ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. goes off on epic rant about how Panthers are 'mishandling' Bryce Young after benching

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The Carolina Panthers, owners of the NFL’s worst record a season ago, have started off in disastrous proportions, and a shocking change came as Bryce Young, the team’s No. 1 overall pick from a season ago, was benched. 

Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton will be leading Dan Canales’ newly installed offense in Charlotte this week, as Young has thrown three interceptions, no touchdowns and only 245 yards with a 55.4% completion rate over his first two games.

The Panthers invested tons of capital in Young, trading away high draft picks and veteran receiver D.J. Moore to the Chicago Bears two years ago for the opportunity to choose first overall in the 2023 Draft. They went with the Crimson Tide product in Young, while the Houston Texans took C.J. Stroud out of Ohio State.

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young passes against the Los Angeles Chargers during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C.  (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

At the moment, the Texans look like they got the better of the two, but ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. does not think this downward trend is all on Young. 

In an epic rant on "Get Up" Tuesday morning following the news of Young’s benching, Kiper ripped into the Panthers organization.

"I think mishandle is the word because when you drafted Bryce Young, you knew he was an outlier," Kiper began, via Awful Announcing. "Like, Russell Wilson was bigger. Taller, but only 5’10" and three quarters. That opened it up for the 5’10" quarterback. But Russell Wilson was 205 [pounds], 208 coming out. Not 180. 

"Kyler Murray, because of Russell