Bryce Young resurgence recognized in the media

[Mage]

19 minutes ago, rayzor said:

some people don't want to believe the product they are seeing when they actually watch the game. 

when you are watching what he does, it's hard to not see how good he is actually doing out there unless you are willfully choosing to ignore it just so you can keep your argument going.

He's made a lot of very small improvements that have all added up together to create what we are seeing now

- His mobility is shining more than it ever has because he's trusting the pocket the OL creates for him (most of the time).  Instead of drifting backwards when the pressure comes, he either stays mostly level with the LOS (or makes sure he gets back to that point) or steps up and through the pressure.  We saw this on the 3rd down when he was facing a safety.  Bryce from a year ago or Week 1 ABSOLUTELY takes that sack.  Instead, he steps up and weaves through the pressure and gets level with the LOS before making the throw.  This is such a big difference that if you haven't been watching Bryce, you wouldn't think anything of it. 

- As a result, we are also getting more rushing production from Bryce.  He's ran for 20+ in 3 of the last 4 and in the one game he didn't, he ran for 17 and a score.  His decisiveness on these kind of plays has made the biggest difference

- Just his willingness to push it downfield and understanding sometimes it is better to give your WRs a chance even if the risk of an INT is high.  His interception yesterday was terrible, make no mistake about it.  But it is nice to see him take that risk

- He keeps his eyes down the field when he moves out of the pocket.  As a huge Bryce Young fan coming out of Alabama, one reason I defended him for so long (and lowkey am starting to regret hopping off the train - gotta trust your gut) is because at his absolute worst, he should be one of the NFL's elite escape artists.  Yet we never really got that because for, he seemed incapable of scrambling and keeping his eyes on the routes developing.  We're really seeing the Bryce that we saw at Alabama

With all that said, I'm still a bit skeptical.  His accuracy is still very concerning at times.  A few of his plays went into the dirt yesterday and had a few other misses.  Still, his decision-making and playmaking have been top-notch since returning to the line-up.  

[DeAngelo Beason]

I think it's just a... surgence?  Not necessarily a resurgence.

[rayzor]

1 minute ago, DeAngelo Beason said:

I think it's just a... surgence?  Not necessarily a resurgence.

well....a resurgence in what we saw from him in alabama and the things we were looking at when he was drafted.

[mav1234]

2 minutes ago, Mage said:

 

With all that said, I'm still a bit skeptical.  His accuracy is still very concerning at times.  A few of his plays went into the dirt yesterday and had a few other misses.  Still, his decision-making and playmaking have been top-notch since returning to the line-up.  

He's got things to work on for sure. I think yesterday he was off on a lot of throws he's been making, tho he made up for it in other ways. He also has trouble with a lot of routes beyond 20 yards, but I think that'll come with more reps with WRs

[DeAngelo Beason]

Just now, rayzor said:

well....a resurgence in what we saw from him in alabama and the things we were looking at when he was drafted.

There ya go

[rayzor]

1 minute ago, mav1234 said:

He's got things to work on for sure. I think yesterday he was off on a lot of throws he's been making, tho he made up for it in other ways. He also has trouble with a lot of routes beyond 20 yards, but I think that'll come with more reps with WRs

it really seems like they are all getting in synch. chemistry developing is really good. i want to see more of Coker and JT out there. hopefully they get back in soon.

[Manna]

We got ourselves a QB1 yall. I'd say most folks would have folded after being benched, but he continued to work hard and it now shows. Credit to Bryce, and Canales for sure.

Tepper is like 1-4 in meddling decisions. Let it be the last. 

[MickMixon'sMetaphors]

One of the biggest differences I see in him now is the ability to move up into the pocket in the face of pressure and quickly process/see an "NFL open" receiver.  He may have seen them before, but he was cautious to throw.  Now he just let's it fly.  

Something just clicked or perhaps watching Andy take those shots encouraged him to go out there and rip.

The best descriptor of where I'm at with him and the team is "encouraged" and that's a great feeling for a change.

[therealmjl]

good times

[NAS]

16 minutes ago, Mage said:

With all that said, I'm still a bit skeptical.  His accuracy is still very concerning at times.  A few of his plays went into the dirt yesterday and had a few other misses. 

He's not a finished product by any means, his mechanics still need to be more consistent but another offseason with Canales will help.  

[frankw]

Progress is good. There's nothing wrong with expecting more to finish the season. That will go a long way to establishing a better consensus on him within the fanbase. You can't realistically blame anyone for being cautiously optimistic for the time being. Especially someone that has been a Panthers fan for many many years. We've fallen head over heels for small sample sizes before.

As far as comparisons go Hurts is a very inconsistent QB compared to a few years ago. In general QB play this season has been largely underwhelming compared to the last 4-5 years. I don't expect things to remain that way though. Especially the low passing yardage we're seeing on the whole. There were actually several QB's with well over 300+ yards yesterday.

[NAS]

2 minutes ago, frankw said:

Progress is good. There's nothing wrong with expecting more to finish the season. That will go a long way to establishing a better consensus on him within the fanbase. You can't realistically blame anyone for being cautiously optimistic for the time being. Especially someone that has been a Panthers fan for many many years. We've fallen head over heels for small sample sizes before.

As far as comparisons go Hurts is a very inconsistent QB compared to a few years ago. In general QB play this season has been largely underwhelming compared to the last 4-5 years. I don't expect things to remain that way though. Especially the low passing yardage we're seeing on the whole. There were actually several QB's with well over 300+ yards yesterday.

Fair take - cautious optimism is understandable. 

[Gapanthersfan]

I think many are still rightfully mired in Panthers PTSD. How many times in the past have we started to feel encouraged by an emerging player only to have our feel good demolished? Too many. It looks so good on film but the sinking ‘here we go again’ still rings loudly… even more so over the last 5 years. 

[rayzor]

9 minutes ago, Gapanthersfan said:

I think many are still rightfully mired in Panthers PTSD. How many times in the past have we started to feel encouraged by an emerging player only to have our feel good demolished? Too many. It looks so good on film but the sinking ‘here we go again’ still rings loudly… even more so over the last 5 years. 

i understand it.

i'm just seeing stuff from bryce i haven't seen in a QB here in a long time.