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If the Carolina Panthers are open to trading quarterback Bryce Young, head coach Dave Canales still won’t be the person to tell us about it.

Canales spoke with reporters on Monday, following his team’s 28-14 loss to the Denver Broncos. The defeat saw Young make his first start since being benched after Week 2, to where he led the Panthers to just 13 total points and an 0-2 mark.

The second-year passer, in place of an injured Andy Dalton, fared a tad better on Sunday—throwing for 224 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions against the tough Denver defense. That, however, didn’t stop Joseph Person of The Athletic from asking Canales if he thinks Young will be made available for a move before next week’s trade deadline.

“Yeah, again, those are . . . all those things are stuff that Dan [Morgan] and Brandt [Tilis] are talking through,” he replied. “For me, like, my focus is to just address some of the issues we’re talking about from a football standpoint. And then, that’s really where I have to keep my energy and focus right now.”

Canales also did not name his starting quarterback for Carolina’s Week 9 matchup against the New Orleans Saints, saying that decision will come within the next few days.

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Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales didn’t give us a definitive answer as to who’ll be starting under center in Week 9. He was, however, willing to give his thoughts on the performance of his Week 8 starter Bryce Young.

Canales spoke with reporters following his team’s 28-14 loss to the Denver Broncos—where Young was, well, mostly underwhelming. In his first start since Week 2, the 2023 No. 1 overall pick completed 24 of his 37 throws for 224 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

So, how did he look according to Canales?

“I thought he had some excellent drives, I thought he had some excellent throws in there,” he said. “I think the offense will be the first to tell you—there were some things all across the board, in the run game and the pass game. We’re just asking Bryce to do his one part of it, and I thought he did a pretty good of that today.”

The Panthers finished the afternoon having converted on five of their 14 third-down tries with 16 first downs and 284 total yards. That’s not too shabby against a Broncos defense that allowed the fewest yards per game coming into the weekend.

Young, who was without the offense’s top two receivers in Diontae Johnson and Adam Thielen, recorded 224 net yards—the most allowed by Denver all season.

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Did Bryce Young do enough on Sunday to reclaim the starting job under center?

Week 8 brought some familiar results for the Carolina Panthers, as they took a 28-14 loss courtesy of the host Denver Broncos. The outing also saw some familiar results for Young, who led a mostly stagnant offense in yet another underwhelming performance.

Head coach Dave Canales, however, was asked if Young will remain the team’s starter over Andy Dalton for Week 9.

“We will look at all the information,” Canales replied. “We’ll look at Andy’s health over the next couple of days, and we’ll make that decision and we’ll have an answer for you in the next couple of days.”

Dalton, who started Carolina’s previous five games, was sidelined due to a sprained right thumb he sustained in a minor car accident this past Tuesday. In his last contest before the injury, Dalton completed just 11 of 18 passes for 93 yards and two interceptions in a 40-7 loss to the Washington Commanders.

Young, in his stead, fared a bit better. In his first start since Week 2, the 2023 No. 1 overall pick connected on 24 of his 37 throws for 224 yards, two scores and two picks against a tough Denver defense.

The 1-7 Panthers will return home for Week 9 to host the 2-6 New Orleans Saints.

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