Three-time All-Pro Gerald McCoy and two-time Super Bowl champ Kyle Van Noy react to the former number one pick’s benching and discuss what’s next for the embattled quarterback. Hear the full conversation on “McCoy & Van Noy” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen.
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Prior to the season, we talked about Bryce Young getting more reps, getting an opportunity.
The only way to get better at the game is to play and after two weeks into his second year, he gets benched Carolina Panthers.
What the heck are y’all doing, man, benching a player two games into his second year.
We’ve never seen anything like this games into his second year.
He gets benched.
Like, come on, man, that’s crazy.
You’re not even giving him failure, you’re not even giving him a chance to develop.
I think it goes back to last year.
I mean, I think everybody needs to apologize to Frank Wright.
If you go back, Frank Wright have, has never had a small really mobile quarterback.
He’s always liked tall quarterbacks from Nick Foles to Carson Wentz and II, I know for a fact that he wanted CJ.
Strout, I feel like this is something that started during fall camp and it’s kind of mulled over into the season and now here they are.
I don’t think that was just like they woke up today and the first two games were their first evaluation.
I think this was going back a long ways.
I’m curious what if he walked into a Caleb Williams situation?
Some weapons of defense can rely on the run game a little bit more.
I, I think from the head coaches experience is like, hey, he has enough time, he needs to make the right reads, you know.
So maybe there is some truth into that and I guess we will see with Andy Dalton.
Huh?
Yeah, I mean, that’s why I say the most important position in football is a backup quarterback.
Andy has won a lot of games in this league.
He’s a playoff winning quarterback and I believe he’s honestly going to play really well and Bryce will be able to learn from this.
Hopefully this ain’t the end, but I’d wanna get out of there if I was Bryce, I’d be like, I gotta get out of here.