Aaron Glenn LOVES Jack Campbell's Progress, Detroit Lions

let's have let's continue to have a show and speaking of guys who may have a show this year or not really a show but a heck heck of a year Jack Campbell Jack Campbell is somebody that is said to have be uh Turning Heads at OTAs and Spencer rexter you've got a video I do we talking about the meat missile about the meat missile your expectations for him and how important of a role that he'll play in defense year two let me tell you um first off he's a man he's a grown man um and he's really like taking control of this off season the way he should take control of it he's a true Mike backer um he's a guy that that lives um breathed um Green Dot mentality uh as a Mike backer um and he's done a really good job of actually and all our guys have just transforming their body because they've had a true off season in the NFL um so he's done a good job with that then just watching him on the field his Zone drops his mentality as far as going after the football it's been outstanding we only had two days of practice and he's been doing a heck of a job and just the way that he's leading uh the men as far as defense is is impressive to see oh though that is some High Praise from defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn about Jack Campbell among others of course can I ask a question go ahead if I'm going to go to football here I'm gonna go to Spen Mo raxs what is he what does Aaron glen mean by a Green Dot linebacker when he's talking about this Len that what what what does that mean to the Layman he means the captain he means the guy who's called The Green Dot is the guy who calls the plays for the defense so Captain Jack is what they called him in in college and so he's exuding that same energ so it's pretty much the jroof of the defense he wears the helmet that the that the play calls come into he's the one that's doing checking signals that's a hell of a lot of responsibility isn't it especially for a second-year guy now I'm not saying it's unprecedented because we've seen first year guys get this in other successful teams but what I guess my question to you flannel and to the room what do you take from what Aaron Glenn just said there I I take that Aaron Glenn expects Jack Campbell to take as big a leap as anybody on this defense because I think Aaron Glenn knows that Alex anzalone he obviously was fantastic last year the best season of his career was the uh captain of that defense but Jack Campbell more talented Jack Campbell actually has the uh I would say the skill set and the size and the athleticism to be one of the better middle linebackers in the NFL but also I think what we learned last year and you saw it as opposed to other linebackers who were who were rookies playing middle linebacker play like in the NFL is really hard especially going up against uh NFL athletes as opposed to a big 10 West athletes I Know I Know Jack Campbell really struggled a lot in coverage last year and at the beginning you know you have to read you have to react you have to diagnose plays the defensive line a lot of times was was a porous as opposed to what we think it'll be this year so I just I think that Aaron Glenn recognizes what Jack Campbell can be and has been seeing some flashes and I think that that's a very good sign because I don't think anybody thinks that Jack Campbell is a guy who's not going to work hard who's not going to put in the time who's not going to uh get the absolute most out of his talent and even last year we saw some flashes he was pretty consistently good against the Run then he did have 95 tackles which was second on the team that's not everything but that's not nothing either so uh I would say expect a big season from Jack Campbell if you're asking me and I think Aaron Glenn believes that as well Benny what about you yeah I I agree with what flano said I I expect a huge jump from from Jack Campbell this year I think DJ reader being in front of him is going to help that as well because he's going to you know clog up those run holes take some blockers and Jack Campbell will be able to do what he does best was just be psychopath and play downhill and hit SE ball hit ball so I expect him to take a big jump a lot of people were were not happy with his rookie season but if you take out the amazing rookie seasons of Gibbs and branch and Lea like Campbell Jack Campbell didn't have a bad rookie season by any means he was second on the team in tackles he really started coming into his own in the end of the year and he started making plays so I think we were just spoiled with three fantastic rookie Seasons that a good rookie season looked bad in some people's eyes yeah and I I know this isn't a perfect gauge but going into the draft there was talk about could they draft Jack Campbell Jack Campbell was not really talked about but guys around that time like a Diane Henley or a Drew Sanders or a or uh or I I forgot who who the other one was but still a couple of those guys Simpson Trenton Simpson good good good one they basically those guys were and they got drafted later they were basically special teams guys the whole year they didn't really do a whole lot on their respective defenses and Jack Campbell although he didn't get a ton of snaps at the beginning of the year became more ingratiated into the defense and was basically an every down player by the end of the year and he had some flashes like I said coverage was kind of rough those uh those NFL running backs and tight ends they hit a little bit differently and yeah than big 10 ones than the Big 10 West and Jack Campbell super athlete in the Big 10 West and I would say more of a League average linebacker when it comes to NFL maybe a little bit above that obviously but you guys understand what I'm saying k and Jesus I got to go to you what are your expectations for Jack Campbell this year I have high expectations for Jack Campbell I am really intrigued on how he's going to take another step forward this year I also think another very underrated thing in that video of Aaron Glenn is him talking about getting his body right and I think that's such a big thing that this staff focus on focuses on is everyone being in the correct shape in the correct build to do what they need to do for this team for what they're going to ask what they're going to ask the biggest thing one of the biggest thing out there is there's two things right so you've taken the Green Dot and you've taken the Mike linebacker off of anzalone which means that they that's the graduation and having anzalone there right to help him every step of the way but not have to be the main guy it's time to go up but when these guys are talking about being he's a man that's the first thing he said yeah he's a man right what do we have on this defense Benny that you know what we started to get last year or whatever aren't isn't that what we're more like looking Right Down the Line Hutch that ain't a boy no more that's a man lee mcneel that's a man he's only he's only gonna be more of a man having DJ reader beside him right you bring in Davin port and you know you got men like men in your back field men that have matured over a year knowing in the offsite the biggest thing there too and I know this right is you've had a taste before you know what it's all about until you said yeah there are growing pains because the speed is a little bit different but until you experience that and get burned then you don't know what you have to do you got a year away go get your body right get your mind right this is everything along the lines right so is this fair to say the two guys that that the coach and the and the defensive coordinator have come out Jameson Williams and Jack Campbell those two guys are the two guys on offense and defense that if we're going to go to the next level and win a Super Bowl those are the guy we know what to expect out of the rest of them but those are the guys that have to step up either with big plays big yardage consistently stuff like this and those are the two that we're hearing about out of these OTAs yeah yeah I mean those are the first round picks that Brad Holmes has made that haven't quite popped yet to the level that uh like jir Gibbs or Aiden Hudson and P pan Su had but we'll see I think it's a big year for both of them and Steven baffy brought up something great in the chat because it's something that I've always said it's a little self serving but hey it is what it is allons defense has a theme they like guys that that do not just stop in the Run game but dominate in the Run game making opponents one-dimensional is a huge Advantage I know I'm going to sound like a broken record at some point but if you look at PF something that the guy who usually sits here hates and I love no we don't follow that in this I follow that do hey Jack Campbell was one football flannel it's it's really called but you guys are going to like this Jack Campbell was one of the many players on the Lions defense who's a grade skewed higher in the Run game than anything else it was him it was Kirby Joseph it was Brian Branch John Kaminsky Al mcneel and DJ reer did last year for a Cincinnati and he's uh coming over but and it all it all led up to a run defense that was uh pretty damn dominant I would say second in the in the NFL in rushing yards allowed per game and that's where I look at the Jack Campbell flashes in which he's shown some things that have already made him a pretty serviceable linebacker at times last year and sometimes even a good one and if you want to talk about the Alex anzalone angle it's my guess I'm obviously not there but I can kind of deduct some things that Alex anzelone probably sees the smarts in the football IQ that anzelone already has in a Jack Campbell but Jack Campbell can just has a higher ceiling maybe Alex selone is thinking I can help make this guy better as well and that would certainly if you can get like the upside of a Jack Campbell with the uh with everything that Alex anzelone provided last year that's a hell of a player that's a guy that could be uh could be a sniffing some Pro bowls someday I will I will just uh say that but yeah Jack Jack Campbell is certainly a guy that I expect to take a big leap next season and to be I don't know about one of the better players on defense but I'd say your best linebacker is isn't out of the question I don't think so either I think leading your team in tackles isn't out of the question I don't think so either I think being like second third or fourth in tackles for loss isn't out of the question maybe even a couple of sacks maybe even a pick or two and and I know that that's aggressive but he was the number 18 overall pick and he showed enough flashes to give me some faith that he's going to be a good football player in this league [Music]