The Denver Broncos have officially named Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels their new head coach, signing the 32-year old to a 4-year contract.

“I’d like to personally thank Bill Belichick for providing me my foundation in this league and for mentoring me for eight years,” McDaniels said at his first press conference as the new Broncos coach.

McDanials is still young and many peopel wonder if his age will make it hard for him to earn the respect of his veteran player, but he assures us his age will not be a factor.

“My age has never been a factor. It’s never going to be a factor,” he said. “It’s about performance. It’s about what you’re capable of getting the players to do.”

Bill Belichick had nothing but praise for his now former student.

“Josh McDaniels is one of the finest people and brightest, most talented coaches I have ever worked with,” Belichick said in a statement. “Since joining us eight years ago, Josh performed a variety of roles and excelled in every one of them.”

McDaniels has all the qualities of a great coach but you can’t teach experience, and regardless of what he says, his age will be a factor.