The Carolina Panthers will be playing their final preseason game on Saturday against the Buffalo Bills, and we will see Bryce Young and other starters in action in that contest. Young was the number one overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, but his first year with the Panthers didn't go very well. This will be his first appearance with new Carolina head coach Dave Canales.

“The #Panthers are planning to play Bryce Young and other starters in Saturday's preseason finale vs. the Buffalo Bills,” Ari Meirov said in a post. “Will be Bryce Young's first game-action under new HC Dave Canales.”

Saturday's game will be on the road in Buffalo, and the Panthers are currently favored by 4.5 points.

Last season was the first for Bryce Young in the NFL, and him and the Panthers struggled. Carolina ended up finishing the season with a 2-15 record, and Young certainly didn't meet expectations.

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Young finished last season 315-527 through the air for 2,877 yards, 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He didn't throw for a lot of yards, he didn't throw a lot of touchdown passes and he did throw a lot of interceptions. Young was the first overall pick in the draft, so that was an extremely underwhelming season.

What made things even worse for the Panthers is that they watched QBs picked later in the draft go on to have huge rookie years and lead their teams to big turnaround seasons.

Before the draft started, people were wondering if the Panthers were going to draft Bryce Young or CJ Stroud. They obviously picked Young, and Stroud went on to win Offensive Rookie of the Year and he led the Houston Texans to the playoffs.

There's no doubt about it, Young has to be way better in year two than he was in year one. It was first year in the NFL, so he gets a pass, but if Young has another season like that this year, Carolina is going to be thinking about a replacement.