WOW!!!!
I'am going against some of you who think Canales was a mistake of a hire.
We should at least give him chance to prove that he can coach and let's all watch the season before we make any erroneous judgement's about him.
I highlighted all of his accomplishments below and I think he is going to take this offense to a whole new level.
Anything is going to be better than to run the ball on 3rd and 10 up the middle. I think we are going to see some exciting football this season and I think with all of his experience, he is going to be a better coach than he was before.
1.> Altogether, Canales coached five different quarterbacks that have earned All-America recognition and been a part of teams that have appeared in eight bowl games.
2.> Canales, most recently, served as the University of Tennessee’s quarterback’s coach during the 2017 season. He spent one season with the Volunteers as Canales mentored three different field generals during an injury-plagued season. Three different quarterbacks made starts during the campaign. WOW!!!!
3.> North Texas saw much success under Canales when he served as the associate head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for six seasons (2010-15). He also spent portions of the 2010 and 2015 seasons as an interim head coach for the Mean Green. During his six seasons in Denton, he mentored 20 offensive players who earned all-conference honors, while helping the program win just its third bowl game in school history – defeating UNLV 36-14 at the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Jan. 1, 2014 following the 2013 regular season. The 2013 offense scored 414 points, the second-most in school history, at the time, and the most since 1951. North Texas averaged 31.8 point per game, topping the 30-point mark for only the third time in school history. The Mean Green reached over 4,000 yards of total offense during Canales’ first four seasons, including 5,336-yard output in 2013. Under Canales’ guidance in 2013, North Texas quarterback Derek Thompson ranked second-best in school history for single-season passing yards (2,896), completions (251), completion percentage (64.4) and total offense (3,053). During the 2012 season, Thompson set the school single-game record for completion percentage (89.3) against Kansas State when he completed 25-of-28 passes.
4.> He directed a USF unit in 2008 that led the Big East Conference in scoring and finished second in total offense. He helped the Bulls reach a national ranking as high as no. 2 during the 2007 season and no. 10 during the 2008 campaign. Under his leadership, South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe became the Big East career leader in total offense.
5.> Canales spent three seasons (2004-06) as the offensive coordinator at the University of Arizona.
6.> Canales put time in the NFL as he served on Herm Edwards’ staff with the New York Jets in 2003 as the wide receivers coach. He tutored Santana Moss, who finished among the top 15 NFL receivers that season with 74 receptions for 1,105 yards and 10 touchdowns.
7.> From 2001-02, Canales was the passing game coordinator and quarterback’s coach at North Carolina State, where he helped develop NFL All-Pro quarterback and first-round pick Philip Rivers of the Los Angeles Chargers. Rivers was a two-time All-ACC honoree and a Heisman Trophy candidate. NC State finished 11-3 and ranked 12th in the final AP Poll in 2002, averaging 392.0 yards on offense. The offense featured a 3,000-yard passer in Rivers, a 1,000-yard receivers in Jerricho Cotchery and a 1,000-yard rusher in T.A. McLendon.