Deion Sanders is used to doing what’s considered conventionally impossible.
Play in the NFL and MLB on the same day? Sure, he can do that. Become the greatest cornerback of all time? Done. Win as a head coach with zero college ore even high school head coaching experience? Yep. Did that at Jackson State.
But he can’t challenge every convention. He’s finding that out at Colorado, where, despite an incredible quarterback and bevy of skill talent, the Buffaloes continue to come up short. The latest example being a 28-10 loss to Nebraska.
The biggest reason why? The Buffaloes are just not good enough up front.
Colorado’s offensive line has been under the microscope since the moment Sanders showed up on Colorado’s campus. It’s often a verbal punching bag, even for the head coach, who frequently watches his son, the star quarterback, take hit after hit.
It happened again against the Huskers.
Nebraska had four sacks by halftime and finished their win over the Buffs with six (plus 10 tackles for loss) in a dominating effort in the trenches. The Buffaloes finished the game having averaged 0.7 yards per rush. It wasn’t any better on defense for Colorado, where the Huskers averaged 4.3 yards per carry and kept true freshman QB Dylan Raiola clean without allowing a sack.
It wouldn’t matter if Shedeur Sanders turned into an airbender (they literally can float in the air), you can’t be consistently successful at that position without quality blocking in front of you. Nebraska, a defense that gets very creative while sending pressure, made Shedeur’s life miserable.
There were clues this might happen in Week 1 against North Dakota State. The Buffaloes put up 445 passing yards, yes. But they only managed 2.6 yards per carry against an FCS team….
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