Garret McGuire wants Nebraska wide receivers to study NFL film

New Nebraska wide receivers coach Garret McGuire wants the Cornhuskers’ wide receivers to study NFL film, instead of college tape, as a way of improving.

McGuire explained why this matters while speaking to the media during spring ball.

“So, my opinion, I’ve just seen a lot,” Garret McGuire said. “Obviously a lot of people run the same stuff, you know, I’m a firm believer in showing the guys NFL tape. So, if you saw me, shoot, four or five hours ago in the morning, I was breaking down some NFL tape because I think if they see the best of the best do it, they learn better than going to see a guy that is on the same playing level.”

Garret McGuire has been a Matt Rhule guy for some time now, dating back to Baylor. It was there that McGuire actually played for Rhule as a quarterback. His father was also an assistant coach on the team during that time.

After Baylor, Garret McGuire followed Matt Rhule to the Carolina Panthers, where he began his coaching career.

“So, obviously, being around those offenses and the different trees, so it’s a little easier for me to kind of teach, in my opinion, just being exposed to that.”

As Garret McGuire explained, he’s happy to put on film of any NFL wide receiver. At the same time, he and the players have their favorites.

“It’s really everybody. You know, a lot of guys like the Ja’Marr Chase, they like the Justin Jefferson, the Tyreek Hill. Me, my personal favorite, is DJ Moore, obviously,” McGuire smiled.

“So, it’s really just anybody. Whatever I can kind of get my hands on, it’s like my personal project throughout the night or the early mornings. So, just about anybody.”

How different is the new Nebraska offense?

When Scott Frost came to Nebraska, he was expected to put his own stamp on the team’s offense. After four seasons and three games, Frost’s offenses failed to reach the heights they had at UCF or Oregon and a new coaching staff was on the way.

Despite this change to the coaching staff, as tight end Nate Boerkircher explained, the offense isn’t actually changing all that much.

“I’d say it’s pretty similar. Obviously there’s little differences. A lot of football concepts are the same and ran by everybody. It’s just mainly about learning the new names and signals. We’ve come a long way from the beginning,” Boerkircher said.

“Right now, we’re starting to kind of transition into critiquing the small details of plays, so I feel like we’ve really grown a lot as an offense.”