"They also are expressions Canales, who spent 13 seasons as an assistant under Carroll in Seattle and another at the University of Southern California, uses daily. The Carroll influence on Canales takes center stage as the Panthers (8-7) prepare to face the NFC West-leading Seahawks (12-3) with a chance to claim the NFC South title if they win and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8) lose to the Miami Dolphins."
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And for a young coach, imitating one of the NFL's best made sense for Canales. "It's what's at our core: taking care of the ball, the run game, toughness, all of our play styles, things that we talk about,'' the 44-year-old Canales said. "It was such a consistent message from Coach [Carroll] over the years. ... That's when it became really powerful. "So I try to emulate that as much as possible.'"
Dave Canales, second-year Carolina Panthers head coach, shows strong influence from Pete Carroll in language, practice and philosophy. Canales uses Carroll expressions daily and spent 13 seasons under him plus time at USC. The Panthers face the Seahawks with playoff and division title implications, and Canales leaned on Carroll for advice after a 5-12 first season. An NFL executive described Canales' approach as 'copy and paste' from Carroll. Canales emphasizes ball security, the run game, toughness and consistent messaging, and intentionally emulates Carroll's methods. He now relies more on texting as Carroll returned to coaching, while maintaining those core principles.
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