Shedeur Sanders Shines in Preseason Debut Against Carolina

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00:00Nothing more important than the Shador Sanders-Cleveland Browns game

00:03this Friday, this past Friday, against the Carolina Panthers.

00:08The Browns enter that game just under a touchdown underdog,

00:11and Sanders steps up in a big way.

00:14Multiple touchdown passes, throws for 138 yards,

00:18plays through the first three quarters of that.

00:22And some might try and say, oh, come on, it's preseason.

00:25You know, how much of it was starters?

00:27How much of it was second string, third string?

00:30The reality is Shador Sanders entered into this game, we know, Joe,

00:35fourth on the Cleveland Browns depth chart.

00:38It feels to me that if somebody pressed Cleveland for an updated depth chart,

00:43there's no way Shador Sanders should still be fourth.

00:45No, absolutely not.

00:46And I was one in the camp that thought Shador Sanders was a first-round selection,

00:50but he showed and displayed the poise,

00:53knowing where he wanted to go in terms of the passing tree,

00:56leading his team on two touchdown drives, throwing and making the proper decisions.

01:01And that's what you want to see.

01:02The moment wasn't too big.

01:03And if you want to make the argument that it was a preseason game,

01:06look at Quinn Ewers for the Miami Dolphins with two fumbles, 91 yards,

01:10and that train wreck that we saw play out in Chicago.

01:13I mean, Shador Sanders stepped up and lived up to expectations.

01:17I think, and listen, the Ewers point is a good one.

01:20It's not as if, though, the Browns sent out all of this talent around Shador Sanders.

01:26There was no Jerry, Judy, Dylan Sampson ran the ball twice.

01:30We still don't really know if Quinshawn Jotkins is going to be on this football team to start the year.

01:34So, again, it's not David Njoku didn't play.

01:37I think the one thing that really resonated with me watching this football game,

01:42and it's undeniable, Shador Sanders is a star.

01:46Now, sometimes star, we take it to mean the level of play, right?

01:52And I'm not trying to say that Shador Sanders is a top five, six quarterback.

01:56I'm not saying anything crazy like that.

01:58I'm talking about star power, get people to the stadium type of thing, selling out jerseys.

02:04Sanders has that right now, and I don't think that's nothing for this Cleveland football team.

02:11The reality is he's not the only rookie they drafted.

02:14There aren't Dylan Gabriel jerseys flooding the stands.

02:18I don't know if anybody in Cleveland owns a Kenny Pickett jersey,

02:21and I think if you are the Browns, there is something to that.

02:26They had it for a moment in Baker Mayfield.

02:29They squandered that.

02:30There's no other way to put it.

02:31Baker's found success now in Tampa Bay,

02:33and I don't think that's one of those things where, like Sam Darnold not working out in the Jets,

02:39and the Jets moving on.

02:40You had to move on.

02:42The Browns, I don't know if they had to move on from Baker Mayfield.

02:44They messed that all up.

02:45When you get someone at the quarterback position with legitimate star power in the building,

02:51I don't think that should be hand-waved.

02:53And I think the Browns, unless Joe Flacco shocks us all,

02:56and this is a team that starts the year six and three,

02:58which I don't think is happening at all,

03:00at some point the Browns have to make sure Shador Sanders is getting a handful of starts,

03:05I think, this NFL season.

03:06I think they should be battling it out.

03:07And to your point about star power, it's almost like a Heisman Trophy winner,

03:11what he comes with.

03:12He comes with the fanfare.

03:14He comes with the hype, the ability to put fans in the seats.

03:17That's what Shador Sanders brings.

03:19Love him or hate him, you're going to be talking about Shador Sanders

03:22and his performance each and every week.

03:24And when you talk about Cleveland, big picture,

03:26they want to challenge the likes of Baltimore and Cincinnati and Pittsburgh in the division,

03:31but they're not going anywhere right now.

03:32They have a five-and-a-half win total,

03:34and they have the ability to start either.

03:36Can he pick at Shador Sanders?

03:38I don't think Dylan Gabriel is in the mix.

03:40I think it's both of those quarterbacks.

03:41Which one elevates your program?

03:43And if they could do that, and let's say they don't step up,

03:47you could still rely on Joe Flacco,

03:49the veteran that led you to a playoff appearance just a couple of seasons ago.

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