Colorado's scuffling offense presents little challenge on paper

Colorado v West Virginia | Greg Fiume/GettyImagesAfter a 9-4 season that saw Colorado tie at the top of the Big 12 standings with a 7-2 record, the Buffaloes were immediately going to be in for a challenge having to replace Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter in the offense.

Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur has looked to implement a balanced spread option offense that was built around the dual threat ability of incoming senior transfer Kaidon Salter. Outside of impressive showings against Wyoming and Iowa State, his level of play was never fully realized and saw him get replaced by Julian Lewis two weeks ago. In three games so far, Lewis has been more effective in his play with 428 passing…