Frank Reich, head coach of the Carolina Panthers, expressed his support for quarterback Bryce Young despite the team's winless start to the season. Reich referred to Young as the player they wanted and discussed the decision to select him as the number one pick in the draft. Young and CJ Stroud, who were rivals in AAU basketball and went 1-2 in the draft, will face each other for the first time since 8th grade. In their previous encounter, Young's Inland Empire Ducks defeated Stroud's Pomona Steelers in an all-star exhibition.
Panthers' Frank Reich voices support for QB Bryce Young amid winless start: 'We got the guy we wanted' https://t.co/u2ZDHpjPPc
Bryce Young and CJ Stroud, who went 1-2 in the draft, will meet for the first time since 8th grade when Young’s Inland Empire Ducks beat Stroud’s Pomona Steelers in an all-star exhibition. Giddyup. https://t.co/O91gbTCnq5
Thomas Brown on what he wants to be known for in his first game as the Panthers' play-caller: "Winning."
Even before he'd been named the play caller, Panthers OC Thomas Brown said he and Frank Reich would rotate series during practice in terms of who was communicating the play to Bryce Young.
Panthers OC Thomas Brown says the key over the bye week was "evaluating what we do well," and building on that.
“We got the guy we wanted”: With friends and former AAU hoops rivals Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud set to square off, Frank Reich revisits Panthers’ decision to take Young No. 1. Happy Thursday. https://t.co/O91gbTCnq5
Notebook: Frank Reich said nothing's happened in six weeks that made him change his mind on months of pre-draft evaluations of quarterbacks. Plus more from Bryce Young, including basketball comps for CJ Stroud, and more from Wednesday. https://t.co/XVFN1Pv5kF
Bryce Young says he's known CJ Stroud since middle school, played AAU basketball against each other before they played football. "That's someone I'm really close with. Great human being. ... And a great player as well."
Reich asked if they're still convinced they chose the right QB in Bryce Young this year, with CJ Stroud's early success in Houston. "Yeah, we got the guy we wanted to get." Says the true measurement would come in "years, not weeks."
This week’s #Panthers mailbag features a re-evaluation of the Christian McCaffrey trade, thoughts on Thomas Brown’s play-calling duties and more: https://t.co/mYUC4ZueGV