You’re telling me 140-something picks went by, and not one GM wanted the most accurate, toughest, field-aware quarterback we’ve seen in years?
Well, turns out Drew Bledsoe agrees with us.
The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback, and the guy who once had to make way for Tom Brady, went on The Herd this week and gave Shedeur a great endorsement—the kind that only a former elite QB can give.
I mean, it's better than listening to Dan Orlovsky or Chase Daniel, that's for sure.
Bledsoe is for Shedeur
While Colin Cowherd brought up the usual concerns, stuff about physical traits and whether Shedeur is “built for the league," Bledsoe shut that down quickly.
“I thought he was a first-round talent,” Bledsoe said. “It’s still sort of a mystery why he fell as far as he did.”
Now, Bledsoe isn't just throwing around praise, because we don't know any connection between him and Colorado or even Deion Sanders. He just explained exactly why Shedeur has NFL tools: anticipation, toughness, accuracy, and mental resilience.
These aren’t traits you find anywhere. And he's right. These are things only real football minds notice. And Bledsoe noticed.
Throwing guys open
There’s one thing Bledsoe said that I really enjoyed.
“Shedeur can throw guys open.”
That’s an undervalued trait in NFL quarterbacks. It’s not about waiting for your receiver to break free. You want to see if a QB can know where he’s going to be and throw the ball before he’s open.
And if you watched Shedeur at Folsom last year—especially in the Baylor game—you saw that exact ability.
“He got hit over and over again,” Bledsoe said. “And he kept popping up and making plays.”
That’s the kind of grit you don’t coach. You either have it, or you don’t. Shedeur has it.
Mental resilience
Bledsoe emphasized that Shedeur not only survived the punishment at Colorado, and he grew through it.
Mental toughness. Physical durability.
“You know you’re gonna get hit,” Bledsoe said, “and you still stand in there and deliver the ball. That’s a hard thing to learn. I don’t know if you can learn it.”
Here's my opinion: kids who grow up wealthy don't typically have mental toughness. Shedeur does, and that's a quality that is seriously needed in a place like Cleveland.
Cleveland got a steal
Look, Cleveland’s QB room is packed. Joe Flacco. Kenny Pickett. Dillon Gabriel.
However, week after week, we are seeing a former player or former GM, talk highly about Shedeur Sanders. Guys like LeSean McCoy and Scot McCloughlin, and now Bledsoe. Guys who had successful NFL careers and whose opinion holds weight for me.
So, if you listen to Bledsoe—and you should—Shedeur isn’t just there to compete. He’s there to win the job. And if he brings that mental toughness he had in Boulder to the NFL?
The league’s going to regret letting him slip that far.
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