Sanders Poll

[CGI_Ram]

I think he’s drafted before our next pick. This is the point in the draft you start taking chances on guys.

 

[PhillyRam]

My son’s little league coach was that guy. Everyone joked behind his back that he thinks he’s going to be on the Yankees. But the kid was terrible and he refused to accept any coaching. I offered to teach him to hit and his Dad wouldn’t let me. He was convinced that he was the best coach in the league. My kid worked for everything he got. Fast forward to high school, and Linc is batting cleanup and Jack quit the team because he had no position and sat on the bench.

Yep, it's very common in little league where dad's often coach their kids. Some are great. They volunteer their time and put up with a lot of crappy parents. My son learned from a very good coach, who still did favor his kid, but overall wasn't too bad. My son's little league all-star travel team / travel team had 3 coaches. The HC's kid played 1B, the one assistant coach's kid played SS, the other assistant had twins, they played 2B & 3B. My son was the fastest kid so he played CF.

So he was not affected by the politics. In our district there were multiple travel teams created by coaches who also played their kids at the "premium" infield positions. So by the time all of these kids hit HS, these coaches kids all couldnt play SS or 1B etc... and none of them were familiar at all with OF... so there were a number of kids who sat and were not used to doing so. My kid was fine playing CF because he learned to play it very well. Got him an opportunity to play D3 college ball because of it. So it worked out well in the end for him.

Anyway, it is a similar example of over involved Dad's who hurt their kids chances of ultimately being successful in their sport.

 

[dang]

"Prime Time" and “Outta Time”.

 

[OnceARam]

It`s legendary circus.

 

[Jacobarch]

Exactly.

It’s the Lavar Ball effect.

Exactly my sediment.

To be fair no one would be talking about this kid if he wasn't Dions son. He'd be a mid pick 4th or 5th round. A development qb.

It's ridiculous that he was ever mentioned in the first two rounds

 

[dang]

The only way Sanders was to succeed in the NFL was to strip away all the bull shit hype, work hard on improving and earn his playing time. He should look at his current situation as a wake up call to get focused and be his best playing with a chip on his shoulder. I blame 75% of his slide on his dad. Imagine having that dude in your ear every day for 22 years. He’d wear anybody out.

 

[RamBradford85]

All I’m a say is smh I’m a keep what I wanna say off of here

 

[dieterbrock]

I think he’s drafted before our next pick. This is the point in the draft you start taking chances on guys.

Exactly.
Give him a shot, let him know that the HC is his “daddy” now.
If he can’t fall in line, he gets cut and that would be a direct ticket to palookaville

 

[TheTackle]

I’d be happy to spend a 6th round pick on him. After all, if he proves a problem you cut him; if you draft a better QB next year, you talk him up then trade him; if he gets his head down and shines you eventually play him.

For all the negativity, he was the reason for Colorado’s amazing rise. He put that team on his back and had success behind a terrible O-line. He would respect Stafford, Jimmy G and McVay or bust out of he league without ever getting a shot because if he didn’t who else would trust him

Damn I’m starting to like the idea

 

[Classic Rams]

Sanders is the kid who played little league baseball who was coached by his dad. He played short stop & pitched. His dad coached him at every age. Even started a travel team when he got older and he kissed his ass all along the way and treated him like he was a star. Then when it was time to play HS baseball, the HS coach played the other kids who didn't act like they were the greatest thing since sliced bread, while the Sanders kid rarely played.

Daddy then bitched and moaned at every game as he couldn't believe his kid wasn't playing. He was stunned at the situation his son was in. How can he not be the teams star player? Eventually the kid quit.

I have seen this up close with a couple of kids when my son played HS baseball. Dad treated their kid like he was so much better than everyone else at every level, without realizing there were much better kids who kept working and improving while playing on the same teams his kid was playing on.

I blame the dad...he created the situation.

At 10 I played with the coach's son in little league t-ball. His dad was brutal to him, made him cry on the field for making a mistake. I also played with the head coach's son in HS football. He wasn't favored or coddled at all, started next to me on the O-line and he did fine. His dad was stern to him at times but no more or less than the rest of us. Last time I saw him was in 1996 he was working as a city bus driver. Got on the bus in Kahala and he goes "Hey Mike." I sat up front and I talked with him until my stop. So they weren't all spoiled in my day... I think something changed years after that like...hmmm.... maybe the $$$$$$.

I wouldn't waste even one of our five 6ths on Shmanders. Let him be another team's problem.

 

[Tumak61]

Well here you got a coach that goes by the name of coach prime which starts the message problem. I hope the 9ers draft sanders. Not that would be legendary.

 

[Flatlyner]

I’d be happy to spend a 6th round pick on him. After all, if he proves a problem you cut him; if you draft a better QB next year, you talk him up then trade him; if he gets his head down and shines you eventually play him.

For all the negativity, he was the reason for Colorado’s amazing rise. He put that team on his back and had success behind a terrible O-line. He would respect Stafford, Jimmy G and McVay or bust out of he league without ever getting a shot because if he didn’t who else would trust him

Damn I’m starting to like the idea

I agree with this. If we can prove he can play with a we not me attitude, he is worth a lot more then whomever we take next. QB's that can play get large hauls in trades. This will not prevent us from taking a QB next year, he just replaces a replaceable Bennett and could net us some valuable draft picks in the future.

 

[OldSchool]

View: https://x.com/dpbrugler/status/1916150730278289578

 

[OldSchool]

View: https://x.com/WFAN660/status/1915856763447820712

 

[Mojo Ram]

All I needed to see and hear was one appearance as a guest with a couple of ESPN talking heads.
His manner and arrogance is punchable.

 

[OldSchool]

Ervin has it right here I think a lot of us agree.


View: https://x.com/ErvinGramajo2/status/1915965217932022082

 

[Dodgersrf]

All I needed to see and hear was one appearance as a guest with a couple of ESPN talking heads.
His manner and arrogance is punchable.

I also read somewhere, that Sanders changed their college celebration song to his rap “song”


Years of college history pushed away for selfish bullshit.

I’m not sure of the validity of it, but it could be true.

 

[RamsSince1969]

Exactly.

It’s the Lavar Ball effect.

if I had a time machine, stopping Hitler would be #1 on my list. #2 would be preventing the Lakers from drafting Lavar Ball.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Stories like this won’t help him get drafted today.

Shedeur Sanders Urged to Challenge NCAA, Return to College Amid NFL Draft Fall

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders not being picked in Round 1 of the 2025 NFL draft was a mild surprise. Not hearing his name called in Round 2 felt like more of a shock, and him still being on the board at the end of Round 3 almost felt like in some twisted way he was being made an example...

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Shedeur Sanders Urged to Challenge NCAA, Return to College Amid NFL Draft Fall​

…or Sanders doesn’t like the spot he ultimately ends up in, a couple of NFL insiders posed an intriguing alternative for the reigning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year: go back to school and enter the 2026 draft.

“At some point — and we’re arguably already there — Shedeur should consider his alternatives,” Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio wrote. “One could be, possibly, to return to college football for another season. Yes, the NCAA’s rules prevent it. He entered the draft. He accepted benefits via the NFL’s invitation to the Scouting Combine.

“But we’ve learned one very important thing about college football in recent years. Most, if not all, NCAA rules violate federal antitrust laws. And with players now making millions in NIL money, why shouldn’t a player with remaining eligibility be allowed to return? No one has tested it. Shedeur could. If it fails, he could then sign a rookie deal and join whichever team eventually drafts him.”

 

[OntarioRam]

Those videos are not encouraging.

But at the same time, he is young in his 20s, grew up rich with a famous last name, is even richer now with NIL, and playing a game for a living. Not exactly a recipe for a humble personality. People can change and mature a lot with age and experience. Environment is important too, and the Rams are one of the few NFL franchises with an ecosystem I think would have a shot at handling Shedeur and all that comes with him. Plus, this draft fiasco might motivate him and humble him at the same time.

I still want Shedeur if he is there in the 6th round for the reasons in my last post. I think he will be drafted by then. But you never know. Some talking heads are now questioning if he will get drafted at all. We have four 6 round picks. Spending 1 of them on a QB that talent-wise is easily top 3 in his draft class is worth the flier when you need a successor at QB. Just cut him if the experiment fails.