Is Bryce Young going to be the quarterback for the Panthers going forward?
Carolina finally addressed their obvious quarterbacking deficiency by trading up, but did they get the correct player?
(Note: This is Part II of a two-part article explaining the Panthers’ trade up and first-round selection of Bryce Young in the 2023 draft.)
I published a lengthy post regarding the Carolina Panthers’ strategic need to choose and nurture a quarterback who can play in the Pro Bowl last week. In 2023, Carolina’s front office and general manager Scott Fitterer made an attempt to accomplish this by picking Bryce Young and moving up from No. 9 to No. 1.
The piece published last week was titled “Why the Panthers were right to trade up and select Bryce Young first overall.”
I wish I could go back in time and modify the title to “Why the Panthers were right to trade up and DRAFT,” with the benefit of hindsight.
Last week, I wanted it to be very obvious that the Panthers would be stuck in the same mediocrity that we, as fans, have endured for the past five years, unless they selected and produced a quarterback capable of playing in the Pro Bowl. I misread the title and focused on “drafting Bryce Yo0ung” rather than “drafting a franchise quarterback,” which caused the post and the discussions that followed to go completely off course. I was at blame for it.
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The Panthers’ poor quarterback play over the previous five years has made them a horrible club, and it is intolerable that they will need to choose and nurture a franchise quarterback in 2023. We demand better as ardent, committed Panthers supporters
compared to the team’s dismal 29-53 record from 2018 to 2022. I’m happy the Panthers tried to pick a franchise quarterback this year because it’s the most tried and true method of turning around a struggling team.
Returning to the piece from last week, the Panthers chose wisely to move up and choose a quarterback first overall this year.
