I legit feel like Bryce is going through something similar to what Tua experienced in his first few years mentally. Not that he has some crazy HC staring him down at practice telling him how much of a POS he is, but something isn’t right with Young and hasn’t been for a while. I watched almost every snap he took at Bama….. while I didn’t think he was #1 overall worthy, I’m appalled at his complete lack of development. He actually looks worse than he did as a rookie.
I think his confidence is shot and they’ve done nothing to help build it back. The lack of weaponry and poor offensive line play doesn’t help. They invested big in FA with Hunt and Lewis but hasn’t worked out. I don’t think the new coaching staff inherited him with the idea to keep and develop.
Would I trade a day 2 pick for him? Hell no. I’d take a flier on a late rounder though. See if McDaniel can rebuild his confidence. His skillset is actually a perfect fit for this offense. It’d be a Josh Rosen like punt though, at much lower comp.
If traded for the new team would only be responsible, in terms of salary, for what is now the going rate for a QB2 if I read that correctly on ESPN earlier.
I’d fear for the little guy behind our OL though. He does have a snappy quick release. He’s in the wrong scheme/system. He’s not a QB who can succeed in ANY system, IMO.