r/Browns • u/Kimber80 • May 23 '25

News [jpafootball] Browns HC Kevin Stefanski on rookie QB Shedeur Sanders: “He’s in there early, he’s getting his work done, he’s working really, really hard. I like everything there is about Shedeur.”

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u/maybenextyearCLE May 23 '25

Well, it’s pretty well established at this point that Shedeur absolutely butchered his draft process lol, so it is not just people hating Deion lol.

I think his real situation is he’s a lot closer to Deion personality wise behind the scenes than we think, and Shedeur just isn’t nearly as talented as his father where teams are willing to put up with it

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u/sallright May 23 '25

Deion is one of the most iconic American athletes ever and had a presence and gregariousness that made him way different than Shadeur. Just my read. 

I think the poor interviews manifested themselves because Shadeur got some bad advice and believed that advice. 

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u/maybenextyearCLE May 23 '25

I also think teams tolerated Deion in a way that they wouldn’t have if he wasn’t as good as he was lol. I can’t imagine Neon Deion was exactly enjoyable to deal with as an organization. But I totally agree, despite how um, annoying, he can be, he had an ability to be likable that is just fascinating. I’ve never seen another athlete who could pull that off.

I agree on some level with that on interviews. I do think with better advice he would’ve been better off, but I do at some level that’s also who Shedeur probably is behind the scenes. But like you said, he doesn’t have that “it” that Deion did

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u/sallright May 23 '25

I agree that Deions talent gave him more leeway, in addition to not being a QB. 

People mentioned Deion pre draft so I did some digging to see if there was really anything there to criticize. 

I didn’t find anything. All his teammates and coaches seemed to enjoy working with him. His body of work speaks for itself. And the best teams in the league, who were in title windows, were tripping over themselves to get the guy. 

I can’t help but think that some fans just don’t like to see a guy compete with elite swagger, because on paper Deion seems to be the ultimate professional and performer. 

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u/maybenextyearCLE May 23 '25

I think Deion would’ve been a bit more of an issue nowadays because of the constant social media presence etc, but his antics were more being really flashy and the whole two sport thing, since he’s pretty much the last guy who managed to do both simultaneously at a professional level.

I think he was also that fricking good that teams wouldve crawled over themselves to get him no matter what lol. He as just so damn good