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Canales doesn't sound all the way sold on Bryce

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On 4/3/2026 at 1:52 PM, TD alt said:

For all the good feelings about Bryce Young, when you read between the lines, it's what DC says and doesn't say that makes us know that Bryce hasn't necessarily been the supercomputer that they thought he would be. This season, Bryce has to make a tangible progression on the field.

"A big part of it is being able to operate at the line of scrimmage — not in the huddle — when we want to, and he’s certainly capable of that," Canales said about Young. "It’s not solely on him. It’s a group that’s pretty young. You have to trust all the guys to go up there, communicate verbally or nonverbally and execute what we’re doing. We’ve made huge strides in that regard. His ability to alter things based on what they’re giving you will give us another edge, which he’s continued to grow and had some great examples down the stretch where he identified things they were doing, got us to the right check and capitalized on some plays. Want to see him do that more when it’s appropriate. We don’t need to be changing things just to change it."

The implications, perhaps insinuations, are pretty evident. Bryce is just going to have to do better.

"And then for Bryce, it’s the identification of early on the cues that the defense are giving us, to be able to eliminate parts of your progression before the ball’s even snapped. That happens with time. I’ve seen quarterbacks really own and master, which allows them to play lightning fast."

Obviously Bryce isn't necessarily picking things up as fast as Canales would like, and I can only assume that Canales is making comparisons to Russell Wilson, Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield. But, of course, not everyone picks things up at the same rate. Bryce's pace has left Canales wanting for more. During the coming season, I don't believe that it will be good enough for Bryce to start putting things together in December, evidence of the light switch being on is going to have to show itself in September.

Basically, it's really the moment that we've all been waiting for, the one that we thought should've happened earlier, the one that brings Bryce's accountability in the spotlight.

On an off note, perhaps to that end, we should consider the possible implications upon the draft, but that's another story. Basically, it's time for Bryce to sh¡t or get off the pot.

https://roundtable.io/sports/nfl/panthers/news/carolina-panthers-dave-canales-holds-nothing-back-on-bryce-young-in-new-interview

 Either does Tillis

the term used is ‘ascending’ 

all we know is he is here this year and 2027 because there isn’t much here in the draft or free agency that is better.  

things can change of course 

one thing about….not many small QBs starting now…not sure what Kyler will do in Minneapolis. 

…so not sure Tillis wants to get tied to a massive contract to the little fella

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 Either does Tillis

the term used is ‘ascending’ 

all we know is he is here this year and 2027 because there isn’t much here in the draft or free agency that is better.  

things can change of course 

one thing about….not many small QBs starting now…not sure what Kyler will do in Minneapolis. 

…so not sure Tillis wants to get tied to a massive contract to the little fella

Yeah I don’t have a link but there was a YouTube with this as the subject… conflicting messages. Canales where he said it and Morgan on Kay Adams we’re both pumping the sunshine hard. 
Tillis, much more measured in his comments. 
 

It was kind of decided that he is cheap and there no better cheap options but I am not settled on what they are thinking. I know what I think and if Bryce can make 5 of 6 games being good top level Bryce then dammit, okay give him the deal. 
 

I will have to see that to believe it. But that basically gives him an arbitrary 3 duds a season. Allowed because even the best have bad games occasionally. It doesn’t mean win 5 of 6 it just means be the guy they thought they drafted in 5 of 6. 
(instead of the guy I thought they drafted, which he has been)

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