Bryce Young

Bryce Young is set to make his fourth straight start at quarterback when the Panthers face the Chiefs this weekend and the team expects to have rookie running back Jonathon Brooks in the lineup with him for the first time.

Bryce Young will remain the Panthers' starting quarterback Sunday against the Chiefs, while rookie running back Jonathon Brooks is set to make his NFL debut.

Canales said during his press conference that the team would continue to take things a week at a time regarding their starting quarterback, but that Young will get the nod for Week 12 against the Chiefs. Young has shown improved play in his last three starts, throwing for 521-4-3 in those games while leading the team to a 2-1 record. Those wins came over the Saints and Giants, but they're good confidence boosters for a player in need of some good breaks. Young gets a difficult challenge in his next start, and shouldn't be viewed as anything more than a mid-to-low QB2 against the Chiefs.

After the Panthers beat the Giants in Week 10, their head coach Dave Canales said that quarterback Bryce Young "made a great statement" in the win but he stopped short of naming him the starter for the team's post-bye game against the Chiefs in Week 12 .

Carolina's offensive coordinator under Bryce Young's "development" in 2023 now falls into the Caleb Williams gig. Brown was a Sean McVay disciple and holds more background as a running backs coach than as a playcaller. On the optimistic side, it's hard to argue that Young was failed as yet another coaching staff fails to make much of him, and Brown was a fairly hot ticket last offseason as he interviewed for the Titans head coaching job, the Steelers offensive coordinator gig, and the Bears offensive coordinator opening before accepting a lower position on the staff in favor of Waldron. Elevated into yet another bad situation, Brown certainly is fighting the toughest battles an offensive coordinator can at the NFL level so far.