Shedeur Sanders‘ beautiful fall down the draft board was shortly attributed to a questionable talent set and/or a perceived lack of maturity. ESPN’s Stephen Holder factors to one other concern amongst groups: the “circus” that will accompany a Sanders choice.
“Because the Shedeur Sanders saga performed out Friday, I used to be reminded of the times when Tim Tebow was a free agent and there have been claims his outward shows of religion have been being held in opposition to him. What really occurred was extra nuanced. Groups have been reluctant to signal him due to the circus associated to his celeb (on a stage much like Sanders IMO), esp as a possible backup. A few of that’s taking place right here. Thursday’s fall was principally about expertise. Final evening was about one thing else.
“Drawback is, this difficulty turns into extra pronounced the additional he falls. Any group that picks him at this level will likely be doing so with the intent of getting Sanders as a backup. That’s going to be an attention-grabbing scenario to must handle.”
Holder is adamant that Sanders’ first-round snub was about expertise, however he believes his Day 2 absence was “about one thing else.” The reporter references Tim Tebow‘s free company, noting that groups have been cautious of the eye that naturally follows a “celeb” athlete. Sanders clearly isn’t a precise equal to Tebow, however the widespread Colorado star will now appeal to much more consideration after out of the blue dropping out of the primary two days of the draft.
Going into the draft, most consultants ranked Sanders because the second-best QB prospect, behind Cam Ward, who was chosen No. 1 total by the Titans. Few thought he would final past the primary spherical, and his slide previous the third spherical shocked the NFL would. He ended up getting chosen by the Cleveland Browns with the No. 144 total decide. It was particularly shocking to see the Browns seize Sanders contemplating they drafted Dillon Gabriel on Friday.
