When the Carolina Panthers introduced they had been benching 2023 No. 1 total choose Bryce Younger in favor of Andy Dalton for his or her Week 3 matchup in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders, most assumed it was the start of the top of Younger’s future with the staff.
Nonetheless, head coach Dave Canales did his greatest to try to dispel any hypothesis that Younger was on his manner out of Carolina throughout his information convention with reporters on Wednesday.
“[Trading Young is] not one thing we’re actually contemplating,” Canales stated. “We have now a fantastic state of affairs with our quarterbacks proper now with guys which have expertise. We love the place we’re at and we’re all arms on deck. We’re centered on taking part in the Raiders this week.”
The 36-year-old Dalton hasn’t fared significantly better than Younger in his season-plus with the Panthers, finishing 34-of-59 passes for 361 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Younger’s benching is comprehensible given how ineffective he’s been by way of the primary two video games of the season, but additionally puzzling from the angle of derailing his growth for the sake of attempting to win a couple of video games (most count on the Panthers to be selecting close to the highest of the 2025 draft.)
Per Professional Soccer Focus, Younger has the worst completion proportion beneath strain (25), the second-lowest yards per move try (4.4) and the fifth-worst completion proportion (55.4) amongst QBs with 20 or extra drop-backs, and he’s one among two QBs (Caleb Williams is the opposite) with 4 or extra move makes an attempt over 20 yards with out a completion.
It is not identified whether or not Younger’s benching will stick for the remainder of the season, however the 23-year-old QB has been linked to a number of different groups in commerce talks lately together with the Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants and Miami Dolphins.
