Bryce Young poised to have a breakout game in Week 2: 'I have to focus on New Orleans'
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young needs a breakout game in Week 2. He knows it. After dropping a Week 1 matchup to the Atlanta Falcons 24-10, Young turned the page on a 146-yard on 20-of-38 passing one touchdown and two interceptions performance. He tossed it up to first-game jitters, and in Week 2, he is prepared […]
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young needs a breakout game in Week 2. He knows it.
After dropping a Week 1 matchup to the Atlanta Falcons 24-10, Young turned the page on a 146-yard on 20-of-38 passing one touchdown and two interceptions performance. He tossed it up to first-game jitters, and in Week 2, he is prepared to find his rhythm again.
"You have such a long build-up for your first game," Young said. "(The) first real game is something that, the moment you declare, it's not in the forefront of your mind, but it's another one of those milestones and boxes to check. It's the first thing that happens for months and months.
"Now, it's back to a normal, stable week mode. Now, it's just you focus on this week, and then it's going to be a quick reset. Now I have the amount of days I have to focus on New Orleans, and it's not huge; it's not months. It's definitely good to just be in that rhythm."
With Young stable, and the excitement of Week 1 gone, he appears poised to have a bounce-back performance.
The bones of Young's game appear in working order. Young was generally safe with the ball, tossing it out of bounds multiple times when there wasn't anyone open, and he led a few solid drives – including the opening series against Atlanta.
He needs to do more of the same against the Saints — and judging by his makeup as a player — he will be just fine in Monday night prime time.
"We've turned the page," Young said. "It's been just about how we can be constructive from it. There's good stuff on film that we have to continue to do. And then there's stuff that we have to learn from – I have to learn from – and we're in the process of getting it cleaned up.
"We're playing New Orleans, so obviously, we need all of our attention to be able to do what we want to do. It takes us being locked in and engaged in that. You've got to push what happened on Sunday aside, and it's been all about growing and getting ready for Monday."
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