He doesn’t have a weak WR room. Could it be better? Absolutely yes. One year in AM’s tenure - his starting wr core were 3 walkons. So AM had a poor WR core for a year or two. DR doesn’t have a “weak” WR room in comparison. But it could be better for sure.
As others mentioned, the difference is coaching.
For some reason, Rhule decided to fool around and hand the WR room over to a 23 year old with no coaching experience and whose own athletic career topped out as walk-on benchwarmer at Baylor.
We have had two years to observe the on-field results from the position group that he leads. They don’t run great routes, they don’t get separation, they dog it when they are not the target, they cant hold on to a contested ball if they are, and they are terrible at blocking. That is all coaching. Either he doesn’t know what to do, doesn’t know how to teach it, or doesn’t know how to command respect of those he leads. Probably all of the above.
Rhule needs to upgrade here. But he probably would feel guilty for hiring the kid and dealing him a career setback before it really starts. But he gets paid many millions to do what it takes. If he doesn’t like it, he shouldn’t hire people like that. It really shows bad judgment on his part.
Maybe we could land a 5 star WR like Terry, but not with who he sees will be coaching him. Maybe DR loses faith in his Nebraska experience and transfers at season’s end. These can be the potential consequences of trying to be cute with who you hire.
