Colorado is hoping a change to the offensive coaching staff will be the catalyst for a late-season push.
November 03, 2023 at 10:50 am PDTENGLEWOOD , CO - AUGUST 3: Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur speaks during training camp on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. November 03, 2023 at 10:50 am PDT
Colorado has one of the most one-dimensional offenses in the country. Its run game is nearly non-existent. The Buffaloes rank 128 out of 130 teams in rushing offense at 78.6 yards per game. Only Colorado State and Hawaii rush for fewer yards per game. Buffaloes QB Shedeur Sanders has thrown 346 passes and has been sacked 41 times. Colorado has lost 381 yards on sacks this season.the team needed to improve on the offensive line“The line has to improve, there ain’t no aspect,” Sanders said after the UCLA game to a reporter’s question about the play up front. “The line has to improve.”
Shurmur, 58, was the coach of the Giants in 2018 and 2019. The team went 9-23 in his two seasons in charge. A longtime NFL offensive coordinator, Shurmur’s first NFL head coaching job came in Cleveland were also spent two seasons and went 9-23.
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