тιтans’ Brian Callahan makes lofty Shedeur Sanders-Joe Burrow comparison

тιтans’ Brian Callahan makes lofty Shedeur Sanders-Joe Burrow comparison

It seems like Tennessee head coach Brian Callahan has some high expectations for Shedeur Sanders.

Sanders met with multiple members of the тιтans staff last week, including Callahan and newly hired general manager Mike Borgonzi.

The тιтans, who hold the first overall pick in the draft, are looking for a quarterback that could become the future face of the franchise.

Shedeur Sanders warms up before Colorado’s loss to BYU last season. Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

“[Callahan]’s very smart and detailed,” Borgonzi told ESPN. “He’s been around, some pretty good ones — Peyton Manning, Joe Burrow and Matthew Stafford. I think that helps being around players like that —knowing what to look for in terms of just footwork, dropping the eyes downfield, etcetera.”

Both Callahan and Borgonzi have had success in finding franchise quarterbacks at their previous positions.

As general manager of the Bengals, Callahan drafted Joe Burrow in 2020, with Borgonzi playing a role in trading up in the draft for Patrick Mahomes as director of player personnel for the Chiefs.

Callahan explained his certain qualities he looks for in quarterbacks that he learned from veteran quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp, when both were a part of the Broncos’ coaching staff from 2013 to 2015.

“[Knapp] always said these three things: decision-making, timing, and accuracy,” Callahan told ESPN. “Those three things are always going to be the first things you look for. If you look for those things, you’re going to see a lot of what good quarterbacking looks like.”

тιтans head coach Brian Callahan AP

Callahan also mentioned how he sees some of Burrow’s traits in Sanders.

“People had questions about Burrow’s arm strength in general coming out,” Callahan told ESPN. “One of the things that makes Joe so unique, and I think you can probably put Shedeur in the same conversation. … They anticipate when they throw it, they have the timing and accuracy on top of it. That makes up for the arm strength.

Joe Burrow Sam Greene/The Enquirer

Sanders finished his senior season at Colorado as the conference leader in pᴀssing yards and touchdowns, earning himself Big-12 Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Sanders has consistently found himself just outside of the top-10 draft rankings as the No. 2 quarterback prospect behind Miami’s Cam Ward, who won Player of the Year honors in the ACC.

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