Brian Ferentz will not be in the press box.

[tksirius]

He said Greg Davis is the only OC he's worked with that called games from above.

Latest podcast interview with Brian was interesting. Took a nice jab at Nebraska.

http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...uiting-rivals-hawk-central-podcast/310493001/

 

[judzeehawk]

Thanks tk!

 

[guffus]

Not sure what to make of this. Its a personal choice and, although Brian has not had much experience with it, it seems like its a fairly even split in the NFL whether the OC sits upstairs or not.

if you are the more cerebral type, you probably like sitting upstairs. the emotional types like to be on the field. But somebody on the staff needs to sit upstairs and see the things you can't see from the field.

But the fact that Brian has not seen this done a lot probably justs shows his lack of experience in general. many OC have moved around a lot as assistant coaches before they get promoted to OC. Brian just does not have a lot of broad experiences to draw from.

But since Brian is mostly the head coach in training, it may make sense to be on the field.

 

[Fryowa]

Not sure what to make of this...it seems like its a fairly even split in the NFL whether the OC sits upstairs or not.

NCAA < > NFL. Totally different dynamic which Spurrier and Saban found out in a hurry

As far as OC's, Lane Kiffin and Ed Warriner were both on the field and I'd say their resumes are pretty impressive. Like you mentioned it's an even split in the NCAA as well, and and I say that if BF can change things up and get players to buy into his presence then he needs to do so. Stanley and Wiegers are fish out of water right now and they need all the assurance and communication they can get.

 

[Kennyfromminne]

Imo it's pretty hard to see the game from down on the field, I think if I were oc I'd wanna have a birds eye view

 

[guffus]

NCAA < > NFL. Totally different dynamic which Spurrier and Sagan found out in a hurry

As far as OC's, Lane Kiffin and Ed Warriner were both on the field and I'd say their resumes are pretty impressive. Like you mentioned it's an even split in the NCAA as well, and and I say that if BF can change things up and get players to buy into his presence then he needs to do so. Stanley and Wiegers are fish out of water right now and they need all the assurance and communication they can get.

Yes, I have heard that many OC like to be on the field so they can talk directly to the QB with no middle man involved. But in Brian's case KOK is the QB coach. Where will KOK be? Will the QB, BF, and KOK all be huddled together on the sidelines? Nothing wrong with that approach, but I am just curious where KOK will be.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Iowa has a unique situation, though, which actually is a positive. Iowa will have KOK in the box who is essentially kind of a co-offensive coordinator and can point out things from up top. BF can be on the field interacting with the players which may be the most beneficial for him and team. It's a unique situation and I like how it plays out. Win win for everybody.

Now if KOK wasn't here with his past experience at Iowa and them running essentially what they ran before, I could see the debate of BF being in booth or on the ground, but I think the whole point is moot secondary to KOK being here & in the box.

 

[Fryowa]

Iowa has a unique situation, though, which actually is a positive. Iowa will have KOK in the box who is essentially kind of a co-offensive coordinator and can point out things from up top. BF can be on the field interacting with the players which may be the most beneficial for him and team. It's a unique situation and I like how it plays out. Win win for everybody.

Now if KOK wasn't here with his past experience at Iowa and them running essentially what they ran before, I could see the debate of BF being in booth or on the ground, but I think the whole point is moot secondary to KOK being here & in the box.

I know I'm going to get flamed into oblivion for this, but I'm in the group who, if he does well at OC, wants to see Brian Ferentz replace Kirk. I think there's familiarity and stability there, and if the Hawks can take advantage of that then we need to. I'm not excited about rolling the dice and ending up with a Mike Riley or Gene Chizik after KF retires.

So...to me, any time that Brian can spend on the field getting ready to take the wheel is time well spent.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

I think KOK will be his eyes in the sky. I don’t think there’s a wrong way to do it. I just want the communication to be faster so they are set at the LOS quicker. I’m sick of them having to rush to get plays off and have no time for adjustments. Not to mention burning valuable TOs.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

I know I'm going to get flamed into oblivion for this, but I'm in the group who, if he does well at OC, wants to see Brian Ferentz replace Kirk. I think there's familiarity and stability there, and if the Hawks can take advantage of that then we need to. I'm not excited about rolling the dice and ending up with a Mike Riley or Gene Chizik after KF retires.

So...to me, any time that Brian can spend on the field getting ready to take the wheel is time well spent.

It's kind of smelling that way, isn't it. I don't mind Iowa trying that transition at some point and keeping the consistency. Worth a try, IMO. Also, would probably bridge the recruiting issue with potential recruits if have a smooth transition.

Many don't realize how Iowa's style of play and who they are benefits players and potential recruiting if Iowa knows how to sell it right. Draft day shows that and the same thing always comes out of NFL GM's mouths, "Iowa plays an NFL style and runs their program like an NFL team". Players come in ready to play and play right away and the NFL guys know that. Some people balk at how Iowa handles or plays the QB with the typical ball control and play action pass, but that is what got Beathard drafted in the 3rd round, he's at least ready for or knowledgeable for that system. This bodes well for Iowa QB and I'm not sure Iowa can ever go away from playing or preparing QB's that way. I think it would hurt Iowa's draft day results and ability to sell that position to recruits.

I think Iowa should stick to this NFL, play action style but just get a little more aggressive with the passing game.

 

[westender]

Needs to be on the field interacting with players. Sat behind Iowa bench when KOK was OC and he was always, always discussing things with not only QBs, but RBs and WRs in terms of what they were seeing or if they had a question. When GD came in, was just the QB throwing on the headset. Only chance he had to interact with the rest was at halftime. There will still be eyes up in the press box telling Brian how things lined up or who was doing what if he has a question. It seems like Chuck Long was up in the box at Oklahoma but I could be wrong. I like the interaction with players and instant feedback you can have with multiple players at once.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

It's kind of smelling that way, isn't it. I don't mind Iowa trying that transition at some point and keeping the consistency. Worth a try, IMO. Also, would probably bridge the recruiting issue with potential recruits if have a smooth transition.

Many don't realize how Iowa's style of play and who they are benefits players and potential recruiting if Iowa knows how to sell it right. Draft day shows that and the same thing always comes out of NFL GM's mouths, "Iowa plays an NFL style and runs their program like an NFL team". Players come in ready to play and play right away and the NFL guys know that. Some people balk at how Iowa handles or plays the QB with the typical ball control and play action pass, but that is what got Beathard drafted in the 3rd round, he's at least ready for or knowledgeable for that system. This bodes well for Iowa QB and I'm not sure Iowa can ever go away from playing or preparing QB's that way. I think it would hurt Iowa's draft day results and ability to sell that position to recruits.

I think Iowa should stick to this NFL, play action style but just get a little more aggressive with the passing game.

Could not agree more with this. Here’s an angle on some other styles. Those schools like Oregon, TT & Baylor that play fast and flashy is great for highlights. But it’s one thing for an opponent to have to play a game with over 80 snaps against them once but their own players have to do it every single game. So their defense has to be dead tired almost most of the time. You’re not getting their best efforts late in games or maybe even during most of their games later in the year. To me the amount of snaps is almost a bigger stat then time of possession. Which hurts the NFLs being able to evaluate their players. And that’s both sides of the ball not just defense

 

[SpiderRico]

Not sure what to make of this. Its a personal choice and, although Brian has not had much experience with it, it seems like its a fairly even split in the NFL whether the OC sits upstairs or not.

if you are the more cerebral type, you probably like sitting upstairs. the emotional types like to be on the field. But somebody on the staff needs to sit upstairs and see the things you can't see from the field.

But the fact that Brian has not seen this done a lot probably justs shows his lack of experience in general. many OC have moved around a lot as assistant coaches before they get promoted to OC. Brian just does not have a lot of broad experiences to draw from.

But since Brian is mostly the head coach in training, it may make sense to be on the field.

I don't see this as a "lack of experience" issue at all. Brian tutored under Belicek and NONE of his OCs were in the booth (Weiss, McDaniel, O'Brien, etc). Saban, another Belick disciple, has never had (to the best of my knowledge) any of his OCs in the booth either. This is what he knows and I, for one, like to have the coordinators on the field so they can feel the tempo, mood, etc of their squad as well as the same from the opposition. You can have position coach spotters up in the booth relaying specific info...but there's nothing like being down on the field and being able to "feel" the game....

 

[HuckFinn]

I will assume that Brian will be on the field. KOK? Don't know. However, there is no problem with "eye in the sky" since we have these little devices called headsets. I worked the press box many years ago in CR and was in constant contact with the OC and HC. Sometimes they even listened to me...

 

[Fryowa]

I will assume that Brian will be on the field. KOK? Don't know. However, there is no problem with "eye in the sky" since we have these little devices called headsets. I worked the press box many years ago in CR and was in constant contact with the OC and HC. Sometimes they even listened to me...

Brian said in the podcast that he will be on the field.

 

[InGoodCo]

BF's quotes have been discussed in the Omaha media ALL day today - World Herald and both sports talk stations

 

[guffus]

I don't see this as a "lack of experience" issue at all. Brian tutored under Belicek and NONE of his OCs were in the booth (Weiss, McDaniel, O'Brien, etc). Saban, another Belick disciple, has never had (to the best of my knowledge) any of his OCs in the booth either. This is what he knows and I, for one, like to have the coordinators on the field so they can feel the tempo, mood, etc of their squad as well as the same from the opposition. You can have position coach spotters up in the booth relaying specific info...but there's nothing like being down on the field and being able to "feel" the game....

I am not saying its a problem or his decision is wrong, but the fact is BF has really only coached under 2 head coaches his entire career. He is making his decision based on what he knows, but he simply does not have much experience to base it on. It would be more interesting if he had been an assisstant on several staffs that have done it both ways. Then he would have a better sample pool to base his decision on.

 

[PawkHawk1]

BF's quotes have been discussed in the Omaha media ALL day today - World Herald and both sports talk stations

Why? What did Brian say?

 

[taffaej]

Personally I like the coaches on the field so if they need to start kicking ass for bad play the don't have to wait until halftime to do it.

 

[InGoodCo]

Why? What did Brian say?

He said that the school West of Omaha recruit saying they are a PIPELINE to the NFL and that they have had only 2 drafted in the last two years (which is factually untrue and was in turn called out by the NE media) Here is a link from the OWH dissecting his comments. Let's just say there were several of these articles in the NE media and it was discussed for about 48 hours on all the local talk shows. A nice rivalry with them is building and it's because Iowa has been holding up it's end of the bargain by winning some.

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/...cle_15ccdd92-30e4-11e7-abb1-bfb1d75c727d.html