After a better-than-expected start to the season, the Colorado Buffaloes and head coach Deion Sanders seem to have hit a snag in recent weeks, losing four of their past five games. And as Sanders tries to get Colorado back on track, Sanders has a pretty blunt message to his team.
During a recent appearance on the Colorado Football Coaches Show, Deion Sanders delivered quite an exhaustive list of what he expects from his players as they attempt to bounce back.
“We’ve got to be disciplined in all phases of the game, we’ve got be physical, we’ve got to hold one another accountable,” Sanders said on the show according to On3. “We won’t tolerate pre- and post-snap penalties, we won’t have any substitutional penalties. We will win our one-on-one battles consistently, we will exceed expectations individually, as well as collectively. We will practice with game-like focus and intensity.
“I will be a team player and do what’s best for the team all week. I will study and prepare for this game like it can change my life for me and my family. I will be coachable and do as I’m instructed, and do it with passion. My attitude and effort will make the person I respect the most, proud. I will be ready for my opportunity and it will present itself. We will win this game because of what I contributed this whole week. When I look my position coach in the eyes at the end of practice and after the game, will he say, ‘Well done?’ Those are just some notes I exchanged with the team and I want them to really embody that and think about those type of things.”
It’s clear that Sanders has high expectations from his team. We’ll have to see if he can get them back on track.
