CU Buffs vs. Delaware quick hits: Salter was booed. Lewis struggled. Deion Sanders’ best QB option at Houston might be Ryan Staub

Initial observations from the CU Buffs - win over the Delaware Blue Hens in a Week showdown in Boulder Julian Lewis or Kaidon Salter Nope Ryan Staub was CU s QB star Did Deion Sanders just Staub Kaidon Salter in the back And what do you do if the best quarterback to run a Pat Shurmur offense is the guy the fans want to see the least Welp Here we are With seconds left in the first half Coach Prime went with the third man in the Buffs QB competition Staub a sophomore to run the -minute drill After two sketchy throws Staub who has the majority experience with Shurmur CU s offensive coordinator revealed wideout Sincere Brown up the sideline Then he unveiled his rhythm Staub steered the Buffs to three TD drives in his four possessions Salter accounted for one in his first three drives and got booed by the home crowd with left in the championship Lewis meanwhile went -for- Like the spring challenge he was smothered by the pass rush on obvious throwing downs If Coach Prime doesn t start Staub in a road test at Houston on Friday No should at least be the No option Run defense progress Meanwhile the other elephant in the Buffs room its run defense took initiatives forward relative to the Georgia Tech opener but they were baby ones The Buffs bit on a zone-read fake on Delaware s first drive as tailback Jo Silver opened the contest by gashing CU for a -yard gain Nick Tyree started the Hens second series with an -yard run Silver collected yards in his first eight carries Take out QB Nick Minicucci s five carries for net minus- yards and Delaware gained yards on its other rush attempts in the first half The Hens converted a fourth-and- with a Minicucci keeper fairly easily But the Buffs bucked up when faced with the same scenario at the CU as linebacker Jeremiah Brown stuffed Viron Ellison Jr for a -yard loss to give the ball back to the hosts Wide receivers showcased Coach Prime was peeved about a number of subjects during his postgame news conference following the Georgia Tech loss But one of the less-reported concerns was his insistence that his wide receivers didn t see enough of the ball against the Yellow Jackets The Buffs addressed that in a big way against Delaware CU made sure that six different wideouts touched the ball over the first three quarters At the start of the fourth stanza the Buffs had already gotten two of their best outside targets at least receiving yards Sincere Brown yards with a number through three quarters and Joseph Williams yards on four grabs Special teams largely special Sanders promised better special teams across the board too Over the first two weekends of the season the Buffs have made a few clear strides on that front Quentin Gibson s first punt return of the afternoon turned into a -yard jaunt Punter Damon Greaves placed two of his first three boots inside the Delaware And since Sept of last year kicker Alejandro Mata had connected on of his last field-goal attempts The Buffs even added a block to the party as defensive lineman Amari McNeil deflected a Blue Hens punt with left in the third quarter and CU recovered at the Delaware While Coach Prime s raised a few eyebrows in the other two phases of the tournament this one hasn t flashed a lot of complaints so far Related Articles CU Buffs vs Delaware Blue Hens football How to watch storylines and staff predictions Damon Greaves continuing CU Buffs infusion of specialists from Australia CU Buffs linebackers challenged after bumpy opening night performance Keeler Will CU Buffs QB Julian Lewis be Deion Sanders Arch Manning The Ju Ju Era arrives Saturday Buffs Deion Sanders I ve got to do a better job Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams