see that video here<\/a> (again, warning on language).<\/p>\nEvery coach can attempt to get fiery and hype up his team, no doubt, but y\u2019all saw what happened when Callahan tried that; it was disastrous. I think you can tell if you watched the video, though, it\u2019s very obvious Camp is not that type of guy. This is the type of energy we need to get the culture back on the right track, and it\u2019s even better because it\u2019s youthful. The energy this guy has is completely unmatched, and he is just a big boost to any room he enters.<\/p>\n
The next positive I want to mention is the connections he has for his potential offensive coordinator. First off, he has connections to three current offensive coordinators who do not call plays for their teams. Frank Smith from the Dolphins, Adam Stenavich from the Packers, and even Grant Udinski from the Jaguars are the names. He still has connections to other names, too. Sean Mannion from the Packers, Jon Embree with the Dolphins, and even Josh McDaniels\u2019 brother, Ben, who is currently with the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n
This gives him a huge advantage compared to many other newcomers, especially considering that the only other defensive mind I covered with decent connections was Chris Shula. Camp blows Chris Shula\u2019s connections out of the water. Look, I hate the idea of hiring a defensive-minded coach, but remember that hiring one lets the offensive coordinator focus on Cam Ward\u2019s development without all the head coaching responsibilities. His connections make me not worried in the slightest when it comes to Anthony Campanile\u2019s ability to hire an offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n
The last thing I\u2019ll mention is the impact he\u2019s had everywhere he\u2019s been in the 2o2os. Part of this comes from the fire he has, but we still need to remember that hype doesn\u2019t get you that far. When taking a look at the linebacker corps for the Miami Dolphins in 2020, PFF had them ranked at number 29th in the NFL. During Camp\u2019s last year with the Dolphins, the linebacker core ranked 12th, an undeniable upgrade from where they were in 2020.<\/p>\n
When he was hired as the defensive run game coordinator, the Packers\u2019 run defense ranked 28th in the NFL. At the end of his one year in Green Bay, the rushing defense ranked 7th! After this, Liam Coen hired Camp, and the same results came through. During 2024, the Jacksonville Jaguars\u2019 total defense ranked 31st, then Camp came in, and I\u2019m sure you can guess what happens next, but I\u2019ll tell you anyway. The Jacksonville Jaguars\u2019 defense ranked 13th! I don\u2019t get how people don\u2019t see his impact, and even though his positives are incredibly strong, especially for a first-time head coach.<\/p>\n
Anthony Campanile\u2019s negatives<\/p>\n
Though Camp has some of the best positives out of all the head coaches that I\u2019ve covered, he still has some problems. The first gripe I have with Camp is his youth and lack of experience. You see, Camp is only 43, and while that sounds a little older, thanks to Callahan still being in his 30s when we hired him, Camp still isn\u2019t that old, all things considered. Still, though, age is just a number, so maybe this means that Camp may be youthful, but still have a lot of experience, right?<\/p>\n
This is where Camp is actually an anomaly in this head coaching search among the candidates. So far, Camp is the only coordinator that I have covered (and he might be the only one) who has only had one year of experience as a coordinator. This could lead to some problems, especially when it comes to how the front office is looking to approach this head coaching search. With Mike Borgonzi, looking for a more experienced coach for this job, whether it\u2019s a coordinator who\u2019s been around or a former head coach, they want experience.<\/p>\n
Also, (not related to what the office wants), Camp could be woefully underprepared for the job, not only in Tennessee, but in general. The next negative I want to bring up is how, and this may have something to do with youth, his unit has had a moment or two, where they randomly fall apart. Specifically, I\u2019m looking at the second Houston Texans game for this one. When looking at the Texans game, the Jaguars\u2019 defense started red hot as they forced two turnovers and went up 29-10 in the 4th quarter, but Camp got too conservative, and they let up 26 points unanswered.<\/p>\n
Also, the defense completely fell apart in the Rams game earlier in the season and let up 21 unanswered points in the first half. This could be a bad sign for how his teams would be able to overcome adversity. When his unit even faced a little adversity in those two games, they completely fell apart. This is a serious problem because this is something that we, as Titans fans, have seen far too many times. Whether it was the last year of Vrabel or it was the entire Callahan era, we saw our team start hot and then completely fall apart. So from that standpoint, it\u2019s debatable whether he\u2019s the best fit.<\/p>\n
The last thing that\u2019s seriously worth mentioning is the discipline issues that a Camp-led team might have. Out of all the teams in the NFL, the Jacksonville Jaguars rank 9th in total defensive penalties. Now, this doesn\u2019t discount the fact that the defense has been one of the best in the league, but it is a little worrying. This defense has had some discipline issues when it comes to penalties, and that usually reflects on the coach. It\u2019s another thing that speaks to his youth, that sometimes, he just doesn\u2019t have his defense under control overall. All in all, while Camp is impressive, his discipline issues are still something to seriously consider when interviewing him.<\/p>\n
How Likely Is Campanile to get hired?<\/p>\n
Overall, Anthony Campanile is a very intriguing candidate, all things considered. Sure, he may not be the most experienced, but whenever you look for a leader, it shouldn\u2019t only come down to age. Now, how likely is Antony Campanile to get hired? Well, that\u2019s the problem. I\u2019m pretty confident that if the Titans go with youth, it will be one of Shula or Minter. So I don\u2019t think that Camp is all that likely to get hired as the Titans\u2019 next head coach. Now that leads to the question, what do I think?<\/p>\n
Well, as a coaching candidate, I think that Camp is absolutely one of the best coaching candidates the Titans will come across. If anything, he might be my guy in this cycle. Sure, he\u2019s young, but so is the team, and I think if anything, he would be a very strong culture coach. His offensive connections also give me confidence that his staff could develop Cam, even if the offensive coordinator wasn\u2019t the 3 current, non-playcalling ones in the NFL, because he would\u2019ve picked his guy over a current offensive coordinator, and whoever gets him is getting a good one.<\/p>\n
Also, if you want to check out my other stuff, you can do it here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Campanile is a first-year defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars and is one of the lesser-known names…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651898,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[7,6,526,394,87013,2411,527],"class_list":{"0":"post-651897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennessee-titans","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-tennessee","11":"tag-tennessee-titans","12":"tag-tennessee-titans-coaching-staff","13":"tag-tennesseetitans","14":"tag-titans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115833856952020832","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}