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Quote from: MightyGiants on April 26, 2025, 02:26:28 PMhttps://x.com/SkoBuffsGoBuffs/status/1916196527426428989

This almost looked like a choreographed reaction they put together when they expected him to be picked in the first round.  It's a little over the top for pick 144, and the 2nd qb selected by the team.

Quote from: AZGiantFan on April 26, 2025, 03:23:25 PMThis almost looked like a choreographed reaction they put together when they expected him to be picked in the first round.  It's a little over the top for pick 144, and the 2nd qb selected by the team.

I'm quite sure it was choreographed but kudos to him for how he handled it. I'm not down on him as most are. Hopefully he can show that he is more than worthy of being a starting QB in the NFL.

Deion: "There's a couple teams I won't allow him to go to."
Browns (in Bane voice): "Do you feel in charge?"

Quote from: MightyGiants on April 26, 2025, 02:58:46 PMI am curious, do you believe Sanders will become a successful NFL starting QB?

I think he'll become at least a solid QB. But if he has any heart, he'll commit himself to reviving the Browns organization.

What I don't like about Sanders is his branding himself a legend, having accomplished nothing other than being born to a father who is an actual legend.

LeBron James branded himself a king before he accomplished anything. But then he went into Cleveland and turned the franchise around and revived the city's economy. If Shedeur wants to be a legend, go to Cleveland and bring them multiple championships. If he's got it in him. That would be my challenge to him.

Quote from: Doc16LT56 on April 26, 2025, 04:57:57 PMI think he'll become at least a solid QB. But if he has any heart, he'll commit himself to reviving the Browns organization.

What I don't like about Sanders is his branding himself a legend, having accomplished nothing other than being born to a father who is an actual legend.

LeBron James branded himself a king before he accomplished anything. But then he went into Cleveland and turned the franchise around and revived the city's economy. If Shedeur wants to be a legend, go to Cleveland and bring them multiple championships. If he's got it in him. That would be my challenge to him.

They retired his number before he even played a game in the NFL because Travis Hunters number was getting retired. Deion wanted a statue of his son erected lol.

Many will disagree, but at this point I'm actually rooting for Shedeur. I know he has said/done plenty of things to rub people the wrong way, and they are more than justified in feeling that way, but this experience had to be pretty mortifying, and his recent tweets and the reaction to being drafted make him a bit more of a sympathetic character for me now. 144th was probably a steal, as even if he just turns into a lower end starter/higher end backup that's still a nice outcome at that price point.

I have absolutely no agenda against him and would be fine to see him succeed. If he continues to conduct himself with extreme arrogance or is a bad teammate, then I'll pivot away from the above sentiment, but as of right now I am actually rooting for him.

Quote from: AZGiantFan on April 26, 2025, 03:23:25 PMThis almost looked like a choreographed reaction they put together when they expected him to be picked in the first round.  It's a little over the top for pick 144, and the 2nd qb selected by the team.

Maybe if he had put the sort of preparation into his interviews that he did his celebration dance, he wouldn't have lasted to round 5

Quote from: T200 on April 26, 2025, 04:23:47 PMI'm quite sure it was choreographed but kudos to him for how he handled it. I'm not down on his as most are. Hopefully he can show that he is more than worthy of being a starting QB in the NFL.

Tim: I'm not down on Sanders and think he actually went lower than he deserved.

My opposition to him was always that he was not a first-rounder, and that's all the "experts" (some of whom change like the wind) were talking about... kept asking WHERE in the first round he would go. My opinion was nowhere.

I thought the Raiders would take Sanders. In any event, I think Cleveland is the team most likely to regret not drafting  McCord, which has very little to do with Sanders, but I mention it because the other guy they drafted (Dylan Gabriel) is IMO less likely to succeed with Cleveland than Sanders.

Bob

I think Shedeur Sanders had a strong college career and I think he can be a fine NFL QB. I'm also rooting for him. His main problem will be that he's now with the Cleveland Browns, a graveyard for young QBs.

Quote from: BlueMoshik on April 27, 2025, 07:16:47 AMI think Shedeur Sanders had a strong college career and I think he can be a fine NFL QB. I'm also rooting for him. His main problem will be that he's now with the Cleveland Browns, a graveyard for young QBs.

BlueM: If he has inside him what he truly believes is first-round NFL QB skills, now is the time for him to rise to the occasion and show the world that Mel Kiper (according to ESPN, the man who "invented the draft" lol) was correct in putting him at the top of the entire draft class as its very best pro prospect.  I am rooting for him too. Bob

I think two things can be true.

You could wish Shedeur Sanders, the man, the best of luck

You can point out the mistakes that were made or issues that caused Sanders to drop

Quote from: Bob In PA on April 27, 2025, 07:15:12 AMTim: I'm not down on Sanders and think he actually went lower than he deserved.

My opposition to him was always that he was not a first-rounder, and that's all the "experts" (some of whom change like the wind) were talking about... kept asking WHERE in the first round he would go. My opinion was nowhere.

I thought the Raiders would take Sanders. In any event, I think Cleveland is the team most likely to regret not drafting  McCord, which has very little to do with Sanders, but I mention it because the other guy they drafted (Dylan Gabriel) is IMO less likely to succeed with Cleveland than Sanders.

Bob

That's more than fair, Bob.

There were many folks celebrating his drop. It most certainly humbled him and I am almost certain he knows nothing will be given to him. We'll see what he does with the opportunity.

https://x.com/mysportsupdate/status/1916598826561069077?s=46&t=1vcQIN8GqF5J2oLdxEVEJQ

Quote from: MightyGiants on April 27, 2025, 05:18:45 PMhttps://x.com/mysportsupdate/status/1916598826561069077?s=46&t=1vcQIN8GqF5J2oLdxEVEJQ

Kid made a very stupid mistake. Hopefully he learns from it and grows up some after this.

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on April 27, 2025, 05:30:57 PMKid made a very stupid mistake. Hopefully he learns from it and grows up some after this.

Wow the plot thickens, it's a nfl coaches son.