It’s going to take more than a season-opening loss to the Atlanta Falcons to change Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich’s mind about rookie quarterback Bryce Young.
Reich said on both occasions Bates “broke the rules” of where an NFL safety is typically designed to be on the field during those particular coverage schemes, adding that Bates peeled off from his assignment to make the interceptions.
“He’s somewhere where you are not expecting him to be,” Reich said of Bates. “If you look at all 10 guys on film and say ’where is the 11th guy supposed to be in coverage?″ Well, he’s supposed to be back there. But they gave him the freedom to break a few rules. And this time they got away with it.” While Reich called those great plays by Bates, he emphasized that is something the Panthers can take advantage of in the future.“They may get you once or twice early in the year but then as offenses you adapt,” Reich said. “You say, ‘OK they got us on that, but here is our answer to that.’ Then we adapt and adjust. Defenses, when they break the rules, they realize that they are doing that at their own peril, and probably exposing themselves to potential big plays. And they were.
“At the end of the day, it is my job to make sure those people are where they are supposed to be,” Young said. “It’s still on me to see that stuff. That’s something that we have talked about and we’re working toward and making sure we have the ability to take advantage of that.”Reich also talked about the need for the Panthers to pick up more “chunk plays” on offense.
Chark said he felt as if he could have played in Week 1, but the team wanted to err on the side of caution.both of whom were hurtHorn has a serious hamstring injury that may require surgery, according to Reich. He said Horn is getting a second medical opinion. The Panthers haven’t decided whether to put Horn on injured reserve, but Reich indicated that is an option.The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
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