{"id":184296,"date":"2025-06-03T14:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/deion-sanders-can-rest-easy-shedeur-sanders-separture-wont-affect-colorado-that-much\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:31:10","slug":"deion-sanders-can-rest-easy-shedeur-sanders-separture-wont-affect-colorado-that-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/deion-sanders-can-rest-easy-shedeur-sanders-separture-wont-affect-colorado-that-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Deion Sanders can rest easy: Shedeur Sanders&apos; separture won&apos;t affect Colorado that much"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">W<\/span>hen <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/ncaa\/shedeur-sanders.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shedeur Sanders<\/a><\/strong>declared for the <strong>NFL Draft<\/strong>, it felt like the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/ncaa\/colorado-buffaloes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffaloes<\/a><\/strong> were losing more than just their quarterback. They were losing the face of a program that had gone from irrelevance to highlight reels in under a year. <strong>Shedeur wasn&#8217;t just Deion&#8217;s son<\/strong>-he was the engine behind <strong>Colorado&#8217;s surprising 9-win season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Now that he&#8217;s headed to the <strong>Cleveland Browns<\/strong>, the big question has been hanging in the air: <strong>can anyone fill that role?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Turns out,<strong> Deion Sanders<\/strong> has already stacked the deck.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s not picking between chaos and collapse. He&#8217;s choosing between <strong>two quarterbacks <\/strong>who both bring serious upside. <strong>Kaidon Salter<\/strong>, who transferred in after a strong season at <strong>Liberty<\/strong>, offers dual-threat versatility and real game experience. Then there&#8217;s <strong>Julian &#8220;JuJu&#8221; Lewis<\/strong>, a blue-chip freshman with elite accuracy and poise well beyond his years.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Not Just Replacing Shedeur &#8211; Reimagining the Offense<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Shedeur <\/strong>could thread a needle from the pocket, but he wasn&#8217;t known for <strong>mobility.<\/strong> That&#8217;s where <strong>Salter shines<\/strong>-his ability to extend plays and escape pressure could be exactly what <strong><strong>Colorado<\/strong><\/strong> needs behind an offensive line still trying to find its footing.<\/p>\n<p>And while <strong>Lewis<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t have Salter&#8217;s wheels, he&#8217;s already turning heads with a<strong> 66.4% completion rate<\/strong> from high school that suggests he could grow into the starting role faster than expected. According to <strong>Fox Sports&#8217; RJ Young<\/strong>, both QBs <em>&#8220;patch the cracks&#8221;<\/em> that last year&#8217;s offense couldn&#8217;t quite fix.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deion Sanders and Colorado take a step back in 2025 with Kaidon Salter at QB?!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zc-gaFBcRJU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The new quarterback room might not match <strong>Shedeur&#8217;s production <\/strong>overnight-but it might not need to. Especially not with<strong> Deion&#8217;s revamped staff guiding them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hall of Famers like <strong>Marshall Faulk<\/strong> and <strong>Warren Sapp<\/strong> are now in<strong> Boulder<\/strong>. So are <strong>NFL veterans like Robert Livingston<\/strong> and <strong>Pat Shurmur<\/strong>. This isn&#8217;t a vanity project. It&#8217;s a <strong>coaching staff<\/strong> built to elevate young talent quickly, and they&#8217;ve got the tools to do it.<\/p>\n<p>That said, there&#8217;s still one concern even <strong>Coach Prime<\/strong> can&#8217;t ignore.<\/p>\n<p>The offensive line remains the biggest wild card. With <strong>Zack Owens<\/strong> and <strong>Cash Cleveland<\/strong> gone to the transfer portal, Colorado is leaning on new faces like four-star recruit <strong>Carde Smith. <\/strong>Developing that group quickly will be essential if the <strong>Buffaloes<\/strong> want to avoid falling behind in a loaded <strong>Big 12.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colorado opens the<strong> 2025 season<\/strong> on <strong>August 29<\/strong> against <strong>Georgia Tech<\/strong>. That game won&#8217;t define the season, but it will say a lot about how fast this offense can find its rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>The ceiling? Still high. The floor? Well, Vegas has them at &#8211;<strong>176 to finish under 6.5 wins<\/strong>. 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