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Honestly, I don't think Canales is on the hot seat at all right now. He inherited a bad team with little depth and a QB who came at a high price and got no coaching in his first season (coupled with some physical limitations that require different game planning). I think he and the Teppers both knew this was going to be a situation where he had to show progress in more than just the QB position to keep his chances going. And, well, we might not like it but there's progress being shown. The defense has shown some good games and some terrible games. That, especially over last year's effort, is a remarkable growth. As bad as we look at times this year on defense, we are nowhere near as bad as we were last season. Nowhere near. Brown came back and shored things up, and both free agent pickups and draft picks seem to be helping. It's not a finished product yet, but it isn't embarrassing (at least on a consistent basis as before). On offense, well, Bryce has done better. He's not putting up big numbers, but we're sitting at .500 at the mid-season point, which is a far shot better than we have been. Bryce probably isn't our answer at QB (unless he really turns it up when he comes back from injury), but our running game is stronger, our receiver corps is markedly better (to the eye if not on paper), we've got some decent tight ends for once and our O-line had been looking decent to good (at least until Buffalo opened up a machine gun on them... ouch). If Bryce just holds the line here as he's doing, we'll finish with an okay record for once. If he does poorly, it's just another rinse repeat season for us. Either way, I think we could either go QB in the draft or look for a solid free agent back there. All that being said, I think that Canales has made a stronger case for his future here than he is making for his present here. Play calling could be much stronger, more inventive and more able to exploit opportunities. He needs someone in the coaching booth who can see the whole field making those calls while he manages the team and the game. That's going to take a step of maturity on his part. And I think Ejero moves on after this season, here's hoping he gets a HC gig next season (good for him and even better for the compensation we'd get). All that said, if this team does completely collapse after all these injuries, all bets are off. If he can hold the team together with these injuries and make it to that late bye-week, then he's going to be here. If we can somehow snag a wild card spot (and we are honestly very much in the hunt) then the sky is the limit. -
By PanthersGTI · Posted
I think realistically they will give him year 3. He has to make changes this off season on a few things because his long term future depends on it : A - Needs an OC. Weather that is Idzik or someone else he has to give someone else a chance. Offensive play calling is too rollercoaster. Hopefully having someone focused on that solely will bring some rhythm and cohesiveness to the offense. B - Whatever the hell they are doing in preseason needs to stop. Too cute, just get your starters ready for the season. All this overthinking how to split reps and who calling plays is not it. Maybe in an established program you can have that. Right now everyone needs to get better at their 1 job. C - DC needs to go. Too much inconsistency here but the end is that the defense is always exploitable. Got to make the right hire here. It looks like the talent is starting to grow on this side of the ball, don't waste it running back with Evero again. D - QB needs to be answered. Personally I am 50/50 on BY9. Can he come back and finish strong and help this team get some Ws against a tough schedule or will it be time to move on. If its time to move on they need a good plan in place, FA QBs this year look rough. My guess is we bring in Zach Wilson if BY9 is out. I doubt the Colts are letting Jones walk. Drafting a guy but always a crap shoot, plus where they draft and who falls. we will see. -
By kungfoodude · Posted
I am fine drafting a QB but we do need to be realistic about this upcoming draft class. More than likely, a great/good QB option may not be available at our pick. It's looking like an extremely weak QB class. It might be a better idea to make that move late, as this class does seem to be heavy with guys with attributes but a lot of warts. I would hate to miss out on a valuable contributor and potentially core member on another QB reach. Play the board. BPA. Get better as an overall team.
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