The Carolina Panthers determined to take an opportunity on quarterback Bryce Younger with the No. 1 total decide within the 2023 NFL Draft moderately than C.J. Stroud or Anthony Richardson.
Initially, this gave the impression to be the good transfer, as Younger seemed to be essentially the most NFL-ready quarterback in his draft class regardless of his small stature and questions on whether or not he may get it carried out because the face of a franchise.
Two weeks into the 2024 NFL season, Younger, who gained solely two video games with the Panthers final 12 months, has been benched by new head coach Dave Canales forward of their Week 3 sport towards the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Panthers will begin veteran journeyman Andy Dalton towards Maxx Crosby and firm in a transfer many have criticized for being too quickly, together with former NFL government Mike Tannenbaum.
“[Canales] could also be a head coach sooner or later that’s certified to be in that seat, however to surrender on a man after two video games to me is completely unacceptable, and it’s so inconsistent with how they’ve dealt with issues up till this level,” Tannenbaum mentioned, by way of UNSPORTSMANLIKE Radio.
“He could also be a head coach sooner or later that is certified to be in that seat, however to surrender on a man after two video games to me is completely unacceptable and it is so inconsistent with how they’ve dealt with issues up till this level.”@RealTannenbaum on Dave Canales and the Panthers pic.twitter.com/u2buKJmdQM
— UNSPORTSMANLIKE Radio (@UnSportsESPN) September 20, 2024
Though Younger hasn’t proven a lot for the Panthers to get enthusiastic about in his 18 profession video games, the very fact is, he’s a 23-year-old quarterback enjoying for a staff with restricted expertise on offense and desires extra time to develop.
The Panthers have carried out an terrible job surrounding Younger with playmakers, which appears to have set him up for failure and will jeopardize his future with the staff, and possibly within the league, transferring ahead.