Young talked about setting the tone at his first day of rookie minicamp and the support from the city of Charlotte in his transition.
I just gotta as people got here early to See you walking and you were already Here what time did you get to practice And Coach Wright was talking about That's just who you are and that's Naturally what you do uh yeah you know This is this is a huge day for me um you Know this is my my first day of practice Um you know it was it was a lot of fun So of course you know I wanted to wanted To say the tone and you know I was just Here trying to trying to get stuff down Like we all were um you know we've Talked about it a lot as a team um you Know being prepared making sure that um You know in this rookie mini camp you Know we've talked about the themes of The team and you know one of them is is Making sure that you know we're prepared And to do what we want to do so you know I think we all here want to make our the Best first impression we can um you know There's so much that you know I'm Excited for and want to improve on and I'm super happy to be here so um you Know I I just want to do everything I Can to you know have a good first day And you know hopefully keep stacking Them Was there one thing you did out there One throw one move any one little thing That felt like a signature thing that That stood out uh I wouldn't say so I Think for me um you know I just want to
Do what's you know I want to play my my Best for the system you know I want to Do everything I can to you know I'm Embracing the system learning it and you Know I I think what what's the signature For me is is whatever the you know Whatever the coaches draw um you know It's that learning process of filling Out how how time how routes are supposed To be how you know how things are Supposed to be read you know Understanding learning the system um so You know for me it's I don't think There's anything um you know that that Carries over as far as um you know There's a specific route or throw I mean I'm learning the system and you know I'm Watching films seeing how things operate Learning so much from the coaches Um so you know for me I want to do Everything that they ask of me and you Know Um really I I want to focus on my I want My signature to be be executing the play Whatever the coaches call What has your playbook studying been Like what Yeah um you know um you know I have Great coaches here obviously um all the Coaches in in the QB room have done you Know a great job of helping me and I've It's been a you know a lot of repetition About you know and just from top to Bottom um obviously it's a lot of
Different um you know a lot of different Verbiage Um different words um and you know for Me it's a lot of associating um some Stuff with stuff I've done in the past And then learning new stuff learning new Philosophies and you know we all run the Same plays or certain variations of it But it's all taught a little differently Everyone has just different philosophies Uh so for me I'm you know really trying To trying to soak it all in from the Coaches you know really asking them Questions I'm seeing how they see things And then you know repetition as far as Trying to get calls right get plays Right know um you know what the what the What the rules are what the little Nuances of each play is you know on top Of watching film um so you know as much As that as I've been able to get in it's Been a big point of emphasis for me CNC Charlotte after the pre-draft Process obviously going through all that Coming here having a celebration what Has it been like for you to you know Throw the throw the sweats on and Actually get to work yeah um it's Amazing um you know I'm I'm grateful and Blessed to have the pre- draft process Um that I did but you know obviously That that was something that um you know It was it was working up to this and you Know I'm grateful to be here um you know
To be a part of this organization and Now that you know it's not a Hypothetical anymore Um knowing where I'm at Um you know knowing you know what the Playbook is knowing you know the Tangible goals that you know I want to Get to you know that the coaches are Pushing me and us as a team towards Having that and having it right in front Of me um you know obviously there's a Lot more work to be done for me there's A lot of I want to get better at and Improve that there's a lot you know more For me to go this is just day one but to Be able to you know finally start day One and be able to attack it and be able To you know start that process um it Feels great for me foreign Panthers.com I wanted to ask about your Early chemistry with Jonathan Mingo Coach was up here telling us you know he Kind of sent some of it already do you Send some of that and is there sort of I Don't know if pressure and expectation Is the word but y'all being you know the First two picks out of this draft kind Of one to create that chemistry with Them um yeah I think you know I've been Able to you know for me it was it was Cool I was able to watch him a lot while I was in college obviously not didn't Know that we'd be teammates but you know Him playing it Ole Miss I was always
Watching film on Ole Miss and you know Always like you know him as a receiver And then you know now being able to work With him and talk with him you know We've talked even before Um before Camp you know we've we've gone Working and talked about things just Again one to be prepared one to be the Best verses of ourselves to help the Team um you know we both feel the same Way about that I mean I'll try and do Everything we can to help the team and You know I think for us we're just Focused on on the commitment to that um You know we want to push ourselves to be The best versions of ourselves um you Know here in rookie mini camp it's a big Filling out process of of the routes you Know the new Personnel new system so I Think you know for us you know again Whatever the coaches ask of us or Whatever coach is asking me that's what I want to do that's what I want to um You know do the best of my ability and You know I feel like we're both both the Same way in that so you know we've you Know tried to try to each individually And together and do all we can to put Ourselves in the best situation to help A team Associated Press just curious is there Anybody you talked to from outside the Organization maybe heading into this and To help you prepare I mean uh former
Quarterback former coach anybody that Yeah I'm definitely I'm a good amount Especially throughout the pre-draft Process um you know I've been blessed to Be around some some great people people Who have played in the league people who Play in the league now I mean whether That be former teammates that are older Being the league you know they're the Guys that I met through this process or In the off season or coaches that are Coaching or retired Um you know they they've all you know I've all kind of asked everyone that I Can you know for input for for info for For advice you know obviously for me It's only day one I have so much to Learn about this league and you know I Want to do everything I can to try to Set myself up to be successful and to Help the franchise and help the Organization so Um yeah there's there's been a ton of Advice throughout you know a lot of People have helped me and you know I'm Going to keep leaning on the people who Have had success and have been doing it For longer than I have you know in hopes One day to you know be able to to have Success in Health Organization in Whatever way they ask me towards was Something stood out uh yeah I mean it's A lot one person that I talked to a good Amount was was Mac uh Mac Jones was
Someone who um you know I was really Close with Um you know obviously I played I was you Know I played under him while I was a Freshman in Alabama and you know he had An amazing you're there and then you Know I've definitely reached out to him About the transition and you know things That you know he took away and you know Just trying to get prepared for this This next level this next step Um so you know that that that's one of Many guys who have been super gracious In helping me and and you know imparting Wisdom The athletica to see it have you been Around Charlotte enough now Been out to eat have you done anything Out in the community where people you Know recognized you and that sort of Thing Um you know a little bit in between out A little bit um you know a lot of it Here is you know at the stadium you know We're up here working Um and then you know they just called us In uh yesterday Um so you know been been around a little Bit I'm still only only a couple days But um even in those couple of days um You know you can feel you know the the Buy and you can feel the Embrace from The community Um you know being able to be here in in
Charlotte and you know I know it Radiates throughout the Carolina feeling The support that they have for for us You know that that really means a lot to Me and you know being here you know it's New it's somewhere that I haven't been Before but you know the place I've been Have been great all the people have been Been super nice it's been very warm very Welcoming Um and you know as I grow I'm excited to Continue to grow with this community and You know I'm super grateful to be here Yeah it was it was fun We saw during seven on sevens you had The incompletion early but then you were Like rounded off six or seven straight Completions Working with these wide receivers and Running backs and all these players for The first time how do you find the Rhythm in the passing game in these Drills yeah you know a little bit coming With with reps but also you know the Coaches do a good job of making sure That you know we're their coaching Details you know they're coaching little Things so that you know obviously we Come from different systems in different Places and you know we all move and run A little differently but there's so much Detail in the coaching here Um you know because of that people are Able to get to the same spots for me I'm
Able to coach be coached on my eyes and Where the ball should be and you know Following those rules that the coaches Give me Um so you know I think really for that The credit goes to the coaching staff on On being detailed um so that you know You can take people from all different Types of systems that have played Everywhere and come under one system and You know still you know try to try to be Fluent Um Frank was in here talking about he Wanted a test you want to kind of throw A lot at you how do you keep from from Being overwhelmed from from having to be Too much and kind of taking it one step Yeah um you know just trying to be where My feet are and process all the things That I can Um you know just being that that Competitor you know you always want to Get everything at once and you want to Be as comfortable and have everything Down as you can and you know I Understand and lean on the coaches a lot From from knowing that is a process I Mean you know for me I try to go about a Routine or process of learning things And digesting things so that you know Obviously it's not a slow tempo and I Can go as fast as I can but also that I Really am able to understand the stuff That goes on and I'm able to you know
Learn the ins and outs and you know I'm In that process right now and again I'm Grateful to have the coaches around me That I do that have imparted so much Wisdom and helped me giving me nuggets And the way that they teach and Communicate you know it's really Effective for how I learn um so you know There's still obviously a lot more about The Playbook I want to learn there's you Know I I want to get to the point to Where you know where I haven't mastered Um you know there's and I know that That's a challenge or stuff that I you Know that I have to keep improving Improving on I'm going to stay on my Playbook and keep trying to get better And better day in and day out um but you Know also understanding you know if they Want to rookie mini camp um so it's a Day by day process we've talked about a Lot that a lot as a team um so you know Today was you know a good day you know So far we still have meetings still time To go and then you know I focus on what I can today and then start all over Again tomorrow Coat says you had complete Command Today did you feel that way or what did You feel like um you know for me I feel Like it's a team effort um you know I Was I'm super super happy to be in in Rookie mini camp with this group um it's A great group of guys I'm you know
Coming in with from different Backgrounds different levels of Experience but you know again the Coaches were able to bring that in and You know have a great coaching staff That's able to take all that um you know All the all the diversity and bring it In and bring it all in Under One Roof And Under One Roof excuse me and and Teach us all you know the same Playbook And you know again it's not just me it's All the guys around me um you know it's It's you know it's a back and forth It's A whole group thing um so I'm grateful To be around the group that I am you Know I feel like they they push me they Elevate me I try to do my best to do the Same for them um you know it's a team Effort you know it takes all 11 on one Side of the ball um you know to a full Unit of full team to kind of have that That Rapport so you know it's day one We're building it but I'm excited to Keep building with this group Yeah Yeah no it's great um it's amazing Having having him who obviously play the Position for so long has so much Knowledge Um you know not only as a coach but as a Player too um and you know recently has Played in in so many different systems Has so much knowledge to bring and you Know like you said for him to bring that
Energy um that juice every day at Practice Um you know he's running around he's Coaching after every after every play After every snap of the ball I feel like That's great for me um you know again I'm super eager to learn Um you know there's so much that there Is you know for me to learn about this League and for me to grow in and you Know for him having all the wisdom that He does him in my ear every single every Single play bring the energy that he Does I feel like it's going to be super Beneficial for me thank you guys
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