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Campo in the mix
12:43 PM Mon, May 05, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Albert Breer E-mail News tips
I think all of us who were at the Cowboys minicamp this weekend came away impressed with the energy Dave Campo brought to the drills.
He was all over Mike Jenkins. He looked like he was moving a hundred miles an hour. He appeared to be very much in his element.
Maybe that's because this feels like home to him.
"It was great," Campo said. "I'm really happy to be here. Even just looking at the Cowboy uniforms, there's nothing like the Cowboy uniforms."
But that wasn't the only reason Campo felt comfortable. For the first time since 1994, his sole responsibility is to coach a position. In each of the last 13 seasons, he's served as an assistant head coach, or a coordinator, or a head coach. And the interactive nature of handling one spot appeals to him.
"That's what I like to do and I'm really enjoying coaching a position, because that's why I got into coaching in the first place," he said. "I like being around the guys, I like the one-on-one contact. And with the rookies here, we've got the one-on-one with them, they're not going to have this same one-on-one time when the veterans get here."
Once they do show up, Campo looks to have a stacked deck at corner -- with Terence Newman, Anthony Henry and Pacman Jones (if he's reinstated), going with Jenkins and Scandrick. The competition for jobs and snaps at that spot, Campo says, is good for everyone.
"If you have competition, you're going to get the best out of everybody," he said. "And you saw here last year, both of the corners had injuries, so you've got to have a minimum of three that can play, because you're gonna face three wideouts all through the year. But you really need four that you can count on to step in and play because you don't know what's going to happen."
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12:43 PM Mon, May 05, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Albert Breer E-mail News tips
I think all of us who were at the Cowboys minicamp this weekend came away impressed with the energy Dave Campo brought to the drills.
He was all over Mike Jenkins. He looked like he was moving a hundred miles an hour. He appeared to be very much in his element.
Maybe that's because this feels like home to him.
"It was great," Campo said. "I'm really happy to be here. Even just looking at the Cowboy uniforms, there's nothing like the Cowboy uniforms."
But that wasn't the only reason Campo felt comfortable. For the first time since 1994, his sole responsibility is to coach a position. In each of the last 13 seasons, he's served as an assistant head coach, or a coordinator, or a head coach. And the interactive nature of handling one spot appeals to him.
"That's what I like to do and I'm really enjoying coaching a position, because that's why I got into coaching in the first place," he said. "I like being around the guys, I like the one-on-one contact. And with the rookies here, we've got the one-on-one with them, they're not going to have this same one-on-one time when the veterans get here."
Once they do show up, Campo looks to have a stacked deck at corner -- with Terence Newman, Anthony Henry and Pacman Jones (if he's reinstated), going with Jenkins and Scandrick. The competition for jobs and snaps at that spot, Campo says, is good for everyone.
"If you have competition, you're going to get the best out of everybody," he said. "And you saw here last year, both of the corners had injuries, so you've got to have a minimum of three that can play, because you're gonna face three wideouts all through the year. But you really need four that you can count on to step in and play because you don't know what's going to happen."
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