The Carolina Panthers decided to take a chance on quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft rather than C.J. Stroud or Anthony Richardson.
Initially, this seemed to be the smart move, as Young appeared to be the most NFL-ready quarterback in his draft class despite his small stature and questions about whether he could get it done as the face of a franchise.
Two weeks into the 2024 NFL season, Young, who won only two games with the Panthers last year, has been benched by new head coach Dave Canales ahead of their Week 3 game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Panthers will start veteran journeyman Andy Dalton against Maxx Crosby and company in a move many have criticized for being too soon, including former NFL executive Mike Tannenbaum.
“[Canales] may be a head coach one day that’s qualified to be in that seat, but to give up on a guy after two games to me is totally unacceptable, and it’s so inconsistent with how they’ve handled things up until this point,” Tannenbaum said, via UNSPORTSMANLIKE Radio.
“He may be a head coach one day that’s qualified to be in that seat, but to give up on a guy after two games to me is totally unacceptable and it’s so inconsistent with how they’ve handled things up until this point.”@RealTannenbaum on Dave Canales and the Panthers pic.twitter.com/u2buKJmdQM
— UNSPORTSMANLIKE Radio (@UnSportsESPN) September 20, 2024
Although Young hasn’t shown much for the Panthers to get excited about in his 18 career games, the fact is, he is a 23-year-old quarterback playing for a team with limited talent on offense and needs more time to develop.
The Panthers have done an awful job surrounding Young with playmakers, which seems to have set him up for failure and could jeopardize his future with the team, and maybe in the league, moving forward.
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