Gerald McCoy: Dave Canales is the 'Right Hire' for the Panthers

Originally posted on FanNation All Panthers
By Schuyler Callihan | Last updated 1/26/24

New Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales is garnering a lot of praise around the NFL from folks that have either played for him or are familiar with his work.

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Gerald McCoy never spent a single day in the same building as Canales but since retiring in 2021, he has kept close tabs on the organization he played nine years for and admired the job Canales did in his lone year as Bucs' OC.

McCoy appeared on the Rich Eisen Show on Thursday and gave his stamp of approval. on the Panthers' hire.

"When he came (to Tampa), nobody knew what was going to happen. We got a guy (Baker Mayfield) that people were saying his career might be over, this is his last chance and Baker came in and he said, 'I've been injured, but I'm healthy now and I'm going to show everybody what I can do.' He's a finalist for Comeback Player of the Year. I think he (Canales) came into a situation that was unknown and he made the best of it. He turned that offense around. It got stagnant at some times throughout the year, but he made the best of it. I think it's the right hire - he earned it. I'm excited to see what happens...not against the Bucs, but I think it's a great hire. With the situation that he was put into, the unknown, and with Baker playing as great as he did..coaching is a big part of that. We don't know how Baker would have played without Canales."

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