Brady called it a “tragedy” that young quarterbacks are being forced by their teams to play early. He said the game is dumbed down, which I don’t necessarily agree with, enabling it to happen. But a lot of young QBs are missing the valuable developmental practice reps that used to be so common in the NFL.

But 36-year old, hasn’t started a game in a year, fresh off the pine, Andy Dalton, just set the standard for quarterback play in 2024. The Carolina Panthers new starting signal caller just quarterbacked the league’s first 300 yard,

Andy Dalton gave the Panthers the quarterback play they’ve been sorely lacking, throwing for 319 yards and three touchdowns to lead Carolina past the Las Vegas Raiders 36-22.