CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bo Nix has already won more games in his rookie season than any quarterback in Denver Broncos history.
Hail Mary-throwing Jayden Daniels has the Washington Commanders alone atop the NFC East. And Caleb Williams is showing promise with the Chicago Bears. C.
J. Stroud is, well, C.J.
Stroud. And Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield are rejuvenating their careers in Minnesota and Tampa Bay. The Carolina Panthers have had, or could have had, any of the quarterbacks above had they played their cards right.
That has to make it immensely frustrating for owner David Tepper, who just can't seem to find the right long-term answer at quarterback either because his coaching staffs have failed to develop their own guy, or the front office has drafted the wrong guy or made poor personnel decisions that have prevented them from landing one. The Panthers traded for Darnold and Mayfield, but then let them leave after they struggled early on. Carolina passed on Stroud at No.
1 overall in 2023. And the decision to trade up for Bryce Young last year cost them the top pick in this year's draft and a chance at one of the rookie QBs of the 2024 class. Meanwhile, the Panthers are stuck with Young and 36-year-old Andy Dalton.
Young is 2-17 as an NFL starter, and on Sunday turned in another uninspiring performance in a 28-14 road loss to Nix and the Broncos . Nix, the No. 12 pick in this year's draft, looked the part of the franchise quarterback throwing for three TD passes against a .
