WEBVTT - Opponent Conference Call: Dan Campbell (11/25)

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<v Speaker 1>And Dan, what what stands out to you when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the Jets on film right now? Uh, I'd

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<v Speaker 1>see a team that's physical. Um, you know they defense,

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<v Speaker 1>They're they're strong up front, they got guys in the

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<v Speaker 1>secondary they can cover. I think offensively, Um, they still

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<v Speaker 1>have the ability to run it. You can't ever lose

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<v Speaker 1>sight of that. And I know they're going going a

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<v Speaker 1>little more spread out formations at times, but they still

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<v Speaker 1>have Marshall and Decker and and I've been around here.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, this is my sixth year and Fitzpatrick has

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<v Speaker 1>always been a thorn to us. I mean he's always

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<v Speaker 1>played good against us and been a problem to deal with.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, we know we got our hands full.

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<v Speaker 1>I would say the first thing that stands out is

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<v Speaker 1>it's a physical team. How different do they look through

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<v Speaker 1>the team you saw in London? Um, I would say

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<v Speaker 1>they as far as being physical, they looked at say,

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<v Speaker 1>to me, just offensively, it looks like they've they've done

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more spread out type stuff. That would

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<v Speaker 1>be the biggest difference, to be honest with you. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I need to make sure that I get

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<v Speaker 1>this across Todd Bowls. Um, I have a ton of

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<v Speaker 1>respect for and you know, I was here when he

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<v Speaker 1>was interim head coach and I know what he's about

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<v Speaker 1>and he's as good as they come. And then Casey

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<v Speaker 1>Rodgers was with a long time, and I think those

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<v Speaker 1>guys as coaches are as good as they come. And

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<v Speaker 1>I know, you know, we got our hands full of

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<v Speaker 1>this mentality and the way those guys play and the

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<v Speaker 1>system and everything. On the flip side of that, how

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<v Speaker 1>do you feel you your team is different from that

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<v Speaker 1>London game. I feel like we're more physical, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like we're a team that kind of identified

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<v Speaker 1>that we need to come off the all a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit better. We need to we need to have a

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<v Speaker 1>presence about us. Um. You know, we need to change

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<v Speaker 1>I think the way that we're viewed. And to me,

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<v Speaker 1>we are more aggressive than we were the first time

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<v Speaker 1>they played us, and for the most part we've been

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<v Speaker 1>able to stay in games. I mean, that game got

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<v Speaker 1>out of control on us and we end up being

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<v Speaker 1>one dimensional. Last time we played him, which was Kudo's them,

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<v Speaker 1>they put us in that situation. How how's Ryan Tannehill

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<v Speaker 1>playing right now? Dan, He's playing well. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he had he had a couple of bumps in the

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<v Speaker 1>road or the last you know, four or five weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>But all in all, if you look at his production

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<v Speaker 1>since um, since I took over, since this everything's happened,

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<v Speaker 1>he's played pretty good football for us. You know, certainly

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<v Speaker 1>he's like anybody else, he's not perfect by any means,

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<v Speaker 1>but but he's playing good enough for us to win overall.

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<v Speaker 1>With you demanding you guys be more physical and everything,

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<v Speaker 1>do you sometimes think maybe you lean too much on

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<v Speaker 1>the passing game and you want to get back to

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<v Speaker 1>just pounding the ball a little more? Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>always those things always cross my mind. Is you know

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<v Speaker 1>we're running it enough? Are we not the way that

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<v Speaker 1>we're running it? You know, should we lean a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more on this schematically in the run game or not?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, every game creates its own unique, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, challenges and and certainly I love to run

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, but we'll do whatever we feel like we

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<v Speaker 1>have to do to uh, to put some points on

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<v Speaker 1>the board. And that may not always be running, you

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<v Speaker 1>never know, but yeah, I'm I would love to establish

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<v Speaker 1>the run. That's who I am. Dan. What what appealed

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<v Speaker 1>to you guys about Quentin Copals uh well, his his

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<v Speaker 1>his talent um, his links um, the fact that we

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<v Speaker 1>feel like for for us, it's a scheme fit and

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<v Speaker 1>we're a little lighted defensive end as it was, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was a bit of a no brainer. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Mike cannonbamb had a history with him, he

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<v Speaker 1>knows who he is. Character wise, we know he's got

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<v Speaker 1>a really good character and h we just feel like

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<v Speaker 1>we're about to get the best of Quinn Copele's yet

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<v Speaker 1>we're about to get you know, the best is ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of him, and so we're excited to have him. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you think he can have a role this week? Sure?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't see why not. I mean, that's that's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the reasons we've got him to use him for

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<v Speaker 1>the last six So you know, if we can get

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<v Speaker 1>him up to speed, we plan on using him. And

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<v Speaker 1>just clarify because here he was an outside linebacker for

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. You guys are gonna use him on the line,

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<v Speaker 1>right mostly he planned a D line for us. Primarily.

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<v Speaker 1>We could use him in some other roles, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>primarily what we're gonna do. What about Jarvis Landry, how

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<v Speaker 1>big has and helpful to Tannehill has he and just

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<v Speaker 1>his general playmaking ability. Yeah, Jarvis has been, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>pivotal to us having success. I mean, he's he's a

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<v Speaker 1>heck of a football player. He plays with a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of energy. He's a guy that always finds a way

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<v Speaker 1>to get open, and he's dangerous with the ball in

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<v Speaker 1>his hands. So he's been He's been one of Ryan's

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<v Speaker 1>most reliable receivers. And for that reason, because he can't

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<v Speaker 1>get open, he can separate, you know, at the top

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<v Speaker 1>and and then like I said, when he when he's

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<v Speaker 1>able to get the ball in his hands with a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of space or room, he could be dangerous

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<v Speaker 1>for us. He's been. He's been very productive this year. Day.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Mike Tanneman before. Obviously a lot of us

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<v Speaker 1>know him. Um, what what's it been like working with

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<v Speaker 1>him in this role as in from head coach? Mike

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<v Speaker 1>has been great. Mike has helped me more than I

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<v Speaker 1>can really even say. I mean, he's he's taken a

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<v Speaker 1>huge burden off me, um from from the time this

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<v Speaker 1>this went over. I mean he told me his sole

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<v Speaker 1>focus has been to support me and to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that that I am able to stay with the football

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<v Speaker 1>side of things, and the staff and the players and

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<v Speaker 1>and and it's been in that way, and I felt

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<v Speaker 1>that way. Uh. And so he's been great, he really has.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that I don't I'm not sure I'd be

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<v Speaker 1>able to do it without him under the circumstances. Can

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about your running backs a little bit, Lamar Miller?

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<v Speaker 1>And also now you have j j I Ah, the

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<v Speaker 1>rookie coming along now, how he's looked since he came

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<v Speaker 1>back from the injury. Yeah, I would say we I

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<v Speaker 1>would actually go with three because I feel like we

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<v Speaker 1>have three quality backs are all a little bit different.

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<v Speaker 1>If you throws Damian WIBs in there as well, But

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<v Speaker 1>I would say, you know, Lamar Miller has been really

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<v Speaker 1>good for us in space. He's been good in the

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<v Speaker 1>run game for us because if he can hit that crease,

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<v Speaker 1>he's got really good speed. Um, you know he Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's kind of an electric type guy. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 1>the type of player that can take any ball in

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<v Speaker 1>the distance. And because of his skill set, Jay were

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<v Speaker 1>really pleased with j as well. I mean, after he

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<v Speaker 1>came back from the injury, we're able to practice him

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<v Speaker 1>for a little bit and then get him involves. Starting

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<v Speaker 1>with Buffalo, we were hoping he would be a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more of a downhill back, and he proved us

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<v Speaker 1>to be right, which is really encouraging, you know. And

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<v Speaker 1>and so we feel like we've got two backs that

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<v Speaker 1>that are a little bit you know, unique, a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit different, but complement each other. Well. You know, you've

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<v Speaker 1>got somebody it's a little bit better in space and

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<v Speaker 1>get the whole take of the distance. And we feel

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<v Speaker 1>like we have that back who put his foot in

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<v Speaker 1>the ground and go down the hill. So we're we're

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<v Speaker 1>happy with both of them. And there again we have

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<v Speaker 1>our third back, Damian Williams, who could do things in

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<v Speaker 1>space and he's a really good special teams player for US. Dan,

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<v Speaker 1>did you draw anything from watching Todd uh do do

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<v Speaker 1>the interim coach uh for three games in two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and eleven when you got this this role, did you

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<v Speaker 1>draw anything from that experience? Yeah? I did. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think one of the there was a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>things that I remember most about bowls Uh. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>The first one was that he's gonna treat you like

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<v Speaker 1>a man, and it was about you handle your business, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and when you don't handle your business then you'll have

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<v Speaker 1>the repercussions of it. But he he was he was

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<v Speaker 1>about it being it's a man's league and it's time

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<v Speaker 1>to man up. That was that was his messages. And

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<v Speaker 1>the other thing is, Hey, whatever world we live in,

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<v Speaker 1>offensively or defensively, that's that's who we are. We're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to change who we are because we believe in

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<v Speaker 1>what we do. You know, for example, you know, uh, defensively, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>if we're gonna lie him up on third down, that

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna lie him up the whole game on third down.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he was kind of always that mentality is

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<v Speaker 1>that we we know what we're doing, we believe in

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<v Speaker 1>what we're doing, and we're gonna stick with it. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's been a proven commodity for him, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>every everywhere he's been a defensive coordinator. And I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>there again, I can't speak enough good things about Todd