and what (offensive co-ordinator) Kyle (Shanahan) thinks. The media can make any story they want. I avoid all of that. When it comes down to it, theyre not the ones making the decisions." The Hoyer-Manziel competition is nearing its conclusion, and its still not clear if Pettine and his staff are leaning in one direction.Pettine is determined to get his two QBs an even amount of snaps against the Redskins. Pettine said hell reach out to Washington coach Jay Gruden to find out his plans to use his starters so he can ensure that Hoyer and Manziel face similar competition. "If we have to make some adjustments to get the matchups we want then we will," Pettine said. Pettine plans to meet with his staff and pick a starter Tuesday. While most of the country is eager to see what Manziel will do on the Monday night stage, the Heisman Trophy winner is staying calm and focused. "I dont think theres any pressure for me," he said. "Im still learning. Im still growing. This is my second game. My expectations arent through the roof. Its go out and compete extremely hard, be a leader for those guys, whatever group Im with, and well see what happens." After his off-field behaviour in the off-season was widely scrutinized, Manziel is finding his habits are always being watched. He conceded to being late for a meeting on Monday morning after he misread a change in the teams schedule. Manziel said he and Pettine talked and have "moved on." "It was an honest mistake and something I need to learn from and make sure it doesnt happen again," Manziel said. As for Hoyer, he hasnt changed his belief that the Browns are his team. While dealing with the hysteria caused by Manziel, he has maintained hes only trying to become the best quarterback possible. There may be signs that Manziel is Clevelands quarterback of the future, but Hoyer is only concerned with the here and now. Hes aware that Pettine said the Week 1 starter should not think its a permanent gig. "Its a situation I dealt with last year when I came in and we kind of said it was a week to week thing," he said. Hoyer also heard the trade speculation that began when the Browns signed veteran quarterback Rex Grossman earlier this week. Its not worth worrying about. "I guess people were trying to connect the dots and thats your job to do that," he said. "For me, Im not concerned about anything like that. Im looking forward to being the starting quarterback here. " NOTES: CB Buster Skrine may need surgery after injuring his thumb and will likely miss the remainder of the preseason. Pettine expects hell be available for the opener. Skrine has been battling rookie CB Justin Gilbert for a starting spot. ... DE Desmond Bryant is getting a second opinion before he possibly has wrist surgery, Pettine said. ... WR Josh Gordon practiced after missing time with an abdominal injury, but its not certain if hell face the Redskins. The Browns are still awaiting a ruling from the league on Gordons potential suspension. "We respect that theres a process," Pettine said. "Id be a liar if I said it wasnt frustrating." Alex Collins Jersey . Reimer is winless (0-2-1) since returning from a six-week absence due to concussion-like symptoms. The Maple Leafs dropped a 4-2 decision to the hosting Washington Capitals on Friday. 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"Our strikers are good strikers, no doubt about that, but players with some specific qualities," Mourinho said.Shanghai, China (SportsNetwork.com) - Graeme McDowell opened up with a first- round, 5-under 67 on Thursday and he holds a 2-shot lead at the WGC - HSBC Champions. McDowells last victory on the European Tour came at the Alstom Open de France earlier this year, while his latest PGA Tour win was at the 2013 RBC Heritage. Obviously the course played fairly difficult today, said McDowell. The wind direction had switched completely from practice, some of the game plan had switched a little bit and some of the holes were playing pretty long. A big key to this golf course is driving the ball well and I drove it very well today. I think I missed only one fairway, which is very important. The greens are in fantastic shape and I actually putted very well U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer, Rickie Fowler, Brandt Snedeker, Chris Kirk, Tim Clark and Tommy Fleetwood are tied for second at 3-under 69 at Sheshan International Golf Club. Lee Westwood, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Adam Scott, Hyung-sung Kim, Bill Haas, Jordan Spieth, JB Holmes, Henrik Stenson, Jaco Van Zyl and Dawie Van Der Walt are all deadlocked at 2-under 70. McDowell, beginning his first round on the back nine, stormed out of the gate to grab the early lead and he never let go despite a couple miscues down the stretch. The 35-year-old from Northern Ireland quickly got into red numbers with a birdie on the par-4 first. Following a pair of pars on 11 and 12, McDowell drained four birdies in a five-hole stretch from No. 13, with a par coming on 15. After making the turn at 5-under with a par on 18, McDowell kept going strong with another par on one followed by a pair of gains on two and three. At 7- under through 12 holes, McDowell finally began to slow down as he dropped his first shot on the par-4 fourth. After a trio of pars from No. 5, McDowell bogeyed his second hole at eight, dropping him back to minus-5. He finished with a par at No. 9 to end there. Seven-under par through 12 holes was a beautiful start, and alghouth I dropped a couple coming in, all in all Im very, very pleased with 5-under par on what I thought was a reasonably tricky day, McDowell said.dddddddddddd This is as tough off the tee as I think Ive ever seen this golf course. Kaymer, also playing the back nine first, made the turn at minus-1 after making birdies on 13 and 16 to go along with a bogey on 17. Kaymers second bogey on one dropped him back to even par, but birdies on two and five had him back in red numbers. Kaymer made his third bogey on six, but a pair of birdies on seven and eight got Kaymer to minus-3. He rounded out his day with a par on No. 9. Fowler started off with two straight pars on 10 and 11 followed by another gain on 14. Fowler traded a bogey on 17 for a birdie on 18 to make the turn at minus-3. Birdies on two and eight were canceled out by bogeys on four and seven as Fowler finished his day tied for second at 3-under. Snedeker had a solid front nine with birdies on two and seven. He dropped two shots on the back nine at 12 and 15, but gains on 14, 16 and 18 were good enough to put Snedeker at minus-3 through one round. Kirk made his move up the leaderboard on his first nine with birdies on 10, 14, 16 and 18 to go along with a bogey on 17. Kirk played his final nine at even par with a gain on six and a bogey on five. Fleetwood made the turn at minus-1 following birdies on two and five along with a bogey on six. Fleetwood fell back to even par after a bogey on 10, but he finished strong with three birdies in a four-hole stretch from 13. Clark started off hot with three straight birdies from two, but bogeys on five and seven gave two of those shots back. Another birdie on nine was canceled out by a bogey on 10. Clark then made three birdies in four holes from 13. He also bogeyed 15. NOTES: Of the 80 players to tee off on Thursday, only 27 of them finished the first round under par ... McDowell has 10 top-10 finishes on the European Tour this year, including his win at the Open de France ... McDowells only other victory in Asia came at The Championship at Laguna National in 2008 ... Kevin Stadler and Graham DeLaet both withdrew during their first rounds. 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