Dante Scarnecchia to retire

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No regrets big guy.

You timed it perfect.

Now just try and find something that occupies your time if need be. Maybe something that helps others. If it pays well, all the better.

This place isn't the same place you left...
 
If we could have a consistently healthy line of Solder / Mankins / New Center / Cannon / Vollmer that might not be the worst line in football.

But we definitely need a new center and probably a new guard as well...
 
Hawg73 said:
http://audio.weei.com/a/86483980/dante-scarnecchia-on-his-30-year-career-with-the-patriots.htm

I was going to post a few highlights, but the whole thing is a highlight and well worth 16 minutes of listening, because in 30 years as a coach here the sum total of what I'd heard out of that guy is literally about 5 minutes.

Honest and straightforward. And very interesting.
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Imagine if he joined Parcells w/ the Jets way back when!

http://www.afceastdaily.com/2014/01/parcells-tried-to-bring-scarnecchia-to.html?spref=tw
 
Glad he now gets to work in his shop, paddle around, and spend time with his knucklehead grandkids :toast:
 
Beaglebay said:
Glad he now gets to work in his shop, paddle around, and spend time with his knucklehead grandkids :toast:
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It sounded like he is genuinely cool with the idea of retiring and doing the above and playing some golf, etc., but as someone that still occasionally struggles finding meaningful things to do after a long career which was not nearly as interesting or intense as his was-- I just hope he's got a lot of retired friends to hang out with because there is only so much puttering you can do before the walls start to close in.

I learned how to paddleboard this summer and it was a fun thing to do, but not exactly a key to self-fulfillment.

He sounds so nice and laid back in that interview and yet had a rep for being extremely profane and explosive when he needed to get somebody's attention or didn't respond well to his coaching.

Maybe he can figure out a way to get that stuff out of his system when he hits one out of bounds off the first tee.

One other thing I took from the interview was his response to comparing John Hannah and Logan Mankins. "Toughness" was the thing he stated they had in common and reading between the lines it was clear that Mankins was dealing with some serious injury problems this year-- something that puts his flat-footed pass blocking blunders this season in a new perspective. Don't be surprised if Mankins goes under the knife soon. My guess is that his knee or knees are junk and that's why he was getting beat on that inside bull rush move. Tackles had figured out that he couldn't make that move and took advantage of him.
 
I wuv that interview so much. After finally hearing him speak for more than 29 seconds his speech patterns, phrasing, attitude, etc remind me so much of my dear friend, also Italian and a former Marine.
 
New England Patriots assistant Dante Scarnecchia Retires: Built NFL's Most Dominant Offensive Line

Cold, Hard Football Facts for Jan 26, 2014

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Longtime New England Patriots assistant coach Dante Scarnecchia announced last week that he’s retiring, after a legendary career on NFL sidelines that spanned 32 seasons. He turns 66 on February 14.
Scarnecchia spent 30 of his 32 NFL seasons as a Patriots assistant, starting in 1982 under Ron Meyer, and surviving five additional coaching administrations.
His career included the best and worst of the organization’s history (Raymond Berry, Dick MacPherson, Bill Parcells, Pete Carroll, Bill Belichick). Scarnecchia was the offensive line assistant for the Indianapolis Colts in 1989 and 1990.
He was on the sideline for all seven of New England's Super Bowl appearances (1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011).
Scarnecchia served as New England’s offensive line coach since 1999, a period during which he built it into the best and most consistent front five in the NFL – as measured by the Cold, Hard Football Facts Offensive Hog Index Index, one of our favorite Quality Stats.
We do not have Offensive Hog Index data dating back to 1999. We have it only from 2004, our debut season.
But over that 10-season period (2004-13), Scarnecchia’s offensive line was consistently the best in football, based upon annual average rank on the Offensive Hog Index.
NFL'S BEST OFFENSIVE LINES, BASED UPON OFFENSIVE HOG INDEX (2004-13)
<table style="width: 585px;" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="1"><colgroup><col style="width: 48pt;" span="13" width="64"> </colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 15.0pt;"><td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: center;" height="20" width="64">Team</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2004</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2005</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2006</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2007</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2008</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2009</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2010</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2011</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2012</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2013</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">AVG</td><td class="xl63" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">Record</td></tr><tr style="height: 15.0pt;"><td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: center;" height="20" width="64">NE</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">8</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">12</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">7</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">9</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">6</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">1</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">7</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">1</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">9</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">6.2</td><td class="xl63" style="text-align: center;">124-36</td></tr><tr style="height: 15.0pt;"><td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: center;" height="20" width="64">NO</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">25</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">18</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">8</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">8</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">4</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">1</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">4</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">1</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">10</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">8.1</td><td class="xl63" style="text-align: center;">91-69</td></tr><tr style="height: 15.0pt;"><td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: center;" height="20" width="64">IND</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">3</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">7</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">5</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">7</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">8</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">7</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">20</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">18</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">6</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">8.3</td><td class="xl63" style="text-align: center;">111-49</td></tr><tr style="height: 15.0pt;"><td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: center;" height="20" width="64">SD</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">5</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">3</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">1</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">10</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">5</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">13</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">13</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">28</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">3</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">8.3</td><td class="xl63" style="text-align: center;">100-60</td></tr><tr style="height: 15.0pt;"><td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: center;" height="20" width="64">GB</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">17</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">9</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">3</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">9</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">10</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">16</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">11</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">21</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">6</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">10.4</td><td class="xl63" style="text-align: center;">96-63-1</td></tr><tr style="height: 15.0pt;"><td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: center;" height="20" width="64">ATL</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">15</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">5</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">19</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">25</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">3</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">11</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">5</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">6</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">9</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">12</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">11</td><td class="xl63" style="text-align: center;">90-70</td></tr><tr style="height: 15.0pt;"><td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: center;" height="20" width="64">DEN</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">7</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">8</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">16</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">10</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">1</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">15</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">25</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">23</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">4</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">11.1</td><td class="xl63" style="text-align: center;">93-67</td></tr><tr style="height: 15.0pt;"><td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: center;" height="20" width="64">NYG</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">24</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">5</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">5</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">6</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">12</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">9</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">19</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">2</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">31</td><td class="xl64" style="width: 48pt; text-align: center;" width="64">11.5</td><td class="xl63" style="text-align: center;">90-70</td></tr></tbody></table>
Folks say football games are won in the trenches. So perhaps it's no coincidence that the Patriots produced 13 more wins than any other team in football during this period of Offensive Hog dominance, an average of more than one win per season better than any other team in football.
Scarnecchia's Offensive Hogs powered record offense
The Patriots in this decade also became the first an only franchise in pro football history to score 500 points four different seasons: 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Only 10 other teams have topped 500 points in a season once, and only three others have done it in multiple seasons:

  • Denver Broncos (1998, 2013)
  • New Orleans Saints (2009, 2011)
  • St. Louis Rams (1999, 2000, 2001)

Our Offensive Hog Index tends to show bias toward teams with great quarterbacks, because it credits units that help passers keep down their mistakes. So it's no surprise to see at the top of the list teams largely led over this period by Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning, three future Hall of Fame quarterbacks.
Still, the OHI also takes into account sack percentage, running ability and proficiency keeping drives alive.
And over this period, no Offensive Hogs in football were better and more consistent than Scarnecchia's unit in New England.
In fact, the Patriots topped the indicator twice and finished in the Top 10 of the Offensive Hog Index in nine of the last 10 years. The only exception was 2005, when the team went just 10-6, New England's worst record of the past decade.
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http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.co...uilt-nfls-most-dominant-offensive-line/28368/
 
Wondering how Scar's retirement might be affecting scouting OL this year. In the past, right up through last year, the Pats have drawn quite a few rookie OL from the Shrine game. Reviewing the scouting notes from this year's Shrine roster, there are a few that might have appealed previously, but now?
 
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