Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Bryce Young had himself his best showing of the preseason on Friday night, and even showed another side to his game while doing so.
Head coach Frank Reich was asked of Young’s performance following the 26-17 loss to the Detroit Lions. He was happy to see the 5-foot-10, 205-pounder use his legs to move the chains, despite needing some work on the ol’ slide.
“We gotta work on his sliding a little bit,” Reich said. “But he has that in him. He has that instinct. He has that ‘make you miss,’ like, even when a guy has him dead to rights. We’ve seen that in practice—little snippets of that. He has that little stop-start-stop hesitation move that’s hard to figure out. So, that was good by him.”
Young scrambled three times for a total of 21 yards, including lengthy 13-yard run on the second drive of the night. That possession also resulted in his first touchdown of the preseason, one that highlighted a pretty electric performance.
“I think he was sharp and productive and made plays,” Reich added of Young, who finished with 73 passing yards. “And showed even more playmaking ability with his feet. The throw for the touchdown. There was another throw to Adam [Thielen], kind of a big box throw that Adam lost the ball in the lights that I think had a decent chance to be completed. But Adam lost the ball in the lights. So, I thought he was accurate and made plays.”
