Quote:Last week, the Tennessee Titans sent a contingent of executives to the East-West Shrine Bowl in Frisco, Texas.

The biggest talk of the week is the conversations between Titans’ brass and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Sanders is one of the top draft prospects in 2025 and is expected to be in consideration for the Titans’ number one pick.

The Titans began their evaluation process in Texas, and Brian Callahan told ESPN there are three things he looks for in a quarterback: decision-making, timing, and accuracy. When explaining why those three things are important, Callahan compared Sanders to Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.

“People had questions about Burrow’s arm strength in general coming out,” Callahan said. “One of the things that makes Joe so unique, and I think you can probably put Shedeur in the same conversation. … They anticipate when they throw it, they have the timing and accuracy on top of it. That makes up for the arm strength.

“Those things are how you make up for maybe not having the biggest arm. If you’re throwing on time and putting a ball when and where you’re supposed to go, you’re not going to have too many problems.”

Being compared to Joe Burrow, who is currently one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL, is high praise for an incoming prospect. Burrow wasn’t expected to have immediate success when the Bengals drafted him, but he broke a few rookie single-game records before injuring his knee and ending his rookie season early. Since then, Burrow is consistently one of the top-performing quarterbacks each year in the NFL.

Sanders’ arm strength isn’t necessarily in question, but his decision-making is. He is accurate and can time his throws well, but only when he’s not holding on to the ball too long. He has a tendency to take unnecessary sacks, which is something he can’t afford to do in the NFL. However, that is an area that is coachable, so if Callahan and Borgonzi think he’s got enough of what it takes, Sanders will likely remain on their board of potential candidates for the top pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

(02-03-2025, 01:25 PM)pally Wrote: Brian Callahan?

(02-03-2025, 01:40 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Yes, that's who I meant. I was taking a quick break from writing a property description for a man with the first name Mike...

(02-03-2025, 02:00 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Also, before anyone gets too bent out of shape, Callahan wasn't comparing Sanders to Burrow. He was comparing one of Sanders traits (things that no single QB owns to themselves) to what Burrow does. 



Roses are red
Voilets are blue
If you don't like Shedeur Sanders
He don't like you too. 

(02-03-2025, 02:19 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I've seen periods of play where Sanders looks composed, quick thinking and capable of making good decisions on the fly, I just haven't seen enough to mention him in the same sentence as Joe Burrow. FWIW, I give Deion a lot of crap for being a "Hype Vibe Merchant", but I do admire the way he demands that his players be disciplined, accountable and uphold academic standards. So that does tell me that if Shedeur has the physical talent to work in the NFL, he'll likely be smart, coachable and fully capable/worthy of developing.

(02-03-2025, 02:56 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Remember when Uzomah saw some Burrow in Zach Wilson? Good times.

(02-03-2025, 02:19 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I've seen periods of play where Sanders looks composed, quick thinking and capable of making good decisions on the fly, I just haven't seen enough to mention him in the same sentence as Joe Burrow. FWIW, I give Deion a lot of crap for being a "Hype Vibe Merchant", but I do admire the way he demands that his players be disciplined, accountable and uphold academic standards. So that does tell me that if Shedeur has the physical talent to work in the NFL, he'll likely be smart, coachable and fully capable/worthy of developing.

(02-03-2025, 02:40 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Right

I've haven't seen much tape on him either. But some of the knocks on him if he was in the pros are pretty big. Not much escapibility, holds ball to long and takes big sacks, over confident in throws off platform and so on. 

I'd guess he's going to need some time learning to reach NFL starter level, let alone Burrow level.

(02-03-2025, 02:00 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Also, before anyone gets too bent out of shape, Callahan wasn't comparing Sanders to Burrow. He was comparing one of Sanders traits (things that no single QB owns to themselves) to what Burrow does. 



Roses are red
Voilets are blue
If you don't like Shedeur Sanders
He don't like you too. 

(02-04-2025, 12:44 AM)bfine32 Wrote: How many would have scoffed last year if someone would have compared Daniels to Joe

(02-03-2025, 02:19 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I've seen periods of play where Sanders looks composed, quick thinking and capable of making good decisions on the fly, I just haven't seen enough to mention him in the same sentence as Joe Burrow. FWIW, I give Deion a lot of crap for being a "Hype Vibe Merchant", but I do admire the way he demands that his players be disciplined, accountable and uphold academic standards. So that does tell me that if Shedeur has the physical talent to work in the NFL, he'll likely be smart, coachable and fully capable/worthy of developing.

(02-04-2025, 12:44 AM)bfine32 Wrote: How many would have scoffed last year if someone would have compared Daniels to Joe

(02-04-2025, 05:28 PM)Housh Wrote: Iv watched every Burrow snap since his last year at LSU and i watched every Shedeur Sanders snap after he left Jackson State and Iv said this for the last 2 years


The way he goes thru progressions, the way he navigates the pocket, the way he throws timing routes, the way he values deeper passes before short ones, the issue Burrow had early in his career with refusing to check down to the RB, EVERYTHING is comparable. The lack of real speed at QB but the knack to convert 3rd downs with his legs, EVERYTHING compares favorably to Joe Burrow.



I truly think the Browns should draft Travis Hunter then trade Myles to obtain Shedeur. If they did that they would change their franchise

The places they differ are ball placement/accuracy. Joe beats him there.

Shedeur is also a ticket seller type QB. No one will ever accuse him of of being a game manager like they used to do Joe.