Bryce Young got some reps on Sunday in the Carolina Panthers' matchup with the Chicago Bears, but if first-year head coach Dave Canales' postgame comments are any indication, it wasn't a precursor to Young reassuming the starting quarterback job.

When asked about the decision to pull new starter Andy Dalton and give Young some late burn, Canales clarified that it was partly because the Panthers didn’t want Dalton to get beat up behind a hurting offensive line. Oh, OK. That’s right. The Panthers are thinking about preserving Dalton’s health first for a long season, Young second. Oh man:

Head coach Dave Canales took the lectern this afternoon to provide some updates on his team following their 36-10 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 5. The most notable bit concerned center Austin Corbett, whose 2024 season will now come to a close after he tore his biceps in the defeat.

The year-two Bryce Young reclamation project that the Carolina Panthers hired Dave Canales to lead turned out to only last two games before Young was

We have to just do better. We got to do better on third down, we have to get off the field so we could play complimentary football.”

Panthers HC Dave Canales was asked if he wanted to build Bryce Young’s confidence by playing him late in Sunday’s blowout loss to the Bears.

Dave Canales aggression cost the Panthers points in week four, but that won't stop him from bold decisions going forward.