Deion Sanders has an idea of how to keep his quarterback, and son, from being a sitting duck again: get a new offensive line.
Sanders told reporters that after UCLA sacked Shedeur Sanders five times in the first half and leveled him enough that he needed painkiller injections during halftime.
The Buffaloes fell to the No. 24 Bruins, 28-16, and Saturday’s game was a particularly tough one for the Colorado QB, who was sacked two more times in the second half, pressured 24 times and was hit 17 times.
In response to the tough day, Deion Sanders gave a pretty clear cut answer of how to prevent it again.
“The big picture, you go get new linemen,” Sanders said, according to USA Today. “That’s the picture, and I’m gonna paint it perfectly.”
Shedeur said that he was fine after the game and that the long day was a result of going up against a team with a “great” rush.
“Yeah, I’m cool, a little banged up right now,” Sanders said. “That’s just what happens after games when you’re playing against tough opponents, a great defensive rush. That’s just what happens.”
The Buffaloes started off the season as one of the hottest teams in the country going 3-0, but they’ve fallen to 4-4 with the season starting to wind down.
Things don’t get much easier for them down the stretch, with No. 12 Oregon State coming to face Colorado at home next weekend.
Still, Deion Sanders expressed plenty of confidence in his starting QB.
“I’m a little biased because I’m his father, but I think we have the best quarterback in the country,” Sanders said. “I don’t think any other quarterback can put up with, stand and deliver like ours do, week in and week out and take in the beating that he’s taken. We’ve got to address that.”
