The Bucs have interviewed a large number of candidates to find an offensive coordinator, and the next interview with the organization is Tuesday. You can add Seahawks quarterbacks coach Dave Canales to the list, as Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports has reported that Canales is in Tampa on Tuesday for his first interview with the organization.

CORRECTION: Pewter Report previously stated that Dave Canales’ interview was his second with the Bucs, but it is in fact his first.

Dave Canales Gives The Bucs Options With Finding Next QB

Dave Canales has spent the entirety of his coaching career at the professional level under Pete Carroll and the coaching staff in Seattle. He started out as the strength and conditioning coach for USC in 2009, then went to the Seahawks to become their wide receivers coach from 2010 to 2017. Canales then moved to quarterbacks coach in 2018 and 2019, passing game coordinator in 2020 and 2021, then back to QBs coach in 2022.

Bucs QB Kyle Trask – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

He would be an intriguing fit for the Bucs given the uncertainty of their quarterback situation following the retirement of Tom Brady. They may want to go with another veteran quarterback that can help Tampa Bay’s roster stay in a “win-now” mode with still a good chance to win the division. Tampa Bay can also elect to work with young quarterback Kyle Trask or take a rookie quarterback to develop in this year’s draft.

Either way, Canales has experience working with a veteran at the top of his game and a quarterback looking to get his career back on track.

When he first started working with quarterbacks, Canales spent plenty of time with now Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson. Of the nine Pro Bowl nomination Wilson has received, Canales was either his quarterback coach or passing game coordinator for the last three of them from 2018 through 2020.

What will probably intrigue Bucs fans more, though, is his work with Geno Smith. After failing as the starter of the New York Jets and then moving to backup for multiple teams around the league over the years, Smith revived his career by starting for the Seahawks in the 2022 season following the Wilson trade. Smith threw for 4,282 yards, a completion percentage of 69.76 along with 30 touchdowns to just 11 interceptions as Smith made his first Pro Bowl and Seattle made the postseason.

Bucs OC Candidates Continue To Pile Up

Seahawks QBs coach Dave Canales – Photo by: USA Today

With Dave Canales it’s up to nine different candidates for the Bucs’ vacant offensive coordinator job now. They have to find the right guy, so it’s important to maintain their due diligence. The candidates have been Broncos quarterbacks coach Klint Kubiak, Vikings wide receivers coach Keenan McCardell, Giants quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney, Jaguars passing game coordinator Jim Bob Cooter, Saints passing game coordinator Ronald Curry, Rams assistant head coach/tight ends coach Thomas Brown, Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken and Bengals quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher as coaches who have been in the mix.

Of all the people listed, only Pitcher and Brown have reached a second interview. While the process needs to be thorough, the clock is also ticking on the Bucs as well.

The NFL Draft is quickly approaching and NFL free agency right around the corner in mid-March. It’s tough to build a team without knowing what personnel the offensive coordinator would prefer. Tampa Bay isn’t the only team looking for a coordinator either.