Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!
And I’d like to especially welcome everyone from the Kirk Cousins fan club. The Falcons pulled off a stunner on Monday night with a 22-21 win over the Eagles and it was all thanks to Cousins. For most of his career, Cousins was known for wilting under the Monday night lights, but not this time. The Falcons QB engineered a wild comeback, and we’ll be covering that today.
We’ll also be breaking the down the Panthers’ shocking decision to bench Bryce Young, and of course, since it’s Tuesday, we’ll also have Pete Prisco’s Power Rankings, which underwent some wild changes this week.
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1. Bryce Young benched: Details on Carolina’s surprising decision to bench the former No. 1 overall pick
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The Carolina Panthers made a stunning decision on Monday when they decided to pull the plug on Bryce Young. Although Young hasn’t looked good so far in his short career, it was a shocking decision because you rarely see NFL teams give up on a first-round quarterback this quickly, and certainly not a QB who was taken with the first overall pick.
With Young on the bench, the Panthers will be turning to Andy Dalton in hopes that he can jumpstart an offense that has scored just 13 points through two weeks.
Here’s what you need to know:
Why Young was benched. New Panthers coach Dave Canales, who was just hired in January, said that benching Young is a move that gives his team the best chance to win games right now. “Ultimately, this comes on me, and my No. 1 responsibility is to help the Panthers win,” Canales told the media. “And so this…
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/how-falcons-stunned-eagles-plus-chaos-in-priscos-power-rankings-and-why-bryce-young-got-benched/
Author : John Breech
Publish date : 2024-09-17 16:59:04
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