Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders won his first NFL start.
Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders received an intriguing grade for his performance against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Sanders, who made his first NFL start against the Raiders, got the following grade from NFL analyst Brent Sobleski of Bleacher Report: B.
Sanders went 11-20 for 209 yards, one touchdown and one interception against the Raiders. The rookie became the 42nd quarterback to start for the Browns since 1999 and is the first Cleveland quarterback to win his first NFL start since Eric Zeier in 1995.
"Everybody starts at different places, and like I said, just because I didn't get the summer reps, just because I wasn't in the best situation for me to be prepared to go out there and execute from a summer standpoint, that's how life is," Sanders said. "Everybody's not in the best situation, but it's no excuse. You got to go out there and perform. There's no choice and no question.
"Nobody cares if this was one week of prep. Who cares? A lot of people want to see me fail, and it isn't going to happen."
The Browns beat the Raiders by a final score of 24-10. They are now 3-8 on the season.
Sanders made several good throws against the Raiders, showing off his strong arm and accuracy. He is expected to start the rest of the season.
Dillon Gabriel isn't a starting QB in the NFL. He's too short and doesn't have a strong enough arm. Kevin Stefanski should have started Sanders over Gabriel a long time ago. Better late than never is what many Browns are saying now.
"I think you saw a lot of what Shedeur does well on the field today," Stefanski said. "I thought to make that [completion to Bond] off-schedule when we were out manned [in] the protection, get the ball down the field. So, there's a lot that he's doing well, and there's a lot that he's working on, which is what I appreciate about young guys that want to get better."
Stefanski announced on Monday that Sanders will start in the next game against the San Francisco 49ers. Let's see how Sanders does in his second start.