Here’s what we’ve got for a Tuesday morning in the middle of May …
• Panthers coach Frank Reich revealed his plan for the spring over the week—and that plan is to have Andy Dalton running with the starters, at least to begin with—through OTAs and put No. 1 pick Bryce Young behind Dalton with the second team.
To some, it may seem like an unnecessary exercise. After all, five of 13 quarterbacks taken in the first round over the past four years have started Week 1, and 12 of the 13 were starting before the midway point of their respective rookie years. And the last three quarterbacks to go No. 1 (Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow, Kyler Murray) were essentially anointed starters from the minute they reported to their NFL teams, and didn’t seem worse off for it.
