Shedeur Sanders WILL be ELITE!

[Cincyfan78]

He's not the typical 5th rounder though.

Everyone knows his story and the free fall he took in the draft. It had nothing to do with his skill set and everything to do with his name.

Never been a fan of chickenshit unnamed sources.

You are right that he's not the typical 5th rounder. Certainly if the Browns thought Gabriel was worth a 3rd round pick, Sanders could have been right there as well.

However, to say his fall wasn't related to his skill-set is a bit misleading. He's not elite at any 1 thing. His comp% is nice, but when you realize how many throws (roughly 70%) came within 3 yards of the LOS, or less...you start to get a picture of how that comp% might not quite be what it looks like on the surface. His arm is average, maybe slightly above. He can move in the pocket, but I wouldn't call him elusive, or a threat to run. His offense has never required him to drop back and survey the field/read defenses (1 read options, thus the 3 yards or less approach), elite WR position group for YAC.

I've said before - teams will put up with a lot of bullshit if you are elite. The list of guys in the NFL who are/were arrogant SOB's who got tons of rope is LONG...being elite goes a long, long way. When you are not viewed as elite - your bullshit doesn't smell like roses, it smells like shit. So, when you have roughly 4 or 5 teams in the market for your QB services in a draft, and 1 of them is already taking Cam Ward...you are down to roughly 4 teams that need your services. If you sandbagged any of those interviews, you just cut off at least 25% of your potential destinations. If a coach comes in and gives you an install package to review, and you blow it off and then question the coaching staff - you've now cut off 50% of your potential landing spots. Also, if teams are viewing you as backup option, at least for a year or 2 while you learn the ropes, and you tell everyone about how you are "THE" franchise QB - then there is a feeling that you could be a distraction to the team if you are not starting - and I think one that feels very well founded just on the coverage of this draft alone, but surely on comments from both Sr. and Jr in this instance.

So, yes Sanders fell - and maybe a bit further than he needed to, but he also holds a lot of responsibility on why he fell due to, potential, off the field activities leading up to the draft as much as his limited skill-set showed while in college. Should he have gone before the 5th round...sure, I think so - but the fact that he didn't isn't just a "We'll show him" attitude from the NFL, he took a limited quantity opportunity and made it that much tougher on himself by not being as well prepared off the field, and quite frankly being a bit honest with where he is physically as a passer at this point in his career.