Canales needs to concentrate on coaching

[Jmac]

Obvious that he is over his head with calling plays and being a HC.

Needs to turn over the play calling to someone else. I have little faith that we have that guy right now who is qualified. Canales will have to temper his ego and just coach the team. 

Don't know who to hand the play  calling duties to.. The  plays are getting in to late and causing problems. Also some odd playcalling in certain situations. Some say he is not tough enough to motivate. I have no idea what he is like in the locker room besides what I have seen on Youtube.

Time to change course and try something else before he finds himself without a job.

 

 

[carpanfan96]

Calling plays for a QB that can barely throw the ball over the middle and needs passes to be schemed to the boundary so he can see them and process them or rolled out of the pocket and given half a field to process...

Are you freaking kidding me right now? Seriously I'm asking. 

[LinvilleGorge]

I'm generally not a big fan of head coach play callers. I'm really not a fan of it for inexperienced head coaches. Guys like Andy Reid and Sean Payton have decades of HCing experience.

[Jmac]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I'm generally not a big fan of head coach play callers. I'm really not a fan of it for inexperienced head coaches. Guys like Andy Reid and Sean Payton have decades of HCing experience.

Exactly. He is in over his head right now. Let alone having a Bryce Young to scheme for is a fulltime job in itself.

[Lurk21]

8 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

Calling plays for a QB that can barely throw the ball over the middle and needs passes to be schemed to the boundary so he can see them and process them or rolled out of the pocket and given half a field to process...

Are you freaking kidding me right now? Seriously I'm asking. 

Yeah, I'm kinda the same  thinking... we have had multiple  coordinators  deal with Bryce and all are handicapped by his limited skills etc.  When Andy played that 1 Seattle game,  it showed a glimpse of a true attacking offense. Unfortunately  Andy is a backup. It's time to find OUR QB. 

Edited September 10, 2025 by Lurk21

[fanpanther]

13 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

Calling plays for a QB that can barely throw the ball over the middle and needs passes to be schemed to the boundary so he can see them and process them or rolled out of the pocket and given half a field to process...

Are you freaking kidding me right now? Seriously I'm asking. 

Canalas may be an amazing coach no one can tell with him forced to play the byoung qb card.  He has to only call plays bryce can maybe throw so its probanly like 10%of his plays

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

23 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I'm generally not a big fan of head coach play callers.

What's the difference between him calling the plays or listening to the plays being called, which are (or should be) dictated by him before the game starts anyways.

You guys are confusing talent with management.  We suck at both unfortunately.

[CRA]

32 minutes ago, Jmac said:

Obvious that he is over his head with calling plays and being a HC.

Needs to turn over the play calling to someone else. I have little faith that we have that guy right now who is qualified. Canales will have to temper his ego and just coach the team. 

Don't know who to hand the play  calling duties to.. The  plays are getting in to late and causing problems. Also some odd playcalling in certain situations. Some say he is not tough enough to motivate. I have no idea what he is like in the locker room besides what I have seen on Youtube.

Time to change course and try something else before he finds himself without a job.

 

 

Remember, Dave Canales said other people need his preseason playcalling work lol.  Yeah, he is a good looking Matt Rhule at this point 

[LinvilleGorge]

7 minutes ago, HeelsPanthersCanes said:

What's the difference between him calling the plays or listening to the plays being called, which are (or should be) dictated by him before the game starts anyways.

This shouldn't require explanation. Active vs. passive.

[Eazy-E]

Seemed like the running plays he dialed up last season worked well. Hubbard balled out. Our offensive issues strictly stem from the passing game. 

Sorry but it is really hard to evaluate Canales and his play calling when the QB running the offense makes terrible decisions and has a career passing average of 175 yards per game.

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

This shouldn't require explanation. Active vs. passive.

Disagree.  Explain to me how Canales calling (or not calling) plays changes that this team is void of talent and management.  

Whether Canales is voicing the calls into huddles, or standing by as a listener, has literally zero impact on this team being good.  

If you think Canales passing a headset to another person makes us a Superbowl contender, good luck with that model.

 

[LinvilleGorge]

17 minutes ago, HeelsPanthersCanes said:

Disagree.  Explain to me how Canales calling (or not calling) plays changes that this team is void of talent and management.  

Whether Canales is voicing the calls into huddles, or standing by as a listener, has literally zero impact on this team being good.  

If you think Canales passing a headset to another person makes us a Superbowl contender, good luck with that model.

 

I didn't say SB contender. Far from it. The D is quietly every bit as bad as the offense. The head coach is responsible for more than just the offense.

[Bear Hands]

Can we just ask really nicely for Kevin O'Connell?

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

25 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I didn't say SB contender. Far from it. The D is quietly every bit as bad as the offense. The head coach is responsible for more than just the offense.

Agreed, we are saying the same thing.  I just don't think Canales not calling plays would make any difference on how bad he, this team, or our fans are.