“He will be a top 5 pick,” Deion Sanders had proudly claimed while defending his son against the initial claims against his draft stock. Little did he know the sheer force the statement would backfire with. Sanders’ words are getting picked up and thrashed around by the NFL scouts. Shedeur Sanders’ skills do not look good to the scouts in the NFL. Several of them have not minced their words a bit when talking about Shedeur Sanders. Daniel Kelly, First Round Mock’s NFL scout, ranked him as an undrafted free agent.

Carl Reed and Smokie Dixon’s opinionated exchange on Unfiltered by 247 Sports added more fuel to the raging NFL scouts’ fire. Their straightforward opinion not only summarized what the NFL scouts were trying to communicate wholly but also suggested a way out to Shedeur Sanders. “Just talking to some guys in the NFL in terms of scouts and some general managers, there are some things that he needs to improve in his game. One is the consistency of making decisions, holding on the ball, and understanding this,” they said.

It was almost as if they were holding the mirror from the future in front of Shedeur to make him realize the impact of all this.” If you are ever drafted number one Shedeur, you’re going to go on the worst team and they might not have a left tackle or right tackle that can protect you. So you now have to become the difference maker,” Dixon said, laying out the problem and the only possible way out of it for Shedeur Sanders.

Per them, Shedeur Sanders needed more refinement to be NFL-worthy. A QB who is the Nation’s most sacked (52) came with a lot of flaws when dug deeper. The NFL scouts have been pointing out the hesitancy Shedeur has been displaying in his games. The QB takes his own sweet time in reading the pocket and making the call of throwing the ball, which, per NFL terms, is too little too late. Shedeur Sanders’ lack of anticipation of the formation of receivers has been a constant problem in their practice.

Even Deion Sanders once advised him to, “Anticipate a little quicker. Try to see it a little quicker. Make it happen a little quicker. I’m talking about everything.” Sanders knows the problem. Yet, he is completely sold on his son pulling and Eli. Dixon and Reed have a suggestion to solve all this and save Shedeur from further humiliation in the league.

Shedeur Sanders advised to stay back in college football

“The longer you stay in college football, the better it is for you,” the hosts said bluntly to Deion Sanders. They had a fair reason to. NFL is the league of the big boys, even if Shedeur ends up in a team with an even worse O-Line than Colorado, then he would have to put up his big-boy pants and deal with it since there would be no time to toughen up in the league.

“The league wants older players that they don’t have to babysit in terms of maturity and understanding. Those are team-first players. The longer you play the better it is in college to improve your draft,” Reed added. Looking at the confidence Deion Sanders is bringing in this off-season, it seems that Shedeur Sanders is set on entering the NFL draft next season. All that he has is this season to improve his shortcomings.