ESPN NFL analyst breaks down what Panthers QB Bryce Young needs to work on most

Dan Orlovsky not a huge fan of Carolina's second-year quarterback Bryce Young's footwork on this dropback.

Sep 8, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young (9) looks at the video boards against the New Orleans Saints during the first half at Caesars Superdome. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

When rookie Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales was asked to evaluate Bryce Young's 2024 debut earlier this week, he said Young had good footwork but missed some throws. It was a perplexing answer, especially because many of Young's misses were the direct result of some pretty poor footwork. It wasn't issues just navigating the pocket, either. Even the way Young's feet moved on his dropbacks was imprecise and set him up for failure.

Here's ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky breaking down Young's dropbacks on one of his most crtiical misses last week against the New Orleans Saints.

Dan Orlovsky on Bryce Young

Something thag Bryce really has to grind on IMO for @Panthers

He’s not alone pic.twitter.com/zBXcR8B7my

— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) September 13, 2024

This wasn't a great rep from left tackle Ickey Ekwonu, but the rest of the offensive line had a pretty strong game overall. Unfortunately, that was just about the only unit that looked sharp for the Panthers.

Young was the worst of it, but everything from the special teams unit to all three levels of the defense just looked extremely poorly-coached in Week 1. Canales will need to turn that around or he may be another one-and-done as Carolina's head coach.

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