Nonsense': Browns Legend Rips Popular Shedeur Sanders Narrative
Prior to Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders enjoying a stellar debut with the team against the Carolina Panthers there were a lot of narratives around how the team was handling his preparation for the season. But after last night's performance, Browns legend Joe Thomas believes that people need to stop with the "nonsense."
Taking to X this morning, Thomas responded to allegations that the Browns are "setting Sanders up to fail." He called that notion nonsense and shared an excerpt from a piece by Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot explaining what's going on. Thomas asserted that the staff is "clearly invested in his development" and believes that the people accusing the team fo sabotage are "closing your eyes to facts."
"For everyone pushing the 'Browns are setting @ShedeurSanders up to fail' nonsense — read @MaryKayCabot," Thomas urged. He's learning a brand-new offense, mastering NFL pre-snap reads, and the staff is clearly invested in his development. Sometimes 'sabotage' is just you closing your eyes to facts because the truth doesn't fit your desired narrative."
The article by Cabot asserts that Sanders isn't being set up to fail, but is instead being given a crash course on all of the NFL ins-and-outs to best prepare himself for everything. To that end, Sanders has worked directly with head coach Kevin Stefanski, even when he hasn't been getting reps with the first-team offense.
Browns fans in the comments couldn't help but concede that it looks like Sanders is being set up for success, not failure:
"This certainly reads like he's being setup to succeed. Taking their time with him... Letting him learn the NFL way without throwing him to the Wolves. Then last night was a test to see how much he's picked up and he passed it with flying colors," one user replied.
"Shedeur's acumen in terms of pre-snap reads is probably 85% better than the rest of the rookie quarterbacks taken in this years draft. He was doing pre-snap reads his freshman year and in game adjustments," another declared.
"Nice job Joe!!! Always good to try and keep us fans grounded a bit. Cheers!" a third wrote.
"Not going to lie, I wasn't super bullish on him given he has always played for his dad under a pretty loose offense. Yesterday showed he can be QB1 once the ball was snapped. His vision and touch was superb for his first NFL snaps. I was shocked by his game management."
"THANK YOU JOE. Much needed sanity check for all these armchair experts."
"This is actually well written and makes total sense, unfortunately, most media analysts and journalists don't use this level of detail in explaining the methodology."
"People also have to understand that camp isn't just about developing the QBs. They have to install the new offense & get everyone ready for the season on top of dozens of other thins they have to work on. If he's still learning the basics he can't properly get the 1s/2s ready."
It may have only been a preseason game, but Sanders has silenced a whole lot of doubters with his performance on Friday.
Can he keep up the momentum throughout the rest of the preseason?
Nonsense': Browns Legend Rips Popular Shedeur Sanders Narrative first appeared on The Spun on Aug 9, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Aug 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
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