Grading The Week: Shedeur Sanders saga in Cleveland about to go full Tim Tebow, isn’t it?

Oh no Cleveland The Shedeur Sanders Saga along Lake Erie just went from Tebow Stage His time will come to Tebow Stage Why is this guy playing ahead of him Like a rocket A rickety one The kind they used to let The Three Stooges pilot Now full disclosure The football wonks on the Grading The Week association are fans of Shedeur The QB They think he s been getting terrible advice and that he s overplayed badly about six different hands since the start of the year But they also think that there s an NFL signal-caller there somewhere They re just not sure that somewhere is northern Ohio Shedeur and the Browns C Like Russell Wilson in New York the Browns are ready to put their old horse Joe Flacco to pasture after a - start Largely because their statuesque in that he can t really move signal-caller threw for two scores against six picks Since Flacco is roughly years old this moment was a when and not an if Here s the part though that threw the internet and Unit Sanders media pals for a loop Rookie and former Oregon star Dillon Gabriel who may or not may not be tall enough to ride the Mind Eraser coaster at Elitch Gardens is now slated to start a Week showdown with the Minnesota Vikings Bonus The Brownies depth chart for the week features Flacco as their backup and kept Shedeur listed at No And this is where it gets very well Tebow-y Not in terms of style Sanders can throw Tim couldn t bless his heart but audience Essentially you have a fan base one that s loudest online that feels that the son of CU football coach Deion Sanders can do no wrong no matter what evidence on-field or off-field is truly put in front of them At the other end of the spectrum you have the Browns coaching staff the Browns front office and majority of NFL front offices a collective that does not give two flips what the Shedeur stans on social media think Rex Ryan is a goof But when he dogs Son of Prime on ESPN he s saying out loud what at least particular old-money front offices and staffs presumably think about Shedeur More disclosure It apparently doesn t help Sanders win over the hearts and minds of the latter when he a tells ESPN Cleveland that he can do better than various of the NFL s current QBs one week and then b silently mouths or mimes answers to reporters questions the next Nor does it help that Coach Prime admitted Shedeur inquired the Eagles and Ravens not to draft him this past spring citing concerns over playing time Related Articles Keeler CSU Rams tried new play-caller Tried new QB Only one thing left to change Jay Norvell Keeler Broncos Alex Palczewski loves being Empower Field s newest cult hero Why are they all cheering Keeler Jamal Murray taking ownership of Nuggets Nikola Jokic Era dynasty hinges on it Renck vs Keeler Who is under more pressure Nuggets David Adelman or Avs Jared Bednar Keeler Deion Sanders requirements clock management coach His CU Buffs are running out of time to salvage Fast forward to October With Lamar Jackson hurt Cooper Rush is starting behind center for Baltimore this weekend Perfect timing Not quite FanDuel setup coming to Denver B Denver will apparently soon become one of the centers of the regional sports grid business or what s left of it The FanDuel Sports Configuration the remains of what were once the Fox Sports Bally Sports regional networks is planning on operating a centralized broadcast hub in the metro as communicated by The Athletic New York Times earlier this week Production from five NBA franchises will be out of the Front Range The Hawks the Thunder the Grizzlies the Timberwolves and the Spurs Local NHL telecasts for the Wild Hurricanes and Predators will also be produced from here By our math that means at least of the league s local NBA broadcasts will soon either be produced in Denver or have Denver-based production help And the Front Range will be the production home of of the NHL s local broadcast feeds As the GTW crew features more than a limited former cable TV subscribers in its ranks this is one item they ll be keeping a curious eye on Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams