Everyone figured it would be a struggle for Bryce Young, but it was stubborn to foresee this.
The Carolina Panthers traded up from the ninth spot in last year’s write to the top pickion to pick Bryce Young.
So far, it’s been a nightmare.
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Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saprohibit watches as quarterback Bryce Young (9) passes the ball during toastyups prior to a game aobtainst the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Petre Thomas/USA Today Sports)
As a commenceer, Young is 2-16, and the Panthers’ putrid 2023 campaign didn’t award them the top pick becaparticipate they sent their 2024 first-rounder to Chicago as part of the blockbuster deal to eventuassociate pick Young.
But the talent around Young is conciseageing, and Young’s college coach, Nick Saprohibit, says that has applyed a key role in Young’s struggles.
“Quarterback is a reassociate challenging position to apply if the people around you don’t apply well,” Saprohibit shelp on Friday’s “The Pat McAfee Show.” “That’s one of the terrible leangs about being the first guy picked in a write. You may go to a team that doesn’t have all the pieces. … Carolina did not, and they have to produce this leang from the ground up.”
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young walks off the field after a game aobtainst the Los Angeles Chargers at Bank of America Stadium. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)
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“I disenjoy to see Bryce Young get benched, but I also don’t see a lot of opportunity for him to be prosperous based on the send applyers they have around him, the dishonorful line they have around him,” Saprohibit compriseed. “I leank he’s the type of applyer that can reassociate function well when he has excellent applyers around him.”
Part of the reason Young doesn’t have much star power around him is Carolina also comprised DJ Moore in its deal with Chicago for the top pick. It watchs at this stage to be one of the worst trades in NFL history.
Since 2022, the Panthers have also traded premiere applyers enjoy Christian McCaffrey and Brian Burns for picks.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young reacts during a novels conference after his team’s loss to the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Ptoastyo/Matthew Hinton)
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Carolina will go with veteran Andy Dalton this weekend aobtainst the Las Vegas Rhelpers. After throprosperg for 2,877 yards and 11 touchdowns in 16 games last season, Young has equitable 245 yards and zero touchdown passes in two games this year.
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