Bryce Young hadn't done much, good or bad, through two preseason games. That wasn't all his fault. The Carolina Panthers' offensive line didn't give him enough time to get comfortable.
The Panthers' line played better in the preseason finale against the Detroit Lions, and the results for Young were quite good.
Young, the first overall pick of the draft, played the first quarter and he went seven of 12 for 73 yards and a touchdown. He had a 103.8 passer rating when he took a seat and Andy Dalton took over. Young also had 21 yards rushing on three attempts. Young hadn't given the Panthers any reason to worry this preseason, but it had to be nice for the team to see him play so well in his last preseason action.
The biggest story with the Panthers through two preseason games wasn't even Young, but how poorly the offensive line had been in protecting Young. That group looked a little better on Friday night. Young took one sack on the first drive but he held the ball a long time. Better protection allowed Young to make some nice throws as he completed his first four passes. Then he threw incomplete on his last four on the first drive of the game, though one was a throwaway on a receiver screen that was well covered.
Young had perhaps his best pass of the preseason to start the Panthers' second drive. He had plenty of time to set up in the pocket and his Adam Thielen dragging across the middle on a perfectly placed ball for a 21-yard gain. After that he scrambled for a first down on third-and-nine.
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