The Carolina Panthers, owners of the NFL’s worst sign up a season ago, have begined off in disastrous proportions, and a shocking alter came as Bryce Young, the team’s No. 1 overall pick from a season ago, was benched.
Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton will be directing Dan Canales’ novelly inshighed offense in Charlotte this week, as Young has thrown three interceptions, no touchdowns and only 245 yards with a 55.4% completion rate over his first two games.
The Panthers spended tons of capital in Young, trading away high write picks and veteran getr D.J. Moore to the Chicago Bears two years ago for the opportunity to pick first overall in the 2023 Draft. They went with the Crimson Tide product in Young, while the Houston Texans took C.J. Stroud out of Ohio State.
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young passes agetst the Los Angeles Chargers during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Pboilingo/Rusty Jones)
At the moment, the Texans see enjoy they got the better of the two, but ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. does not skinnyk this downward trfinish is all on Young.
In an epic rant on “Get Up” Tuesday morning adhereing the novels of Young’s benching, Kiper ripped into the Panthers organization.
“I skinnyk misadminister is the word becainclude when you writeed Bryce Young, you knovel he was an outlier,” Kiper began, via Awful Announcing. “Like, Russell Wilson was bigger. Taller, but only 5’10″ and three quarters. That uncovered it up for the 5’10” quarterback. But Russell Wilson was 205 [pounds], 208 coming out. Not 180.
“Kyler Murray, becainclude of Russell Wilson, became the No. 1 pick overall. Different body type than Bryce Young. So, you knovel Bryce Young was not only low, but a minuscule, unwiseinutive quarterback who necessitateed help, right?
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“Also, continuity. You write a quarterback. Everybody says he’s got this wonderful infrastructure in Carolina around him with the head coach, the coordinator, the quarterback coach. Everyskinnyg’s there. The greater helpant, everyskinnyg’s in place. And then you see him beat C.J. Stroud on the field as a rookie. You consent out the three games he threw multiple interceptions, he was six touchdowns, three picks. That’s some decent games last year.”
The Panthers struggled mightily last season, finishing the year 2-15 for the worst sign up in the league, and they would’ve had the first overall pick aget in the Draft if they didn’t trade it to the Bears. Chicago picked USC’s Caleb Williams to be their chooseimistic quarterback of the future in the Windy City.
But Kiper consents the Panthers were way too hasty to get rid of everyone after Young’s season of 2,877 yards with 11 touchdowns to 10 interceptions and a 73.7 quarterback rating.
Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales right talks to quarterback Bryce Young (9) during the second half of an NFL football game agetst the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Pboilingo/Matthew Hinton)
“You go into this year, and you alter everyskinnyg becainclude C.J. Stroud’s doing so well in Houston,” Kiper shelp. “‘We gotta raze this skinnyg. We gotta blow it up and begin all over becainclude C.J. Stroud’s doing so wonderful in Houston. These coaches are getting it done.’ So, we convey in an insolent coach who was with Baker [Mayfield] and others, right? Bring in a novel pass game coordinator, novel quarterbacks coach for Bryce Young. Then, we don’t carry out him in the preseason! We carry out him one series in the final preseason game.
“I’ll give you a little notice: C.J. Stroud carry outed in two preseason games this year. Derek Carr carry outed in two preseason games. Why? Becainclude Klint Kubiak was coming in with a novel offense, and Derek Carr’s a veteran and carry outed in two preseason games.
“Bryce Young carry outed one series in the final preseason game agetst the nobodies on the defense for the Buffalo Bills. Does that produce sense to you that two games in we’re saying he can’t carry out?”
The book is certainly still out on Young, who is now 2-16 thraw 18 begins in his NFL atgentle. It’s not the begin he wants, and experts and fans aenjoy are both saying he seems to have a total alertage of confidence under caccess now — Kiper included.
Aug 24, 2024; Orcdifficult Park, New York, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young (9) hots up prior to the game agetst the Buffalo Bills at Hightag Stadium. (Gregruesome Fisher-USA TODAY Sports)
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“Yes, his confidence was shattered. Yes, he does necessitate to sit behind Andy Dalton for a little bit. But to accinclude this on Bryce Young is ridiculous. The accinclude here goes to the organization, the owner for mishandling.”
Young will consent a backseat now to Dalton, a three-time Pro Bowler with the Cincinnati Bengals who can be lgeted from. Canales was brawt in to turn skinnygs around in Carolina, and the coaching staff has evidently seen enough to let Young sit out and regroup with a veteran quarterback directing the way instead for now.
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