In all do respect to Hayden Fry, he left the cupboard much more bare for Ferentz than Mason did for Brewster.
how many players are playing in the NFL from the bare cupboard Fry left Ferentz? I can think of a bunch without putting a lot of thought into it: Betts, Bowen, Woods, Wheatley, Stockdale, Sobieski, Kasper, Herron, Johnson, Kampman, Hill, Baker, Flemister - correct me if I am wrong on this list. I'm sure there are Es and Os.
So, who has/had more NFL players in their from their last year as a coach - Fry or Mason? Also, Fry gets a bad rap for the 'cupboard was bare' when Ferentz took over. Was it at a low point for Fry? Yes, but bare? If you look at the list of players who were on the team in '98 who also played for at least on Ferentz year, I'd say that the cupboard wasn't quite bare. This list, of course, does not include players from Fry's last recruiting class - Gallery, Clark, Nelson, Pagel, Steinbach, etc.