Four quarterbacks attempted passes for the Carolina Panthers last season. None of them return. Leading receiver DJ Moore is also gone, traded to the Chicago Bears as part of the package used to acquire the No. 1 overall pick, which became Alabama’s Bryce Young.
The team hired Frank Reich as their new head coach to help speed Young’s transition from college to the pros, and the hope is he’ll be ready to guide the club in Week 1, though veteran Andy Dalton was signed as an insurance policy.
Add it up and you’re left with a massive overhaul: a new coach, two new QBs, and three of the projected top-five receivers were added in the offseason. That includes a pair of veterans in longtime Minnesota Vikings WR Adam Thielen along with DJ Chark Jr., most recently of the Detroit Lions, and a rookie in the form of second-round pick Jonathan Mingo.
