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Anthony Campanile – November 10, 2020 Download PDF version

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Linebackers Coach Anthony Campanile

(We’ve seen a high volume of big plays these last couple of weeks from LB Elandon Roberts in these last couple of weeks. Maybe a bit of a slow start, but high-impact plays recently. What’s changed for him? Is there anything you’ve been working with him on that we’ve suddenly seen this big-play ability the last month?) – “Not really. Not really much has changed. I always say feel like we say this in the room: big plays are made with anticipation. When you can anticipate, what’s going to happen, you have a pretty good idea it’s one of two things as opposed to one of 10 things. I know I’ve said that amongst you guys before as well. That gives you the opportunity to go out and make some of those plays. He really studies about as hard as you possibly can. He’s really a great guy to coach in that way. I would attribute most of that to him. That’s why we wanted him here and he’s brought that to our team. He just prepares relentlessly every week. I think that’s just a byproduct of that.”

(How did your role maybe change Sunday and this week with you guys being down a few guys due to protocols on the staff?) – “I just think everyone picks up for one another. ‘Coach Flo’ (Head Coach Brian Flores) has done a tremendous job with that. He’s had a contingency plan and we all just stick to the plan in terms of what gets altered slightly for each guy. That’s why it went pretty well the other day and he’s done a great job with that.”

(How wild was it on Sunday? Did you feel like a lonely man out there? And who was the unsung hero of the day that really stepped up and made a difference for you guys?) – “I just thought that everybody collectively (stepped up). That’s what a team is. I feel like that’s what Coach Flores has built here. That’s really like the length and shadow of one man. That’s him. That’s what he’s been preaching ever since I’ve been here, that everybody has to pull in the same direction. We’re all going to need each other at some point. One week the offense is going to need the defense, the defense is going to need the offense, whatever it may be. That’s true of a coaching staff. If you want to have a great team, you better have great teammates. I feel like on this staff, we’ve got a ton of great teammates. The players, really more than anything, I thought they did a tremendous job on Sunday. I really did. Just playing, and in between drives and everything, they were great.”

(I like watching DT Zach Sieler in his pregame warmup. He goes like 100 miles an hour. It’s like he’s trying to play a preseason game before the real game. I think Outside Linebackers Coach Austin Clark does the Rocky thing with the covering of the pads; but I couldn’t tell from so far away, did you fill in for Austin or did someone else fill in on that?) – “Yeah, there were a couple of coaches over there. I was still with the linebackers during the pregame; but Zach is 100 miles an hour and he’s a great dude. He practices that way every day. I know some of you guys have obviously been at practice and seen that. Him, like many others, he was ready to go.”

(I wanted to ask you about LB Kyle Van Noy. He seems to get some crap from the other guys for being the old guard, so to speak, on the defense. Do you give him a hard time for being a whopping 29 years old? And can you speak on maybe how underappreciated he might be on this defense, and some of the underlying things he might do for this defense that we don’t see as fans and media?) – “I just think that a guy like Kyle is incredibly bright. He has a high IQ in general, but really a high football IQ. I think he’s really been helpful for a lot of the younger guys as well, just in terms of even the day-to-day talking to them, schematics within each game plan. I think he does a great job throughout the week in preparation, just like Elandon, like I was talking about before. I think he does a great job in the game on the sideline in terms of being aware of the information, communicating with the coaches and the players alike. He’s really just – he’s been a pleasure to coach that way, and has brought a lot to our team.”

(What is your go-to when you are not eating something Italian?) – “Oh, man. That’s tough. The good thing about me is I’m like a human garbage disposal, so I’ll just eat anything. Like if you put something in front of me, I’ll eat it. That’s a tough one. I’m pretty easy, though. My wife is Portuguese. She cooks a lot of Portuguese food. I love that. I’ve been enjoying trying pretty much everything down here. Like I said, if you put something in front of me, I’ll eat it. That might not be a great answer; but yeah, just about anything.”

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