With the Joe Flacco trade throwing more turmoil into the NFL‘s AFC North, legendary Las Vegas oddsmaker, Pete Korner is here again to talk about the QB in the room with the least starts and the most Instagram followers.
Shedeur Sanders.
The odds displayed are purely speculative and intended for entertainment purposes only.
 Shedeur Sanders – 2025 season |
Odds |
|---|---|
| 67.5 Pass attempts | Over -110 |
| 67.5 Pass attempts | Under -110 |
The saga of Shedeur Sanders has had plenty of play so far this season and there doesn’t seem to be any shortage of fuel that will run out before season’s end.
Sanders, currently the 3rd string QB on a 1-5 Cleveland Browns team, will receive a boost in potential play time due to the trade of Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals.
His growth could very well be stunted by the lack of true football wisdom that Flacco could have imparted on the controversial rookie over the course of his initial NFL campaign.
Dillon Gabriel was installed as the Ace of the Cleveland quarterback rotation for now. Although he lost his start this past week, he performed well enough to hold down the position until further notice.
The issue now in this continuing quarterback saga is who exactly gets bumped up to number two?
Bailey Zappe is currently on the team’s practice squad, but Sanders now looks to ascent to the number two spot ahead of the media push for him to be announced as so.
My knee jerk reaction to the delay in announcing who is the number two is more of Coach Kevin Stefanski’s wanting to make that call himself rather than the media telling him to.
On one hand, Zappe does have experience which will be needed in a pinch if something happens to Dillon where he couldn’t play. On the other hand, the positive for Sanders is that he performed well in his playing time in the pre-season to warrant serious consideration for this situation.
My belief is that Sanders will be designated as the back-up quarterback and be ready to go if needed.
Now, obviously, the prop of how many pass attempts Sanders accumulates is directly proportionate to the effectiveness and success of Dillon Gabriel.
In fairness to Sanders, if he ever gets pushed into a playing role: the team should have patience with his evolution as a player and let him ride with the bumps in the road along with the successes. That should be afforded to Gabriel before Sanders gets his turn.
"One look at the remaining schedule for Cleveland, it appears that there is plenty of potential for wins left this season..."
The main factors in potential playing time for Sanders are Gabriel’s effectiveness on and off the field with his teammates and the team’s actual results.
One look at the remaining schedule for Cleveland, it appears that there is plenty of potential for wins this season still.
A pro for Sanders would be a mounting of Browns losses. We could see a huge push by the Cleveland faithful to give Sanders his chance if this happens.
The con would be positive (or even mediocre) results from the team and that would keep Gabriel on the field.
Bottom line, having Gabriel as the number one quarterback and Sanders the number two, there will be some playing time in the foreseeable future for Shedeur, but more in a mop up capacity or trick plays that Cleveland could use him in special situations.
Gabriel has tremendous upside and may never relinquish his starting role. We’re going to make an educated guess from studying previous rookie campaigns, that Sanders plays in four games but not necessarily starting or in full capacity mode.
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