We shouldn't draft Shedeur Sanders.
I keep going back to rewatch his games, trying to talk myself into this pick and find something I didn't notice live. It just gets worse every time, I don't think he is worth a draft pick period.
Pros
-When he stays in the pocket and steps up into it he can make accurate throws. His mechanics are solid in this scenario.
Cons
-Leaves the pocket for no reason, often just by dropping to far back.
-Doesn't escape sacks on the run.
-Is not elusive nor does he bounce off tackles.
-Majority of his completions are screens and check downs.
-Rarely hits a reciever in stride.
-Often underthrows recievers downfield.
-Often throws into coverage downfield.
-Doesn't throw the ball away.
-Average arm.
His accuracy numbers are high because of all the screens and check downs, not to mention he takes sacks instead of throwing the ball away.
His interceptions are low because he doesn't throw downfield often and when he does the ball is so poorly thrown that it's either an offensive pass interference or 3-4 people going for the ball, resulting in a broken up pass.
He's not athletic enough to escape pressure but he thinks he is. Often times he tries to extend the play and is tripped up. His biggest problem is that he doesn't allow his OL to block because he drops back so far it basically creates a straight line for the edge rushers to get to him.
He also does this stupid spin move to "escape" rushers even though they arent close enough to justify it. It just results in him spinning in place before running away from pressure as opposed to just running away.
In his two seasons at Colorado he finished with a total of -127 Rushing Yards.
He doesn't really go through progressions because its just screens, quick check downs that go nowhere or he is on the run. Can't really say he is a good decision maker because he wasn't put in a place to make any.
As for the positives, when he actually does stay in the pocket and attempts to maneuver it he looks like a pro. That's when he hits his guys in stride and moves the chains, but he just doesn't do it enough. He is almost always backing out of the pocket instead of stepping into it and while I guess this can be coached, it feels more like these are his instincts. Even if this is coached out of him he still isn't athletic enough nor does he have a strong enough arm to really do anything with.
Of course, this is just like, my opinion, man.