‘Reset was needed’ for historically bad 2022 Colorado defense: Analyst

Buffaloes Wire’s Tony Cosolo believes the Colorado football program’s defensive unit was in desperate need of a reset amidst a historically futile campaign — and believes that Deion Sanders delivered as much with the implementation of Nick Saban’s former right-hand man at Alabama, Charles Kelly.

“Honesty is needed when getting ready for the season and much like I pointed out in my offense keys to the game, a reset was needed on defense for Colorado,” Cosolo prefaced before saying, “The Buffaloes had one of the worst defenses in school history last season, often allowing opposing offenses to stay on the field and chew up the clock.

“Enter NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. Coach Sanders has remade the roster while flooding the defense with talent, but one of his best moves could be the assistant he hired to lead the new-look defense. Charles Kelly arrives from Alabama as a great play caller and a tremendous recruiter.”

Charles Kelly must bring the Alabama standard to the Colorado football program

Coach Prime has been hyped up by the likes of Paul Finebaum as a potential successor to Saban in Tuscaloosa and with Sanders flexing his Talladega College graduate status, perhaps it’s more likely than not that he’d look to Alabama as a future landing spot. Once Saban retires, that job will be the most prestigious available, whenever that’d be.

But as long as Sanders is in Boulder — and with a jump to his alma mater Florida State looking highly unlikely as of right now –, Kelly’s presence should bring the Alabama standard to Coach Prime and Co.

We know that CU’s offense should be humming with a healthy and well-protected Shedeur Sanders, and the Buffs secondary is one of the scarier groups to pass against. But if Colorado football can win in the trenches like Alabama has for years, that standard will most certainly be met.