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‘A peewee football coach’. That is what Deion Sandersis being called after Colorado’s back-to-back losses. ‘Coach Prime’ signed a five-year contract with the Colorado Boulder, approximately worth $29.5 million. Fans had high expectations from the two-time Super Bowl Champion, especially when he had both his sins playing on the same team as him.

At the inception of the season, things went smooth as butter, but as the completion truly kicked off, disappointment kicked in as well. The Buffs started facing embarrassing losses against teams, with their recent ones being the worst. Shilo Sanders was ejected in the game against UCLA. Hence, the popular podcaster Jason Whitlock agreeing with these believes it is Sanders to blame.

Podcaster Whitlock thrashed Deion Sanders

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Coach Sanders’ statements took the limelight post-Bruins win. Although his comment on the 28-16 gone game was something that irked Whitlock. Sanders, even though was proud of the team, had few complaints about the team, especially about the offensive linemen, being not ‘seasoned enough’. To this, the podcaster grimly replied, “That’s not coach talk, that’s how fans talk, that’s how little league coaches talk.” 

He moreover added that was how ‘daddies talked’. Moreover, the podcaster made some convincing points in his argument. He believes that the offensive linemen are ‘developed’ at the collegiate level, not ‘acquired’ like in the NFL. Moreover, Sanders previously had more talent than his competition, hence the new arising issues, as per Whitlock.

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Deion Sanders on Colorado

With 4 games left in the season, it’s high time ‘coach prime’ does something to prove his worth as a college football coach. People who previously looked up to him are now criticizing him for Colorado’s mediocre performance. Moreover, coach Sanders in his post-media conference mentioned his wish to change the offensive linemen, just four games away from the conclusion of the season. Even Whitlock agreed with how non-sensible it sounded.

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Moreover, Coach Sanders, even though a tad bit disappointed in the team’s performance, was proud of what his sons did on the field. Sheduer Sanders’ performance equated him with one of the best in the leagues for his father. Whereas Shilo Sanders’ ejection from the game was ‘horrendous’ for the coach. Which explains why Whitlock felt it was the ‘daddy talking’. Moreover, Whitlock also felt, “Colorado squandered a game its opponents tried to gift them.” Well, the QB Sanders did suffer serve sacks and still garnered praise, whereas the linemen, who have been improving their game were called for replacement in the bigger picture. With this mindset, will Colorado make it to the end of the season? Well, only time will tell.

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