Steve Smith Sr. Gushes Over Bryce Young Following Pro Day Performance
C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young are likely to go one, two in next month's NFL Draft, so it was only right that they would have their Pro Days scheduled on consecutive days, giving the Panthers a lot to think about.
Both quarterbacks impressed and there are a lot of opinions out there as to who Carolina should take with the first overall pick. Legendary Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. has an opinion of his own which he shared with Bryce Young while interviewing him on NFL+ following his Pro Day performance on Thursday.
"There are about three routes that I like to judge a quarterback on. And the way you threw the corner route, it was about a step and a half before the receiver gave the indicator that you threw the corner route and that wide receiver was able to catch it, so that's a plus. Also too, there was some routes going across the middle. When you look at the stats, you were the most accurate, highest completion rate over the middle. So you understand the throwing lanes. But then more than anything, you're quiet feet. Quick feet, the way you hold the ball, your quick release. Everything that I've seen out of there, for me, I've seen bigger, more athletic quarterbacks not be able to anticipate the throw. I'll be 44 years old. I could have gone out there and ran those routes, just the way you were guiding the ball. It was remarkable. It just sure looked good watching it. Man, what a wonderful, wonderful display of why you deserve to be the first overall quarterback to be picked in this year's draft."
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