At some point, it becomes a question of humanity. Even though most teams in the league are now owned by the kind of ruthless pirates who will break your arm because they happened to own a cast company, we can still uncover a potential trade that would serve a player’s best interest instead of the ego of the man in the big, leather chair. And if the Carolina Panthers plan on gutting their roster again this year ahead of the Nov. 5 trade deadline, those at the very top of the organization should channel their inner post-haunting Scrooge and right some wrongs.
Bryce Young started Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos, a 28–14 blowout, with the first opening-drive touchdown of his career. He was a perfect 5-of-5 before the Broncos started beating Carolina like the mercy rule was in play and they had an early flight to catch. I saw Young make one of the better throws I’ve seen all year—a 29-yarder to undrafted rookie free agent Jalen Coker—while getting clubbed and drawing a roughing the passer call. I also saw someone who struggled to get the offense situated and the ball snapped in time. He was picked off once via a clear miscommunication with his tight end and again, at the end of a promising fourth-quarter drive, by Ja’Quan McMillian on one of the better defensive plays I’ve seen all year.
