"Calm, cool and collected? Bryce Young makes the placid Brock Purdy look like a rabble-rouser at the podium. That's not what the 49ers (7-4) are worried about when they host the Carolina Panthers (6-5) on Monday Night Football (ESPN, 5:15 p.m.) Young doesn't have the swag of Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick in 2018, nor is he an explosive waterbug like Kyler Murray, No. 1 in 2019."
"Young, 24, has a skillset that more resembles Purdy, the last pick of the 2022 draft, than he does the guy who went No. 1 overall the following year to the Panthers, who have mangled the quarterback position ever since moving on from Cam Newton. Young is 5-foot-10 and throws with more touch than power. He has just 83 rushing yards in 10 games, and 40 of those came in Week 1."
"Last season, Young was benched after some uneven performances for veteran Andy Dalton and showed about as much emotion as when he was named the starter. He's not that fiery. I've never seen him get too emotional, said 49ers backup quarterback Mac Jones, an Alabama teammate. He spends a lot of time on his mental approach and I respect that a lot. He's working through some things, but he's a great quarterback."
Bryce Young presents as a calm, low-emotion quarterback whose style and size align more with Brock Purdy than with recent No. 1 overall picks. The Panthers face him while struggling to find stable quarterback play since Cam Newton. Young stands 5-foot-10, relies on touch over power, and has limited rushing production with 83 yards in 10 games. Critics questioned whether college surrounding talent inflated his profile, and he was benched last season after uneven play. Teammates praise his mental preparation, decision-making and intelligence, describing him as deceptively tricky and not to be underestimated.
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