Shedeur Sanders takes firm stance on if he thinks Colorado should run the ball more
Colorado suffered a 28-10 loss to Nebraska on Saturday, falling to 1-1 on the season and raising some questions about the team’s approach philosophically.
The Buffaloes finished the game with just 16 yards rushing on 22 carries, averaging less than a yard per carry.
After the game, quarterback Shedeur Sanders was asked about the team’s balance and whether they’d like to develop more of a run game to help him out. The quarterback went on the defensive, asking how many times Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola was touched in the game.
Then he began to answer the question.
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“Of course whenever you’re able to run the ball consistently, whenever you’re able to that opens up the pass,” Sanders said. “But you’ve got to understand what your team’s good at. So why would we keep running the ball if we out there and we get into a situation where it’s a must-get-it and we don’t get it?”
The situation he was referring to occurred in the first quarter, on the second Colorado drive of the game. The drive began following an excellent kickoff return by Jimmy Horn Jr.
So facing fourth-and-1 from the Nebraska 28-yard line, Colorado dialed up a run for Charlie Offerdahl. He was stuffed for a 2-yard loss and the Buffaloes turned it over on downs.
So the sentiment from Sanders holds some merit, though the passing game faced its struggles too. Sanders went 23-of-38 passing for 244 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
The Colorado quarterback was then asked about the short-yardage situations and how the team plays them. His response made his feelings pretty clear.
“If we’re going to go down I’d rather go down swinging, honestly,” Sanders said. “Because I know I can throw the best punch.”