Bryce Young returned to the field in a Week 8 loss to the Denver Broncos. Former Carolina Panthers legend Steve Smith broke down the film of his game. On one play in particular, Smith saw something particularly bad from the second-year quarterback and didn’t mince words.

Bryce Young’s overall play has been pretty up and down. He started and finished perfectly, making plays he never would have made in his first two starts this season. However, he had some difficulty in the middle. Steve Smith found one play in particular where Young made a glaring mistake.

“Come on, bro. Look at him! He drops the throw. The play is designed to go left! Throw the ball, bro. Throw the football.”

– Steve Smith

Smith highlighted a play where interceptions and routes went all the way to the left. Young pretended to pitch to Chuba Hubbard on screen. An untouched blitz, likely by design, came at Young and he moved to the right instead of continuing the play. That wasn’t where the receivers were and he had to throw the ball.

Smith acknowledged that the 2023 Carolina Panthers are a bit of a mess on Young. He initially said Young shouldn’t have started and that Frank Reich did a poor job, but what’s done is done. What matters now is now, and Smith doesn’t want Young to make those kinds of mistakes.

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