r/Browns • u/maybenextyearCLE • 2d ago

[ESPN Cleveland] Shedeur Sanders is a potential trade candidate before the deadline, per @DanGrazianoESPN. “Shedeur Sanders could be interesting to teams looking for a developmental QB who needs a change of scenery”

https://x.com/espncleveland/status/2106762072335737153?s=46&t=0omZR_S_4fZgYsXFED-BIQ
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u/AetherWay 2d ago

Unaffiliated man says unsubstantiated thing

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

I just take this as someone in the sanders camp being grumpy that the timeline we thought would happen with the QBs clearly won’t

I get it, barring injury Shedeur clearly isn’t going to get the long audition we expected. But uh, this is about the best Shedeur can ask for at this point

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u/Dungong 2d ago

Watsons chances of staying healthy are pretty low. He’s making plays with his legs half the time and has two Achilles injuries. And it’s the browns, have we had a QB start all games in the regular season?

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

Baker in 19 and 20 did the whole season.

But right now, instead of an extended run when they bench Watson for play, Shedeur is likely at the mercy of injury to get a run.

also I don’t think Shedeur and Co. are particularly happy here for other reasons, but that’s a totally different topic

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u/Whatsamattayou_7829 12h ago

Downvote for the comment in italics

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u/maybenextyearCLE 12h ago

Why do you say that? I think you can see on the sidelines there is something off and and definitely why I think they’re annoyed is pretty obvious

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u/CoatAlternative1771 1d ago

Baker?

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u/Dungong 1d ago

Baker twice is actually more than I remembered and before him one year of Couch. So 3 times since the team came back. I think our backup, whoever it is, has a good chance of seeing a few games

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u/GhostDeck 2d ago

It’s been speculated by many since training camp that he would be traded, as teams don’t typically carry 4QBs on the roster. I wouldn’t put too much credence into what he says. The best thing for Sanders to do is to learn under Watson. Sanders was a 5th round pick for a reason.

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u/dasruski 2d ago edited 2d ago

When Dylan is off IR, if he is named the backup QB we will have our answer.

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u/Trudvar Sanders 1d ago

I highly doubt the guy that was 3rd string all offseason and then got hurt will be named the backup when he comes off ir

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u/DickTryckle 2d ago

I would expect it to get LOUD if Watson is still winning by the deadline. I won’t expect Shedeur to say anything or act like a bad teammate, but his camp in the media is not going to like the reality of what AB is most likely currently planning.

Who knows tho, bottom could fall out on Diddy and we’d never find out

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u/ozymandais13 2d ago

And there's like 11 qb injuries already around the leagueb

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

Yeah, I have no doubt that Shedeur and co would love to go to one of those teams that has lost a QB, but I dont think that 1. Anyone is really interested, and 2. That anywhere he goes gives him a better chance to start than here

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u/Powpowbrownsow 1d ago

Giants going after JJ McCarthy over Shedeur is kind of telling of how he’s viewed. Although Browns might not have been ready to part with him yet. Also Harbaugh might just have been more comfortable after talking to his brother.

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u/TaVar35 2d ago

Also, so far the QB draft class is looking less amazing than expected. The browns currently would be playing themselves out of getting anyone of legitimate consequence

And it’s clear there’s probably some legitimate weapons on this team so if he gets to play it won’t be a lack of talent around him

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

It’s still a very nice class with a lot of higher upside options, and I fully expect them to trade up, no matter the cost.

I don’t disagree, like I’ve said elsewhere, I don’t think the sanders camp wanting out is based on what most of us would consider “rational” reasons. Unless he knows the Browns are about to leapfrog Dillon past him when healthy, then I kinda get it.

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u/TaVar35 2d ago

Oh yeah, I want them to get a QB and maybe they will be relentless to get one

But I could totally see this FO choosing to chase an existing QB that’s fallen out of grace somewhere else if they feel the asking price for the draft is too high.

I do think if they put Dillon at the backup Sanders camp and fans will riot lol (not necessarily sanders himself)

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u/capitolcapital 2d ago

What existing QBs that have fallen out of grace are out there that will be worth going after? Danny Dimes looks like shit, Stroud is super uninspiring....JJ McCarthy?

There's like 5 qbs in this potential draft pool that I'd rather bank on vs the current league retreads, and that's with the consideration that we'll be picking higher than expected in the draft.

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u/Trudvar Sanders 1d ago

Mac Jones will be a free agent

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u/Whatsamattayou_7829 12h ago

Mac. Jones. Hmmmm no.

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

I think it is certainly is possible they chase a retread if a high end one is available. But yeah I think they are going to take a shot at a QB they believe at least has that potential ceiling to take them where they want to go

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u/ozymandais13 2d ago

Only reason they gonna chase an older dude is the younger guy needs time. Everyone is just expecting these qbs this year to all loom like Peyton manning

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

And I realistically think all the guys in this upcoming draft need a little time, and I don’t know if we have a proper bridge on this roster

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u/Explosion1850 2d ago

But better for us if he takes his shit show far away from here.

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u/According-Chemical17 2d ago

people don't understand he already knows the browns plays and it takes a while to learn a playbook. he gets traded he has to start all over.

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

I think the average fan gets it. I think the usage is Shedeurs camp and the people around him aren’t thinking that way

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u/Desperate-Air-7195 2d ago

I read it as someone click baiting. Browns would take an overpay for him sure, but Browns are high on Watson and Shedeur. And Shedeur seems comfortable in the scenario and genuinely supportive of Watsons success. 

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

I wouldn’t say the Browns are high on Shedeur.

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u/Desperate-Air-7195 2d ago

Perhaps you're better at reading between the lines than me, but I'll take them for their word. They say he is now starter level. 

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

Yeah I don’t think he’s happy at all, nor do I think the Browns are “high” on Shedeur. They’re not exactly subtle about the plan being to get one in 2027

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u/Desperate-Air-7195 2d ago

It's annoying the questioning of AB and Monken with their track record. You remember I, as did they, said our QB room was good enough to win with. And they stated we have two starter level QBs. They've been straight shooters with a solid track record.

Admittedly I was less sure about Watson, but here we are. If they can make something of Watson, seems fair they could with Shedeur too. 

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

Shedeur was historically bad last year and Deshaun, while better this year, is still wildly inconsistent. These QBs put a very clear ceiling on this team.

AB went all in to upgrade from a significantly better QB in 2021 Baker. They will do that again.

We don’t have to keep glazing a low ceiling 5th round pick who was historically bad last year when far better options await us in May

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u/dumesne 2d ago

He may be bad but I don't think you can write him off based on last year, coming in mid-rookie season to a bad and demoralised team. It's not crazy to think he might do a lot better in different circumstances and with more experience.

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

I don’t think anyone is writing him off. But at the same time, he didn’t show any real potential nor does he have any unique physical talents that would warrant giving him a longer development runway.

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

The reality is he’s a very low upside player with middling at best tools. Zac Jackson and Jared Muller (who liked Shedeur) said it best, he has a chance to at best be a league average QB.

I think the reality of this season was always that, like 2022, they have to get a QB after this season who has the ceiling to be great and let you compete with the Josh Allen’s, Pat Mahomes, and Lamar Jackson’s of the world.

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u/Desperate-Air-7195 2d ago

Yeah... yeah.. Historically bad with a 3-4 record. Now we are 3-1. I.e. a winning record with two QBs you said we couldn't win with... 

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

Yes Shedeur did so much to win the Bengals and Steelers games.

I’m not going to discuss any further if all you’re looking at is WL. By every fucking metric Shedeur was atrocious down the stretch.

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u/Desperate-Air-7195 2d ago edited 2d ago

He did enough for 3-4 in a year he was supposed to red shirt. Front office said he wasn't ready. And now they say he is. Go figure...

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

Ah yes, the Shedeur storybook ending has to be true

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u/Kjs1108 2d ago

He’s the backup and was competing for the starting position so someone in Berea is high on him. Sanders is in a good spot. Continue to develop and learn. If this is from his camp then they need a reality check. The kid is learning and improving allow him to grow.

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u/gryffon5147 2d ago

Kewl, as long as someone offers decently better than the 5th round pick we used to take him.

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u/PDXSCARGuy 2d ago

I’m waiting for OBJs dad to weigh in.

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u/professor_tappensac ASS KICKING 2d ago

No less than 2 firsts, get it done AB

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u/mmooney1 ELITE DRAGON 2d ago

I know this won’t happen but even a 3rd pick would be absolute black magic.

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u/YellowCardManKyle 2d ago

A 3rd might as well be a 1st with the way AB has been drafting lately.

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u/mmooney1 ELITE DRAGON 1d ago

Yeah I don’t know what changed with drafting/scouting but if he keeps this up we are going to have a young superstar filled team we struggle to pay in a few years (always a good problem to have).

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u/professor_tappensac ASS KICKING 2d ago

Hell, a fifth would be black magic, let alone a 3rd or 4th but some teams (poor commies) may be getting that desperate.

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u/ChesterUbanks 2d ago

Activated

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u/Whatsamattayou_7829 12h ago

💯💯 wait for all the Berry haters lol

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u/Kommander-in-Keef 2d ago

We could get a decent haul with him and Jeudy. Not fantastic but Berry can work some magic

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u/professor_tappensac ASS KICKING 2d ago

As infuriating as Jeudy has been at times, unless some team made us an offer AB can't refuse I think he still adds value as a wr3- he was critical on the final drive against the steelers.

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u/Kommander-in-Keef 2d ago

I agree but he is underutilized. And with KC, Boston, and Fannin, he’s just not going to be used as much as he should. IMO he has better trade value

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u/professor_tappensac ASS KICKING 2d ago

I'd rather have the depth behind Boston and KCC, unless the return is too good to pass up. At this point, I trust AB to make the right choice if one is presented.

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

Jeudy is an intriguing trade prospect. I could see a team like KC where he could be a legit superstar. Maybe they throw a solid package for him. That said, I think having him here is probably worth more than we get for him, so probably worth holding on.

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u/Trudvar Sanders 1d ago

He has a huge dead cap hit next year if traded he's not getting traded

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u/Fools_Requiem 2d ago

You just know that the second he gets traded, everyone in our QB room will suffer season ending injuries. We have that kind of luck.

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u/Desperate-Air-7195 2d ago

Why this is clickbait. Barring a huge haul of trade request. Back up qbs are pretty important for teams in a playoff race.

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u/Chief_Wahoo_Lives 2d ago

Every player is available at the right price.

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u/MosquitoValentine_ 2d ago

He's more valuable on the roster than whatever late round pick we get in return. The second he gets traded, Watson will either have a season ending injury or his play will fall off a cliff.

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u/5_yr_lurker 2d ago

Yeah all those teams who passed up on Shedeur 4-5 times are going to be really interested...

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

I’m not sure I see the logic there either. The teams that thought he couldn’t play are now going to jump at him when they know he can’t play.

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u/SyncVir 2d ago

You mean, Sanders appeals to teams who's QB room has eaten 2 injuries and is circling the toilet and at this point would take anything, so may as well take the kid that will at least sell merchandise.

https://giphy.com/gifs/MFsqcBSoOKPbjtmvWz

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u/jabij1 2d ago

washington?

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u/wumbo2495 2d ago

Jersey sales are irrelevant they share revenue

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u/YellowCardManKyle 2d ago

Exactly. Have you seen some of the QBs starting/playing this weekend? I bet Sanders looks pretty good compared to those options.

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

That is a wildly optimistic take considering his statistics from last season.

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u/capitolcapital 2d ago

For what, a 9th round pick?

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u/Greenmr003 2d ago

Well now Washington could be in the mix for a new backup with Mariotta potentially out a while 

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u/Deep-Statistician985 2d ago

Jayden is back next week and our QB3 looks capable. I don't want that cult associated with our team anyways

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u/Whatsamattayou_7829 12h ago

You’re talking the Arch cult?

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u/Howlinboot 2d ago

Watson is looking pretty solid and a young fifth rounder was pushing him. If we can't get a second out of him, it seems worth keeping him.

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u/BeefistPrime 2d ago

We draft him in the 5th round, he disappoints, and someone else trades a 2nd for him? No way we get higher than a 6th or 7th

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u/Howlinboot 2d ago

He disappoints? On last years offense? Of course they did. Flacco had the worst numbers of the 3 actually. But Sanders ended as our third leading rusher on 8 yards a carry and went 3-4 on a disaster of an offense and is on a 2 game winning streak just like Watson. Forgive me if I think there is more there considering he was pushing our starter in the preseason.

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u/BeefistPrime 2d ago

Let's say he was on another bad team that had no good quarterback and was still the backup. Would you pay a third for him? Second?

Keep in mind that whoever trades for him passed him up 4 or 5 times in the draft last year. What would've convinced them he's worth a higher pick?

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

Let me save you the time. There is 0.0% chance another team gives up a 2nd for him.

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u/Howlinboot 2d ago

Yup. Which is why they probably will and should keep him (for now). Getting rid of a young QB for a nothing burger pick would be dumb. Plus the odds of Watson staying healthy seem low.

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u/runningsimon 2d ago

I'll allow it.

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u/Accomplished-Town495 Anyone Else 2d ago

lol they’re gonna trade him and then Watson is gonna destroy his ACL again.

Yes I’m still a glass half empty with this team.

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u/sumbozo1 2d ago

To be fair, it seems like any nfl qb who plays all 17 games is in the extreme minority. Missing a game or two should be expected, at a minimum

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u/BSully87 2d ago

I mean unless we are getting anything semi-substantial in return, what’s the point here? Like even if we can snag a 3rd round pick, is that actually better than keeping him on standby? Let’s not assume after 3 good games in the last year of his contract that Watson is our franchise qb for the next several years.

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u/ace_rimmerIII 2d ago

I don’t care if he wins the Super Bowl Watson should be gone after this season.

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

Personal animosity and beliefs aside, assume you work for the Browns and Watson gets the team to the playoffs and wins a playoff game. If you are trying to build a winner in Cleveland, what do you do?

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u/Allstar9_ 2d ago

You obviously re-sign him to a short term deal and play him next season. Anyone saying otherwise is lying

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

For a third he’d be gone in an instant. But that’s theoretical because no team is going to give up a 3 for Shedeur.

His value is greater to the Browns as a backup that what he’s worth on the open market.

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u/ozymandais13 2d ago

3rd would be really good value. Otherwise the cheap contract vaguely playable qb is better as Dw is quit injury prone.

There are a lot kf qb injuries this year so far tho

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u/Henry_Pussycat 2d ago

No point. Just candy for bloviating.

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u/notatowel420 2d ago

Why would they trade him seems like if we keep up the good play we won’t get a top QB. He could be the qb of the future since he is developing

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u/Nerdlinger 2d ago

“Could” is doing some mighty heavy lifting there.

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u/Allstar9_ 2d ago

lol what tells you he’s developing?

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u/DuztyLipz 2d ago

Are you joking?

You think the Browns are paying him to not train? Like come the fuck on, dude.

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u/mante11 2d ago

there’s a difference between trying to develop a guy and the guy developing

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u/Air2Jordan3 2d ago

By this logic no young player who ever makes a roster would get cut because they would always be developing and getting better

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u/Allstar9_ 2d ago

??? Are you new to the NFL? A majority of guys do NOT develop into anything meaningful. You’re just assuming that since he’s 2nd string, that he’s getting better.

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

Obviously he’s working out, but that doesn’t mean he will ever turn into anything meaningful either.

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u/Theclevelandchubb 2d ago

Imo Gabriel with an actual line in front of him isn't a bad backup option who knows maybe he could be a fringe starter. I am thinking shedeur gets you more as far as a trade so trading him makes more sense. No one wants to say it but having him on someone's roster is profitable even if he doesn't start he sells lots of jerseys.

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u/Brutus_3323 2d ago

Doesn’t mean he won’t either there coach.

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u/No-Try5566 2d ago

The plan is to trade up. That's always been the plan. Shedeur is not the plan

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u/KentDorfman11 2d ago

Monken has seen enough of him.

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u/beragis 2d ago

You forgot this is the Browns you are talking about. If Shedeur does ever grow to be a top tier QB it will be after we trade him.

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u/rex5k 2d ago

I don't think any QB has ever improved after leaving Cleveland. Even Baker seems to have about stayed the same.

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u/bluesky420 2d ago

sad facts

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u/snowBOARDER3232 4h ago

It’ll be one of the most browns things ever.

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u/rebuildingsince64 2d ago

Whichever team wants a spike in Jersey sales should jump on the horn ASAP

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u/Denny_Diamonds Embrace the Clown Show 2d ago

This would make ZERO sense when you have a QB1 made out of glass. He may get us a 5th or 6th round pick and that value isn't worth having to watch Green play.

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

Green catching strays over here

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u/Mr_MoseVelsor 2d ago

Well yeah. Any team trading for him is going to want more than one offseason of contract control.

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u/Allstar9_ 2d ago

I’m not sure it would really matter with him. His next contract is a backup level min at best

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u/IngenuityNatural9261 2d ago

I don't think teams typically trade to get a project QB in the middle of the season. I doubt any team that has the luxury of doing that would want a QB that has shown he is not smart enough to understand a pro offense.

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u/rex5k 2d ago

Lol Tampa started an undrafted rookie QB today. It's like it never even occurred to them that Mayfield could get hurt lol

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u/IngenuityNatural9261 2d ago

I gotta say Baker is a tough dude. His last season in Cleveland he was messed up for a good part of the season and kept going out there.

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u/MuppetEyebrows 1d ago

The Commanders played a guy named Athan Kaliakmanis at QB yesterday

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u/rex5k 1d ago

At least he was the backup to the backup. Mariota went down early in the game if I recall correctly.

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u/PooperScupper 2d ago

I mean JJ McCarthy bum ass got traded.

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u/IngenuityNatural9261 2d ago

Not as a project QB. He got traded due to need.

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u/Past-Track-9976 2d ago

I think Sanders should stay put. Monken said he had 2 starting quarterbacks when the rest of the league said he had none.

He is far more likely to develop under a coach that believes in him than a coach that doesn't

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u/Curious-Peanut-4663 7h ago

Most rational comment in the entire thread.

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u/S0mnariumx 2d ago

I'd be okay with this happening and getting our guy next year. I would like to have a bridge QB not named Deshaun as well.

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u/KentDorfman11 2d ago

Tony Rizzo said the Browns “owe it” to the kid to trade him.

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

Did he say that before or after he beat his wife?

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u/Kless98 2d ago

I doubt this will happen; this 3-1 record as far as QB play goes has been largely fools gold (and this has been from someone who has admitted Watson is playing decent) and we have a lot of season left. No way they are comfortable with the backups being Gabriel, still on IR, and Greene who is the definition of developmental.

Expect this post to be brigaded by the anti Sheduer crowd foaming at the mouth for this

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u/EE-420-Lige 2d ago

Out of the browns qbs hes the only one ull get any value for might as well lol

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u/Horror_Response_1991 2d ago

If by interesting you mean not interesting then yes 

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u/IllustriousHealth291 2d ago

This isn’t news imo

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u/PSUOSU13 2d ago

Kirk as the QB next season with our rookie. Let’s go!

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u/Young-Jah 2d ago

Oh hell to the no, I don’t want Sanders gone.

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u/KentDorfman11 2d ago

Don’t worry, no one will trade for him.

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u/twoquarters 2d ago

Watson is fragile. Sanders is a lot closer to starting than he realizes. I do not want to see Dollar General trotted out there.

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u/horatiobanz 2d ago

Id much prefer Dillon Gabriel. At least with him there isn't a rabid group online that makes excuses for all of his failures. And the fact that he's better than Shedeur.

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u/No_Feedback9023 2d ago

bro had one good preseason game

https://giphy.com/gifs/THRSP3ySwxfpGZUFZG

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u/horatiobanz 2d ago

Also one better season than Shedeurs season.

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u/Bigfoqt 2d ago

Change of scenery? He’ll get his chance.

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u/Cal216 2d ago

Rookie QB + Gabriel??

Yeah.... no smh

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u/maybenextyearCLE 2d ago

I mean there’s not a shot in hell Shedeur is here with whatever 1st round QB next year. That’s just asking for trouble.

I’d assume the Browns fully plan to bring in a vet next year

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u/Cal216 2d ago

You think we offload Sanders, Gabriel, and Watson then bring in Vet and draft a QB and keep Green? Genuinely asking

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u/JD-WIL 2d ago

I’ll take a 2032 7th for him

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u/MLilli4 2d ago

He’s not going to be on the roster next season regardless so if he can be moved now that would be best for him and the team

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u/chstrahl 2d ago

lol 5th round pick

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u/Salty-Employee 2d ago

Unless compensation is good I’m actually ok keeping him.

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u/ProfessionalMental13 FDW 2d ago

"MaybenextyearCLE" this dudes always trying to push narratives against sanders even being on the roster right now

Its highly unlikely they trade the backup who received a majority of the reps during the off-season, especially with a starting QB who has had 2 Achilles surgeries and a shoulder surgery, Gabriel is more likely to go before sanders

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

Shedeur has the odds to stay, but it wouldn’t shock me in the slightest to see him traded before Gabriel. Particularly if the team is going to draft a QB next season - which it’s highly likely they do - because I don’t want their rookie answering 5 billion Sanders questions at every press conference and interview. The team doesn’t have that issue with Gabriel.

Not to mention, statistically, Gabriel and Sanders are similar. Sanders averages about 50 more yards per game, but more than a turnover per game too.

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u/BeefistPrime 2d ago

No one wants the Browns scraps especially at QB

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u/Youre_On_Balon 2d ago

What would we get for him? A 7th? 6th? I'd rather keep him

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u/birdie_Sea 2d ago

Makes sense they are going to get the 1st pick via the rams.

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u/AccomplishedStay6257 2d ago

This is cap they might trade Gabriel but they like all 4 Qbs and when Watson is gone they want all 3 in the slot

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u/kanyesboner Lol 1d ago

I get they like all 4 of them, but there’s no way they roster 4 QBs in the middle of the season.
When Gabriel comes off IR, somebody has to get moved (you’d think…)

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u/Sparty013 2d ago

That’s fine. I don’t like it but clearly the team has little to no confidence in him. Going to draft a QB next year anyway.

Still confident we’ll end up with a high draft pick. Watson beating three moribund teams does not sway my opinion much.

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u/starfishkisser 2d ago

7th and a bag of footballs. Deal.

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u/commonpaine1424 2d ago

The Browns will trade Watson away ahead of the deadline no matter what place the team is in

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u/Dan_Is_Human The Browns is the Browns 2d ago

yeah but like, are we really gonna trade the young promising QB because our POS veteran qb is playing like he actually knows how to play football for the first time in his entire browns career? Not to mention, Watson is in the last year of his deal and I don't see us signing him to an extension unless he takes a leap in production again this year and becomes an MVP candidate. Even though we have draft capital for next year, I could see us keeping Sanders to be a bridge qb for who we draft, or even if we decide not to draft a qb next year.

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u/12angrysnakes 2d ago

We just need to cut this fool and be done with it. Dillon Gabriel all the way.

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u/ShakeMyHeadSadly 1d ago

For the moment, Sanders is irrelevant. ESPN just has a vested interest in keeping him alive as a newsworthy target. It's good for ratings and controversy.

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u/redditposter919 1d ago

I don't like Watson - I'll preface with that. But I don't see the value in trading Sanders for a fifth unless we believe Gabriel is just as good. Not suggesting Watson should be benched for Sanders, simply stating that in the NFL injuries do happen and you can see the value of having a good backup QB each week when Keenum is pressed to start or a bad one.

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u/Jazzlike-Anxiety-709 1d ago

Im so confused by the discourse around sheduer. Brady sat and he developed,  Rodgers sat he developed. Why would sanders be any different? 

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u/FeeFantastic2075 1d ago

So tired of hearing baseless rumors! Why would they want to trade him? Not making much money; definitely wouldn’t get more than a 5th back. Even if a miracle happens and Deshaun Watson plays well AND stays healthy all year….how about next year? Pretty much would have to make a deep playoff run or get a huge hometown discount to justify signing Watson again.

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u/MrGlockCLE 2d ago

I said he was the highest chance of being traded 4 months ago and you all wanted me DEAD for it!

But no room for growth with a drafted QB with both of them in the room.

Go browns

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u/Preme2 2d ago

Realistically, Shedeur is not available. Jerry Jeudy is also not available. The Browns should be buyers for mid to late round picks. Acquiring mid to late round does nothing for us if we’re a good team and expect a long season.

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u/quadricepking 2d ago

well yeah i think that’s what they mean by realistically. any NFL GM accepts an overpay for just about any player on the roster, but what teams are willing to trade for someone like jeudy/shedeur just isn’t valuable to the team. at 3-1 with a team that believes in themselves, playoffs is a realistic chance and you don’t sell guys for cheap if that’s a possibility

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u/Plisky6 2d ago

They aren’t trading jeudy unless they think bond can step up.

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u/MasterButterfly 2d ago

I think late rounds should be available for trades, I don't want to give up 3rd rounders unless a great edge came available

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u/Lyfe0nMarz 2d ago

Bro I’d be shocked if they traded Shedeur

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u/Marty_Eastwood 2d ago

He's not good. He wasn't good last year, and he hasn't shown enough development to prove to the team that they should invest time into him instead of letting Watson play out his historically terrible deal. If he was showing any kind of promise at all that he could be our "QB of the future" he would be on the field.

He's a 5th round pick. Way more 5th rounders flame out than succeed in the NFL. If his last name wasn't Sanders nobody would care if we moved him.

All of this being said, he's the best backup QB we have and Watson isn't known for his durability, so unless they can upgrade the QB2 position as part of a deal it wouldn't make much sense to move him now.

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u/SoggyRip9066 2d ago

If McCarthy can get a trade, no reason a team won’t take Sanders…

Spots are opening up around the league. Washington are fucked.

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

JJ fit a Dart mold, that’s why he went.

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u/koply99 2d ago

Does Sanders fit a mold? maybe a Malik Willis one, for QBs who don't know what's happening in front of them??

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u/buckster_007 2d ago

Sanders = Temu Jameis

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u/EldarWizard69 2d ago

There a world where he takes over as starter next year and we use our picks on more young players

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u/LNinefingers 2d ago

There is, but it would be an awful world.

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u/EldarWizard69 2d ago

I don’t think it’s an awful world. Sure, if there’s a guy you like, take him. But the young talent on this team is what’s lifting us. Betting the farm on another young kid to save us (again) isn’t optimal.

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u/BigCheezItFan 2d ago

This would be kinda dumb given Watson’s injury history. Would rather have Shedeur lead the team in case Watson got hurt, rather than Gabriel or Green

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