Seven games into the season, the Colorado Buffaloes certainly aren’t where they hoped to be offensively.

“You need to be able to run the ball, protect the passer,” offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said. “You need quality quarterback play. You need to make plays when they’re available and we’ve got to be greedy with points. Those are all the things that we’re looking at.”

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Featuring several newcomers, the Buffaloes have been able to run the ball and protect the passer better than they did a year ago. However, there’s been plenty of shortcomings for the Buffs (3-4, 1-3 Big 12), who are on a bye this week.

At 24.9 points and 361.3 yards per game, the Buffs are near the bottom of the Big 12 Conference. Against Power 4 conference teams, the Buffs are averaging just 21.2 poi

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