Should the Indianapolis Colts be thinking of making a trade for Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders? Indy already has too many quarterbacks as it is, and adding another, especially one who hasn't yet been impressive in his career, appears nonsensical.
Several secondary sites, however, seemed to have run with a suggestion by The Big Lead's Michael Moraitis, though. Moraitis, mind you, likely has no inside information, and it's June. In other words, simply discussing a meaningless thing can be like a fan to a fire, and once real practices and games begin, all the discussion will be forgotten.
Let's hope. While many sites might be simply tossing out a bunch of theories as to things that could be done, one or two of them are bound to happen. Not because the writer or site had real knowledge about a high possibility that the thing could happen, but that if enough ideas are suggested, accidentally something will be correct and, sadly, the site or writer will say, "Look! I was right!"
Hopefully, the Indianapolis Colts have no real interest in Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders
This is the depressing media age we live in. Some writers and/or reporters feel a need to be first on some news item, and that makes them wrong quite a bit. Trust is nonexistent.
But getting back to the Shedeur Sanders idea, logically, it has no merit. The Colts obviously want Daniel Jones to be fully healthy for many years to come while performing at the level he did early last season. Those are both risks, as the quarterback has had three seasons cut short due to various injuries, and was beginning to digress in his play before his torn Achilles tendon in Week 14.
That last bit is a good reason not to have Jones as the team's long-term quarterback, of course, but Indianapolis obviously sees Jones as the future QB1. Otherwise, the team wouldn't have given him a new two-year deal that pays him $88 million.
Behind Jones are Riley Leonard and Anthony Richardson. Leonard is on contract for three more seasons, and he was good in his one start last season. That came in Week 18against a fantastic Houston Texans defense (and their starters played against Leonard in the first half when he was quite good).
Acquiring Sanders in a trade would cost the Indianapolis Colts draft capital for a player who appears to be made of Teflon. The common narrative is that the Cleveland Browns might trade him because another team would give up good value in hopes that Sanders will turn into QB1.
But, based on what Sanders did as a rookie, why would that thinking exist? He doesn't appear to be on the verge of being good. He completed 56.6 percent of his passes, threw seven touchdown passes, but also 10 interceptions. He doesn't have the strongest arm, and his accuracy doesn't appear to be overly impressive.
The truth is that Shedeur Sanders is being discussed nationally because he is the son of Deion Sanders. If he were, say, Dillon Gabriel, another draft pick for the Browns last season who threw seven touchdowns and just two interceptions, no one would be talking about him.
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