It seems the Carolina Panthers did not draft quarterback Bryce Younger with the No. 1 choose to take a seat the rookie behind free-agency signing Andy Dalton in September.
Panthers insider David Newton of ESPN wrote for a bit printed Monday that “the plan is for Younger to be the Day 1 starter with Dalton obtainable simply in case.” Newton added that 2022 third-round choose Matt Corral and unproven commodity Jacob Eason will battle over the third spot on the depth chart.
Corral sat via his rookie season because of a Lisfranc harm he suffered final summer time.
“Corral received’t get many reps in camp, simply as was the case final yr earlier than he suffered a season-ending foot harm within the preseason,” Newton continued. “However Corral clearly was sad previous to this yr’s draft when he posted on social media he doesn’t need to be ‘in a spot the place nobody sees your worth.’ He’s since deleted that. Common supervisor Scott Fitterer referred to as this a ‘contemporary begin’ for Corral, including that if he competes and makes performs, ‘we’ll see the place it goes from there.'”
Fitterer informed Professional Soccer Discuss’s Mike Florio simply final week that “we don’t have a timeline” because it pertains to when Younger will begin.
“When the time is correct or we felt like he’s received sufficient of a mastery of the offense the place he can exit and function this and achieve success, that’s when he’ll be on the market,” Fitterer stated about Younger.
Fitterer additionally advised in the course of the dialog that the Panthers might have to enhance the inside of their offensive line earlier than they begin the undersized Younger in opposition to a dwell first-team NFL protection.
After Younger measured in at 5-foot-10 1/8 and weighed 204 kilos on the mix, ESPN NFL Draft guru Todd McShay admitted he does “fear” concerning the Alabama Crimson Tide signal-caller struggling accidents within the league just like the problems that Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has handled throughout his profession.
Assuming Newton is appropriate, it appears Fitterer and head coach Frank Reich aren’t involved sufficient to maintain Younger a spectator behind Dalton via at the least the primary a number of weeks of the 2023 season.
