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Shedeur Sanders - 2023-25 Tracking History Thread

66BUFF said:
Only Buff in the pro football HOF is a Raider
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I’m aware. Mostly before my time, but I know my dad and uncle were kinda conflicted about Cliff Branch. My dad used to tell me Branch was the best college football player he’d ever seen in person, though I wonder if that’s changed now that he’s seen Travis.

They had no compunction about not wanting him to be successful with the Raiders. Sadly for them, Branch and the Raiders had a lot of success back then.
 
Alfred91 said:
I’m aware. Mostly before my time, but I know my dad and uncle were kinda conflicted about Cliff Branch. My dad used to tell me Branch was the best college football player he’d ever seen in person, though I wonder if that’s changed now that he’s seen Travis.
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Invite him to the board!
 
I found this interesting. Over a 20 year period 54% of 1st round QBs didn't resign with the team that drafted them. As noted there are variables besides performance.
The key here, I think, is that 1st round choices are meant to be franchise type players, guys you are getting for the long room - to build your team around, if it's a QB

"An insightful study from ESPN producer Paul Hembekides tracked the hit rate of first-round picks by position group over a 20-year period. From 2000 through the 2019 NFL drafts, Hembekides tracked which first-round players signed a second contract with the team that drafted them. Those are considered hits; players who didn't re-up with their drafting team are misses.

It's an arbitrary designation, one with some variables (injuries, trades, coaching changes, free agency), but it's an interesting look at the positions that provide long-term staying power for teams.

The highest hit rates all involve the offensive line. Centers are the most likely position to re-sign, with 11 of the 12 first-rounders in the 20 drafts earning second contracts with their drafting team. Tackles were the only other group over 50 percent, with 38 of 64 hitting. Guards were at 50 percent.

At the other end of the spectrum, drafting a wide receiver in the first round is seldom a long-term proposition. Just 21 of the 77 first-round wideouts signed second deals with the team that drafted them, a 27 percent hit rate. Tight ends weren't much better, with just 33 percent"
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Via ESPN, Quarterbacks were in the middle of the pack at 46 percent, with 26 of 56 hitting.
 
Shedeur could have been a perfect qb for the Steelers. The Steelers play close games and Shedeur wins close games. Yeah he doesn't have the perfect size, speed or arm strength but he makes plays when the game is on the line. He's a bit of a risky pick, but when you haven't had a decent qb for a decade, it's worth taking the risk. I hate everyone today.
 
cnbuff410 said:
He specifically said this on one of the DNVR interviews in the super bowl last year.
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I remember the coaches (including our former OC) saying they needed the WR up to speed so they would start getting into the right spots to help Shedeur early in year one.
 
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