Jaguars' Anthony Campanile Explains What Makes Brock Bowers Elite

Watch what Jacksonville Jaguars DC Anthony Campanile had to say about the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday.

Dec 29, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) runs against New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu (32) during the third quarter at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images | Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile spoke to the media on Thursday to preview the Las Vegas Raiders, and we were there for it all.

Watch Campanile's comments by viewing below.

For a partial transcript of Campanile's comments, read below.

Q: On Raiders TE Brock Bowers?

Campanile: “Yeah, what we did with him also was we really did a deep dive, even last year, just watching him. He's an elite-level player; he's really, really explosive, obviously for a guy at that position. But I think his acceleration after the catch is really impressive. So, just top to bottom as a player, as a tight end, he really gives them a lot of—honestly, he's got a lot of skills that some guys at that position don't have. I think he's an elite-level player.”

Q: On the value of the bye week?

Campanile: “Yeah, it was super valuable. I think just in a lot of ways, physically for our guys just recovering, and then for us kind of collectively as a staff, every year that's a great opportunity to sit back and look at what you've been doing well, what you haven't been doing well, where you’ve got to improve and then where you can grow, where you can add on from stuff that you're already doing. So, it was really super valuable for us. I thought our coaches did a great job just coming back with the reports, and as a staff, for us to sit down and look at every little nuance of our system and where we can improve, it was useful.”

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile walks off the field to be interviewed by media members after an NFL training camp session at the Miller Electric Center, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 in Jacksonville, Fla. | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Q: On if he found anything about the defense in the self-scout?

Coen: “Yeah. I mean, you always do, without giving away a competitive advantage, but you definitely do. You look at where you’ve got to improve. I always kind of lean toward that more than anything. Where do we have to improve? How can we improve there? And I said a few times in here, because it's a long season in this league, you really start to learn right about this time, I would say, as you start to roll in through November, what your team really does do well, and this is really when real football starts.”

September 28, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

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