Deion Sanders walks the sidelines as the Colorado plays Arizona State at Mountain America Stadium. Deion Sanders walks the sidelines as the Colorado plays Arizona State at Mountain America Stadium.

Deion Sanders is entering just his second season coaching college football at a Power Five level after a 4-8 season during his first year with the team. But he seems to think that he’s a better coach than other college coaches simply because of his experience in the NFL.

During a recent interview with college football analyst Joel Klatt, Deion Sanders claimed that he has “a better rhythm, a better feel” than other college football coaches because he has spent a lot of time playing at the NFL level.

“And let me tell you something about pros, and I have nothing against collegiate coaches because there’s some great ones out there, I just have a better rhythm, a better feel,” Sanders said according to On3. “Because that’s my thought process. And that’s the process that I want these young men to understand where they’re headed.

“So if they’re taught by a pro, understanding how to be a pro makes it much more realistic. And I can comprehend the style and the way they teach. So you talk about over 127 years in this building of NFL coaching. Experience is unbelievable man. And I absolutely love it.”

That’s quite a bold statement from a coach who lost eight of nine games in his conference and didn’t have a single player selected in the NFL Draft. But he’ll have a chance to validate that claim this coming year as he continues to build his team and develop players for the NFL.

[On3]