He's thrown 13 picks and is constantly throwing the ball up for grabs. He did it constantly against Alabama. That's the reality of Johnny Manziel this year.
That's because he can't waste a drive with his defense. If he has no where to go he can't throw it out of bounds and expect his defense to make a stop. What other Heisman contender has a #100 ranked defense to deal with? Look at the LSU game. LSU came with a good game plan to slow down A&M and they got blown out. If he doesn't put up 40+ they don't win this year. No other contender has had to deal with that. Especially not McCarron who has a defense that has shut out 3 opponents including a good Ole Miss offense.