JonDMiller
Publisher/Founder
I am more convinced now than ever that Brian Ferentz will become Iowa's OL coach, and I think it would be a good hire. I also wonder if there isn't something to the Tom Moore thread from the other day...and if not Moore, then some 'mentor' like that and Brian could ultimately become the OC. I'd be fine with that too.
Here is what I wrote about Brian last week:
The open offensive line position is very intriguing. Given Iowa waited so long to make these announcement (until after the Superbowl), many of us speculated that one of Iowa’s new hires would come from either the Giants or Patriots. Otherwise, why wait so long to make these announcements public? Instead of Jim Herrmann as Defensive Coordinator, as was speculated on at great length this weekend and early in the week, Iowa hires Phil Parker from in house.
Perhaps Iowa’s offensive line coach currently resides in an NFL organization? Would Kirk Ferentz hire his son Brian to take over that position? It makes sense.
Some might say Brian is ‘too young’ or doesn’t have enough experience, but he is on an identical career path to that of Josh McDaniel. McDaniel was coffee fetcher for the Patriots early on, just as Brian was. McDaniel was then promoted to a positon coach, just as Brian was this year (tight ends). McDaniel became the Patriots official offensive coordinator at the age of 30, although he was likely calling the plays for the Patriots at the age of 29, the year after Charlie Weiss left New Englad for Notre Dame and a year when the Patriots didn’t officially have an offensive coordinator.
Brian Ferentz will be 29 in March. There had been a bit of speculation the past two months from folks in Boston and throughout the Northeast that Brian could be in line for play calling duties with the Patriots; he is well thought of out there.
So for some to say that he would not be qualified to be an offensive line coach in the Big Ten, I just flatly disagree. What was on Reese Morgan’s resume before he became Iowa’s offensive line coach? He was a long time high school football head coach in the state of Iowa.
Brian Ferentz was a three-year starter on the offensive line for the University of Iowa and has been exposed to one of the preeminent football minds of this generation, Bill Belichick, for the past four years. I’d be more than fine with Brian Ferentz being Iowa’s offensive line coach.
There will be some people who would view such a hire with skepticism due to the family tie. If Kirk hires Brian, nobody would be more sensitive to such a move than Kirk. Brian would be hired on merit; if his name were Brian Smith and Iowa hired him from the Patriots with a similar resume as a coach and player, I doubt people would object.
Here is what I wrote about Brian last week:
The open offensive line position is very intriguing. Given Iowa waited so long to make these announcement (until after the Superbowl), many of us speculated that one of Iowa’s new hires would come from either the Giants or Patriots. Otherwise, why wait so long to make these announcements public? Instead of Jim Herrmann as Defensive Coordinator, as was speculated on at great length this weekend and early in the week, Iowa hires Phil Parker from in house.
Perhaps Iowa’s offensive line coach currently resides in an NFL organization? Would Kirk Ferentz hire his son Brian to take over that position? It makes sense.
Some might say Brian is ‘too young’ or doesn’t have enough experience, but he is on an identical career path to that of Josh McDaniel. McDaniel was coffee fetcher for the Patriots early on, just as Brian was. McDaniel was then promoted to a positon coach, just as Brian was this year (tight ends). McDaniel became the Patriots official offensive coordinator at the age of 30, although he was likely calling the plays for the Patriots at the age of 29, the year after Charlie Weiss left New Englad for Notre Dame and a year when the Patriots didn’t officially have an offensive coordinator.
Brian Ferentz will be 29 in March. There had been a bit of speculation the past two months from folks in Boston and throughout the Northeast that Brian could be in line for play calling duties with the Patriots; he is well thought of out there.
So for some to say that he would not be qualified to be an offensive line coach in the Big Ten, I just flatly disagree. What was on Reese Morgan’s resume before he became Iowa’s offensive line coach? He was a long time high school football head coach in the state of Iowa.
Brian Ferentz was a three-year starter on the offensive line for the University of Iowa and has been exposed to one of the preeminent football minds of this generation, Bill Belichick, for the past four years. I’d be more than fine with Brian Ferentz being Iowa’s offensive line coach.
There will be some people who would view such a hire with skepticism due to the family tie. If Kirk hires Brian, nobody would be more sensitive to such a move than Kirk. Brian would be hired on merit; if his name were Brian Smith and Iowa hired him from the Patriots with a similar resume as a coach and player, I doubt people would object.
