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Irish Daily Star
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
ESPN under fire as Deion Sanders rages at draft coverage with Shedeur sliding
Deion Sanders watched as Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter was snapped up with the second overall pick in the NFL Draft, while his son Shedeur's position continued to plummet. Colorado head coach Sanders reacted to ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky's commentary on Shedeur , who had been explaining why the young quarterback's draft stock might be falling. Once considered a potential top-five selection, Shedeur tumbled all the way into the second round. It's still unclear where Shedeur will land. Meanwhile, the national anthem performance at the draft was slammed as the "worst of all time" by TV viewers . Amid a draft party with friends and rapper Gillie Da Kid, Coach Prime cheered for the Jacksonville Jaguars' daring move to draft Hunter but also took a moment to address the criticisms he feels are unjustly dragging down Shedeur's draft prospects. Read More Related Articles Rory McIlroy made trip to stunning new mansion while celebrating Masters win Read More Related Articles Rory McIlroy's stunning mansion with Erica Stoll pictured, golf course next door "Turned into a hater. Hate to see it man," a fan tweeted, referring to Orlovsky's pre-draft analysis. Sanders retweeted this with his own take: "Yes he did, wow!" Orlovsky had tweeted about what he saw as Shedeur's tactical missteps on the field. The ex-NFL quarterback pointed out instances of what he termed "situationally selfish sacks," including a play where Shedeur, then at Colorado, took a costly sack instead of throwing the ball away on a 2nd-and-long situation, leading to a punt instead of a scoring opportunity. The ESPN pundit also tagged Shedeur with the label of "non-dynamic athleticism." When his assessment faced resistance, Orlovsky clarified his stance, mentioning: "I've done a flaws tape for all top QBs every year. Same this year. It's my job for every guy to point out the good and bad. Like I have. I've said endlessly I like Shedeur." Deion Sanders watched as Travis Hunter was called on draft night (Image: Getty Images) In an outstanding season, the Buffaloes' star quarterback passed for 4,134 yards and tallied 37 touchdowns, clinching the prestigious Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. This was achieved despite being brought down behind an inconsistent offensive line 52 times, which was the highest number in the nation in 2023. His pocket navigation, precision, and football intelligence have not gone unnoticed; they are well-regarded by leading NFL scouts who've been following him closely throughout the draft evaluations. However, concerns regarding his skill set have resulted in teams such as the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, and New York Giants bypassing him - even after buzz about them possibly picking him post his Colorado Pro Day. While Orlovsky projected that the Pittsburgh Steelers would choose the Colorado standout with the No. 21 pick, they instead went for Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon. Looking ahead to 2025, the Steelers possess six draft picks and are anticipated to target positions including quarterback, cornerback, wide receiver, running back, and offensive tackle. Their current lineup includes a seasoned second-string quarterback in Mason Rudolph, who has seven years under his belt, alongside Skylar Thompson. Ahead of the draft night, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin commended Shedeur, remarking: "There's a toughness there that doesn't get talked about enough. There's a competitive spirit there that doesn't get talked about enough. I know he's very talented and he's made a lot of plays for his university and his team. But the intangible qualities displayed on tape were impressive to me."
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bad News for Shedeur Sanders Emerges Days Before 2025 NFL Draft
Just 10 days away from the 2025 NFL draft, the only player who seemingly knows where he will be picked is Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward, who seems like a virtual lock to go No. 1 overall to the Tennessee Titans, barring any wild series of events. And while there seems to be a trio of players in contention to go No. 2 and 3 overall including Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, Penn State pass-rusher Abdul Carter, and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, the closer it gets to draft night, the more unlikely it seems Sanders will be a top-five pick. Advertisement Since the NFL combine, Sanders' draft stock has taken hit after hit with some NFL teams questioning his brash personality and what some perceived as arrogance because of his last name (his father is Colorado head coach and former Dallas Cowboys star Deion Sanders.) And after a new report from Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, who's arguably one of the more connected NFL insiders when it comes to front-office decision-making, the hits just keep coming for Sanders. Colorado's Shedeur Sanders gestures after a touchdown against Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium.© Stephen Garcia/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images 'I'm having a really hard time finding coaches or scouts who believe Sanders is a first-round talent,' Breer wrote. '… What I keep hearing—and this has nothing to do with anyone having some personal issue with Sanders, or looking for him to fall in the draft so they can draft him—is that he isn't a great athlete on tape, doesn't have exceptional arm talent, and too often does things that simply won't translate to the NFL game.' Advertisement Breer made sure to point out that the perception that Sanders, who threw for 4,134 yards, 37 touchdowns and 10 interceptions this season and was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, isn't a first-round player had nothing to do with his personality and was strictly based on talent alone. He also noted that the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants, who pick No. 2 and 3, respectively, 'look less likely to take quarterbacks in the top three.' 'At this point, it feels like it'd be surprising if the Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets or Saints took him in the top 10,' Breer continued. 'I've had more than one person say to me that if Sanders goes in the first round, it'll be because an owner got involved. 'That, of course, is a bit of a guess from a few guys who are clued into how Sanders is viewed. But it's also a bit of a window into the way evaluators are looking at the Colorado star.' Related: Shedeur Sanders Assigns Blame for His Plummeting NFL Draft Stock Related: Deion Sanders Has Heated Confrontation With NFL Scout at Colorado Pro Day
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
What Brian Daboll's evaluation process reveals about NY Giants quarterback quest
PALM BEACH, Fla. - Brian Daboll isn't going to Colorado Pro Day on Friday. Don't take that as a lack of interest from the New York Giants in Shedeur Sanders possibly being their next franchise quarterback. It's just part of a calculated evaluation at the position for Daboll that has evolved over the past 14 years from when he was the offensive coordinator and general manager Joe Schoen was a national scout for the Miami Dolphins. Advertisement "We like the process we have in place for quarterbacks in the NFL Draft," Schoen told and The Record after the season. "Daboll put it together a while ago, we believe in it and how we go about it." Team brass has promised to take swings for a quarterback this offseason, and that certainly applied with the trade interest in Matthew Stafford before he went back to the Rams and their pursuit of Aaron Rodgers before landing both Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston. Whether Daboll and Schoen will do the same in three weeks beginning with the No. 3 selection of the 2025 NFL Draft remains to be seen. But they have done everything they would have if there was a mandate to take a quarterback for the future - just as they did last year. The reality is the same every year, unless you have the No. 1 pick - circumstances "You do the work, you build the board," Schoen said. "Then you see what happens, and you trust all you did to get to that point." New York Giants coach Brian Daboll talks to reporters during the NFC Coaches Breakfast at the NFL Annual Meeting on Tuesday morning in Palm Beach, Fla. The late Tony Sparano, as head coach of those 2011 Dolphins, tasked Daboll with coming up with a plan to evaluate QBs. They had Pat Devlin, J.P. Losman and Matt Moore on the roster, so the need was there. Opportunity did not present itself in that class, however, with Cam Newton going No. 1 overall to the Carolina Panthers, Andy Dalton and Colin Kaepernick going in the second round, Tyrod Taylor in the sixth round and the rest turning out to be a who's who of journeymen and busts featuring the likes of Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Ryan Mallett, Ricky Stanzi and T.J. Yates. Advertisement "A lot of guys evaluate – it's not the right or wrong way," Daboll said. "We do a variety of different things with these players. Put them in a lot of different situations, no different than I'm sure a lot of teams do. You just got to try to check of the boxes with the things you ask them to do and touch points and people that you talk to." The Giants believe Daboll gives them an edge. Even though they have yet to draft a quarterback in three previous years, the behind-the-scenes intel of what they thought and how their board was set has boosted the confidence. Now it's a matter of actually turning the card in. Here's how the Giants get to that point with strong emphasis on private workouts for quarterbacks. As far as Pro Days, Daboll has only been to a handful through the years. Last season, he was at LSU Pro Day - which featured Jayden Daniels and Malik Nabers, of course - and at Washington Pro Day featuring Michael Penix and Rome Odunze. Advertisement For Daniels, the current Commanders quarterback chose not to do a private workout for teams outside the top three picks. That was a big reason Daboll was there in Baton Rouge. And for Penix, he had dinner with the Giants the night after his Pro Day. The homework starts prior to the team's contingent arriving on campus. Daboll develops tests for each quarterback featuring formations, motions, defensive fronts, run concepts and pass concepts. Those exams are sent to the quarterbacks and returned before the workouts so Daboll and the Giants can get a baseline for the prospects' football knowledge. "I would say, you're doing work all the way up until the draft and you're trying to cross every T and dot every I," Daboll said. "There is so much information you've got to weed through. Some of the stuff that you listen to or hear and you've got to trust your meetings with the players, and you got to trust the time that you were on the board with them and how they were at the Combine, the East-West game, or the time you got to meet them, what the athletic trainers had to say or what did the graduate assistant have to say." Advertisement He paused before adding: "You know, the face of a franchise is the quarterback. It's not an easy position to evaluate and it's not an easy position to coach or to play, so you do the best job you can to try to find the right one for your team." Schoen and members of his scouting and personnel staff schedule the workouts, which are typically held on the player's college campus. The Giants connect the quarterbacks with Daboll, but intentionally leave certain details of the visits open-ended, suggesting the prospects make the dinner reservations or plan the car service for pick up at the airport. That's to test both their maturity and willingness to follow through on things that might normally be taken care of outside their purview. If the Giants select Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter or pass rusher Abdul Carter at No. 3, expect the focus to shift to any number of potential QB targets who can, at the very least, join the roster as developmental prospects with upside. The Giants were at Pro Days for Tyler Shough at Louisville and Quinn Ewers of Texas, and they have scouted Alabama's Jalen Milroe, Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss, Kyle McCord of Syracuse and Will Howard of Ohio State. The Giants are expected to hold workouts with a good number of those prospects, including Sanders, and Daboll said they already have had several since the Combine in early March. The hope is that, as Schoen and Daboll helped the Bills secure reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen, the Giants will eventually reap the reward of that process, too. Advertisement In Year 4, the clock is ticking, and no one can be sure these Giants will get their chance at the plate if more wins don't start to come. "We're going to go through the evaluation of all the guys that have been on my list to look at and talk to," Daboll said. "Again, everything has to fall in the line too, relative to draft picks, where you're picking, if somebody gets picked ahead of time. ... You don't know when they're going to get taken. If there is an affinity you have for a player, if you feel like that player is the right player and they're sitting there at whatever pick you have, is it a reach, not a reach, I'm not going to get into that - it's how you feel about the player and does that player match where you want to take them." That's a swing Daboll and the Giants have yet to take. We'll find out if this is the year where the evaluation process Schoen continues to laud helps Big Blue finally land a franchise quarterback of their own. This article originally appeared on What Brian Daboll NY Giants QB evaluation process reveals about quest
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Is Shedeur Sanders' ball-patting overblown? + Travis Hunter to the Browns?
Frank Schwab and Jori Epstein dive into the Colorado Showcase fallout and what it means for the NFL Draft. Plus, they discuss who could be the new Geno Smith and if the veteran QB is making a comeback. Advertisement We are a few days removed from the Colorado Pro Day, "Showcase," that got everyone talking. Is Shedeur Sanders patting the ball really that big of a deal? Does Travis Hunter to the Cleveland Browns feel inevitable? Is playing both ways in the NFL realistic? Frank and Jori answer all of these questions and they give their thoughts on how the pre-draft process in the NFL might be changing with new trends in player workouts. They also discuss how the rise of veteran quarterbacks getting second (and third) chances in the NFL may have an impact on this year's NFL Draft. How long will the marriage between Geno Smith and the Las Vegas Raiders last? Someone thinks Tom Brady may have an impact to that answer. Last year there was Sam Darnold, Geno before him, who might be the new veteran quarterback to revitalize his career with a fresh start? So many questions, leading to so many more questions, and a few answers. Let's take a look at some Inside Coverage of the NFL today. (1:20) - Colorado Pro Day fallout: Shedeur Sanders (19:40) - Colorado Pro Day fallout: Travis Hunter Advertisement (27:40) - Will Travis Hunter skipping testing matter? (39:20) - Predicting veterans who could have a Geno-like career revival Will Travis Hunter go #2 overall to the Browns? (Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) 🖥️ Watch this full episode on YouTube Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Horse Tracks: Broncos Headlines
Photo byThe Broncos offseason chugs on! With the draft mere weeks away, Denver is preparing for the future of the franchise. Here are today's headlines. HEADLINES Broncos sign QB Sam Ehlinger The fourth-year quarterback spent his first three seasons in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts. Advertisement Sean McVay: I haven't done a good enough job utilizing Tutu Atwell - NBC Sports The release of Cooper Kupp and signing of Davante Adams have been the headline moves for the Rams wide receiver group this offseason, but they aren't the only moves the team has made. Report: Jalen Milroe accepts invite to attend the draft in Green Bay - NBC Sports Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders are not expected to attend the draft in Green Bay, but Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe will. Report: Texas WR Matthew Golden will attend the draft in Green Bay - NBC Sports Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden will attend the NFL draft in Green Bay later this month, Dane Brugler of reports. DT Walter Nolen to visit Panthers, Bengals this week - NBC Sports One of the top defensive tackle prospects in this year's draft will be making a couple of visits to teams this week. Advertisement Roger Goodell, key owners reaffirm commitment to diversity - NBC Sports Plenty of businesses have adapted their policies regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion in response to the current administration's aggressive attack on DEI. Titans, Cam Ward continue to be connected - NBC Sports For weeks, it has appeared that the Titans have decided to make Miami quarterback Cam Ward the first overall pick in the draft. Agent: Shaq Barrett will "definitely" play this year - NBC Sports Two-time Super Bowl champion Shaq Barrett retired before 2024 training camp. Commissioner wants revamped playoff seeding, to make late-season games more compelling - NBC Sports Roger Goodell pushed for change to the current seeding last week. Advertisement Steelers GM Omar Khan: We always want to approach the draft not needing any one position - NBC Sports The Steelers think they've done enough in free agency not to need to reach for any position in the draft. Raiders releasing starting CB Jack Jones, sources say - ESPN The Raiders are releasing cornerback Jack Jones after attempting to trade him, sources confirmed to ESPN. Aaron Glenn: Breece Hall in a 'good place,' but Jets plan to use three-running back approach Breece Hall has seen the bulk of the running back touches over the past two years. New coach Aaron Glenn would like to share the wealth more in 2025. 2025 NFL Draft: Titans, Shedeur Sanders agree to cancel private workout following Colorado Pro Day - Tennessee has apparently completed its evaluation of Sanders the prospect Advertisement Bears, Patriots, Jets open voluntary offseason programs today Teams with new head coaches get a jump on their offseason programs. The Chicago Bears, New England Patriots and New York Jets kick off on Monday. More from
