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Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Charles McDonald discuss Carolina’s choice for its new head coach – and if the longtime offensive assistant, who’s helped turn around the careers of Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield – will get the chance to do the same for the Panthers. Hear the full conversation on the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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[MUSIC PLAYING]JASON FITZ: Dave Canales, by the way, the Bucs offensive coordinator, speaking of quarterbacks, really has made his money reviving careers, right? His work with Baker Mayfield this year particularly has been incredible. He signs a deal to become the new Panthers head coach. It’s only interesting to me because it shouldn’t have come out of left field, but it sort of felt like it came out of left field. Because Canales wasn’t getting the same level of hype some other guys were getting. And do you like this fit, especially for Bryce Young?
CHARLES MCDONALD: Yeah, I like the fit. I mean, you’ve got to be realistic, too, if you’re the Panthers. Based on how the past few years have been run for you and how bashful David Tepper has been at times, it might not be easy for you to go out and get the top guy on the market. To be quite frank, your offense is horrendous. You don’t have a first-round pick. You have free agents that you need to settle with. You’re not flowing– overflowing with cap space this year.
And you have to sell people on this being a credible operation, which it really doesn’t look right now. You could have done worse than Dave Canales. I think that this is probably a fast rise for him, but it’s probably the right spot for him at the same time when you think about the fact that Carolina is probably going to take a swing at a little bit of an unknown factor. But, hey, he was there in Seattle for the Geno Smith resurrection. He helped Baker Mayfield get his career back on track to the point that the Buccaneers are openly talking about trying to…
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Publish date : 2024-01-26 18:23:09
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