The ugly truth about Bryce Young's disastrous start

Bryce Young was 14/24 on Sunday for 54 yards. He had no passing touchdowns and an interception, though he did add one rushing score.

According to Ian Hartitz, not a single NFL QB has attempted 24 or more passes and failed to crack 55 yards since David Woodley in 1980. That is not exactly a good quarterback or someone Young will want to be compared to.

How did this happen? There were a myriad of factors that led to Young's awful day, including his own struggles. The interception was bad, and he missed on a couple of throws.

The other major part was the offensive playcalling. So many times, the Panthers appeared to send a bunch of receivers deep, and when none of them were open, after going through reads, Young had to check down.

When he did that, the Seahawks flew to the ball and made the tackles for short gains. The film may paint a different picture, but given that Young had some time and clearly went through progressions and has been playing well, it's likely that the Seahawks' secondary was just locking everyone down.

On a few occasions, the pass-catchers also let Young down in big ways. Tetairoa McMillan had a long drop on one of Young's best passes of the day. Mitchell Evans dribbled a ball instead of catching it. Jalen Coker was interfered with on a potential big connection.

But at the end of the day, Young was bad. The offense was pretty timid and had a bad day. The running game was nonexistent, so the Seahawks could really sit back in coverage and not allow anyone to get open. Ultimately, though, it's a day worth flushing and moving on from for all parties involved.