“Guys pick up on, hey, even in a wild ride—our first month of the season was a really wild ride this year, and the head coach is the same guy every day,” Jansen continued. “The front office are the same people every day. Without having to even say anything, it exudes calm throughout the building in the face of some chaos, and so that stuff, as hard as that was, I think kind of breeds success down the road when we start playing well, and confidence is building amongst the guys.
“Coaches beg their players to be the same guy every day. And then there’s a lot of coaches that aren’t the same guy every day…What I was really impressed with from the jump was, if nothing else, he was going to be the same stabilizing force from the jump.
“I’m sure we as players don’t see 95 percent of the stuff that comes across the head coach’s desk, but the fact that I know that all that stuff happens and he’s the same guy, it calms us down as players.”
Adam Thielen hasn’t been around quite as long as Jansen, first entering the league in 2013. But as a savvy vet, he’s also seen enough over the years to know not only when something is real but also rare.
That famous Canales Consistency™, especially in the context of the 2024 season, is rare.
“I feel like it’s a rare thing for a team that had some ups and downs,” explained Thielen. “I think it’s easy for coaches to have consistency when things are going well, but I think when things are up and down, it’s tough.
“And you see the true colors of the leadership, and again, he has done a great job of just being that strong leader through some really tough times and some good times, so that is a sign of great leadership and definitely a step in the right direction for this organization. I don’t think I’ve ever been around a coach that has really just been able to evaluate first and then emphasize what guys are doing, so it just shows a sign of a true leader and a guy who knows what he’s doing.”
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