Dave Canales declines to name Bryce Young starter next week despite sharp game vs. Saints

Carolina head coach Dave Canales makes an interesting decision not to name QB1 for Giants matchup.

Tim Weaver | Nov 3, 2024

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 03: Bryce Young #9 and Andy Dalton #14 of the Carolina Panthers warms up prior to the game against the New Orleans Saints at Bank of America Stadium on November 03, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. / (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young put his best foot forward today and came up with a win over the New Orleans Saints at home. Nevertheless, his head coach is declining to name him the team's starter going forward.

Speaking with reporters after the game at Bank of America Stadium, Dave Canales said that he will have to look at the film before deciding who he will start at quarterback for next week's game in Germany against the New York Giants.

Dave Canales still won't name Bryce Young QB1

Panthers coach Dave Canales says he will look at film before deciding who will start at QB next week but called Sunday a ‘’big step’’ for Bryce Young. pic.twitter.com/07okPoPOGl
— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) November 3, 2024

Coaching is one thing - and on that score Canales had a pretty terrible game today. Only by the grace of Dennis Allen and the Saints being more incompetent did his team manage to come out with a win. This is bad personnel management on top of poor coaching, though.

Andy Dalton is not going to be the future starting quarterback for this franchise, no matter how much Canales might prefer his style of play. To continue holding a cloud of uncertainty over this team represents a flawed process - especially coming off an emotional win for a young QB. If he truly doesn't want Bryce Young as his quarterback then the Panthers should either fire him or trade Young to a team that's willing to live with some wobbly passes and let Young grow his game.