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Bound by history, and a new future: Dave Canales leans on the lessons of Dom Capers

CHARLOTTE — The very first coach to lead the Panthers onto the Bank of America Stadium field for a playoff game walked across the practice field this week, where he met the next one who'll do so.

And for a few moments early in practice, the team's past, present — and believe it or not future — came together in a way that sustains both of them.

For Panthers head coach Dave Canales, having senior defensive assistant Dom Capers on hand as a daily resource has been a help for him through his first two seasons on the job, since Capers has lived so many of the experiences he's going through now.

Dave Canales is very familiar with the Panthers’ current playoff situation

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"Development" is at the heart of Dave Canales' personality and program

TAMPA, Fla. — Maybe it's because he remembers being a young coach talking to an entire team about the importance of H 7 Ladybug and then seeing it come to pass.

Or maybe he looks at the roster he's carrying into a playoff-deciding regular season finale this afternoon, and realizes he's got 11 rookies, a starting linebacker who was on the practice squad not all that long ago, and has had to use 11 combinations of offensive linemen in his first 16 games to get to this point.

Whatever the reason, when Panthers head coach talks about his team, what they've done this year, and what he hopes to do in the future, he uses the word "development" a lot.

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