Ivan Fears expected to retire

[borg]

Report: Patriots RBs coach Ivan Fears expected to retire (usatoday.com)

The Patriots could look internally, as Vinny Sunseri has been named as a potential possibility.

 

[Scotty]

As they say "all good things come to an end". I am sure he will get the recognition he deserves. Seems to be held in very good regard by players and coaches alike.

 

[borg]

As they say "all good things come to an end". I am sure he will get the recognition he deserves. Seems to be held in very good regard by players and coaches alike.

Ivan certainly finished strong with all 3 dimensions (rush, block, catch) of the RB corps hitting on all cylinders even without James White.

 

[*ChungFu*]

I will definitely miss Fears more than Josh. I believe the team needs that hard Dad on the sidelines that'll have a quiet conversation when needed.
Scarnecchia and Fears have made the lives of many coaches just a bit easier. BB has lost some guys that I think are more than just underlings to him. Does anyone on the team seem like an "old soul" that he can have a scotch with in the off-season to reminsce or brainstorm with? I think it might be limited to his annual fishing trip with Jimmy Johnson...and they never worked together.
Growing old gracefully doesn't seem like a possibility in the NFL, but Fears definitely has.

 

[BennyBledsoe]

Crap.

 

[nextsuperstar]

Expected that after his moment with Harris following the playoff loss:



tell me that isn’t Harris and Fears saying goodbye.

 

[Hyped]

Today over at The Athletic...there was a column by Mike Sando where he lists all the coaches/knowledge the Patriots have lost since 2018....the list was extensive and did not include Ivan Fears....

Ernie Adams, Brian Flores, Chad O'Shea, Joe Judge, Josh McDaniels, Dante Scarnecchia, etc...etc...

 

[ohiopatsfan]

Have heard that Kevin Faulk might be in play for the job. I would love that as a choice.

 

[Steve102]

As expected. Thank you for your many years of service, coach.

 

[Ross12]

Have heard that Kevin Faulk might be in play for the job. I would love that as a choice.

Kinda crazy huh? Kevin Faulk, Troy Brown and Jerod Mayo all on the coaching staff in fairly prominent roles

 

[FCB02062]

Ivan Fears goes back a LOOOOONG way with this club - he goes back to **** MacPherson

 

[RobertWeathers]

Expected that after his moment with Harris following the playoff loss:



tell me that isn’t Harris and Fears saying goodbye.

Ragweed and cat dander in the home office....<sniffle>

 

[ohiopatsfan]

If Mayo stays, which seems likely, there will be talk about elevating him to DC. Only problem with that is he will still get attention for HC vacancies and may be gone in a year or two. There are really no other viable internal candidates (unless BB puts Patricia back in that spot). Maybe Josh Boyer?

 

[RobertWeathers]

If Mayo stays, which seems likely, there will be talk about elevating him to DC. Only problem with that is he will still get attention for HC vacancies and may be gone in a year or two. There are really no other viable internal candidates (unless BB puts Patricia back in that spot). Maybe Josh Boyer?

Hes getting attention now and there will always be vacancies.

 

[holyredeemer]

Kinda crazy huh? Kevin Faulk, Troy Brown and Jerod Mayo all on the coaching staff in fairly prominent roles

Makes a ton of sense. Wish we had more guys from those early years. They knew what it was like before the culture was installed, and know what it took to keep it going. They have the rings to back up the talk. We need to get Bruschi and Harrison off them damn TV shows and get them on that staff!!

 

[Mike the Brit]

This was anticipated by an excellent article by Patsfans' own Chris Price:

If running backs coach Ivan Fears is retiring, the next move for the Patriots is an easy one - The Boston Globe

If he wants the job, Kevin Faulk should be New England's next running backs' coach

www.bostonglobe.com

Am I the only one who called him Ivan Fearsome? He and Dante Scarnecchia were known as the hardest-driving and toughest-to-satisfy of the Patriots' coaches, but clearly, as Dante himself once said, "all done with love".

I often felt that the Pats' running game was too much "battering ram" and too predictable, and it was better when the creative runners (Blount, Woodhead, Lewis -- yes, even Laurence Maroney) were left to be themselves a bit more. But no one could dispute the toughness and uncompromising standards Ivan Fearsome instilled in his players. If only there were more of that in the defense!

Thank you, Mr Fears. May you have a long and happy retirement.

 

[Ross12]

Makes a ton of sense. Wish we had more guys from those early years. They knew what it was like before the culture was installed, and know what it took to keep it going. They have the rings to back up the talk. We need to get Bruschi and Harrison off them damn TV shows and get them on that staff!!

Definitely, Bruschi in particular screams coaching potential but I'm sure the TV money is pretty good.

 

[Dr Pain]

Kinda crazy huh? Kevin Faulk, Troy Brown and Jerod Mayo all on the coaching staff in fairly prominent roles

And Brian Hoyer?

 

[doesntmatter1]

Hmm. Maybe our players can coach themselves. Worst case scenario is the Bills don't punt.

 

[nextsuperstar]

Have heard that Kevin Faulk might be in play for the job. I would love that as a choice.

Kevin Faulk is looking for a job, and he has experience coaching at the highest college level.