DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR ANTHONY CAMPANILE
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(On the progress the defense made from preseason Week 1 to Week 2) “I thought the guys
did a good job. We harped on communication. Like I said, the last time I was up here, I
thought we did a better job, of that in the game and I just thought we flew around a little bit
more. Now we gave him a little bit more on the menu. Like I said, the first game, we didn’t
do too much, but, I thought it was good. I thought they handled the situations well,
communicated well, and definitely started faster.”
(On where he’s seen the defense grow during training camp) “I just think there’s a good
camaraderie, and I think that does show up with communication. I hate to keep saying that,
but I think guys really do a good job of, right now are doing a good job or a better job of
communicating, from where we were earlier in the summer and they’re starting to know
exactly what they’re doing. They’re playing with a little bit more anticipation and in my
opinion, you either play with anticipation or anxiety. I think the guys are starting to play with
a little bit more anticipation, and that’s how big plays are made.”
(On what DT Khalen Saunders Sr. brings to the defense) “I mean, toughness. He is a really,
really twitchy guy in my opinion. Watching him and all that, just watching him go through
the drills and everything, he brings a level of physicality. I think he’s got tremendous block
release, to be honest with you. When you watch him, he does a really great job of not
staying blocked, hard to move inside in the interior. So, it’s always great to have a twitchy
guy like that inside where you feel like you can still get some rush, even in early down action
once he reacts to drop back or play action pass. So, he’s got a great personality too. I know
you guys probably got the chance to meet him a little bit. He’s a great dude.”
(On the value of Saunders Sr. playing in big games) “I think anytime you have a guy with
experience, that’s definitely valuable. He’s been in big games and, he’s produced,
obviously, at a high level, all over at two different places and shows up all over the tape and
he’s got pretty good hands. He had a heck of a pick there last year. He was running with the
ball. That was pretty impressive too. So, yeah, definitely value to that.”
(On if Saunders Sr. has done a backflip ) “He has not. I haven’t seen that. I’d be interested to
see if he could do that. That’s pretty impressive.”
(On how defensive changes are communicated to WR/DB Travis Hunter while he takes
offensive snaps) “Our defensive back coaches do a great job with that because they
immediately go right to him, kind of give him everything that we just went over with the guys
on the bench, on the iPads. Any changes, any corrections we’re making, their job and what
they’ve done a good job of is just transitioning to grab Travis as he’s coming off, let him
know exactly where everything’s at in the state of the state, as it pertains to the next drive.
So that that’s really how we’d handle that.”
(On the quickness of the exchange between Hunter and the coaching staff) “They really,
they’ve done a great job with that in practice and then done a great job, over the course of,
obviously, the first game. We didn’t get the opportunity to do that with them too much, in
second game but, they’re really on it. They’ve done a good job with that.”
(On the communication required between players for Hunter switching roles) “I think your
sideline operation is so important, just in general with the defense. How your coaches get
together right after the drive. What are the problem plays? How are you fixing them? You
have to be on it like that because those guys on the other side, they’re real good too. You’ve
got to have a plan and if you don’t fix something, you’re going to see it again. That’s really it’s
a game of changing situations, and you obviously got to be able to adapt in the moment
and, our coaches, I felt, did a good job with that the other day too.”
(On the importance of veterans in the locker room helping the coaching staff establish a
culture) “I think you always do. I think the best teams are definitely player led more than
their coach led. Coaches play a huge part in that, setting the stage of the culture but, the
players play the game, the players win the game. I think as coaches, we probably get too
much credit because these guys, they work their ass off every day and then they’ve got to
go produce right there in the what if moment, and they’re really the guys who set that
culture. You have to have that in your locker room. You’ve got to have that in your meeting
rooms. You’ve got to have that in your walk throughs. You’ve got to have that, out here in
practice and you need it in the game. You’ve got to be able to be around guys that you trust,
in order to get that. We’re fortunate here where we have some veteran leadership, and guys
that people can lean on and they can trust, which is awesome.”
(On his evaluation of the interior defensive line with DT Arik Armstead, DT Maason Smith,
and DT Khalen Saunders Sr.) “I think it makes a difference with all those guys out there.
They look good. I thought they did a good job in the rush today and do a good job in the run
game. They’re big explosive bodies. So, I think that’s going to be a big help to us, and that’s
something we’re excited about.”
(On what he is looking for out of the interior defensive line) “I mean, just a standard for
them is we want to see their best all the time, obviously. So, whenever we’re that we’re out
there, we expect those guys, to make a difference for us and we feel that they did a good job
of that today, and we’re expecting them to moving forward.”
(On what he tries to get out of joint practices) “I think it’s just great anytime you’re going
against somebody else. It definitely raises the level of intensity and I don’t care what
anybody says. You’re out there competing against somebody else. You got the opportunity
to see your team, against a different opponent and that excites the guys. Joint practices
always have a great energy, in my opinion. They’re usually physical or exciting and the guys
are always excited to get out there competing against somebody else. I like that.I think it’s a
good thing. “
(On if he keeps in touch with coaches from his time in Miami) “Bunch of guys. Some of the
guys on the defensive staff I’m super close with. So, keep in touch with them a bunch.
Yeah, very close and then a couple of guys on the team, you know, who were there the
whole time I was there. So definitely a lot of great people there and a lot of people were
important to me there for sure.”
(On if the defense gets more work out of a joint practice than preseason game) “I think that
that depends. I mean, everybody gets something out of the preseason game even if you’re
not playing your starters. The younger guys can develop so much just getting those game
situations and have them having to react in real time, whether that’s a two minute situation,
short yard. It’s like all those things come up and it came up a bunch in the game for some of
the young guys the other day where those are great teaching moments for them. They can
really develop but that’s a great question but it depends. I think you get a lot out of the joint
practice because you’re going to see your starters out there competing regardless. Anytime
you go to a joint, you’re going to get that, and you get an opportunity to develop there too for
sure.”
(On if CB Jourdan Lewis has taken it to the next level in this defense) “I just I don’t
necessarily want comment on what he did there [Dallas]. I think, obviously, like you said, he
had a great career there, but he has been unbelievable for us just from a human being
standpoint. He’s just a great guy, brings a great energy in our building every day. He’s such a
competitor, and just a great guy. You love being around him. You love coaching him. His
teammates love being around him. He’s I don’t know how many years in now. What? Nine,
ten years, eight years? Whatever. I mean, he’s laying out in practice, competing on every
ball, and that’s just who he is. He’s a competitive guy. If he was working in an office
building, he’d still want to be the best guy in there. That’s just the way he is. So, I think he’s
kind of the epitome of what you’re looking for in terms of competitiveness and the culture
you want to have in your building.”
(On if the defense develops throughout the season) “I think the NFL season is long and it’s
been my experience that the objective is to continue developing. Be playing your best,
obviously, as the season progresses. You want to see development and set your culture in
place in the summer. For sure, you can develop that, develop the standard and the
toughness. To me, that’s something you’re working every day. You’ve got to work it every
day. You’ve got to continue to practice tough throughout the season. I was talking to
somebody about that, the other day, somebody in the league, and that’s important that you
constantly practice physical, you practice toughness, and you put guys in situations where
they have to compete every day because, toughness and culture, that’s got to be cultivated
and developed every day. So, I think as the season goes, you’re just trying to build and build
and build every day all the way up until the last game.”’
(On if safety is settled as a position) “No, those guys are still competing. So, this joint will
be great for that, for us to see some stuff there, and this game will be great for us to see
some stuff there, hopefully. We feel, like I said last time, a lot of these guys have done a
good job. Sav’s [S Darnell Savage] done a good job. Antonio [Johnson] has done a good job.
I thought Caleb [Ransaw], before he got hurt, was doing a really good job. So, Rayuan [Lane
III] showed up a bunch. So, he’s doing a good job as well developing. Like I said last time
too, like, we’re going to keep the competition live all the time and just got a little bit more to
see here in camp.”
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR GRANT UDINSKI
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(On who will communicate to WR/DB Travis Hunter on the sideline before he plays on the
other side of the ball) “Yeah. Typically, it’ll be Edgar [Wide Receivers Coach Edgar Bennett],
but we have a really strong support system underneath Edgar with Tettleton [Assistant
Wide Receivers Coach Tyler Tettleton] and [Offensive Pass Game Specialist] John Van Dam
and some of the rest of the staff. So, we have a group of guys that’ll do it kind of by
committee, helping him out as much as we can.”
(On mapping out a communication plan for Hunter) “Yeah, I think going into it you knew it
was going to be unique challenges. So, we try to stay ahead of it as much as we can, but
like Liam [Head Coach Liam Coen] talked about mapping out really every second of the
day, who he’s meeting with, what he’s doing, trying to make the most of his time here. So, it
is certainly something we’re adjusting as we go, but going into it, you know it’s going to pose
some sort of challenges.”
(On OL Jonah Monheim’s growth) “It’s the added depth on the offensive line, which is
always huge. I think he [Head Coach Liam Coen] said you’re never comfortable with it, but
it gives you a little bit more sense of security knowing that he can fill in at roles inside
whether it’s guard or center. What he’s shown, not only from a mental standpoint, but a
physical standpoint has been encouraging.”
(On Coen’s run scheme) “Well, I think it kind of starts with the mentality first and foremost,
the way you approach the run game, committing all 11, the way you’re going to practice the
run game, the emphasis you put on the techniques, fundamentals and the play style. I think
just starting with that foundation of how we approach the run game lays that groundwork
for the rest of the hopeful success that we have, throughout the year, whatever the scheme
is.”
(On the way QB Trevor Lawrence is seeing things) “I think he’s certainly improved. He’s
been taking steps and he’s getting closer and closer. We all know that the work is never
done, so hopefully that progress continues all the way throughout the season. But you
certainly see the processing, getting the third and fourth reads, progressions and being
able to distribute the ball across the field whether it’s deep, short, outside, inside. I think
he’s made progress in all facets. We’re throwing a lot at him, so it continues to challenge
him in some ways. So, there’s some facets of the game where it might look like he’s
struggling, but there’s new things that he’s still being always asked to learn and adapt to.”
(On the value he gets out of joint practices) “I think it comes down to the competition. It’s
great for the guys. An opportunity to compete against somebody else, against a different
scheme, against different looks, against different pressures, and then ultimately, get an
evaluation on us as an offense, us as a staff, how well coached we are, the players
individually winning their one-on-one matchups. So, it can be a good benchmark really to
see how you compete.”
(On WR Parker Washington and his versatility) “Yeah. It’s a heavy task, especially in this
offense, to be able to play all three positions and really line up anywhere on the field,
especially because of the amount of splits and different formations we’re going to line up
in. So, not only is it playing inside, but it’s inside and you’re stacked up or you’re inside in a
bunch, then you’re outside in a bunch, then you’re outside all the way outside the numbers.
So, it’s a huge range of both route tree blocking assignments and different alignments that
he has to manage. Just the mental aspect of him being able to gain the level of mastery to
go out there and play one position, one play, and then turn around the very next play and
play a totally different position and line up in a completely different spot and really be
asked to express a different skillset on a play-to-play basis. So, that’s been really
impressive. And then you see the plays that he makes when he gets the opportunity, ball
thrown his way.”
(On if Washington’s versatility has been a surprise) “Yeah. I don’t know that you would call it
a surprise because you see the flashes of it. It was just ultimately building that level of
consistency and giving him the opportunities to go out there and make those plays, which
he’s taken advantage of.”
(On if Washington will have a bigger role this season) “I don’t know how much I could speak
on comparative to the past, but I certainly think he’ll be a really big part of our offense. And
like I said, the plays that he’s making, that flexibility he provides to play multiple positions,
sets him up for that success.”
(On what makes WR Dyami Brown a good fit for this offense) “It kind of goes back to the
way he works and the way he’s tried to embrace his role. He’s another guy you’re asking to
do things that he hasn’t done in the past, whether it’s in the run game, you see him doing a
lot of dirty work blocking, and it’s not always just some deep shots or ball in hand type
plays. He’s got a pretty wide route tree. So, it’s that balance and that flexibility that he
provides even though he’s not playing multiple positions like Parker is. He still asked to do a
lot of different things that helps us stay balanced as an offense and gives him opportunities
in the pass game because the more we can be a legitimate run threat with him in the game
in different alignments and positions, the more opportunities he’ll have in the pass game.”
(On if his role has grown throughout the offseason) “I think that’s one of the great things
about training camp. You probably go into the spring with a vision for each player. Over the
course of the spring, it changes a little bit. Then you put the pads on and get out here and
you compete full speed against the defense, and then it changes a little bit. We’ll go to joint
practices, and it’ll probably change a little bit more. So, it’s always evolving whether it’s him
or anybody on the team. Kind of your vision for what they do, what they do well, how we can
utilize that player is always evolving.
(On where he draws creativity from when designing up plays) “I think it’s a lot of things. Not
each play kind of comes to you the same way. So, it depends on which play and what you’re
looking at or what you’re trying to get done at the time. I think for me, at least, a lot of it
starts with trying to get a conceptual understanding of either what I’m trying to do or what
we’re trying to do, and then what the defense is doing, how they’re built, how they’re
structured. So, I don’t know that I could necessarily answer where the creativity comes
from. That’s probably a deeper question for somebody smarter than me, but it really starts
with foundationally like, what are we trying to get done and what are they doing, and then
how can you attack that?
(On if some playcalls in the preseason are intended to send a message to other NFL teams)
“I know what you mean. I think part of it is you want to be focused on what we can control
and we’re focused on us, so we’re trying to develop our offense more so than being worried
about what the other defenses are doing or what we’re trying to put on tape necessarily for
defenses. We’re really focused on developing our offense, our guys, putting them in the
situations to be successful when the season comes. So that’s probably the first principle.
That’s the starting point of focus and then what the is defense doing and all that kind of
comes secondary and tertiary after that.”
(On the possibility of having four running backs on the active roster) “Well, I think the
running back position is a little bit like when we talk about the offensive line position where
how often do you get through an entire year where one guy is the starter and he’s carrying
75-80% of the reps or 80% of the carries every single game for all 17 weeks and into the
playoffs, hopefully. Right? Probably pretty rare nowadays in the NFL. So, it’s great to have
the depth at that position to have a stable of backs that can do it by committee and all have
different strengths and weaknesses and all can provide value.”
WIDE RECEIVER DYAMI BROWN
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(On what stands out to him about the offense) “Just how complementary things are. We
don’t have just one focus on the pass or the run. We complement each other very well,
especially with the guys that we have in the room in the offense that were brought into us.
We all make things happen. We want to run for the pass, and we want to pass for the run.
So, things like that that get this offense going.”
(On how his impression of QB Trevor Lawrence has changed through camp) “Not
necessarily. I played against him before. It was a long time ago in college, just one year. So,
that was kind of different because of where he came from at Clemson, they were spread
and he had some guys around him like [Bengals WR] Tee Higgins and Justyn [ WR Justyn
Ross] and all those guys. I think just him being him and learning him as well. He’s a real
leader. He’s been really vocal and communicative. He wants us to be on the same page and
he tells us what he sees, and we tell him what we see as well. So, just building that
chemistry there and just communicating with each other so we can all be on the same
page is big for us.”
(On if Lawrence seems more comfortable in the offense now compared to OTAs) “Most
definitely. I think that’s for everybody. Everybody’s coming into a new system, we’re all
learning at the same time, so it will start off slow just to learn and get the details down. But
as things have been going on, we’ve been getting better each day and you can tell through
the days of camp and even in the preseason. Our drives were way better last week than
what it was the first time. We ended up with points, and it’s good for us.”
(On how good the pass-catching group can be) “Oh man, we can be great. All we have to do
is go out there and focus every day, continue to do the things that we need to do
fundamentally, and don’t let up.”
(On the versatility of the pass-catching group) “It helps a lot. We have a lot of speed. Even
our running backs have speed and they can get things done on third-and-short as well if we
want to hand the ball off right up the middle to get a first down. I think that can help us out a
lot, because we don’t have to just pick one thing to do. We can go out there and scheme
things up the way we need to.”
(On if he liked being used in a jet sweep) “I think any way to get the ball is something I would
like (laughs). It’s good to get those things because at this point, I’m more than just a pass
catcher. I’m able to make things happen, just find ways to get the ball. It’s not just me
getting a jet sweep; Josh [WR Josh Cephus] had a jet sweep, too. A lot of us can get those
things in order for us to move the ball down the field.”
(On how having versatility helps the offense) “Again, you can’t just focus in on one thing. As
receivers, we want to make things happen in the run game as well. We want to block, we
want to get those jet sweeps so we can gain yards to get first downs or even touchdowns to
be able to help us. Because we might throw a motion just to set off a defense. It could be a
jet sweep; it might not. Things like that can help the offense.”
(On the importance of receivers blocking in this offense) “Oh yeah, most definitely. I don’t
know if you all saw, I just saw a video on Twitter not too long ago, we did a blocking drill on
the bags and there was a funny comment. They were like, ‘No block, no rock.’ I mean, we
want the backs to do good as well. We want to be all together as one, and unselfishly at the
same time. We want to win together and ways for us to win are to start blocking.”
(On if he was surprised the jet sweep was the call on fourth-and-one vs. Pittsburgh) “I
wasn’t surprised. I think that was just him trusting me to get that first down on that fourth-
and-one.”
(On what excites him about joint practices) “Really, it just allows us to go out there and see
somebody else. It gets us prepared and it gives us a different look as well. Going against our
defense every day, we kind of would know what they could think at the time, but going
against somebody else and how we will see things from a different structure kind of helps
us as well.”
(On Bill Belichick becoming head coach at the University of North Carolina) “I’m not going
to lie, it’s kind of weird to me. I didn’t think he was going to go back into coaching from the
career that he had. I’ll be surprised to see what they do this year.”
(On how beneficial the trip to the Bahamas with his teammates was to build chemistry)
“That trip right there was amazing for us because we’re all new, and that was the first step
of us getting together and kind of building the chemistry. Even knowing our timing, getting
our timing down, and knowing how each player runs different routes, and understanding
what the quarterback wants and what we want at the same time. I think that trip right there
was just for us to go out there and be able to communicate, but still build a bond outside of
football.”
(On if his mindset has changed being heavily featured in this offseason) “For me, I just want
to take that next step forward. Keep getting better, the one percent each day. Just focus on
the same details that I need to work on, stay fundamentally sound. Don’t try to do too
much or get out of the way of things. I just want to go out there and compete and be the
best version of me.”
