Ravens head coach John Harbaugh told reporters this week that the franchise will “cast a wide net” for what he considers to be “one of the top football coaching jobs in the world,” according to Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com. The team has followed through on that promise thus far, continuing a trend today as they made their third request to interview a candidate in the past two days. This time, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the target is Seahawks quarterbacks coach Dave Canales. 
Canales is a longtime Seattle staffer who has spent his entire life on the west coast. Growing up and schooling in California, Canales took the progressive steps from high school coordinator to community college position coach to Power Five strength coach all within a five-year period.
He left his position at USC, following then-head coach Pete Carroll, to join the Seahawks as a wide receivers coach in 2010. Canales stayed in the position for eight years before moving to the quarterbacks room. After two seasons as quarterbacks coach, Canales was granted the title of passing game coordinator for two years before going back to the quarterbacks coaching position this season.
As the Seahawks’ quarterbacks coach, Canales ensured the seamless transition from one Pro Bowl quarterback to another. Working closely with quarterback Geno Smith, who had started five games in the previous six seasons, Canales coached Smith to a career year in the quarterback’s ninth season. During Smith’s first two seasons in the NFL, his only two as a full-time starter prior to this year, Smith had a paltry completion percentage of 57.5 and threw more interceptions (34) than touchdowns (25). This year, under Canales, Smith led the NFL with a completion percentage of 69.8 and was the only quarterback in the league to throw 30 or more touchdowns while tossing less than 12 interceptions.
The move to Baltimore may be a bit of a culture shock for the longtime westerner, but the Ravens would be rewarding him with a promotion to coordinator and the keys to an offense with an MVP quarterback if he gets the position. Lamar Jackson, while still completing a respectable 62.3-percent of his passes this year, finished the season with his lowest completion percentage since his rookie year. He has also seen his QBR plummet ever since his league-leading 83.0 rating during his MVP campaign. Bringing in a coach who has experience with a mobile quarterback like Russell Wilson and helped develop a veteran passer like Smith could be just what the doctor ordered in Baltimore.
For now, Canales is one of many coaches expected to fall under the widely cast net as Harbaugh and the Ravens look to fill one of the top football coaching jobs in the world. The team has also recently requested meetings with Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Robinson and Browns wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea. There is likely to be several more names in consideration as Harbaugh, Jackson, and company decide who will best help them to take the next step.
Kind of arrogant to claim a pos coach under you is one of the best coaching jobs in the world. Maybe to him he has the best coaching job in the world. Working with Pete and living in the PNW. That is Pacific Northwest for the less traveled of you. I hope he stays for the chance to start with a rookie QB.
The PNW really? With all the liberals , people living and crapping on the street, and basically crappy weather ( have to be PC cause a liberal like yourself would complain). Who would not want to get out of there as quick as possible. Oh and coach that pissed away a Super Bowl with the worse play call ever.
Why don’t you go and worship your lord and savior Trump some more, Five-O
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Ever notice only one politely party name calls / attempts to demean others with party identification other than Republican or democrat?
Unless the Ravens break the bank Lamar won’t be the QB next season because he won’t be playing under the franchise tag then he leaves the following season and Baltimore gets no compensation. Quick way to put your team in the bottoms half for next decade.
You think Lamar wont take the franchise tag, sit out and forfeit 45m salary? ahahah
But is giving a run first QB $240m guaranteed a wise long term move? How many run first quarterbacks have played elite 8-10 years? Just because Cleveland overpaid for Watson shouldn’t reset the bar for everyone.
Hey I think that working for Pete Caroll would be my dream job as a Seahawks fan