Former CU Buffs and Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay hit the nail on the head with his recent tweet:
Why is there so much Shedeur Sanders Hate!! All the man does is Win! He smart, tough as hell creates explosive plays with his arm, very Accurate and consistent.. But yet you got people that hide behind the NFL wall and talk bad about him.. smh coward stuff man… #showtheworld
— Phillip Lindsay (@I_CU_boy) March 4, 2025
All the guy does is win.
Let’s be real—if Sanders had a different last name, the NFL draft talk wouldn’t be filled with so many anonymous scouts and analysts questioning him. The numbers don’t lie. He completed 71.2% of his passes in 2024 for over 3,800 yards, 32 touchdowns, and just 5 interceptions. That’s elite production. His pocket presence, accuracy, and toughness are all traits that NFL teams claim to value. Yet, for some reason, a lot of these so-called experts seem hesitant to give him his respect.
The hate began to intensify because he opted out of the East-West Shrine Bowl and didn’t participate in drills at the NFL Combine. Instead of respecting his decision to prepare on his own terms, critics are using it as ammo to question his competitiveness. And even though Shedeur’s interviews at the combine were reportedly impressive, the narrative is already forming—he’s too confident, too composed, too much like his father. Sound familiar?
"The Colorado Kid" Phillip Lindsay went through the same thing, with media members labeling his confidence as arrogance. So this opinion seems to fit the bill.
Adding to the disrespect, some analysts have projected Shedeur Sanders as a mid-to-late-round pick, despite his production and skill set being comparable to quarterbacks receiving first-round grades. The double standard is glaring.
Critics can say what they want, but as Lindsay pointed out, the hate isn’t coming from a place of football knowledge—it’s coming from a place of fear. Fear that Shedeur Sanders is about to take the NFL by storm.