Lindy's 2011 Pac-12 Team Preview: Colorado Buffaloes

[Sexton Hardcastle]

http://www.lindyssports.com/lindys-2011-pac-12-team-preview-colorado-buffaloes.php

AT A GLANCE


2010: 5-7, 2-6 Big 12 (5th, North)

COACH: Jon Embree – At Colorado and overall: 1st year

RETURNING STARTERS: 15; 8 offense, 6 defense, punter

PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Tyler Hansen, RB Rodney Stewart, WR Paul Richardson, WR Toney Clemons, TE Ryan Deehan, LB Jon Major, DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe, S Anthony Perkins

PRIMARY STRENGTHS: There is a lot of experience returning among the starters and a few key backups. Hansen, a playmaker at QB, is surrounded by plenty of capable teammates, including Stewart, who has a chance to become the program’s all-time leading rusher.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS: A roster primarily built to play one style of football will be asked to tackle a more physical style, with an emphasis on a strong running game and stopping the run. There are plenty of chances for true freshmen to play, coaches have suggested, and a rash of injuries could make this team young in a hurry.

KEY LOSSES: WR Scotty McKnight, OL Nate Solder, DE Marquez Herrod, LB B.J. Beatty, CB Jimmy Smith, CB Jalil Brown

 

[Buffnik]

Did the folks at Lindy's know what style of play these guys were recruited for? Because I swear I have no idea how to define our offensive system the past 5 years. Defensively, we haven't actually changed much.