Bryce Young may not be the only Carolina Panther with a warm tushy after Week 2.
On Monday, the team announced their decision to bench the struggling second-year quarterback in favor of 36-year-old veteran Andy Dalton. Young, who turned in a disappointing rookie campaign as the 2023 No. 1 overall pick, has gotten off to a sour start in 2024—as he’s passed for just 245 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions over two weeks.
Head coach Dave Canales talked about the decision with reporters this afternoon.
“A lot of factors that go into it, for this decision,” he stated. “And ultimately, it just kinda lands on my shoulders to be able to make the best decision for our group to give us our chance, our best chance to win this week. And we focus on the weeks, we focus on the challenge at hand. And we feel like Andy gives us our best chance to meet the challenge.”
Young, however, hasn’t been the only issue with the 0-2 Panthers.
Canales would later be asked if he sees any more adjustments being made moving forward.
“Probably,” he replied. “Every single week—we’re evaluating our roster, we’re challenging all spots, we’re looking to just be as competitive as possible. And that’s the part that we owe, again, to everybody—is to really continue to evaluate who we have out there, who can help us.”
Along with a dud of an offense, one that’s produced all of one touchdown and two successful third-down conversions thus far, Carolina is fielding an awfully generous defense. After Sunday’s 26-3 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Panthers are allowing the most points per game (36.5) and the second-most rushing yards per game (199.5).
