Colorado State's offense still lacking in flash and grit

Izzy Matthews and the offensive line produced Colorado State's first real run game of the season last week, giving head coach Mike Bobo hope the Rams are getting closer to achieving balance. (Ron Fried / For the Loveland Reporter-Herald)

FORT COLLINS — Efficiency can be interpreted different ways.

For instance, Colorado State's offense isn't bad on third down, converting 42 percent of the time. In the red zone, the Rams rank fourth in the Mountain West at 88.9 percent, with 14 touchdowns in 18 trips. That all looks pretty good.

But the bottom line is on the scoreboard, where CSU ranks 10th in scoring offense at 25.3 points per game in the conference.

In the end, the Rams don't appear to be all…