The butt of bad quarterback jokes during his rookie season, Johnny Manziel’s had a rough start to his NFL career, but his production through two games during the preseason for the Cleveland Browns has sparked widespread love across social media from former detractors.

At times, he’s looked like vintage Johnny Football with touchdown drives in consecutive outings.

Manziel completed 10-of-18 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown during Thursday night’s game against the Buffalo Bills, directing a 96-yard drive that ended with this nice throw to the back of the end zone.

“I think a 96-yard drive is better than the 30-yard drive we had (against Washington),” Manziel said after the game. “So that was better. I felt like things were slowing down still. I was able to make some protection calls and get our guys lined up.

“I’m still going out trying to play my best and make an impression. That’s what I want to do. I want to have these guys go into the film tomorrow and turn on the tape and say, ‘This guy’s really doing things right and this guy’s really fighting hard to pick things up and make some plays.’ That’s what I’m trying to do.”

Facing as much off-the-field scrutiny since he was drafted in the first round as he did on it, Manziel volunteered to enter inpatient alcohol rehab earlier this spring and seems to have exited the 10-week program a more focused quarterback. His previous party-boy image hasn’t shown up since, a sigh of relief for Cleveland’s front office.

Look at the Twitter reaction during Thursday night’s solid effort against the Bills: