NFL analyst Greg Cosell believes that Shedeur Sanders has one major flaw that affected his performance during their 26-8 loss at home to the San Francisco 49ers.
On Thursday, on the “Ross Tucker podcast,” he said that the rookie quarterback is still playing like he’s in college. This is the reason why he missed the passes he attempted to wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, which later caused an altercation between them on the sideline.
“I’m not the least bit surprised,” Cosell said. “Shedeur is still playing at college speed. He’s not dropping back with the quickness you need to drop back. He’s not getting back in the pocket, setting his feet. So what happens is, you end up being slow in what you’re seeing because you’re not really ready to process and deliver the football.
“So this week, he did not see what he needed to see at the necessary speed. He was just playing a little slow twitch. And that’s very, very common for college quarterbacks, particularly those that spend almost all their time in college in the shotgun. … So, he missed Jerry Jeudy a number of times in this game, where he just didn’t throw the ball, and the route concept and route design wa really clear. … So he either wasn’t processing it, it wasn’t registering, he wasn’t ready to throw the ball.”
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Against the Browns, Shedeur Sanders completed 16 of 25 passes for 149 yards and one touchdown. The Cleveland Browns are placed last in the AFC North with a 3-9 record.
During Wednesday’s press conference, Jerry Jeudy broke his silence about the sideline altercation with Coach Prime’s son. He admitted that he should have talked to Shedeur Sanders away from the camera, but also confirmed that there is no bad blood between them.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski shares his honest thoughts on Shedeur Sanders’ performance against the 49ers
During Monday’s press conference, Kevin Stefanski said that he saw glimpses of good gameplay from Shedeur Sanders despite the disappointing loss.
“There are things that he wants back that we’re coaching up right now that he can improve upon,” Stefanski said. “But the bottom line is, we have to continue to put our players in position to succeed.
“For the young quarterback, you can only get better with more turns at this thing in these games, as you see more coverages, as you see more defenses and as you prepare versus different defenses. So just looking forward to that constant improvement with Shedeur and for all of our young players.”
The Browns will next face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.