Bryce Young, young offense running it back with familiar faces
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Usually, when a team ranks 29th in the league in something, that thing changes considerably in the offseason.
But Dave Canales looks at it differently, when it comes to his offense. In one sense, being in the 20s is a very good thing and a sign of bigger things to come.
The Panthers are effectively running it back with the same set of people on that side of the ball this offseason, with the only substantial addition so far being free-agent running back Rico Dowdle. That’s not a lot of change, but after watching his team grow during the second half of last season, it’s something Canales is comfortable with for one very particular reason.
“There’s so much growth potential because of the general age and youth of our group,” Canales said during the league’s annual meeting at The Breakers resort. “You talk about Xavier Legette, you got Jalen Coker, you got Ja’Tavion Sanders, even Tommy Tremble — super young.
“It’s like this is such a young core group of guys that we’re just getting comfortable with all the schemes that we have and I’m excited to see just some of the micro-growth that happens with each player.”
