NFL Insider Tom Pelissero: Why the Panthers Benched Bryce Young | The Rich Eisen Show

NFL Insider Tom Pelissero and Rich Eisen discuss the Carolina Panthers’ benching of struggling QB Bryce Young.
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[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

HC couldn't risk losing the locker room.

[@quintinfink12]

Yeaaa dave sounds kinda fake ngl

[@allo_777]

@@JeffreyTheTaylor or his job

[@allo_777]

@@quintinfink12 i get that vibe too tbh

[@andref9663]

Why didn't they lose the locker room in New York when Daniel Jones was bad?

[@dsteph1067]

@@allo_777Exactly!The owner of the Panthers definitely is not patient.He has fired a few coaches since he has owned the team

[@allo_777]

Sad for Bryce, but it needed to be done. If they didn’t change anything, I honestly believe that the Panthers would’ve gone winless.

[@marquesmurray]

They will still go winless..lol

[@Kinogotiate]

@@marquesmurray dalton gives them a level of compentancy/ game management to have a chance to win if their defense balls out.

[@mtndude96]

They should just go for the tank and draft a new QB. Bryce ain't it.

[@tlm19670]

@@Kinogotiatetheir defense sucks

[@bubsmeister]

Probably still will

[@Dan-1031]

This is what they should’ve done with Bryce year 1, instead of throwing him into the fire

[@JonathanRodriguez-hm7jp]

I agree, but he was the number 1 pick. They usually start the number 1 pick in those situations. But yeah he clearly wasn’t ready.

[@itsizzi]

Spot on! A monumental failure, not of Young, but of both coaching and ownership! Dumping that responsibility on Young's shoulders when he obviously wasn't ready, getting hammered from day one, and then blaming him for not "measuring up." Not every young qb can jump right in, and there's no shame sitting behing a veteran and learning. Plenty of great ones have done it.

[@Chibbery05]

​@@itsizzinumber 1 picks always start day 1, for every team

[@gametime2473]

If you take the number 1 QB and he isn't ready to start, you took the wrong QB

[@derekflowers3803]

​@@Chibbery05Carson Palmer, Vick didn't

[@redd3032]

Rich Please start doing segments about what is happening in Carolina.. look at Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield.. the struggle they have had here and then almost immediate turn arounds once they leave.. the antics, the wild rumors and decisions from this owner.. the ticket price drops.. Tepper needs the heat turned up on him like the heat was turned up on Urban Meyer

[@maxherzog3287]

Hard for an NFL employee to criticize an NFL owner. But I agree with you

[@jimmcewen9351]

Canales may as well have said “Dan and I did exactly what we planned, not put him in a position to succeed cuz we wanna draft our guy at qb”. Can’t wait for Bryce to get with a real organization.

[@badmojo0777]

THe Oline was the problem when we has Sam and Baker, but eveyrne wanted a NEW QB, now we have a better Oline and the QB is xcrap lol

[@05645ci]

Amen

[@vanjones1749]

Tepper want to be Jerry but he doesn’t have the clout or charisma. And his decisions are worse than Jerry’s as well

[@Fraggy2Dope]

This is the right move. I believe in Canales. He is a very positive person in general and can rally the troops to be better. Thats why this change is now and not 5 or 6 games into the season. He knows he needs to give his players a reason to play hard and put in that work.

[@andref9663]

It's still not great for a young QB. Daniel Jones was terrible and no one worried about him losing the locker room

[@Alejandro_lopez23]

Yes this is the right move for the team and Canales because Tepper is no stranger to firing head coaches he won’t survive a 0-5 start.

[@richardcranium5801]

Jones at least had 1 good year, idk if young has had 1 good game..

[@Kb4mdena]

Coach will be fired end of season. 0-16

[@ericandbeethoven]

@@andref9663 worked for the dude named Eli who went onto to win Super Bowls and get a HoF bust.

[@davidott744]

Hopefully this helps Bryce rehabilitate his career

[@FarM294]

He stinks

[@carrite]

What line of work is he entering?

[@FM-ig3th]

@@carrite The Mayor of Munckin Land.

[@unlimitedpower978]

Seahawks should go get him on the cheap. Geno is aging and has a finite ceiling

[@Kinogotiate]

He wont he's a bust and should be cut out of the league. Literally isn't even a viable QB3.

[@HumilityisaVirtue]

Benching Young just won a Panther fan back. It was sickening watching Young TRY to play QB.

[@Bigchuckers]

Wait until you watch Dalton try.

[@bryangomez2536]

@@Bigchuckersthey already did, againts seattle last year and they almost won the game. They had a worst team last year. So with Dalton they at least are gonna compete on offense. Bryce has been absolutely horrible

[@quintinfink12]

@@bryangomez2536the panthers are absolutely horrible

[@shawnrigsby4171]

@@bryangomez2536😅😅they almost won the game , but didn’t right? There’s a reason Dalton isn’t already starting in the league. He’s a 2nd stringer for a reason

[@TexasGolfer]

@@shawnrigsby4171- And yet Dalton is still better than Young. In that game last year he move the ball in a way that Young could only dream of doing. Even Jamarcus Russell survived more games than Young before being considered a bust.

[@hughscot]

I can't believe anyone would wonder why the Panthers dropped Bryce for Andy Dalton.

[@Ashman0823]

CJ Stroud playing like a Vet in year 1 is already ruining young players careers. These GM’s need to learn patience with young QB’s

[@patrickzdanek2681]

%100!!

[@gamble777888]

Bryce Young is easily, by far, the worst QB of the last 18 games. It's one thing to be patient and it's another to punt entire seasons to develop one player. These teams are running a business, they need Ws to put butts in the seats. Every season is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. With how much they gave up for Bryce I'm sure he'll get another chance, but him starting every game this year was going to lead to another dead last finish, and you essentially lose your entire fanbase if you string together three seasons of last place finishes in any pro sport.

[@Ashman0823]

@@gamble777888 Most qb’s need to sit a year or two behind a Vet. CJ is an outlier. I also question the coaching staff but we’ll see how they play with a Veteran under center.

[@MrAnderson4569]

This will causes shockwaves in Carolina, for good and bad, but they made the right decision. Bryce is still Young, no pun intended. He can dive deep as to whether he even wants to stay in NFL after this benching or be backup elsewhere. Dalton deserves a real shot at being starting QB, and this is it, albeit it is a very late career opportunity. He is a Bengal Legend, and more. Does Dalton have any Tom Brady esque longevity? We might see a lot of him, and I am about to enjoy it.

[@camstegames8437]

Going to be more eli manning/elway situations quickly. They draft you on a bad team, throw you out there week 1, then bench you when you don't pull off a miracle. Mayfield, Darnold, Lance, Young...etc etc. Teams are no longer drafting a QB to build around, they are flinging darts at a savior. I personally would take a long hard look at who might be drafting me if I was a highly touted QB coming out. Young should have sat all last year, but they gave up all their potential to build in the trade...so lets fire him out there and pray he is a miracle.

[@Nate-wb7sd]

As a Raiders fan I was hoping to face Bryce Young this Sunday. Probably would’ve been the easiest win of the season. With Andy Dalton a new QB sometimes energizes the entire roster thinking they have a chance again. They knew they had no shot at winning games with Bryce Young. Could see a different team on Sunday now

[@revlo1557]

I too as a Raiders fan (since 1990) was salivating watching our defense face Bryce Young. Our team better come focused, prepared and motivated no matter who we face.

[@scattau41]

Dalton is not scared he’ll throw the pill

[@JordanPapaCorral]

Of course they wait for us. We’ve seen this before.

[@marcusgarcia5089]

Just jump on em early and they'll start taking plays off.

[@zombiepicnic9683]

Deep breath. Sure Dalton can bring some juice to the team. That doesn't mean they have anyone on the roster to block Crosby.

[@johnnymartinARTIST]

THANK YOU COACH CANALES...undersized, weak arm, can't scramble...even BAKER couldn't survive this team!

[@buffalobilly6046]

Baker would at least inspire his teammates with his attitude and effort

[@stuntmanbeezy1]

It's not about Bryce. A lot of this roster is on short-term deals. Meaning they are playing for their next contract, there's a sense of urgency in the locker room to play well.

[@Schnauzerpatrol]

I’ve been watching Carolina for 29 years. Couple of good seasons. We have horrible owners. I don’t think they will ever be competitive til we have decent owners

[@Bigmeechlarryhooover]

Does the whole city hate David Tepper? I feel so bad for you guys having to put up with him

[@Schnauzerpatrol]

@@Bigmeechlarryhooover the whole state hates him

[@acousticillusive]

Teams that draft 5'10" tall QB's at #1 should be fined, by default

[@DreamFearless]

See what they gave up for the pick? They fined themselves. 😆

[@hotsauce256]

​@@DreamFearlessdidn't they give up 2 first rounders 😂?

[@acousticillusive]

@@DreamFearless Um, like oh yeah. Good! Good!!

[@DaBiggBosz]

Heartbreak for this young man. But it is what it is. He is not only small; he is fragile. Looked like a lil' boy against grown men out there. Kyler Murray is also barely 5-9 . . . but he's powerfully built, a tough pocket rocket with an attitude, and can outrun defenses.

[@marvinshenk]

It's really hard for these QB's that have to start season 1 without getting at least a year to sit and watch a veteran QB. Add to that, a lot of these QBs aren't playing 4 years in college anymore. So they are 22 yo and being thrown into a game with guys averaging 27 yo who have had 5 years to add muscle and perfect their game.

[@jerryminta9678]

After the 1st game of last year you could see it was a mistake

[@SpaceAm99]

Facts.

[@WramblinWreck2187]

This is one of the more perplexing outcomes I can remember. I get that Bryce Young is not ideal height and weight for NFL QB, but his intelligence, work ethic and history of performance in college seemed like he would eventually at least become serviceable at QB.

[@SomeChink]

He’s not close to shifty enough at his size Work ethic can’t help you if you don’t have the wiggle to get away from people bigger faster and stronger than you

[@seang9450]

Dang man my draftkings strategy is screwed now. I guess ill roll with any defense thats playing the broncos for now.

[@brianconuel1448]

Panthers still suck. Andy dalton isn’t going to turn that team around.

[@thomasgilley9015]

Panthers defense is shambles of what it was last year. Offense will be improved with dalton but its still probably a lock to bet on their opponent every week.

[@tommyrsrracer]

I see Caleb Williams in this situation in two years. I hate to see this happening to this young man, good kid, but the NFL is tough to make it.

[@Gaffy05]

You can't have the best pass blocking line in the league for week 2 and the QB throw for 88 yards. CANT WIN WITH IT!

[@faint442008]

In all fairness, as a Panthers fan, Bryce never should have been named the starter before last year's pre season even started. His size alone, you can't expect him to come into the NFL and have the same success. I see Bryce as a backup at best. Let the veteran start and let Bryce learn behind him. Took them over a year to make it happen

[@kcturtle4168]

Who were the scouts who actually had Bryce #1? We need names.

[@craigpridemore7566]

That first picture of AD by Bryce is like a teenager looking at a grown up. I forget how small he really is.

[@TokyoVigilante1]

Exactly what I was thinking 😂

[@derekflowers3803]

And just think they saw that lack of size and said yep that's the number 1 pick. Also he didn't throw at the Combine because Stroud, Richardson, and Levis were launching missiles and he didn't want to show his minor league arm next to them

[@sfitz0076]

Draft analysts need to be better at their job. They wiffed on this guy so bad it is hard to trust them in the future. It isn't like Bryce Young had a bad attitude or a bad work ethic. He didn't have the measurable to be an NFL QB. That was pretty obvious.

[@SomeChink]

Drafting quarterbacks has always been a crapshoot, it’s a league-wide thing… if people actually could project future performance then Mahomes would have gone number one overall

[@albertbrammer9263]

Sounds more like the owner gave him a phonecall.

[@deestew336]

Frank Reich wanted CJ...tepper drafted young..all of carolina wanted CJ..we just excepted Bryce because we had no other choice ..tepper is the owner

[@hotsauce256]

Why did tepper want Bryce over CJ?

[@erich3828]

Facts. We never wanted Bryce.

[@danspriggs]

Reich wanted Levis

[@deestew336]

@danspriggs you are right..I Think more than anything me and my buddies had seen we moved up to get the first pick we where initially upset they gave away so much. But we were like they must really like CJ...my buddies was never sold on young..to little and can't run

[@dilemma9345]

Bryce Young’s confidence won’t be lost with this move. That was lost last year. This benching can give Bryce the room he needs to grow and separate from the CJ Stroud narrative. No pressure to perform, just learn and grow like how MN is doing it with JJ.

[@Jbcomedystl]

The only people who believed Bruce was the best option were the ones who get paid to talk football. Everybody else with common sense knew he wasn’t. Ohio state Alabama QBs are almost Guaranteed to be busts … CJ stroud broke the mold. I’m still not a Hursts fan.

[@williamwhite2113]

This is what happens when you draft a guy from a stacked team like Alabama as the #1 overall pick. Being on that kind of team hid Young's weaknesses and the Panthers were not the NFL answer to Alabama. Now the Panthers have to figure out whether to cut bait or not on the guy.

[@treysonmcgrady4750]

Bryce played on the top teams his entire life. This might legitimately might be the first adversity he’s ever faced, and it’s showing.

[@sflxn]

Here’s an idea. Don’t draft these undersized Alabama QBs. Tua, Mac Jones, Bryce Young. How much more evidence do you need?

[@ishudbgm]

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@nicholastricarico2957]

Only 2 games into the season, Canales realized that he needed to save his job, and threw Bryce Young under the bus. It's one thing to accuse him of that; it's another to say that it was the right decision. Considering the owner he's working for, if Canales stuck the course with Bryce, he doesn't make it to Christmas 2024. Also, if they win 5 games with Andy Dalton, what are the executives going to tell him? That he should have stuck with Bryce? This decision would have led to 3 more wins than last year, so he wouldn't be going anywhere. The fact that he would have 5 years left on his contract also doesn't hurt.

[@ckSport3000]

Dalton is twice the QB even at this stage of his career.

[@stuckonself]

I told someone...dalton will throw for more yards sun...than he did in 2 games

[@danspriggs]

Dalton has no talent

[@b.waynepresents2992]

The one good thing that will come from this is teams may begin to realize it’s unwise to start most rookie QB’s right away. Even number 1 picks.

[@danceyrselfkleen]

This is what you get for poaching a devision rival’s OC tbh

[@octavius9685]

The real question is, are the Panthers a team that dudes in the draft threaten to go back to college on?

[@dynomar11]

I hope Bryce gets cut or traded, he deserves a better organization and a better chance at it.

[@4u2c95]

Ask your team to trade for him.

[@Unironicunicorn5]

I would love that but we got nothing for cmc, burns, or now dj moore, so I doubt we'll get anything other than laughs for Bryce.

[@dynomar11]

@@4u2c95 I don't have one anymore. Until the haslams sell the team lol.

[@curqo9485]

@dynomar11 Let me ask you a question, a serious one. Which starting QB in the league do you think is worse than Bryce? Objectively.

[@chadly63]

How long before Tepper fires Canales?

[@EKHiggs]

When was the last time that trading up for a QB into a top 5 selection ever worked?

[@IntoTheSkyy]

Michael Vick. Almost 25 years ago lmao

[@CareySullivan-cu3fw]

@@IntoTheSkyy Naw he sucked. Couldn't pass.

[@robertbrown380]

@@CareySullivan-cu3fwclown take

[@southernchild3]

No one is talking enough about how Tepper screwed everything up from the start. He left Pittsburgh on a personal mission to show the Steelers that he could run a franchise, and he is failing miserably.

[@camtheman79]

Jack Plummer was not a preseason standout.

[@danspriggs]

Right? He was terrible outside of one game against insurance salesmen

[@jimjones4449]

It’s hard not to feel bad for Bryce, who bay all accounts is a great kid.

[@bigdogpete43]

Tired of bs comments like this. He is a professional QB, not a kid. He just looks like one, strolling into elementary school with his little backpack.

[@ARNM55-l9v]

I don't believe Frank Reich actually wanted Bryce Young. I thought it was the owner that wanted him. Positive energy is nice but it doesn't add inches & abilities.

[@georgecastle18]

@@mtnman6557people love to blame everything on Tepper

[@cwill7763]

​@@mtnman6557it's quite the opposite

[@danspriggs]

Reports going into the draft said that Reich wanted Levis.

[@mtnman6557]

@@cwill7763 Oh, OK, my memory failed me on this one

[@nicholastricarico2957]

​@@mtnman6557David Tepper is also a Machiavellian schemer and notorious liar, so I would take that with a grain of salt.

[@MultiRastaman3]

We shouldn’t give up on Bryce. But people need to be KINDER to QB’s. They are playing a different game to the rest of the players on the team. Some people develop late, some people develop early, some don’t develop at all. It’s very hard.

[@delbertphillips5124]

This is why more teams should explore the Green Bay Packers model - sit the guy for a year or two and gradually work them into the system. Because let's face it, most college quarterbacks just aren't ready to take the gigantic leap to the fast-paced, hard-hitting NFL. Not even the ones who had enormous success in pro-style systems like Alabama!

[@ronskullie9380]

Nothings wrong with benching him,he was 2 to 3 years away and they rushed him,they need to put him on a nutrition and weight lifting program and let him learn the QB position in practice,and play him in every preseason game for 3 to 4 qaurters.

[@benburnside5049]

I don't buy this idea that Dave Canales was the only one who made this QB decision and Dave Tepper wasn't involved. Give me a Break

[@Unknown17]

So obvious. Canales backed Young in the strongest terms, then right after that he probably got a note saying, "Please see me in my office." You couldn't be more right.

[@nersesgarabed781]

Canales should pull Young aside tell him watch me whisper Andy Dalton. Learn from the pro, get yourself together and take advantage of your next opportunity to play son.

[@ronskullie9380]

I said bryce young was a 4 to 6 rounder before the draft,i said that on a lot of mock draft podcast.

[@Gungho73]

I know that feel. I was constantly slamming any draft board that had Malik Willis for example higher then the 4th round.

[@ChocolateAfterDark]

Mac J, Tua and BY all overrated because they played at Alabama surrounded by 5 stars. Easy to look good when your team has all the talent and the other team has maybe one or two NFL level talent.

[@marcushicks5635]

They need to go get Jameis Winston

[@sadamoneal1816]

Canales saw what happened to Reich last year and knows the owner is an impatient tyrant who is shortsighted . Smart move

[@jeremymuir4332]

I get that a number of high QB picks have busted but I think it's pretty crazy how Bryce was a consensus 1st or 2nd pick and has shown none of that potential. I think the norm for any QB should be to learn the pro game and sit for a year. Sure, the fanbase might not appreciate it but expecting a single season turnaround off the back of one guy is unreasonable.

[@ramsnroses_tv334]

That part the problem is they have zero time to learn and develop all they do is get pumped and dumped and unless they end up in the perfect system they flounder and when we all know it’s the organizations fault because they just want to get their moneys worth they blame the qb. Look at Brady and Rodger’s for example all were backups long before they jumped in and see how that went it’s just crazy

[@ChocolateAfterDark]

Mac J, Tua and BY all overrated because they played at Alabama surrounded by 5 stars. Easy to look good when your team has all the talent and the other team has maybe one or two NFL level talent.

[@Ttay438]

Now his condfidence is going to be shook this is a slap to the face for bryce young

[@dogstoevsky1694]

His confidence was already shook. He is terrified from the memories of last year’s constant leveling despite having a line now.

[@BigPlay1997]

😢 cut or trade him. He"ll do better sitting and backing up/learning from another qb. Should of done that in the first place.

[@mruther8]

so was taking a sack outside the pocket to move the panthers out of FG range vs the chargers, I would've benched him for that, imagine him doing that for Saban. I believe he would've done better on a better roster but he's so rattle he's losing his fundamentals. Went to the game Sunday, Johnson threw his helment, Theilen almost did Chuba same he was about to lose the locker room

[@danspriggs]

That egomaniac Frank Reich destroyed his confidence last year

[@seanle8778]

Where’s jack Plummer

[@christopherbatton1832]

Practice squad

[@jnaiden2519]

He should of sat a year. Its crazy how many qbs they ruin by starting them day one. Nix is next.

[@andrewd1923]

Bryce might feel relieved to get a chance to step back at the moment

[@incredulousdisbelief9841]

The Panthers, and specifically David Tepper, were bamboozled into drafting Young #1. There's no other way to look at this. The league got together and colluded to rank Young as the no doubt top of the line generational talented QB and that the Panthers would be insane not to draft him. And now the league is collectively laughing at the Tepper the newbie owner making things 10 times than they had ever been before. I don't even think the 1-15 George Siefert Panthers were anywhere close to this bad. At least they got Julius Peppers in the 02 draft from that fiasco. Who knows what lurks at the bottom of this well that Tepper has dug and seems content to keep digging. Hey, I just came up with the Panthers new chant... KEEP DIGGING!

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Drew Brees was undersized with minimal athleticism, however, he led record setting pro-style offenses in college.

[@incredulousdisbelief9841]

@@ryanjacobson2508 Very true, but I don't recall the Chargers trading away a bunch of talent plus future picks to pick Brees in the 2nd round of the 2001 draft. The Panthers traded away a ton to draft Young, who Frank Reich didn't even want.

[@jimb72]

I had the misfortune of seeing parts of the saints game and the low lights from the chargers, right now Young looks like the worst nfl staring qb I’ve seen in a long time. They needed to bench him to see how a backup plays to just judge if Young is as bad as he looks.

[@ChocolateAfterDark]

Mac J, Tua and BY all overrated because they played at Alabama surrounded by 5 stars. Easy to look good when your team has all the talent and the other team has maybe one or two NFL level talent.

[@jamesharden1122]

"Nobody thought this could happen by week 2" Speak for yourself, a LOT of ppl already declared him a bust last season, but that's what you get when u draft a guy for his completion %, they used a bad stat to draft him.

[@dannypowers4995]

My goodness people, Bryce is to short in a NFL that is now a passing game.

[@SunniMerlot]

If dak would have waited he might have gotten 300m out of Carolina lol

[@ewms4931]

NO! NO! NO! The concensus was NOT that Bryce Young was the BEST QB...!!! He was the QB of the BEST TEAM...! We don't play Mississippi State or Vanderbilt in the NFC South. Reich wanted C.J. Stroud and EVERYBODY KNOWS IT. Tepper is getting what he deserves because he doesn't listen and hasn't learned...😡

[@one277]

Stroud is counting his stars he got picked 2nd. It's not the draft order but where you go to be successful.

[@johnbasedow8973]

Bryce was never a good pro prospect. I never understood why he was rated so high.

[@larrylindgren9484]

This year college QBs aren't worth a number 1. Most are even worth a 2 rounded.

[@BoldWittyName]

Might as well release him. Please comment if I'm wrong. Name another high draft pick QB who got benched at this stage and had a successful career.

[@atomicclockagency]

Baker Mayfield is an almost like for like comparison for someone whose turned his career around after being benched by the Panthers

[@armsofshrimperdan]

Tua spent his first 2 seasons practically benched under flores after going 5 overall. Then made the playoffs back-to-back and led the league in passing yards.

[@unc54]

Someone will trade for him.

[@jamesbriers696]

@@unc54 Why? If they can wait and get him almost for free?

[@BoldWittyName]

@@armsofshrimperdan Big difference between not playing, and being benched.

[@NN4MM]

I love BY but this had to be done, otherwise they would lose the locker room and what vestige of possibility remains for BY to have a shot in the NFL.

[@mikeercole2800]

:20 second mark......(wife walks by and catches sight of those two fellas.....) Thanks Rich.

[@MAM-l8p]

The NFL is setting these young QBs up for failure.

[@andrewsimckes5748]

Tepper is the type of guy to go draft shadeur sanders and hire Pat Shurmer to coach him in the NFL money means nothing to him

[@RatedAwesome]

The real reason for the Bryce young benching has nothing to do with winning games. The Panthers would love another number one pick guaranteed. The reason is : Vegas. Too many people winning money off the Panthers misfortune. Even if they make the odds high, paying out pennies on the dollar, that is billions of pennies to millions of players that play, every week. Dalton presente some disruption to that process. He may get lucky and win a few.

[@thomasgilley9015]

I called out every terrible move the panthers have made that has gotten us to this point. I wanted stroud for all sorts of reasons but with that being said as much as i was worried about bryces size it was more about what stroud was good at not what bryce lacked. So far i think size has been a factor but most of all the thing holding bryce back is his mentality. You have to believe you are the baddest mofo on the field, that no one can stop you. Bryce does not have that mentality.. all of the winners do.

[@PraetorRykard666]

Miami should trade for Bryce Young I think he has a similar skill set to Tua. Hopefully to back up Tua btw

[@josephschmidt2183]

Dalton is good for a .500 season

[@Nick_J_]

Dalton is listed at 6’ 2” and 220lbs. Bryce is supposed to be 5’ 10” and 205. Based on that pic of them standing next to one another… Bryce is closer to 5’ 8” and 190 I think.

[@larrywallace31]

Wow. He is too short. He can’t see over his lineman. Go to the CFL. Get better. Come back to a team that bets fit him. Damn man.

[@skylershank9309]

Didn’t the owner override the coaches to draft Young?

[@sergioforty5]

The Panthers are going to need to draft Palmer next year in order to turn it around. Palmer so far has thrown for 13 TDs, 0 INTs and rushed for 5 TDs this season in college.

[@BigPlay1997]

Palmer and the qbs next year are mid.

[@sergioforty5]

@@BigPlay1997 nah Palmer’s gonna kill it bro.

[@BigPlay1997]

@@sergioforty5 just like Caleb is bro?

[@andresalderete]

He got benched because owner doesnt want to have the new nfl record of 0-18. Can you imagine going to an owners meeting with that record? Everybody would laugh at him. These guys are prideful

[@4493bigticket]

And the Titans need to bench Levis

[@snydmark]

Thank God! He needs a break till they get that team together!

[@cheefussmith9380]

“Looked at film” means “had an ear-blistering phonecall from a billionaire” I guess. I don’t trust the “expert” analysis of anybody that’s not honest enough to call bs on something so obvious. Next.

[@dmo5207]

As someone who only watches college football during the playoffs, it’s crazy to me that someone would take Bryce over CJ

[@eddiehardin33]

Bryce benched himself with his terrible play - Canalas had no choice but to

[@randyjennings6412]

Tune in to a panthers game and you can see why they benched Bryce Young 😂

[@colbydobbs6399]

I’m a PSL owner. I’ve watched every game, and I’ve seen this dude live a whole lot. He ain’t it. It’s not the guys around him at this point. He’s bad, it’s on him. Look at the tape, it’s just inexcusable. Good for Canales for not letting Bryce get him fired. These guys all know Bryce is bad. I’m just glad they decided to pull the plug now. It needed to be done last season. He hasn’t done ANYTHING to keep his job.

[@JayJoJonny]

Way too much too soon for #9. This league is about wins, the locker room was at risk. Great reporting from Rich & Tom. As a charter season ticket holder, it's been tough to watch. The immediate issue now, where is Joe Flacco?

[@ChocolateAfterDark]

He’s too little. Too small. This is on the owner. Everyone knew this guy wasn’t fit to be drafted number one.

[@MilkWasABadChoice17]

This might go down as one of the worst draft busts of all time. Remember Carolina just didn't draft him #1 overall, they traded a boatload of picks (one of which turned into the Caleb Williams pick) AND DJ Moore to the Bears to go get him. Watching him play, it's very obvious he had no business being taken that high, especially when you see how good CJ Stroud is.

[@BigPlay1997]

Calebs not doing so well either to be frank.

[@MilkWasABadChoice17]

@@BigPlay1997 The Bears didn't trade up to get him. Also, it's only been two games. Just from the eye test, he looks more prepared for the NFL than Bryce Young ever was.

[@ataylor3543]

We had to go through Jimmy Clausen to get our last Cam....

[@AntoineWitherspoon-l5s]

Man, i like BY. Maybe he needs Nick Saban to come by and get him back straight or on track??

[@CharlieRasch]

I hate to say it. it is the QB issue, because it's a coaching/GM issue.

[@Unironicunicorn5]

I wouldn't be mad if we ended up getting Carson Beck when this is all said and done. Better that it happens before Bryce's rookie deal is over anyway.

[@TheGospelAccordingtoLuke-eu6sl]

You would just be repeating what happened with Bryce Young but with a worse situation. What is the definition of insanity?

[@lamargriffith197]

Bryce Young career is done

[@rasheedakins2277]

1- Alabama doesnt produce great QBs 2- never start a rookie QB ...the game is too fast

[@jaysoncam2680]

This is what it looks like when you lose confidence 😔 Bryce was so accurate he can’t even make a check down ima stand with him with my Bryce jersey

[@richardcarlisle9205]

Best thing for Bryce. Let some other guy come in and get killed for a while. Panthers suck. Cant run, cant get open cant play defense. Gee nothing left. Good luck next QB.

[@michaelhart9439]

Can we get some accountability from the likes of Mel Keiper, Bucky Brooks and Daniel Jerimiah on this dreadful pick now please? Time to own up lads. You all got this one badly wrong.

[@jasonallred244]

Young would be better at receiver. Unfortunately, He just never developed as a NFL QB. This is why i hoped the Panthers were in the mix for Maye. Maye has the size, quickness and will be great inthe future with chances given.