CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Coach Dave Canales was noticeably excited about the fun he had calling plays for second-year quarterback Bryce Young in the Carolina Panthers' season finale against the Atlanta Falcons.
It spoke volumes about the season.
"Being able to call whatever I wanted, knowing he was going to find a positive outcome, he was going to find a throwaway, a big play, a scramble for a touchdown,'' Canales said after the 44-38 overtime victory in which Young had a career-high five touchdowns. "And how freeing that is just to be able to call whatever fits that area, not having to second-guess the calls.