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Titans should trade for Bryce Young according to former GM

Former general manager Rick Spielman believes the Tennessee Titans should acquire quarterback Bryce Young before the trade deadline.

The NFL trade deadline is on Tuesday and many believe that the Tennessee Titans will be front and center in the festivities that day. That wouldn’t surprise anyone, and after trading DeAndre Hopkins and Ernest Jones during Week 8, many expected the fire sale to continue in Week 9. 

One former NFL general manager believes the Titans will be busy and the players involved might surprise. CBS Sports reporter Shanna McCarrison states in her piece that Rick Spielman proposed six trades that should happen before the deadline. 

The Titans show up twice in the article with the first trade proposal impacting the defensive line. In his opinion, the San Francisco 49ers would trade for defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day. 

With Javon Hargrave out with a bicep injury and the 49ers struggling against the run, the team could use a defensive tackle to help cover the loss. Spielman would try to trade for Titans defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, who would fit San Francisco’s scheme.

Joseph-Day has been solid for the Titans in 2024 with 19 total tackles and two sacks, and while he would be missed, he may not be in the long-term plans of the franchise. With general manager Ran Carthons’ familiarity with the 49ers, this potential trade proposal makes some sense. 

However, the next time the Titans show up in this piece is a bit more of a head scratcher. Spielman makes the case that the Titans should trade for Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young. 

If Young is put in the right situation, he may be able to thrive more than he has with the Carolina Panthers. The Titans need to estimate where they expect to fall in this year’s draft, along with what quarterbacks could be available when they’re on the clock, to determine if selecting a signal-caller would be better than trading for one. 

That take is interesting and does have some merit in theory, but the biggest problem is Young as the target. It’s no secret that Young has not lived up to the hype in Carolina, but with neither Will Levis nor Mason Rudolph finding success, would the results be any better? Probably not. 

Spielman stated he wouldn’t break the bank, offering up no more than a fourth round selection, but that is still a bit rich for an unproven player who has struggled since entering the league. 

While there has been quiet recently, deals can and will be made in the coming days and likely will be. What do you think? Let us know in the comments what trades you would like to see.

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Report: Panthers not considering trading QB Bryce Young

The Panthers still may be practicing some patience on QB Bryce Young.

While there may be at least a handful of other teams hoping for it, the Carolina Panthers might not be ready to call it quits on quarterback Bryce Young.

Dianna Russini, senior NFL insider for The Athletic, shared some recent chatter from around the league this morning—just a few days before this year’s trade deadline. And when it comes to the first overall pick of last year’s draft, the Panthers seemingly have a bit of patience left.

Russini writes:

It’s not a surprise the Carolina Panthers continue receiving multiple calls from teams interested in trading for former No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young. At this time, Carolina is not considering moving the quarterback, who is starting Sunday against the Saints. The Panthers were encouraged by his improvements and overall commitment to the team in his return to the field last week. I do expect the team will assess everything this offseason and make a decision on Young’s future in Carolina. NFL executives around the league believe if Carolina decides to trade him they’ll get a better deal by waiting until offseason anyways.

Young fared fairly well in his return to the starting lineup in Week 8. He completed 24 of his 37 throws for 224 net passing yards (the most against the Denver Broncos this season), two touchdowns and two interceptions.

When asked on Monday if the team is considering a trade of Young, head coach Dave Canales didn’t offer much.

“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 would name Young as the starter for the team’s Week 9 matchup against the New Orleans Saints two days later.

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Cam Newton is asked if Panthers should start Bryce Young or Andy Dalton

Panthers great Cam Newton: “This Bryce Young experiment is dwindling before our eyes.”

Who should quarterback the Carolina Panthers for the remainder of the 2024 season? Perhaps someone should ask the greatest quarterback in franchise history.

Well, someone did—as Cam Newton was tasked with choosing between Bryce Young and Andy Dalton on the latest offering from 4th & 1 with Cam Newton.

“The season’s a wash. You gotta get Bryce Young some reps,” Newton stated of the 1-7 Panthers. “But make sure they’re good reps. We need to really figure out what the [expletive] this kid can do. He’s not a rookie no more. We’re wastin’ time. This Bryce Young experiment is dwindling before our eyes.”

Young, who was benched at the beginning of Week 3, will be getting his second consecutive nod this weekend since returning to the starting lineup. His first, which ended in a 28-14 loss to the Denver Broncos last Sunday, saw him complete 24 of his 37 throws for 224 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Newton then questioned the Panthers, who traded away their leading receiver Diontae Johnson this past Tuesday.

“But in Bryce Young’s defense, who is he gonna throw the ball to?” he added. “Is the system in place for him to be successful?”

Young will probably also be without last year’s top receiver in Adam Thielen, who has been ruled as doubtful for the Week 9 matchup against the New Orleans Saints.

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Jalen Hurts reacts to the benchings of young QBs; Lack of patience around NFL

Jalen Hurts reacts to the benchings of young quarterbacks; Lack of patience around NFL

Jalen Hurts was drafted in 2020 to be a backup quarterback in the NFL. Still, after his improvement and Carson Wentz’s benching, the former Oklahoma signal-caller has developed into one of the best in the league.

After an Eagles practice, Hurts recently shared his thoughts on the frequent benching of young quarterbacks (Anthony Richardson, Bryce Young) in the NFL and teams’ overall impatience with their development. He emphasized that the transition to the league can be incredibly challenging, with a steep learning curve that not all QBs can navigate immediately.

“I wasn’t supposed to be the guy I am today Hurts said via Zach Berman. Nobody expected that. But took advantage of my opportunity, and that’s what I encourage everyone to do regardless. I have a ton of respect for Tom Brady. And you hear him talk a lot of times, taking advantage of your moment. Typically there’s a different leash there, the earlier you’re picked. But nonetheless, nothing’s guaranteed and nothing’s promised. But you have to take advantage of every opportunity that comes.

“And sometimes, adversity builds the appropriate callouses for you to be able to forge a new path and withstand different storms that come your way.”

Over his first two seasons, Hurts had a 59% completion percentage with 4,063 yards passing, 21 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 1,056 rushing yards, and a Super Bowl appearance.

A two-time Pro Bowler, Hurts completed 65.4 percent of his passes for 3,858 yards and a career-high 23 touchdowns in 17 regular season games last season. He also added 15 rushing touchdowns, setting a new NFL record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a single season, matching Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.

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Panthers announce their starting quarterback vs. Saints

Will there be an Andy Dalton revenge game in Week 9? The Panthers just announced whether Bryce Young will remain their starting quarterback against the Saints:

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young returned to the starting lineup in their Week 8 matchup against the Denver Broncos. There were questions of whether that change would be permanent. The change happened on the heels of Andy Dalton spraining his thumb in a car accident.

It’s not permanent, but Young will be the Panthers’ starter again against the New Orleans Saints. Dave Canales stressed the decision at quarterback is still being made on a weekly basis.

“Bryce will be starting this week,” Canales asserted with emphasis on the word this. He continues by saying, “we’ll collect all of the information over the week with Andy, with Bryce, how he plays this week, and we’ll make another decision next week.”

Beyond Week 9 is irrelevant to the Saints. This is the second meet-up between these two teams in 2024, and both times Bryce Young has been the starter. Carolina’s offense continues to be limited, and New Orleans’ defense should handle them well.

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Panthers players react to trade of WR Diontae Johnson

A handful of Panthers praised former teammate Diontae Johnson on Wednesday.

The Carolina Panthers lost not only their leading receiver on Tuesday, but a well-respected teammate.

In what seemed like an imminent move, wideout Diontae Johnson was traded by the Panthers on Tuesday. The former Pro Bowl pass catcher is off to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a late-round pick swap in the 2025 NFL draft.

Here’s what some of Johnson’s now-former teammates had to say about the move on Wednesday . . .

When asked to provide some insight into the decision, head coach Dave Canales didn’t offer much.

“I’m not gonna get into too much of the specifics,” Canales stated. “A lot of those conversations, we always wanna try to protect and keep in-house. But we kinda just collectively thought that was the best decision for us.”

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Panthers HC Dave Canales explains decision to start QB Bryce Young in Week 9

Panthers HC Dave Canales named Bryce Young as the team’s starting QB for Week 9. He explained why on Wednesday afternoon.

Bryce Young, for at least one more week, will be the starting quarterback for the Carolina Panthers.

On Wednesday, head coach Dave Canales announced that Young will start under center for Sunday’s matchup against the New Orleans Saints. This will be Young’s second straight nod back in the lineup since being benched at the beginning of Week 3.

Canales explained his decision to go with Young over veteran Andy Dalton, who continues to recover from his sprained right thumb.

“So, he [Young] took the reps with the ones today,” he stated. “Andy is progressing. He was out there throwing. And I just really looked at all the things and for me, I just erred on the side of caution and wanted get Andy in the best possible situation to be able to make a decision going forward.

“Also, I’m excited for Bryce—to have an opportunity to build off some of the things that he did last week. Certainly, things to work on, but a lot of good stuff that he did too.”

Young was relatively decent in Week 8’s 28-14 loss to the Denver Broncos—as he completed 24 of his 37 throws for 224 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions against one of the toughest defenses in the NFL. Those 224 net passing yards, by the way, were the most by a quarterback against Denver all season.

Canales was then asked what he hopes Young will build on heading into this next opportunity.

“Some of the rhythmic throws,” he replied. “First drive—just kinda finding a good mix and balance of it. For me, again, this is an opportunity to continue to find the things that he’s confident with. He found some nice completions throughout, here and there, and then finished with a really nice drive that I thought—obviously, the game was out of hand—but at the same time, we were competing to find wins in those moments.”

The Panthers will continue to take their quarterback choice week by week, as Canales stopped short of committing to either as the starter for the remainder of the campaign.

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Panthers name their starting QB for Week 9 matchup vs. Saints

The Panthers have decided on their starting QB for Week 9’s matchup against the Saints.

The Carolina Panthers and head coach Dave Canales have made their decision on who will start under center in Week 9.

As announced on Wednesday, Bryce Young will be the team’s starting quarterback for their upcoming matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Young, who was benched at the beginning of Week 3, returned to the lineup yesterday afternoon in place of an injured Andy Dalton.

Young completed 24 of his 37 attempts for 224 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in Sunday’s 28-14 loss to the Denver Broncos. His net passing yardage from the defeat was the highest by any quarterback in a game against the Broncos defense this season.

Canales seemed to be encouraged by Young’s performance following the outing.

“I thought he had some excellent drives, I thought he had some excellent throws in there,” he told reporters. “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 are 2-17 in Young’s 19 career starts.

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Panthers QB Bryce Young shows growth in 1st start since benching

His stat line wasn’t the prettiest, but Panthers QB Bryce Young scored on some improvements in his first start since his early-season benching.

Week 8 might’ve brought a familiar type of result for the Carolina Panthers, but Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos felt, at least, a little different.

The top storyline for the team heading into yesterday’s matchup was Bryce Young’s return to the starting lineup. The second-year quarterback had been benched just after two starts in September, and got another chance in place of an injured Andy Dalton.

Young, obviously, didn’t deliver in those first two outings of the season—leading the Panthers to a total of 13 points and a pair of defeats. So this weekend presented the 23-year-old with an opportunity to prove why he was the first overall pick of the 2023 NFL draft.

And, perhaps to the surprise of many, we saw a quarterback who began to look like that prospect the Panthers invested in last spring.

As head coach Dave Canales stated in his presser following the 28-14 loss, Young played efficiently in the pocket and displayed his escapability when needed. He also—compared to earlier in the campaign—showed more confidence, poise and composure throughout the outing, even when the suffocating Denver defense applied the pressure.

While the urgency was up and down, especially with a couple of delay-of-game penalties, the willingness to test the defense down the seams and vertically was encouraging to see.

That started on the first drive of the game for Carolina. This was classic Young–the one many remember at Alabama.

He has a knack for being able to manipulate defenses with his quick-twitch body movements and eyes. Young used his eyes to move the single-high safety just enough to open up a void to put the ball where he needed it to go, giving the Panthers the early lead.

This is another example of Young using his eyes to manipulate the defense

One thing that is noticeably different from Weeks 1 and 2 was his willingness to work through progressions while exploiting space for ideal passing lanes. With the linebackers playing man, it opens up the intermediate middle of the field.

These following two deep throws from Young are what many were hoping he’d attempt throughout the game. Canales’ offense requires the quarterback to test defenses vertically, though Young is not particularly a rocket-armed passer.

Either way, you want your young quarterbacks taking shots downfield when able. Displaying trust in his offensive line for these vertical throws is a positive in itself.

Young’s first interception is something that seems contested.

There is an argument that he and tight end Tommy Tremble were not on the same page in terms of the throw, the route and where the ball needed to be. The other side of that argument is that Young made a good decision with the football, though the throw itself was bad and off the mark by a decent amount.

I lean more toward the latter, with the looping defender flashing in Young’s face forcing him to speed up his process and release. The timing was off—and with more reps in live action, these errors can be corrected.

Young wasn’t perfect, and he’ll be the first to say it was not his best game. Yet, this performance should show fans that Young is progressing—particularly when it comes to handling pressure, retaining confidence as a passer and testing the defense vertically.

In this case, it’s not about the box score for Young—who ended up completing 24 of his 37 attempts for 224 yards, two scores and two picks. It’s about the eye test.

There are questions as to whether or not he should be the starter this week, and that’s something Canales still has to answer. It’s also unclear whether or not he even trusts Young, despite the growth that was shown.

Either way, Young should be the Panthers starter for the rest of the season—especially if the team is looking to focus more on development from this point forward.

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Panthers HC Dave Canales is asked if Bryce Young will be made available for trade

Panthers HC Dave Canales was asked if he thinks the team will make QB Bryce Young available before next week’s trade deadline.

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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