The Carolina Panthers determined to take an opportunity on quarterback Bryce Younger with the No. 1 general choose within the 2023 NFL Draft fairly than C.J. Stroud or Anthony Richardson.
Initially, this gave the impression to be the good transfer, as Younger gave the impression to be probably the most NFL-ready quarterback in his draft class regardless of his small stature and questions on whether or not he might get it performed because the face of a franchise.
Two weeks into the 2024 NFL season, Younger, who gained solely two video games with the Panthers final yr, has been benched by new head coach Dave Canales forward of their Week 3 sport in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Panthers will begin veteran journeyman Andy Dalton in opposition to Maxx Crosby and firm in a transfer many have criticized for being too quickly, together with former NFL government 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 mentioned, by way of 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
Though Younger hasn’t proven a lot for the Panthers to get enthusiastic about in his 18 profession video games, the actual fact is, he’s a 23-year-old quarterback enjoying for a group with restricted expertise on offense and desires extra time to develop.
The Panthers have performed an terrible job surrounding Younger with playmakers, which appears to have set him up for failure and will jeopardize his future with the group, and possibly within the league, shifting ahead.