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Probably the most telling proof that it was time for the Bryce Young period to end in Carolina is the instant acceptance that adopted. No one appeared to thoughts. There have been no followers placing up indicators supporting the embattled quarterback on the best way to the power, as there were for Justin Fields in Chicago after final season. No apparent substitute had rendered Younger irrelevant together with his play, as occurred when Brock Purdy overtook Trey Lance in San Francisco. Eighteen video games into Younger’s tenure, simply two video games into his second season, the Panthers benched the No. 1 pick in final yr’s draft and everybody collectively shrugged and mentioned, “That is smart.”
By the numbers, it is troublesome to argue with the choice. Younger is not getting higher. He is really considerably worse than he was a yr in the past. As I wrote Monday, by the primary two video games, the Panthers have the second-worst anticipated factors added (EPA) per play of any offense since 2007. Younger’s 9.1 QBR ranks 504th out of the 506 passers to throw at the very least 50 passes by Week 2. The quarterback simply behind him, mockingly, is Andy Dalton, who posted a 7.4 QBR over his first two begins in 2017.
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The man who’s final on that checklist is Matthew Stafford, who had a 5.6 QBR in his first two NFL begins throughout the 2009 season, when the Lions went 2-14. I am not suggesting Stafford’s turnaround is proof Younger can do the identical, however it appears pure to each mirror on how we obtained right here and what comes subsequent. How may Younger have fallen out of favor so rapidly? Has this occurred earlier than? And was anybody who went by this in a position to make his manner again to relevance as an NFL quarterback?
Let’s have a look into what has occurred. Whereas it’d really feel apparent, it was only a year ago that Younger was considered a potential franchise quarterback. There are many inquiries to reply right here, and much more to return between now and the commerce deadline on Nov. 5.
Leap to a piece:
Has any QB like Young been benched so quickly?
Is he the worst first overall pick ever?
Is the Young move the worst recent trade?
Does he have any trade value?
Which teams make sense as a landing spot?
Is there any way Young could turn things around?
Is this a sign teams shouldn’t draft short QBs?
Will the Panthers be better with Andy Dalton?
Is Younger actually enjoying poorly sufficient to be benched two video games into the season?
Put it this fashion: In nearly some other state of affairs, benching a quarterback with three assured years left on his contract two begins into the season can be thought-about a panic transfer. I am unsure the Panthers had a lot of a selection, nonetheless. Their offense wasn’t practical with Younger beneath middle. Nothing labored. And whereas argument could possibly be made that he wasn’t getting a lot assist, his struggles in apparent passing conditions and lack of ability to threaten groups downfield was placing a breathtakingly low ground and ceiling on the offense.
Had Younger been struggling in 2024 the identical manner he had been in 2023, I’d argue the Panthers ought to have given him extra time. That simply wasn’t the case. He has been a lot worse. His uncooked numbers are abysmal and even they’re inflated by rubbish time, the place Carolina has spent many of the second half of its video games. His lone landing drive by two video games got here when trailing by 34 factors within the third quarter against the Saints within the opener.
