QB Shedeur Sanders (11.30.25)
Shedeur (Sanders), just how frustrating was it to have the mistakes and turnovers that you guys had and not be able to win?
“Yeah. It doesn’t feel good, doesn’t feel good at all to be here in front of y’all and not on top. But it comes with it.”
Shedeur, the pass to Jerry (Jeudy) there, I think it was on the first series, was that just the wind catching it a little bit? On top of that, how much did the wind impact some of your throws today?
“I would say, overall, it’s about spending time. It’s about spending time in those situations and being able to gauge. All quarterbacks know you got cut through the wind whenever you throw – so then at the same time, you gauging the speed and time to distance and travel and everything, and I just calculated off. That’s all it was. It was just a missed shot. So then when I miss that shot, I got to stay on myself to keep shooting.”
Shedeur, you went out for a little during the game after a slide. What happened there?
“Yeah, it was just a little ankle. It was a little ankle. But we good, though. We good.”
How would you assess the way you played today, Shedeur?
“By wins and losses. Obviously we lost, so I ain’t play well. There’s definitely things on film Imma look back and want to get back and want to see. But at least moving forward, I know what we could do differently going about the week and being able to get fully prepared for every possibility.”
Shedeur, you talked so much these last couple of weeks about trying to get the offense on the same page. How difficult is it when there’s injuries and things that are changing out pieces and parts of the offensive line?
“I mean, life difficult in general, so that’s not a big problem, I’ll say to me. I just got to be better overall. I got to be able to rally everybody together when adversity is hidden. So even when I’m off, I got great teammates around me that’s able to pick me up and keep going. But I think overall, I just got to have more of a role like that and better at that.”
How about your touchdown pass to Harold Fannin (Jr.)? Can you just take us through that?
“Yeah, we practiced it, I’d say for like, three, four weeks. And we got the look that we wanted, and we executed it.”
It wasn’t productive – the second half, offensively. So, were you guys trying to do things differently to adjust to what San Francisco (49ers) was doing?
“Nah, of course. We was running the ball – we ran the ball very well. And when we got in certain passing situations and field position, everything like that, it wasn’t the best. It was a comfort level. I think, like, as players and as teammates, we have to be able to gel with each other and be comfortable with each other in every situation. That takes time, that takes a lot of things. So, this team is not going to be a microwave thing – we’re going to have sparks here and there, but it’s going to take time to be able to develop that chemistry with everybody, to be on the same page with Jerry (Jeudy). Of course you want to be able to get him the ball, but you got to understand it take time. I’m more of a trust person, and that’s just what it boils down to. So, we have to spend time on task with all those guys, and be able to trust and be able to see things at the same lens. A lot of time out there, I would say passing wise, we’re not seeing everything at the same lens or certain guys aren’t in the same spot that we seen and we practice. Spot – I’m saying, like, who lined up where. You know, if you put Jerry on this side or Jerry on this side. Like, we just got to just be comfortable and just make everything consistent.”
How do you balance that need to be time on task with your desire to do well and win?
“Well, I’m sure everybody’s frustrated now, so I think we all…I think it’s easy for everybody to jump on board. I think we all want to win. I think that’s what Cleveland, I think that’s what the coaches, everybody wants to win. So, I feel like we will be able to do as necessary to get that result.”
On those two fourth-and-ones that didn’t work. Did you like Kevin (Stefanski) having the aggressiveness there even backed up in your territory?
“I mean, first, that’s a rude question to ask – if I think it was a great call by my coach.”
Did you like the aggression? Did you like the call?
“I like being out there playing. So, whatever that comes with, it comes with. We’re not going to be here and ever point fingers at no coach or do anything like that – that’s extremely disrespectful, and that’s not even in my place. So, I’m thankful for being out there, honestly, and I’m thankful that he trusts us as an offense to be able to go out there and be able to execute. Did we execute? No, we didn’t. But, I’m just thankful that we have that trust.”
Kevin said that you’re starting again next week, so how much are you looking forward to getting back at it and having an opportunity to build on what you did this week and go out and do it again next week?
“Yeah, of course I’m thankful. Like, in the midst of everything that’s going on – wins, lost, anything. I remember when I wasn’t playing, so I never forget that feeling. So, I try my best to not let that happen again, for me to be in that position. But we fell short today, and we just can’t continue doing that. We can’t continue doing that at all. So, I know we let a lot of people down – we let the coaches down as players and everything today. But we’ll be ready to go next week.”
I know you said you view it in the lens of wins and losses, but there were three straight drives where you guys get into San Francisco territory in the first half and you finally get points. Did it feel like in the first half, as an offense, were making progress before things changed in the second half and the game got away?
“Honestly, I don’t even know how to answer that question. I just got done playing.”
Did it feel like you guys were building momentum?
“Yeah, you could tell whenever we build momentum, you can see it. I’m sure y’ all able to see it when we out there, when we confident, and I’m sure y’ all able to see when we out there and we not. So, it’s about being more confident whenever we are getting slow, it’s about rallying the guys, and I didn’t do a great job of that today, rallying everybody together whenever things aren’t going our way and staying focused and staying on it. So that’s something off the field, I know I got to improve is, even when I shoot my shot and I miss, I just got to keep shooting and I got to keep having everybody, bringing everybody together, you know what I’m saying? Cause I know the offense, I know the team count on me to do my job and do what I got to do. And I feel like I failed them today.”
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