What’s happened to Bryce Young? Lack of development, loss of confidence dooming Carolina QB

When Tom Brady officially moved from quarterback to announcer, he brought some of his real, honest opinions with him — like, for example, how the sport of football’s process for developing quarterbacks is broken. But after redshirting behind Mac Jones on Alabama’s 2020 national-title squad — one of the most talented in modern college football history — Young in his first year as a starter had an NFL-ready 220-pound RB, three draft picks at WR, more draft picks on his starting and backup OL and a defense that had everything. pic.twitter.com/pZ1qMyOGtd — SEC Network November 13, 2021 Moreover, when Young signed with Alabama out of high school, he did so basically knowing he’d be the starter as a sophomore. Beyond that, though, we’re comparing him in the 2023 draft class to Anthony Richardson and Will Levis, two other extremely talented passers who — like Young — are struggling with little things right now. Young’s actually one of the rare college players who had coaching consistency, so when Carolina owner David Tepper fired Frank Reich 11 games into Young’s rookie year, the roof caved in.