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Anthony Campanile – November 3, 2022 Download PDF version

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Linebackers Coach Anthony Campanile

(What was the scene like when you got the news that LB Bradley Chubb was coming?) – “Fired up. Everybody was fired up. You’re kind of in the midst of working, so you’re trying to keep it contained because you have to stay on the task at hand. But definitely fired up.”

(How did you find out about this? Did Head Coach Mike McDaniel call a coaches meeting? Or did you find out on Twitter?) – “No, I didn’t. (laughter) Everybody just found out at once. It was a collective moment of happiness for everybody. We were fired up. It was good.”

(Was there an actual reaction of fist-pumping? Or ‘Yeah!?’) – “Not necessarily. I don’t know. Everybody was like, ‘That’s awesome! Great news!’ Everybody was fired up and just kind of enjoying that, getting that news, and then getting back to work. Not necessarily some of the craziness that I’ve been involved in with college football when a recruit signs and everybody goes crazy and all of that. (laughter) It was a great moment, for sure.”

(How do you describe the challenge of balancing this acquisition with making sure that you get everybody involved with play-time, snap counts and all of that good stuff?) – “I think our system kind of lends to that because there’s a lot of on-your-feet players in a 3-4. That’s kind of the cool part of what we do. There’s a bunch of different packages within our system every week. I think when guys watch us, they’ll see that. That’s kind of the fun part of it, to me.”

(I’m curious if you can kind of speak to the growth of LB Duke Riley in this system. I was just browsing some stats and he’s averaging like the second fewest yards per completion when he’s targeted or something like that. I know he made another good play in coverage Sunday that was nullified by penalty. But can you kind of speak to his growth?) – “Yeah, I think even that play, that’s a big play in the game because they have the opportunity to take the penalty or if they make good on the play, obviously they can go ahead with that. He’s just been – what a great guy to coach. Like unbelievable. I think everybody in the locker room loves him. I generally love coaching the guy. He’s just a great human being in general. But that kind of speaks to his work ethic. He’s constantly trying to do extra, this guy. His notes and everything, just down to the very last detail, he’s the type of guy that you want to coach. He’s just kind of gotten better and better every day since he’s been here. I feel that way. I think he feels that way. I think a lot of the guys on the team feel that way. He’s definitely producing for us and doing a great job when he’s out there.”

(What’s your LB Channing Tindall progress report since the last time we spoke to you?) – “Channing is progressing. He’s doing some really good things. Like I said, he’s got a ton of ability and is an explosive guy. (He) certainly has a hunger to learn. He’s in the room with a lot of great people. We’re pushing him to be his best every day, so he’s progressing about right where we thought he would, to be honest with you. I think he’s doing a good job. He’s getting better every day and certainly contributing on special (teams) and all of that stuff. He’s doing a good job.”

(When you look at how young LB Jaelan Phillips and LB Bradley Chubb are, what are some of the things that come to mind in terms of the potential those two might have to work together for years to come?) – “I think there’s certainly a lot of potential there. It’s great to have great players. Those guys are both great players. I think the world of Jaelan, having been around him. And everybody I’ve talked to about Bradley, and obviously he hasn’t been here that long, but he fits right in. We see those guys as two important parts of what we’re going to do in the future and we certainly have high hopes for their progress and their future as well.”

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