Andy Dalton is OK. Bryce Young gets another start. Who knows what happens next?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Andy Dalton had just picked up his kids from school on Tuesday’s off day and was headed home, then off to a tennis lesson and a baseball game. “I’m thankful it is what it is,” Dalton said, “because it could’ve been worse.” Andy Dalton says the QB switch has brought him and Bryce Young closer. “But definitely crazy that it happened.” The Panthers hope Dalton’s thumb — which Canales described as a “bad sprain” — heals fast enough that he can be the No. Canales said he was excited to see Young get another chance, but the so-called QB whisperer had shown no interest in re-installing him as the starter even as the Panthers lost four in a row and Dalton had started throwing more interceptions — a no-no for a coach who values “the ball.” But now Canales has to go back to Young at least for a game, after which Canales will evaluate the quarterback position on a week-to-week basis. So I’m grateful for where I’m at and just focused on continuing to grow.” Dalton, who signed with the Panthers a month before they drafted Young, might have put it best Wednesday when he said: “It goes back to how it was before.” Maybe Dalton goes back to being the starter next week against New Orleans.