Dan Campbell Press Conference — 2026 Training Camp Day 10

[0:00] speed off on the side and so it's good to have him uh we're backing pads today uh this will be [0:06] good we got the officials out there so it'll be good it'll be competitive get these guys going [0:12] again and uh continue to try to get better today questions case get hurt kate get hurt that was [0:19] just you know in protection he was rushing and uh the lineman made an arm over move and chopped at [0:25] it and and it you know it's one of those freak things with the door for seth mclaughlin maybe [0:33] juice throats yeah i mean certainly i mean those are the guys that that uh that's why they're here [0:39] you know juice juice is dealing with uh with a little bit of a injury of soft tissue uh so he [0:46] won't be out there today it'll be you know still a few more days before he's back but certainly juice [0:51] is a candidate uh you know mclaughlin's gonna get looks obviously um he'll probably run mostly with [0:59] the ones today uh niece has done it and then ratledge is gonna work you know i don't see him [1:04] doing team but we got to get him back up to speed with you know doing a little snapping um just in [1:09] case so uh we got options you know we just listen it's the hand you're dealt and you move on you know [1:16] it's the nfl like you said right this happens all the time and you just move on next guy but you did [1:19] you know target kate this offseason but sort of helped that offensive line so what sort of blow is [1:24] to miss him for however long well it of course it you know it's it it uh you hate it you know i hate [1:30] it for him um you know because he was i felt like he was having a good camp and he'd grown so much in [1:36] our system just since spring um so you know in that regard yeah and uh and for us too but but at the [1:44] same time there again it's and there's a reason why we have juice here too and uh some of these other [1:49] guys you know and they're gonna get a look and and you brought up mclaughlin he's gonna get an [1:53] opportunity you know that and that's the best way to find out on some some of these guys i mean [1:57] that's all you can ask for it's like man it's your shot let's see where we can go with it um [2:01] but we got options you know and uh look bart's bart's took some reps yesterday he's getting a [2:07] little bit better i'm talking about guard and and we know what mahogany's doing and frazier and [2:12] so look we're gonna find the best five we will find the best five and we're trying to find that [2:18] before camp starts but look if this goes into the season it does but at some point we'll we will find [2:23] the best five and where they belong and uh and they'll be ready how would you evaluate blake [2:29] miller's camp at this point mason miller blake miller miller light mason miller's miller all right [2:38] mgd um uh so i would say this he's exactly what we thought he would be and what i mean by that is [2:48] man there's there's a consistency about him he does not get too high he does not get too low so [2:54] his demeanor is just right um and that man you kind of got to have that especially if you're a [2:59] young player you got to be willing to learn from what just happened on the previous rep and [3:04] when you go against hutch every day it that's important that you don't go in the tank and you [3:10] you memory bank what just happened how can i be better and this is going to serve him so well so [3:16] uh look he's had ups and downs it's been inconsistent so you know that that's that's part [3:23] of the growth and the best thing for him is hutch that's the best and look want him as well over [3:30] there want him's a veteran guy uh that gives him some good change-ups so look he this is a work in [3:37] progress i am not discouraged not one bit and i don't care if he gets beat for the next two weeks [3:42] i'm not going to be discouraged because he will come out of this and he's going to be a better [3:46] player because of it so i like where he's at he's just he's gonna he needs reps just keep growing [3:52] say it again just made him play yes clarify on uh on kade just because at the end you said if this [4:01] goes into the regular season do you expect that he'll miss time in the regular season oh yeah yeah [4:04] yeah this will be a while i'm not going to give you a timeline he'll be ready for the playoffs [4:08] i do feel good about that dan just to stay with blake for a second where do you feel like you [4:15] need to see him grow the most over the next three weeks to know that he's for sure you're a guy in [4:19] week well i think they're getting the consistency um you know i think some of these things where um [4:26] you know he's he's and then he'll put a rep together and then there'll be a couple of these that [4:33] that don't go the way that he wants them to go um you know and so i think it's just [4:38] there man it's a work in progress and and i think a lot of right now is the pass protection [4:44] you know i like the run game um but but it's really it's the whole game but listen he's he's [4:50] in a good spot all right and we are going to douse him with reps we are going to find a way [4:55] and he will find a way to be the guy and uh and look if it doesn't work out and he's just not quite [5:02] ready then we got larry larry's having a good camp and it'll be it'll be good last week ahead of [5:08] the four padded practices how much of a separator that was going to be for the coaching staff [5:12] coming out the other side of that you know did you get what you wanted out of that in terms of [5:16] evaluation yes yes feel really good about what we got uh out of last week you know we got some [5:23] really good days and uh some some outstanding evaluation on a lot of these players and so um [5:30] you know i i think there's there's a few things we're going to tinker with you know personnel wise and [5:35] who goes where um and and then see where that unit goes you know and see how that group of guys [5:41] play together and and uh or this particular player in a position when we um talked to you on the first [5:48] day of camp david asked you about just your depth at cornerback and you said you were good with the [5:52] group you had you did bring in trevin diggs for a workout this week uh where are you at i guess with [5:58] your your comfort level with with the group you have are you looking to to potentially add to that [6:02] group and maybe bring in some more high-level competition do like those guys it's a it's a [6:08] good group you know obviously reads down right now but i don't feel like that's a significant injury [6:12] he'll he'll that's a you know it's a soft tissue he'll be back uh so that's a good thing and i feel [6:18] like rock's having a good camp i feel like white side's had a very good camp uh roger can cover you [6:24] know he's had some ups and downs but he can cover we got dors um you know abney i i just i mean i like [6:31] the group um and and rick straw look he's had some ups and downs you know he's got a he needs to [6:36] string a few days together here some good stuff but but he can do that and he he's gifted you know [6:42] so i do now that being said look we're always looking we're always looking to upgrade the [6:48] competition is there a way to bring in somebody that we feel like can push the other guys or has [6:53] a chance to help us so that's why we brought him in that look brad's always looking that way [6:58] you know how can how can we bring in uh somebody that we feel like you know maybe has a chance here [7:06] or can upgrade us or upgrade the position so that that's an ongoing process [7:10] back he out and pacheco missing a couple of days what type of opportunity has it provided for [7:16] jacob sailors and what have you liked from him so far yeah it's been a great opportunity for him [7:20] um you know he's i feel like he's he's taking it another step here at the running back position he's [7:26] done some really good things man he's he's got some speed he's pretty electric uh he he really [7:32] is and he's headsy smart um and and i just bring up small again small small's having a good camp i [7:38] mean i feel like those two guys are just jockeying with each other right now one guy's a little bit [7:43] ahead the next day the other guy's a little bit ahead and i love where they're out on special teams [7:47] because that's going to be a big that that'll be big for both of those players but it's a great [7:52] opportunity for those guys sailors i feel like it's having a good camp close to paul how you doing [7:58] i opened up with you the other day almost all right i'm sorry you got a question you want a [8:04] question no all right all good okay i was looking out for you so close to coming back or what's what's [8:10] he doing uh yeah it'll be a little bit he's got a little mcl strain um or sprain but that we feel [8:16] good about that he'll uh we we feel pretty good about um him being ready to go certainly when the [8:23] season gets here you know so i'm not concerned about that what do you think you guys have in [8:29] jackson meeks it feels like the harrow's been pretty up on him for most of camp how do you think [8:33] he might fit into this offense this season we do we like him and you know really felt like this [8:39] this is probably this would give him the best shot to make our roster and help us like where [8:46] he brings a different flavor to the tight end room he's a big i call it big skill he's a big skill [8:52] player uh you know because now some of those things that were out there receiver um you know the x [8:59] receiver it's you know there's that but all of a sudden you move him back inside and now man it it [9:07] the athleticism goes way up right and the speed and the ability to separate catch the football [9:13] it it really has shown moving him uh to the tight end position and i really felt like that's where we [9:20] needed to see the most and then the other will come like the run game the blocking he's strong [9:26] uh he's tough he's willing so there as long as you have that i don't care if you're 220 you'll be [9:32] just fine we can use you in a role it's the it's the pass game man can you help can you [9:37] separate can you do and that's what we're starting to see now and i feel like he's done some good [9:42] things on special teams so we like meeks he's got an opportunity he's got an opportunity okay