Cam Newton sets the record straight regarding Bryce Young's lack of success
Bryce Young has undoubtedly been the worst of the three rookie quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. But, according to Carolina Panthers legend Cam Newton, it's not entirely his fault. Newton explained what he likes about Young on Wednesday's episode of KJ ALL DAY with KJ Wright. In short, Newton believes in […]
Bryce Young has undoubtedly been the worst of the three rookie quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
But, according to Carolina Panthers legend Cam Newton, it's not entirely his fault.
Newton explained what he likes about Young on Wednesday's episode of KJ ALL DAY with KJ Wright. In short, Newton believes in Young — that is no doubt. He just worries the Panthers may not have set up the rookie quarterback to succeed.
“I believe in Bryce,” Newton told Wright. “But I think you have to raise him with care. I think a person like Bryce could be scarred, just like any other quarterback could be scarred, if thrown to the wolves too early, right?”
He added: “We all know, any time you’re the first pick, that means you’re goin’ to a [bad] team. I went through it. Peyton Manning went through it. All the No. 1 picks went through it. And this day in age, it’s about who and what can you do right now. But I think when you’re dealin’ with a talent like Bryce Young, it’s the long tenure rather than right-now success.”
Newton was more of the right-now answer for the Panthers when he was drafted over a decade ago. The new Panthers regime believes, with Young, it'll be a multi-year process.
Still, it is hard not to wonder when the team will start seeing flashes of the Alabama version of Young who seemingly pulled plays off out of nowhere.
It may take time, which is fine. But the Panthers need to see something, some spark. And outside of praising his "intangibles," Young has yet to offer a glimpse of what he can be, drastically different from CJ Stroud and Anthony Richardson.
To Newton, however, that falls on the shoulders of the Panthers setting Young up for success, which he opines the organization hasn't done.
"I see the receiver skill set, yes. You see the [Adam] Thielen, you see [DJ] Chark, you see the tight end there. But from top to bottom, for him, it’s not set up for him to be successful. Especially not his rookie year, in my honest opinion.
“Everything that Carolina is building, will they get to that point? Yes. In throwing him into the wolves and expecting instant success, that’s not the quarterback position, unfortunately. What I will say, it’s gonna take a season for him to kinda see the preparation, seeing the tempo of the game, seeing just in-game adjustments at its finest.”
Again, with Young, it's a familiar story — wait and see.
Panthers QB Bryce Young returns to practice Wednesday
For an injury initially believed to be one that would hold Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young out multiple weeks, it looks like that isn’t the case.
