When the Carolina Panthers introduced they have been benching 2023 No. 1 general decide 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 crew.
Nevertheless, head coach Dave Canales did his greatest to attempt to dispel any hypothesis that Younger was on his approach out of Carolina throughout his information convention with reporters on Wednesday.
“[Trading Young is] not one thing we’re actually contemplating,” Canales said. “We have now an excellent state of affairs with our quarterbacks proper now with guys which have expertise. We love the place we’re at and we’re all fingers on deck. We’re targeted 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 the primary two video games of the season, but in addition puzzling from the attitude of derailing his growth for the sake of attempting to win a number of video games (most count on the Panthers to be choosing close to the highest of the 2025 draft.)
Per Pro Football Focus, Younger has the worst completion share beneath strain (25), the second-lowest yards per go try (4.4) and the fifth-worst completion share (55.4) amongst QBs with 20 or extra drop-backs, and he’s certainly one of two QBs (Caleb Williams is the opposite) with 4 or extra go makes an attempt over 20 yards with out a completion.
It is not recognized 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 not too long ago together with the Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants and Miami Dolphins.
