Save Shedeur

[Proudiddy]

I know, we’ve talked about it already, but that was mostly before the start of the season, before Bryce came out and Bryce’d it up.  I get it.  The NFL as a collective doesn’t like guys like Deion and Shedeur.  They don’t like self-assured, confident young…  errr… men.  And okay, we get it.  They sent a message by dropping Shedeur to the 5th.  But throughout preseason and training camp, Dillon Gabriel did not look like a backup NFL QB, let alone a starter, and yet, Cleveland kept him above Shedeur on the depth chart.  Shedeur outperformed every QB on their roster by almost every measure and still sits 3rd in their depth chart.  Then today, they announce they have benched Joe Flacco, will start Gabriel, and leave Shedeur as the 3rd stringer.

It isn’t unprecedented.  Again, the Cowboys traded for Joe Milton after one season as a late round pick from the previous draft.  Considering the incompatibility of the fit for Shedeur and Cleveland and our, what should now be obvious to any and everyone involved, desperate need to add talent at the QB position…  why not do both sides a solid?

[ProcessBlue2]

I’d rather keep Bryce than have another clown in our circus. 
 

And that’s saying a lot. 

[Pejorative Miscreant]

This roster is already chock full of Shaduer’s sans family baggage. 
 

Then again, he would fit in perfectly. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Pejorative Miscreant

[LinvilleGorge]

You want to "save" Shedeur by "rescuing" him from the Browns by bringing him to Carolina?

I feel like I've seen this movie before...

[Waldo]

I think this season is sunk and it's still the Bryce show until they prove it isn’t. They have shown zero effort in anyone but Bryce unfortunately. 

We are all going to have to wait this one out. Let's see what the options in the offseason look like. Maybe we get a couple of mercy Dalton games. Maybe we get a couple of sad Hooker games. That seems like the reality of this season. 

[SaltAndPepper]

11 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

I know, we’ve talked about it already, but that was mostly before the start of the season, before Bryce came out and Bryce’d it up.  I get it.  The NFL as a collective doesn’t like guys like Deion and Shedeur.  They don’t like self-assured, confident young…  errr… men.  And okay, we get it.  They sent a message by dropping Shedeur to the 5th.  But throughout preseason and training camp, Dillon Gabriel did not look like a backup NFL QB, let alone a starter, and yet, Cleveland kept him above Shedeur on the depth chart.  Shedeur outperformed every QB on their roster by almost every measure and still sits 3rd in their depth chart.  Then today, they announce they have benched Joe Flacco, will start Gabriel, and leave Shedeur as the 3rd stringer.

It isn’t unprecedented.  Again, the Cowboys traded for Joe Milton after one season as a late round pick from the previous draft.  Considering the incompatibility of the fit for Shedeur and Cleveland and our, what should now be obvious to any and everyone involved, desperate need to add talent at the QB position…  why not do both sides a solid?

No, this was not the reason. He didn't go where he was mock because one, he wasn't a first round talent no matter how much the media wanted him to be, and two, no one wants a sensationalized celebrity backup QB that brings unneeded media scrutiny to the team. It's the same reason why Cam wasn't a back up from 2022 to now. 

[Swaggasaurus]

The real truth in this whole deal is…. You could not take Sanders unless you had absolutely nothing at QB on your roster. Media circus is too bad as a backup. Media could give too much attention and your starter would constantly be looking over his shoulder. Bryce would have pissed his pants on draft weekend if we made that move. Hindsight is if your QB is that fragile, he can’t be your QB anyway and now we have confirmed we have nothing at QB. Let’s give him a shot. Sometimes pressure makes diamonds, other times it makes Bryce’s.

Edited 2 hours ago by Swaggasaurus

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, SaltAndPepper said:

No, this was not the reason. He didn't go where he was mock because one, he wasn't a first round talent no matter how much the media wanted him to be, and two, no one wants a sensationalized celebrity backup QB that brings unneeded media scrutiny to the team. It's the same reason why Cam wasn't a back up from 2022 to now. 

Accurate. No one wants a distraction from the backup QB position, real or perceived. Late stage Cam, The Golden Calf of Bristol, Kaepernick, Shedeur it's all the same reasoning. People just have to create alternate narratives. The reality is they weren't seen as starters and we're seen as guys who would bring more distraction than they were worth.

[Jay Roosevelt]

I don't know why anyone would want to add the Sanders family media circus to the clusterfug we already have.

[Carolina Cajun]

3 minutes ago, Swaggasaurus said:

The real truth in this whole deal is…. You could not take Sanders unless you had absolutely nothing at QB on your roster. Media circus is too bad as a backup. Media could give too much attention and your starter would constantly be looking over his shoulder. Bryce would have pissed his pants on draft weekend if we made that move. Hindsight is if your QB is that fragile, he can’t be your QB anyway and now we have confirmed we have nothing at QB. Let’s give him a shot. Sometimes pressure makes diamonds, other times it makes Bryce’s.

this is the problem.  Hes got a starter personality, but a backups talent.  Hes not bad, not by a longshot, he could be ok in the NFL, but he's not an NFL starter.  On the flipside, having a person with that much media around as your backup creates an environment thats just not great.  Honestly its why Kaepernick wasnt in the NFL IMO.  I dont think he was bad, but I dont think he was this ELITE player that some thought he was.  I always thought he was a 1 read then run QB and if that read wasnt there he fails.  Thats not NFL starter Material, but picking him up and having as a backup with the whole media circus around him would make an unstable locker room.  Honestly, its kinda the issue with Cam, his personality was gigantic, but once it became apparent he didnt have the starter stuff anymore, taking him as a backup was a risk with WHOEVER would pick him.

This would go beyond black QBs just to be honest though (wanted to clarify since the 3 mentioned were black), but The Golden Calf of Bristol was a circus wherever he went.  Hell, imagine Aaron Rodgers having to "backup" another QB, it would be a nightmare.

[Panthera onca]

Yes, please. Start him for the rest of the season. If he sucks, draft the next hero. If he shows he can play then you are good to go.

[Swaggasaurus]

I don’t know why yall wouldn’t welcome a QB with confidence. Thats so much more than what we have right now. Why wouldn’t you want attention on this franchise? We are incredibly irrelevant, Jets, Jags, Browns, Panthers. We been that for a decade. Maybe some attention can get us some calls, maybe some better free Agents, Maybe some wins. 

[OneBadCat]

I wouldn't mind giving him a try. At least we'd have an attitude again.

[Swaggasaurus]

4 minutes ago, Carolina Cajun said:

this is the problem.  Hes got a starter personality, but a backups talent.  Hes not bad, not by a longshot, he could be ok in the NFL, but he's not an NFL starter.  On the flipside, having a person with that much media around as your backup creates an environment thats just not great.  Honestly its why Kaepernick wasnt in the NFL IMO.  I dont think he was bad, but I dont think he was this ELITE player that some thought he was.  I always thought he was a 1 read then run QB and if that read wasnt there he fails.  Thats not NFL starter Material, but picking him up and having as a backup with the whole media circus around him would make an unstable locker room.  Honestly, its kinda the issue with Cam, his personality was gigantic, but once it became apparent he didnt have the starter stuff anymore, taking him as a backup was a risk with WHOEVER would pick him.

This would go beyond black QBs just to be honest though (wanted to clarify since the 3 mentioned were black), but The Golden Calf of Bristol was a circus wherever he went.  Hell, imagine Aaron Rodgers having to "backup" another QB, it would be a nightmare.

I don’t know what his talent level is. He had no blocking and a great WR to bail him out in college. But I think he believes in himself. Does Bryce Young? Does Andy Dalton? Will the next guy?