Bryce Young was supposed to transform the Carolina Panthers’ offense.
When you take a player with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, you expect them to play a certain way.
Different players take varying amounts of time to adapt to the league, but at a certain point, you’d like to see growth.
Young has now played two games in his sophomore campaign, but his early returns this season have not been positive.
He has not only been unable to lead the Panthers to a win in their first two games, but he hasn’t looked great in these contests.
Fans and analysts expressed concern with Young’s play in Week 2, as they noted on X.
Warren Sharp asked what he was doing in one clip, where he scrambled out of the pocket, only to get destroyed by a defender before he threw the ball away.
For whatever reason, Young hasn’t figured it out yet, and if he’s not careful, the Panthers could start looking elsewhere at QB.
Another fan indicated that he’s the worst quarterback in the league, a title he could hold two years in a row.
what is Bryce Young doing? pic.com/frBsgiE13n
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 15, 2024
Granted, the Panthers haven’t done him many favors with the team they’ve put around him, but at a certain point, players have to rise above adversity.
There’s a clear skill gap between Young and C.J. Stroud, the No. 1 and No. 2 players from the 2023 NFL Draft.
Can Young narrow this gap, or will he continue to struggle, making the Panthers second-guess their draft decision?
