Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young’s assessment of his NFL debut boiled down to: “Not good enough to win.”

And the former Alabama All-American’s coaches were fine with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft feeling that way.

“I think Bryce is obviously super competitive, as we all are,” Carolina offensive coordinator Thomas Brown said. “I think it’s great to see from an emotional standpoint that response.

“But back in the building on Monday, we made the initial corrections. … Once we make those corrections, we move on and go back to work, so he’s been great this week.”

Young opened his career by completing 20-of-38 passes for 146 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions and running three times for 17 yards in the Panthers’ 24-10 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 10.

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“I just loved his overall demeanor and his approach,” Brown said of his assessment of Young’s debut. “He’s normally going to be always calm, cool and collected. But when it comes to when we make plays, having fire, showing some emotion for the first time in that setting, it was great to see as we kind of learn more about him and him about us also.”

Carolina coach Frank Reich said he thought Young “played solid football” in his debut and had what it takes to play better.

“He has a strong and somewhat in a good way – and I mean this in a complimentary way because all the good ones have it – stubborn nature to him,” Reich said, “because that’s what it takes sometimes to be great, so he has that blend of confidence and humility that you’re looking for.”

Young returns to the field when the Panthers play the New Orleans Saints at 6:15 p.m. CDT Monday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. ESPN will televise the game.

“Obviously, we’ve turned the page and it’s been just about how we can be constructive from it,” Young said on Wednesday, “so, yeah, there’s good stuff on film that we have to continue to do and then there’s stuff that, obviously, we have to learn from, I have to learn from. We’re in the process of getting that cleaned up.”

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The “good stuff” that Reich saw included Young’s ability to avoid negative plays, although he was sacked twice.

“One of the other things I thought he did well: I thought he threw the ball away,” Reich said. “I think he had three or four throwaways where he’s not taking sacks. …

“Over the long haul, that’s going to help us as a team. It’s going to help us stay in phase and not take sacks. It’s going to help him stay healthy.”

What the Panthers want to see in Young’s second game are more throws down the field. Carolina’s longest completion in the loss to Atlanta gained 14 yards.

“The deep ball always has to be a threat,” Reich said. “We went back and looked at it. We actually called more than I thought we did. We probably had four or five, maybe even six, potential deep-shot calls. Couple of them we just didn’t execute on. There was one that we checked out of because they were bringing a blitz, and then there was one we read something and just went the other way, which sometimes happens. …

“There’s two categories of getting the ball deep. There’s the plus-40 plays where you’re throwing go-balls on the outside and deep post routes, and then there’s deep plays over the middle or on the sideline – those 20-, 25-yard gainers. Obviously, we didn’t have any of them, either of those, so that’s not going to be acceptable.”

New Orleans opened the season with a 16-15 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 10. The Saints allowed three completions that gained more than 20 yards. All came on short passes, including a screen that former Alabama All-American Derrick Henry turned into a 46-yard gain for the Titans.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.