![]() ![]() “Those are the type of things you don’t want to do and get behind the 8-ball. “I think we committed to (the run) on first down, (and it become) second and 15,” Coach Prime stressed. As for throwing off third-and-3? CU hit Saturday night tied for seventh nationally in attempts (15) while managing a first down on eight of those tries - a drop of 24 percentage points from the ground game. The Buffs headed into UCLA tied for 99th nationally in rush attempts on third down and 3 yards or fewer (just 17) while converting on 13 of them (77%). It’s the “giving up” that drives you nuts. The Buffs were 105th in second-down rush attempts (82) and 125th in average yards per second-down carry (2.96). Nationally, only Baylor (2.72), Arkansas (2.66) and BYU (2.60) entered last weekend averaging fewer yards per first-down run than CU’s 2.83. Coach Prime needs to listen to Dad Prime. Poor Dylan Edwards looked lonelier than the Rockies’ third base coach. On third-and-four or less through three stanzas, CU had two shots and … threw twice. On second-and-4 or less through three quarters, the Buffs logged three snaps and called a designed run once. Another two became rush plays on Shedeur scrambles - he netted 13 yards on one jaunt, one yard on another - while two more were sacks. That said, offensive coordinator Sean Lewis’ play-calling - against one of the top defensive units in the Pac-12, granted - was anything but a work of art.ĭuring the first three quarters, in which the Buffs either led or were within a score of the offensively-challenged Bruins, CU ran 20 first-down plays. “The big picture? You go get new linemen,” Coach Prime replied. Trust me.”ĭeion Sanders’ home finale in first CU Buffs season ends in another heartbreaking defeat to Arizona “He’s hurt,” the elder Sanders said of his QB1, who threw for 217 yards and a score even though the Bruins knew what was coming next. CU’s playing checkers in a Pac-12 full of chess masters. For your son’s sake, if nothing else.įrom a play-calling front, the Buffs are too dang easy right now. The kid wouldn’t need a shot if he wasn’t taking so dang many of them in the pocket, week after week. Shedeur Sanders, the coach’s son and the offense’s only hope, needed an injection for the pain at halftime, thanks to a bruising bunch of Bruins and seven sacks allowed. And it’s easy to stop a team when they’re one-dimensional and that’s who we are at this point in time.” “And we’ve got to figure that out, because now you’re one-dimensional. “It’s a struggle to run the ball,” CU football coach Deion Sanders said after a 28-16 loss to UCLA inside a Rose Bowl with thorns, the Buffs’ fourth defeat in five games. What good is a Louis Vuitton quarterback if his handles keep falling off? Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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