First-year Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales has been stressing to Bryce Young all offseason that he needs to get rid of the ball quickly or move out of the pocket and extend the play if nothing is open.

This will require fast decision-making from Young, who had one of the slowest release times in the league last year.

Canales believes this approach will play to Young’s strengths and help him improve after a tough rookie season where he had a 2-14 record as a starter, threw for less than 180 yards per game, and had almost as many interceptions (10) as touchdown passes (11).

“For our concepts, if you kind of get more specific to what we’re trying to do, the ball gets to the checkdown in about 2.7, definitely under 3,” Canales said at the NFL combine. “Bryce better be really moving towards the line of scrimmage, ready to take off, checking it down.”

Canales thinks that 2.7 seconds is enough time for Young to go through his first two reads and his checkdown.

Some plays, especially those involving play action and deep throws, might take longer. However, as a general rule, the Panthers want Young to operate with a sense of urgency.