Following the Seattle Seahawks’
29-13 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, Seahawks players such as cornerback Devon Witherspoon and safety Julian Love have suggested that they knew at least some of the offensive plays New England was running at Levi’s Stadium before the ball was snapped.
During a recent chat with Karen Guregian of MassLive, legendary offensive line coach and assistant head coach Dante Scarnecchia offered Seahawks players some advice on how to handle their business as Super Bowl champions.
Dante Scarnecchia to gloating Seahawks players: Shut up
“Put your hand over your mouth and shut up. You won,” Scarnecchia said.
The Seahawks seemed to know to target Patriots rookie left tackle Will Campbell, who surrendered a whopping 14 pressures during Super Bowl LX. Additionally, the Seattle defense sacked Patriots quarterback Drake Maye six times and caused him to commit three turnovers.
NFL Films cameras caught Love telling fellow safety Coby Bryant during the Super Bowl that Maye is a “classic young quarterback” who has a “hitch” that could be spotted on pass plays.
“I think this: I’m sure in their scouting, they may have come up with some things. You never know,” Scarnecchia said about Seahawks coaches allegedly discovering “tells” during their scouting of the Patriots. “I would hope you don’t fall into that trap. Like, every time this guy is in a two-point stance, we’re passing. Every time he’s not, we’re running.”
What does Dante Scarnecchia think about Will Campbell after nightmare Super Bowl performance?
Before the Patriots made Campbell the fourth overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, Scarnecchia insisted that he wasn’t worried about Campbell’s arm length being an issue as it pertained to playing left tackle in the pros. More recently, Scarnecchia told Guregian that he is “not firing” Campbell and would be “putting [Campbell] right back where he was.”
Head coach Mike Vrabel revealed earlier this week that the Patriots don’t plan to move Campbell “to guard, center, tight end or anywhere else.” However, some remain convinced Campbell could have a new position by the time training camp practices begin.
Scarnecchia hopes that Vrabel stays true to his word after Campbell shared that he played with a torn ligament in his knee throughout New England’s playoff run.
“What I like that’s come out so far is that Mike is of the mentality, we’re not moving him,” Scarnecchia added while speaking about Campbell. “We’re keeping him (at left tackle). We liked him coming out. And we’re going to do everything we can to see why this guy’s production and ability lessoned in the last four games, as opposed to the first 12 games. That’s what you do as coaches. You go back and look at it all. And in fairness to the kid, too. And then you sit him down and say, ‘Here’s the things that are a problematic deal with you.'”
One wonders if such evaluations will ultimately lead to the Patriots changing Campbell’s position this spring or summer.