Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Younger endured a tough begin to his professional profession that included the in-season firing of head coach Frank Reich when Younger was a rookie and Younger being benched final September after a pair of unhealthy performances.
Now the interim head coach at Stanford College, Reich spoke with reporters on Tuesday about what went unsuitable for Younger and Co. because the 2023 Panthers misplaced 10 of 11 video games earlier than staff proprietor David Tepper confirmed Reich the door.
“It was horrible for him. It was horrible for all of us who have been part of it,” Reich stated about Younger’s debut professional marketing campaign, as shared by ESPN and The Associated Press. “There have been so many issues to unwind there earlier than it might get moving into the suitable path, and that simply takes time. Generally you might be given time as a head coach and generally you are not.”
In response to Pro Football Reference, Younger completed his rookie season ranked twenty ninth within the NFL out of 32 certified quarterbacks with a 33.4 adjusted QBR and final within the league with a 73.7 passer score. After present Carolina head coach Dave Canales sat Younger in favor of veteran Andy Dalton final September, some analysts ripped Reich for enjoying the primary total choose of the 2023 draft as a rookie.
“To me, I nonetheless maintain the philosophy that in case you’re the primary choose within the NFL draft, you are beginning,” Reich stated about his dealing with of Younger in the summertime of 2023. “To me, that may be a common soccer precept. You are drafted No. 1, you are beginning Week 1. Now, if the remainder of the roster is not able to assist you, that is a unique query. And generally it simply takes a youthful man time to develop.”
Younger returned to the Carolina beginning lineup in Week 8 of final season after Dalton was sidelined with a sprained thumb he suffered in a automotive accident. Throughout his remaining 10 begins of the marketing campaign, Young completed 61.8 p.c of his passes for two,104 yards with 15 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Moreover, he rushed for 223 yards and 5 scores over these contests.
“I am completely satisfied for Bryce,” Reich added about how Younger performed all through the second half of the 2024 season. “Everyone knows he was an excellent participant.”
Some members of the NFL group seem to believe Canales might wish to discover a completely different beginning quarterback as quickly as subsequent offseason. Younger will look to show his price to the Panthers later this 12 months, starting with Carolina’s Week 1 recreation on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 7.
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