Bryce Young

Dave Canales kicks off his first minicamp by putting Bryce Young and Andy Dalton in QB school, sticking to basics with detailed teaching. The Panthers also had near perfect attendance on a perfect day. 

The second-year quarterback will lead his team onto the field for voluntary minicamp today with a new coaching staff, and he'll do it with an awareness of the steps he needs to take to improve.

From A'Shawn Robinson's thoughts on Bryce Young, to free agency motivations, here's what Robinson, Josey Jewell and Dane Jackson had to say on Wednesday. 

If the offensive line is the foundation to any team, then the Panthers feel they have a solid one. Now, as offseason work kicks up, they want to see where Bryce Young can take his game and this offense. 

The Panthers' rookie head coach has gravitated toward the best coach in the game, and wants to mold his offense around Bryce Young the way Reid has with many quarterbacks.

Former Panthers greats, Luke Kuechly and Jonathan Stewart, shared their thoughts on the current Panthers, Dave Canales, and some of their favorite memories from their playing days. 

Canales has watched every snap of Young's rookie season, and has created a plan to usher the QB into his second year by building an entire offense.

Peyton Manning's rookie season was one to forget in what became a Hall of Fame career. It's why he knows Panthers QB Bryce Young can "benefit" from his subpar rookie year. 

Bryce Young's rookie season lends to a lot of offseason work for the passer. He starts his work with questions still remaining, but a needed levity.

Ihmir Smith-Marsette has bounced around four teams in three years. In Carolina, he's found what he dreams is a home, and a connection with Bryce Young.

Here are the facts and figures you need to know before the Panthers play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

Thomas Brown had some hard adjustments to make following the last loss. Plus, coordinators named in NFLPA rankings and Chark awarded for always showing up for local media.

One of the oldest and most experienced players on the team, receiver Adam Thielen has become the calming presence for Bryce Young and others, while still performing at a high level.

The Panthers rookie quarterback has absorbed 59 sacks this year, which is clearly not ideal. But the way he's bounced back has impressed those around him.

The Panthers were shut out on Sunday, as the offense allowed six sacks in the 26-0 loss to the Jaguars.

The Panthers have a chance to shake up the AFC playoff picture, pick up a 1,000-yard season for Chuba Hubbard, and more to watch on Sunday. 

Bryce Young and Trevor Lawrence's rookie season's have followed remarkably similar paths. So what can Young learn from Lawrence?

With questions looming around coaches and big name free agents, the Panthers leader submits a request; change nothing. Plus other notes from the week. 

The rookie quarterback led a game-winning field goal drive, making key plays in the passing game, when those hadn't been there for most of the season.

Rebounding from a disappointing loss wasn't anything he had to do at Alabama, but learning how to push through hard times is an area his teammates have seen him develop in.

Interim coach Chris Tabor said he wanted the rookie quarterback to play freely this week against the Buccaneers, despite the disruption around him.

Young is not the first first-year quarterback to struggle. In fact, those who were with Manning and the Colts in 1998 see some significant similarities to what's happening here.

The rookie quarterback threw three interceptions, and two were returned for touchdowns, and those around him offered support the way he has for others this year.

The rookie quarterback caught the eye of Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel (who runs the league's No. 1 offense), specifically for putting passes in places his receivers can do something with it.

After a slow start from the rookie quarterback, offensive coordinator Thomas Brown said he saw some new things from Young as he returned to the field from an ankle injury.