NFL Preseason Blitz: Bryce Young plays in the preseason and has a positive outing

Bryce Young didn’t play in the first two preseason games, and that was concerning to some.

The first pick of last year’s NFL Draft didn’t have a great rookie season for the Carolina Panthers, though he wasn’t put in a good situation. This season, with a new coach and upgraded teammates, was supposed to be different. But Young didn’t play the first two games. There hadn’t been any live game reps for Young and the starters in coach Dave Canales’ scheme.

Canales played Young in the preseason finale and it turns out the timing was perfect.

If Young and the Panthers needed a boost of confidence going into the regular season, they got it in a 31-26 win over the Buffalo Bills. Young completed 6-of-8 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown. He took a seat after that drive. He got some work and leaves the preseason with a positive result.

More than the stats, Young looked comfortable. He hit rookie tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders on a nice strong throw over the middle. He had an impressive play to avoid a sack and then took a hit, which the Panthers coaches probably didn’t like but it might be good to get that first hit of the season out of the way. The Panthers went for it on fourth-and-3 and Young bought time, scrambling to his left, then made a difficult throw on the move to Diontae Johnson for the first down. On the next play he moved to his right and hit Adam Thielen for another completion.

Young finished the drive with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Matthews, which might have been his easiest throw of the drive. The Bills had a coverage bust and left Matthews open.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young got his first preseason action this year against the Buffalo Bills. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

One preseason drive against backups doesn’t tell us that much about Young and whether he can rebound from a bad rookie season. But for the fans that wanted to see Young get some action in the preseason, they had to be happy with the results.

Two passes shouldn’t be enough to sway any…

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Publish date : 2024-08-25 00:42:29

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