Just two weeks into the 2024 season, the Carolina Panthers are making a major change.
Bryce Young benched by Panthers for Week 3 in stunning fall for No. 1 draft pick
The former No. 1 overall pick has been bench just two games into his sophomore season with the Panthers.
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Mark Schofield is a former college quarterback and attorney covering the NFL and F1.
According to multiple reports, new head Dave Canales is making a change at quarterback. In the wake of a 26-3 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Chargers, starting quarterback and former first-overall selection Bryce Young is headed to the bench. In his place will be veteran quarterback Andy Dalton.
Through two weeks of the season, Young and the Panthers’ offense have struggled to get anything going on that side of the ball. In Carolina’s Week 1 loss to the New Orleans Saints — a game the Panthers lost by a score of 47-10 — Young completed 13-of-30 passes for 161 yards and a pair of interceptions.
Sunday against the Chargers Young hit on 18-of-26 passes for just 84 yards and an interception. Over two games this season Young has a QBR of just 8.9, and over those two contests his “Quarterback Efficiency” — as defined by RBSDM as a combination of his Expected Points Added per Dropback and his Completion Percentage Over Expected — has him at the bottom of the league:
Perhaps leading to Canales’ decision? While Young was sacked four times in Week 1, Carolina largely handled pass protection well against the Chargers on Sunday:
The news prompted reaction around the NFL media world:
Whether this precludes a return to the starting lineup for Young remains to be seen, but this is a shocking move after just two games in 2024.
And it may very well spell the end of his time in Carolina.
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