Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Bryce Young speaks with media on Wednesday about owner David Tepper’s decision to fire head coach Frank Reich with the team at 1-10.
“We all take ownership,” Young said of the incident, according to Panthers Wire/USA Today’s Anthony Rizzuti. “It’s all of us, especially offensively. I believe we are all looking in the mirror. There are numerous things we could have done better. We were all striving to do better. It’s a group effort. There is no pointing of fingers from players or coaches. We might all have done better, and we must.”
Tepper insisted Tuesday that the Panthers “preferred” taking Young over C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans with the first pick of this year’s draft. However, it’s widely thought that Young’s struggles coupled with the fact that Stroud is the overwhelming betting favorite to earn Offensive Rookie of the Year honors resulted in Reich’s dismissal. Per ESPN stats, Young enters Week 13 ranked 29th in the NFL among qualified players with a 32.3 adjusted QBR and 31st with a 74.9 passer rating on the campaign. Across his first 10 games, Young tossed nine touchdown passes and eight interceptions.
Meanwhile, the Panthers are ranked 30th in the league with an average of 265.9 offensive yards per game. “We all talk, we all feel like . . . again, you never wanna see people lose their job,” Young added during his comments. “We wanted to, of course, come in — especially this being a new team — wanted to come in and conquer things together and accomplish our goals together. We all take responsibility in that not being the case.”
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