One of the greats steps away again. #Patriots OL coach Dante Scarnecchia retires. https://t.co/yHgjJpbT3L
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 28, 2020
Dante Scarnecchia is retiring again and this time I think it’s real. Very little news seems to come out of the Pats camp especially right now, the NFL has taken a back burner movement wise but this is big. Scar has been with the Pats in some capacity for like 32 years and came out of retirement in 2016 and you immediately saw his impact.
This feels very very bad. First good for Dante. He’s an older guy and I really hope he enjoys his retirement. But this is starting to look scary, it feels weird to say things are looking scary for a team who just won 12 games. Not sure what is going on with Tom, the receiving core needs help and now the bright spot with our line is gone. If there was ever a time to worry it would be now.
I haven’t heard of any potential replacements but they have some big shoes to fill. I wouldn’t listen to local radio for whoever gets hired though, can’t imagine anything being said will be positive.
Spoke with ex-#Patriots OL coach Dante Scarnecchia on his retirement. Story is posting, but he said, “I’m 72 years old, I feel like it’s time. … It’s been an unbelievable career, I would’ve never expected anything close to this. We’ve been blessed for a 1000 different reasons."
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 28, 2020