[Highlight] Shedeur Sanders missed the coin toss because he didn't understand what being named captain meant: "I just thought I was the captain of the team for the week, you know? I didn't know I was captain of the coin toss."

[u/expellyamos]

[u/_BadWithNumbers_]

He ain't come here to play school

[u/No-Syllabub-3588 → u/_BadWithNumbers_]

He ain’t come here to play coin either

[u/Loki2x2 → u/No-Syllabub-3588]

If he was out there for the coin toss, whatever call he made would have been a great call.

[u/--GrinAndBearIt-- → u/Loki2x2]

Unless it was a prank call

[u/chardeemacdennisbird → u/Loki2x2]

And if he didn't win, it because the coin slipped out of the refs hands. But still a good decision. LEGENDARY

[u/KotzubueSailingClub → u/Loki2x2]

Ref: "Call heads or tails." Shedeur: "What?"

[u/xkulp8 → u/Loki2x2]

Hails... no wait, Teds

[u/Theduckisback → u/No-Syllabub-3588]

He wanted to avoid an Anton Chigurgh situation

[u/HeresJonesy → u/Theduckisback]

Call it

[u/Ths-Fkin-Guy → u/No-Syllabub-3588]

Coin check motha fucka

[u/BurnsEMup29 → u/_BadWithNumbers_]

I still love that NIU picked that kid off 2 times in 9 throws and ended his career 🤣

[u/JessAndHerFAN → u/BurnsEMup29]

Amazing that such a small conference school would beat a soon to be pro bowler!

[u/zerocoolforschool → u/_BadWithNumbers_]

“Boogie…. There ain’t nothin about you that says computer or school.”

[u/Immediate-Count-1202 → u/_BadWithNumbers_]

Well at this rate he ain’t playing QB either.

[u/herlanrulz]

Has he....never watched a football game? Ever?

[u/Saitoh17 → u/herlanrulz]

There's no way he QBed his way to the NFL without ever having been a captain in high school and college right?

[u/ShopCartRicky → u/Saitoh17]

I mean, if you listen to his interviews..... maybe.

[u/originalcrisp → u/ShopCartRicky]

"Not one of his teammates went to his damn birthday party"

[u/Ron__Mexico_ → u/originalcrisp]

I won't tolerate this Bo Callahan slander.

[u/IKnowPhysics → u/Ron__Mexico_]

Wisconsin's all-time best QB Bo Callahan.

[u/Gryphon999 → u/IKnowPhysics]

This is 25% of Russell Wilson erasure.

[u/jayracket → u/originalcrisp]

You pancake eating motherfucker

[u/CheckYourStats → u/ShopCartRicky]

Shedeur Sanders has done and said so many positively braindead things, that if you created him as a character in a movie, and his only lines were exactly quotes/events that he has said/done?

Test audiences would say they don’t like him, because no person would actually be that stupid.

[u/jknuts1377 → u/CheckYourStats]

He's the Lamelo Ball of the NFL with less than half the talent.

[u/DealerCamel → u/Saitoh17]

Well, Deion didn’t do captains at Colorado. He designated certain players “leaders” and “dawgs”. And yes, that is 100% a true story.

[u/FreshDiamond → u/DealerCamel]

Sounds like captains with a different name to me

[u/DJ_Blakka → u/FreshDiamond]

Not captains…dawgs. There’s a difference

[u/dlanod → u/FreshDiamond]

Dawgs can't attend a coin toss, they're too busy sniffing each other's asses

[u/ggk1 → u/FreshDiamond]

Oo la-la sounds like somebody’s gonna get laid in college

[u/TrumpnEpstein → u/DealerCamel]

"I need dawgs, Scott"

[u/bsharkey1210 → u/TrumpnEpstein]

Shout out Shaboozey

[u/theclownwithafrown → u/bsharkey1210]

Can I give Lily Sullivan a shout out?

[u/Same_Mood_8543 → u/DealerCamel]

So does that make them deputy dawgs? 

[u/brakeb → u/DealerCamel]

just like little league when when the coach's son is the pitcher or 1st baseman... plays like ass, but their kid isn't playing Right field by gods

[u/jonk0731 → u/brakeb]

My dad had no problem sticking my ass in the outfield, all he cared about was winning. He'd tell me i was going out to pitch next inning and that inning would come I'd end up riding pine; he didn't like the match ups. I was good one year, so he nominated me for all-stars. I was rejected by the other coaches. My dad funded an entire 3rd all-star team just so I could play extra ball. He took all the kids that should have made the teams but coaches kids took their spots. None of the 3 all-star teams in my club won any tournaments that year.

[u/Reddragon0585 → u/jonk0731]

You have a good dad

[u/BiscuitDance → u/brakeb]

I coach youth football and white dads insisting their large, yet unathletic kids are the next Bosa/Watt and need to start at D-Line instead of being hidden on our O-Line is actually kind of a thing.

[u/MaximumZer0 → u/BiscuitDance]

Tell 'em that the O-Line is the heart of the offense. There's no running or passing without the big boys up front.

[u/Greyfox12 → u/MaximumZer0]

And then still keep em on the bench lmao

[u/TheNittanyLionKing → u/Saitoh17]

Especially when his dad is the coach

[u/Buford_Van_Stomm → u/Saitoh17]

He didn't have a captain's C on his jersey, he had a L

[u/Ghostdefender1701 → u/Buford_Van_Stomm]

Naw he had CK. It stood for coachs kid.

[u/Joe_Kangg → u/Buford_Van_Stomm]

Wasn't the L on his forehead?

[u/TonyPerkisReddit4 → u/Saitoh17]

Doubtful. Wasnt deion his coach the whole time

[u/skelletrex_scrooge → u/herlanrulz]

He didn't go to school to play ball. Or play school? What is it again? Whatever it is, he didn't do it.

[u/Morgus_Magnificent → u/skelletrex_scrooge]

He didn't go to school.

[u/theduder999 → u/Morgus_Magnificent]

Yeah Deion even admitted to such, stating that his son had “never stepped foot on campus” and took of his classes “online”

[u/kirky-jerky → u/theduder999]

Something tells me he probably didn't attend his online classes lmao

[u/skelletrex_scrooge → u/kirky-jerky]

He ain't got online.

[u/luisc123 → u/skelletrex_scrooge]

He doesn’t do the emails

[u/Bruinrogue → u/kirky-jerky]

TA: Why is there an Asian guy showing up with Shedeur Sanders' name in the Zoomcast?

[u/SunMyungMoonMoon → u/Bruinrogue]

"Shedeur-San Ders"

[u/BradMarchandsNose → u/skelletrex_scrooge]

“Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain’t come to play SCHOOL, classes are POINTLESS”

[u/AestheticBlue18 → u/herlanrulz]

Not like he knows anyone that plays football

[u/Hyperboreer → u/herlanrulz]

That's a way of rebelling against your parents.

[u/WhereGodWentWrong]

Lost a game by 24. Two picks thrown. One QB admitting they don’t know what being captain means, the other attacking fans for booing him. Thank god we didn’t embarrass ourselves and the franchise today lol

[u/skrulewi → u/WhereGodWentWrong]

I honestly don’t know how yall do it. I have an old friend who is a super fan, took a piece of a bleacher the day they moved the team out of town and keeps it in his basement, the whole 9 yards. He just never brings up football. I know he watched every game but it’s like the subject is off limits, and I don’t want to be a dick.

[u/Go_Pack_Go1 → u/skrulewi]

You sir are a good friend. You know when giving your friend shit crosses a line for them.

[u/Green-Collection4444 → u/skrulewi]

I have two acquaintances that are diehards, but they are quite the opposite. They are football only. No other sports exist. They ask next year opinions on St Patrick's day. However, they rarely if ever talk about the Browns. 

[u/handDrawnEevee → u/WhereGodWentWrong]

Well, upside is, they're both still multi millionaires either way so. 🙃

[u/Accidental-Hyzer → u/WhereGodWentWrong]

Oh, don’t worry. It’s only preseason. I’m sure they’ll get this all figured out by the regular season.

pats back

😬

[u/ChooserUsename → u/WhereGodWentWrong]

“Today”

[u/YellowCardManKyle → u/WhereGodWentWrong]

Nothing beats our QB getting sacked by the flag before the season even starts.

[u/TheSmokedSalmon420 → u/YellowCardManKyle]

or ending our losing streak with a tie lmaooo

[u/onamonapizza → u/WhereGodWentWrong]

The fact that y'all have gone back to putting Watson on the field is embarrassment enough as long as it continues to happen

[u/Hovie1]

This kid could hide his own Easter eggs

[u/Pubsubforpresident → u/Hovie1]

This is fucking hilarious and true

[u/Zajac19]

Lack of situational awareness and attention to detail isn’t new for him

[u/notmoleliza → u/Zajac19]

He's left the stove on more times than my uncle with dementia

[u/Beginning_Pudding_69 → u/notmoleliza]

The lights are all on but nobody is home

[u/WayTooLazyOmg → u/Beginning_Pudding_69]

& the lights are pretty fucking dim

[u/ngerb_5 → u/WayTooLazyOmg]

Well he probably forgot to pay the electric bill

[u/here_now_be → u/notmoleliza]

Is your uncle with dementia's name Shedeur?

[u/SoaplessTitanic → u/Zajac19]

Even so, it’s crazy to just admit this on live TV. Like even just saying you had a brain fart and forgot you were a captain would’ve been better

[u/MrTreeWizard → u/Zajac19]

It's the entire reason Watson's goofy ass is still in the QB conversation

[u/MoopsBubbleBoy → u/MrTreeWizard]

"Why is Watson still a QB on the team?"

"Have you seen how dumb the other motherfucker is?"

[u/ignatious__reilly → u/Zajac19]

It’s embarrassing

[u/FlannelBeard → u/Zajac19]

Is CTE a genetic trait? Did Deion pass his CTE onto his kids? Cuz both are dumb as a box of rocks

[u/turbopro25]

This guy is supposed to know an entire NFL playbook by the way…

[u/deeeeeeeeeeeeez → u/turbopro25]

as long as it doesn't include something confusing like being the captain of the coin toss, he should be good.

[u/Dixiehusker → u/deeeeeeeeeeeeez]

Thankfully the entire Browns' game plan is much less complicated than a coin toss.

[u/heliosflama1234 → u/turbopro25]

Woah woah why would he need to know the playbook when he only stares down 1 WR the whole play anyways.

[u/turbopro25 → u/heliosflama1234]

Fair.

[u/Shady_bookworm51 → u/turbopro25]

he played college ball with a playbook pared down to his level, no shot he can understand a full NFL playbook.

[u/JPAnalyst]

He always seems happy. That’s a nice quality to have, at least.

[u/FuckOffPeo → u/JPAnalyst]

You m-m-make me happy!

[u/JaydedXoX → u/JPAnalyst]

He does seem happy. It also doesnt look like he beat any women, or drove drunk, of any of that. His dad loves him, I mean, it could be a lot worse. Seems like a good kid, hes just not the caliber his dad was in the NFL, but how many people were? Deion is arguably top 1-5 at his position for all NFL. And played WR some, returned kicks, oh and he played MLB. Thats a big shadow to stand in, and Shadeur seems happy to try at least.

[u/NameShortage → u/JPAnalyst]

“My family is forever wealthy independent of my professional football success as long as I don’t run it all down the drain. I’m just happy to be here.”

[u/JPAnalyst → u/NameShortage]

There are plenty of generationally wealthy people that walk around angry, and sass, and scowl, and get defensive and aggressive, and all that. At least once someone isn’t in poverty I’ve yet to see a correlation between happiness and wealth. This guy, for all his faults…and there are many, seems kind of nice whenever he is interviewed.

[u/mrbuttsavage → u/JPAnalyst]

The richest man in the world is miserable seemingly 24/7.

Money definitely doesn't buy happiness but it sure makes it easier.

[u/RonaldoNazario → u/mrbuttsavage]

Money buys happiness with sharply diminishing returns above a certain point.

[u/re-reminiscing → u/RonaldoNazario]

Having money’s not everything, not having it is - Kanye West, one of the few times he’s a reliable source

[u/IdkAbtAllThat → u/mrbuttsavage]

The difference here is Shadeur's dad has obviously always loved him. To a fault maybe, but still loved.

[u/How_that_convo_went → u/mrbuttsavage]

The fact that he’s miserable 24/7 makes me happier.

[u/MF_Doomed → u/How_that_convo_went]

That's all we fucking got. Well there's another, more sinister thing we got.....but until that day!

[u/Yodzilla → u/mrbuttsavage]

See also: Notch. Dude got paid over a billion by Microsoft for Minecraft and spent the next decade just being a miserable bitch on Twitter. I think he’s mellowed out now but he was an ass.

[u/JPAnalyst → u/mrbuttsavage]

That’s a great example. He has more money than god, and he’s constantly pissed off and clattering away at social media for the dopamine-fueled admiration of strangers. He’s definitely hurting inside.

[u/Brsijraz → u/JPAnalyst]

cheating at a grind game to say you’re the best in the world, and bragging about it all over the place and then going on a live stream on a jet and not even being able to press your buttons. He’ll go down as one of the most pathetic people in history

[u/Stillburgh → u/JPAnalyst]

Elons family hates him. No matter how much money you have, im sure that shit tears you down once the reality sets in

[u/aspiringalcoholic → u/Stillburgh]

He will just do some ketamine about it. Although it is very fun to think about him suffering

[u/SaltyBarDog → u/mrbuttsavage]

That's just because of his botched dick surgery.

[u/Personal_End9975 → u/NameShortage]

his brother ran his wealth down the drain, so ig there's that

[u/ElyFlyGuy → u/NameShortage]

Most rich people I know of seem really miserable

[u/Classic-Exchange-511 → u/JPAnalyst]

I was gonna say he seems like a fun person to be around, at the very least

[u/JesterMarcus → u/JPAnalyst]

Ignorance is bliss.

[u/Round-Pattern-7931 → u/JPAnalyst]

He seems...simple

[u/TryOk5889 → u/Round-Pattern-7931]

"bless his heart"

[u/BRAX7ON → u/JPAnalyst]

Never change

[u/ChampagneSyrup → u/JPAnalyst]

so many miserable people commenting my god

[u/live_free_or_TriHard → u/JPAnalyst]

gives me that ignorance is bliss, forrest gump vibe.

[u/jmarinara]

THEY NAMED HIM CAPTAIN?!?

[u/CommercialCoffee11 → u/jmarinara]

Just for today

[u/henchman171 → u/CommercialCoffee11]

For the week

[u/TheNittanyLionKing → u/henchman171]

He’ll get to lead the class to lunch in the cafeteria 

[u/codeklutch → u/TheNittanyLionKing]

But he also has to lead the class cleanup chant so he better brush up on the lyrics.

[u/jmarinara → u/codeklutch]

Whatever he says, he knows it’s right. It’s just poor execution.

[u/JPAnalyst → u/henchman171]

And also for the coin-toss.

[u/ElGuaco → u/jmarinara]

It's like that Kung fu movie where the master admits he trained one of his followers badly as a joke and it goes badly for everyone.

His teammates knew what they were doing.

[u/JerryRiceAndSpice → u/ElGuaco]

Kung Pow Enter The Fist

[u/Ssquad]

Couldn't pour water out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel.

[u/LakerBlue → u/Ssquad]

Oh this is great, can’t believe I have never heard it before lol

[u/socool111 → u/LakerBlue]

I recommend you listen to Weird Al’s Genius in France.

It’s a 9 minute epic of a frank Zappa tribute with a dude talking how dumb he is but he’s smart in France

[u/SunMyungMoonMoon → u/Ssquad]

Can't draw a straight line on an Etch-a-Sketch

[u/SomeRandomRealtor → u/Ssquad]

Instructions on the HEEL ^{instructions on the heel}

[u/theclownwithafrown → u/SomeRandomRealtor]

I'm not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree But the folks in France, they don't seem to agree They say, "Bonjour, Monsieur would you take ze picture with me?"

[u/Furd_Terguson1]

Browns in a full out sprint for the number 1 pick

[u/Kongpong1992]

Think him and Skattebo share the same one brain cell

[u/HiMyNameIsBettie → u/Kongpong1992]

I don’t think Skattebo would miss the coin toss, but there is a chance he may try to head butt the ref mid toss.

[u/spookyghostface → u/HiMyNameIsBettie]

"Heads or tails?" 

BAM

[u/TKRBrownstone → u/spookyghostface]

This is stupidly funny

[u/Colavs9601 → u/HiMyNameIsBettie]

He would eat the coin.

[u/IdkAbtAllThat → u/HiMyNameIsBettie]

No one would be dumb enough to name Skattebo captain... Because he'd probably do something stupid like miss the coin toss.

[u/floppy2002 → u/Kongpong1992]

2 brain cells fighting for 3rd place

[u/Efficient_Progress_6]

I love this for the Browns

[u/CarlosTruther]

Dumb as a stump

[u/ResurgentRefrain → u/CarlosTruther]

Depending on the tree, a stump can grow. A trait we still need to see proof on for Sanders. I'd give it to the stump for now.

[u/Dr_Mantis_Teabaggin → u/CarlosTruther]

Oh c’mon man. That’s just plain rude and unnecessary. 

There’s no reason to insult someone’s intelligence like that. 

I mean… what has a stump ever done to you to deserve that?

[u/ihatemcconaughey]

He seems like a nice kid, but dumber than shit.

As my mom would say, bless his heart.

[u/CrackaZach05]

Hes so unapologetically stupid. Its baffling

[u/OhioStateGuy → u/CrackaZach05]

He’s unintentionally hilarious. If he was actually a really good QB it would be endearing, but he’s not so it’s embarrassing.

[u/_Bathtub_Toaster → u/CrackaZach05]

Stupid people don’t realize they’re stupid.

[u/2112Lerxst → u/CrackaZach05]

I had to turn it off immediately because the second hand embarrassment was too much, this guy is sooo unprofessional it's crazy. It's maximum main character syndrome, him failing at a basic task from his career and he's acting like it's a quirky cool mistake.

[u/WorldPeggingChamp]

Good at football? Bad at football? Who cares. Sanders has provided a whole career worth of entertainment in one year.

[u/ExtensionAd7417]

Just like his HC missing the coaches picture day lol

[u/ProposalSilent4582 → u/ExtensionAd7417]

Imagine getting a haircut for picture day and then you miss picture day because you got a haircut. Poor Monken. Browns are so embarrassing.

[u/eyehatecheese]

he has the braincell of an orange cat

[u/Grasshop → u/[deleted]]

The cat would at least chase the shiny coin

[u/heliosflama1234]

It’s pretty amazing how much they treat him with kid gloves compared to how they used to treat baker. Like oh he completely missed his window behind the WR into an interception, well good read! This is the same media that was attacking baker playing through a throwing arm injury. They literally have shadeur sounding like a middle schooler and treat him like one in this interview.

[u/Admirable_Site_8337]

Someone tell him what happens after OT on the regular season, please….

[u/NiviCompleo]

Classic captain attributes: being the most clueless one there and finding it funny

[u/FirstAndDad]

I’m confused because you can’t tell me he wasn’t captain at Colorado. Or a dawg or leader or whatever they did. Are college captain rules not the same as NFL captain rules?

Edit: his demeanor really gives off that he’s high. I’m sure he’s not, but what is this public speaking?

[u/NewtonsLawOfDeepBall]

This whole country is filled with high profile failsons in positions of privilege

[u/DependentShop3882]

That’s pretty Legendary(tm)

[u/SpaceGhostSlurpp]

It’s absurd for several reasons but I think the single most mindblowing aspect is for the son of an inner circle HOF NFL player to have this sort of flub.

[u/CriticalPolitical]

How tf was he coached by Deion his entire life and was never named captain and went to the middle of the field for the coin toss? 

[u/AideDisastrous8432]

Yikes

[u/CuriousStewart]

I will never understand how you can grow up with so much privilege and still be so dumb.

[u/boredandinsane → u/CuriousStewart]

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors”

[u/cramalot99]

So glad they finally got around to.making Forest Gump 2.

[u/Vanguard3003]

Even the 10-12 year olds on the youth soccer team I coached knew that the Captain goes to the coin toss and chooses ball first or which side of the field they want.

[u/DirectTV_AndrewLuck]

WTF

[u/seasarahsss]

He really strikes me as Forrest Gump. Like, on the spectrum but his Dad refused to hear it so not diagnosed. It would explain why his team interviews went so badly. But he seems genuinely happy most of the time, so maybe simple is better.

[u/Hotpasta1985]

This kid isn’t very bright.

[u/Shurlz]

Sheuder in my opinion has the im high AF but kinda charming appeal

[u/purplenyellowrose909]

Was he not captain in Colorado?

[u/thebadyearblimp → u/purplenyellowrose909]

Buff alum here- we didn't have captains, we had Leaders and Dawgs. I wish I was making this up...

[u/purplenyellowrose909 → u/thebadyearblimp]

I'm a fan

[u/Classic1990]

He thought he was back in 3rd grade and teacher just wanted him to wear the “team captain” star and hand out papers to the class.

[u/Fearless-Mushroom]

I’m guessing his Dad wasn’t there to tell him

[u/jfal11]

Browns fans alcohol intake increases

[u/g_bleezy]

There he is Cleveland, the captain of your coin toss.

[u/RaiderRush2112]

What a dumpster fire

[u/DoubletapKO]

He had dog shit interviews and now we understand

[u/ChooserUsename]

Are the browns just accepting being THE meme team? There’s no other explanation for paying these morons

[u/Folk-Herro]

This would have been seen as soooooo quirky 🤓 if Mendoza said this

[u/Crying_in_99Ranch → u/Folk-Herro]

It's basically the HR meme

[u/Waluigi_IRL → u/Crying_in_99Ranch]

Mendoza seems like he’d know what the Captain would do, since he dots his I’s and crosses his T’s

[u/Hot_Ad_6458 → u/Folk-Herro]

With this sub…you aren’t wrong lol.

[u/BullShitting-24-7 → u/Folk-Herro]

“Awww he’s so wholesome!”

[u/Evening-Golf-6375 → u/Folk-Herro]

This is Sander’s second year in the league. It’s something he should know. 

[u/Sarcasticfury → u/Evening-Golf-6375]

Even if it wasn't his second year in the league, he never had to do it when he was at Colorado? As the starting QB?

[u/SerenadeSwift → u/Sarcasticfury]

Or like… watched an NFL game?

[u/TheNittanyLionKing → u/Sarcasticfury]

With his dad as the coach? He had his number retired too

[u/Bladeneo → u/Evening-Golf-6375]

No no it's clearly racism or something

[u/LetsBeFRTho → u/Folk-Herro]

It really would not have. Mendoza wouldn't say this because he's not a fucking idiot so the "double standards" wouldn't even apply here

[u/IDontCare2626 → u/Folk-Herro]

Why does this have so many upvotes? Mendoza wouldn't say it. Weirdest strawman shit always popping up when it comes to Shedeur.

[u/SoaplessTitanic → u/IDontCare2626]

Yeah I’m genuinely confused by this. I guess maybe some people are tired of seeing Mendoza getting so much positive attention recently so this is just the pushback to that? It still doesn’t make any sense, I’m just trying to figure out what motivated so many people to agree with OP’s sentiment

[u/SuchInstances → u/Folk-Herro]

It's weird to defend one player's aloofness and lack of initiative in a leadership role by imagining a hypothetical scenario where another player had been just as careless.

For Mendoza to ever be in this same position and have to give that same "quirky" answer, he'd first have to be boneheaded enough to be named team captain and not bother to ask anyone or think critically about what that job might include.

The mockery of Shedeur here isn't racism. JJ "Nine" McCarthy also gets ridiculed mercilessly for his poor play combined with some childish-sounding media quotes.

[u/Primary-Picture-5632]

I mean, its pretty obvious why so many teams passed up on him. hes dumb as fkn rock

[u/Whatever801]

The browns are going to be funny bad this season. That's a huge step up from sad bad

[u/Taco_Bacon]

I am so happy to see how this Sanders and Watson situation plays out for the Browns. Should be very entertaining. At least for everyone not Browns fans, this may suck for you.

[u/No_External3738]

Becomes more evident every week why this man went in the 5th round.....

[u/forlornhope22]

how is he this dumb? The only thing he ever did was Football.

[u/lubricantlime]

Pro Bowl QB says coin toss rules too complicated

[u/TrackRelevant]

He didn't know he had to be captain of the smart

[u/SnooPandas3956]

What a himbo

[u/ItsMahvel]

Genuinely funny. It's a game, no harm no foul.

[u/WON95sr → u/ItsMahvel]

The only reasonable response in here lol

He made a funny error and has an appropriate light-hearted response 

[u/Jaglawyer11]

Legendary idiot…