Report reveals ‘poor habits’ Younger developed throughout rookie season
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Younger endured a tough rookie season that included the in-campaign firing of head coach Frank Reich lower than a 12 months after the Panthers made Younger the primary total choose of the 2023 NFL Draft.
For a prolonged piece revealed on Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Turron Davenport touched upon Younger’s struggles throughout the signal-caller’s debut professional marketing campaign.
“One Panthers workforce supply mentioned Younger developed poor habits with footwork, sloppy fundamentals and total preparation in his season with Reich’s employees,” Fowler and Davenport famous. “Younger averaged round 33 passing makes an attempt per recreation behind a foul offensive line that surrendered 62 sacks, making Younger the second-most sacked quarterback within the league in 2023.”
Based on Professional Soccer Reference, Younger ended the 2023 common season ranked final within the NFL amongst certified quarterbacks with a 73.7 passer score. Moreover, he was thirty first out of 32 gamers with a 59.8% completion proportion.
The Panthers employed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales as Reich’s full-time alternative in January 2024. Canales later benched Younger final September after a pair of dangerous outings.
“Studying the professional recreation … defenses are lots higher. There aren’t any straightforward video games,” Reich instructed ESPN whereas talking about his time with Younger. “It’s important to earn each completion, each first down, each landing, each win. The final word system for fulfillment is nice quarterback play and an excellent protection. However I additionally do suppose if in case you have a legit No. 1 man who’s particular, I feel early on you need a few weapons [that] can present how he is particular. And clearly you need to shield him.”
Younger reportedly “earned a whole lot of respect from his teammates” and his coaches with how he dealt with his benching up till then-starter Andy Dalton suffered a sprained thumb in a automobile accident final October. Younger began Carolina’s last 10 video games of the season and accomplished 61.8% of his cross makes an attempt for two,104 yards with 15 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. He additionally rushed for 223 yards and 5 scores because the Panthers received 4 of 10 contests.
Evidently Younger’s working relationships with Canales and offensive coordinator Brad Idzik at the moment are stronger than ever. The 24-year-old will first get a possibility to construct upon what he achieved throughout the second half of the 2024 season when Carolina opens the upcoming marketing campaign with a matchup on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 7.
