Colorado Buffaloes football legend Shedeur Sanders is being frequently compared to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.
Colorado Buffaloes football legend Shedeur Sanders is getting gaudy comparisons to the San Francisco 49ers’ 2023 Pro Bowl quarterback, Brock Purdy, and he hasn’t even played a snap on the Cleveland Browns yet.
The Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, comprised of Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot, Dan Labbe, Scott Patsko, and Ashley Bastock, dubbed Purdy’s career Sanders’ “most optimistic yet realistic ceiling.”
“The name Brock Purdy keeps surfacing in discussions about Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders – and for good reason. The comparison offers a tantalizing vision of what could happen when a late-round pick with the right tools lands in the perfect situation,” the Cleveland.com reporting troupe wrote.
“On a recent Orange and Brown Talk podcast, host Dan Labbe introduced what might be the most optimistic yet realistic ceiling for the Browns’ fifth-round selection.”
To reach the status Purdy reached after overcoming Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo in the Bay Area, Sanders will have to overcome the presumed QB1 favorite in training camp, Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Dillon Gabriel, the latter of whom is considered readier to start.
Easier said than done when operating in last place in the Browns’ four-man QB competition.
A lot easier said than done, considering the context of Kevin Stefanski giving Sanders an abridged version of the playbook in minicamp.
The Purdy comparisons are downright harmful at this point. It’s understandable why publications would run with them, but Sanders needs to have Ben DiNucci-level expectations until he proves himself more in Berea.
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