Albert Breer in SI: Benching Bryce Young Was Not a Rash Decision

[TN05]

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After talking to the Los Angeles Chargers’ staff about game-planning, and working against Young on Sunday, I got a little window into how Carolina got here. The Chargers staff saw a quarterback who’d stopped looking downfield, struggled to see the field from the pocket, and kept dropping his eyes and looking at the rush—the sign of a player who’s taken too many hits and doesn’t want to take any more.

He looked better when Carolina’s coaches moved the pocket and got him out on the edge, but there were only three such calls Sunday. And, clearly, as the Chargers challenged Young in this area, and as their advance scouting proved true, Young’s receivers grew frustrated.

The result was a mere 54 yards and two first downs in the first half, and a 20–0 deficit going into the third quarter. Things were only marginally better after halftime, when the Chargers took their foot off the gas a bit. It also followed a first half in New Orleans in Week 1 in which the Panthers managed just 74 yards and five first downs, and fell behind 30–3. For the season, in the first half of games, they’re averaging 2.98 yards per offensive snap.

 

Full article: https://www.si.com/nfl/bryce-young-panthers-benched-not-rash

[jayboogieman]

14 minutes ago, TN05 said:

the sign of a player who’s taken too many hits and doesn’t want to take any more.

Young has been Carr'd

[Buster Bryce]

3 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

Young has been Carr'd

Carr is much better than Bryce

[frankw]

5 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

Young has been Carr'd

Sounds like an excuse to me. I don't buy this concept. Getting hit the way he did only accelerated and amplified what was already lacking.

Truly there is no excuse for him to look like the worst starting QB in the entire league after a full offseason of preparation.

[CBDellinger]

1 minute ago, frankw said:

Sounds like an excuse to me. I don't buy this concept. Getting hit the way he did only accelerated and amplified what was already lacking.

Truly there is no excuse for him to look like the worst starting QB in the entire league after a full offseason of preparation.

you dont forget 62 sacks in an offseason

[PNW_PantherMan]

1 minute ago, frankw said:

Sounds like an excuse to me. I don't buy this concept. Getting hit the way he did only accelerated and amplified what was already lacking.

Truly there is no excuse for him to look like the worst starting QB in the entire league after a full offseason of preparation.

Guess he got Carrd when he threw 2 picks to Jesse Bates last year.

[KSpan]

Duh. At no point last year except for the 2nd half of the GB game did Bryce look like a QB near, or especially not above, the Mendoza line (Dalton line...). Him showing up and playing markedly WORSE this year just drove that point home. 

[CRA]

2 minutes ago, frankw said:

after a full offseason of preparation.

Netflix followed by watching preseason games from the sideline

[jayboogieman]

Just now, PNW_PantherMan said:

Guess he got Carrd when he threw 2 picks to Jesse Bates last year.

That was when he was Darnold'd. He now sees

[KSpan]

Just now, CBDellinger said:

you dont forget 62 sacks in an offseason

A large number of those were his own fault. Still a high number even with those taken out, but that total was a notable symptom of Bryce's poor individual performance. 

[jayboogieman]

3 minutes ago, frankw said:

Sounds like an excuse to me. I don't buy this concept. Getting hit the way he did only accelerated and amplified what was already lacking.

Truly there is no excuse for him to look like the worst starting QB in the entire league after a full offseason of preparation.

[electro's horse]

don't draft children to play a man's game

[Joe Bear]

Tepper's going for a Dan McGwire clone next year.

[carpanfan96]

Bryce took a lot of unnecessary sacks at Bama too, I brought this up during the draft lead up. He had three major flaws to me. Size, arm strength, and happy feet in the pocket. Happy feet still hasn’t been fixed, don’t think it can be.