Kirk Breaks Down Position Battle

[Hawkeye News]

Where are we at with the secondary?

Iowa Hawkeyes' Kirk Ferentz Breaks Down Position Battle in the Secondary

Ferentz will use the month of August as an evaluation for his secondary.

www.si.com

 

[guffus]

At this point, how much is this Kirk's decision and how much is it Phil's, who is starting on defense?

I mean, sure, I know Kirk has the power to veto any decision by Phil and yes, Kirk can decide, Ok we are moving Logan Jones from DL to the OL, but other than that, who really decides who starts and plays on defense? Its got to be Phil Parker, right?

 

[HuckFinn]

At this point, how much is this Kirk's decision and how much is it Phil's, who is starting on defense?

I mean, sure, I know Kirk has the power to veto any decision by Phil and yes, Kirk can decide, Ok we are moving Logan Jones from DL to the OL, but other than that, who really decides who starts and plays on defense? Its got to be Phil Parker, right?

Yup. Phil. And increasingly, Tim Lester.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

A good leader hires good people, assigns their responsibilities, and trusts them to carry them out. Posters are always debating how much control KF has over this or that. The reality is that he is the boss, but if his coordinators and position coaches feel a certain way, he is almost always going to trust their judgment. Its a collaboration. If there is not agreement and its a close call, he is the one that settles it. Usually who should be playing is relatively obvious to the coaches as a whole.

 

[HuckFinn]

A good leader hires good people, assigns their responsibilities, and trusts them to carry them out. Posters are always debating how much control KF has over this or that. The reality is that he is the boss, but if his coordinators and position coaches feel a certain way, he is almost always going to trust their judgment. It’s a collaboration. If there is not agreement and its a close call, he is the one that settles it. Usually who should be playing is relatively obvious to the coaches as a whole.

Everybody should read this. Very good stuff.

 

[ICHawk24]

QB is probably the only position that Kirk more or less decides who should play.

At DB, it is 1000% Phil Parker's call.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

The other thing is that position coaches and even coordinators can have blind spots. You really like a kid and see he has such potential, but when he gets on the field he makes the same mistakes over and over again. KF has to look at the bigger picture and help his assistants see things they may not want to see.

That all said, I cannot imagine a universe in which the OC says, I 100% believe in this guy as our starting QB, and KF says, "nah, play the other guy." If that happens, you have the wrong OC. You gotta let the chef pick his own ingredients, and I believe that KF is the kind of coach that might try to persuade his coordinators who to play, but not order them to do so against their will.