Dave Canales sends Panthers draft flop a wake-up call with unmistakable warning

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales | Bob Donnan-Imagn ImagesXavier Legette's second season with the Carolina Panthers didn't go according to plan. He was expected to take on his rookie experiences and put together more consistent performances when it came to the crunch. Unfortunately, that failed to materialize.

Legette's concentration issues continued to blight him. Frustrations grew, and head coach Dave Canales significantly reduced his involvement down the stretch as Jalen Coker clearly unseated him as the No. 2 option behind first-round rookie Tetairoa McMillan. With everything on the line during Carolina's final drive against the Los Angeles Rams, the South Carolina product was…