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● By Curt Popejoy
It only took one week of quarterback Bryce Young for a quarterback to be squarely on the first-round radar for the Carolina Panthers. Young was bad in 2023 and looked just as bad with an improved offense in one game in 2024. We had tried to give Young and the Panthers the benefit of the doubt when it came to the 2025 NFL draft but at this point, Carolina might just have to own the fact they messed up taking Young No. 1 overall in 2023 and try again.

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