In 2014, the wide receiving corps contained Louisville's most dynamic player and was probably the group fans and analysts had more confidence in than wound up being deserved. Upon the announcement of DeVante Parker's injury, most thought the group was still talented enough to be a team strength and bear up under the loss until he returned. For the most part, it did not. Drops, route confusion, and overall poor play plagued the group for long stretches of 2014. And now DeVante Parker is gone for good.
Paradoxically, the departure of Parker might be the very thing that helps make this year's group a better overall group than the 2014 version.