Likewise, McMillan is playing the Green role for Young. McMillan was a top-10 pick for a reason, as Green was. And McMillan has 618 receiving yards this year, and no one else has more than Legette's 181. Of course, there are injuries to factor in, as Legette missed two games with a hamstring, and Coker was on IR with a quadriceps strain.
And Idzik acknowledged that a lot of this is going to take time, from making sure the pass-catchers have an open line of communication with Young, and fine-tuning their routes with him throughout the week.
But as Dalton experienced, there is no teacher like experience.
The Panthers had Thielen throughout the offseason before he was traded back to Minnesota, and then a lot of young players were thrust into new roles, and Young was throwing to guys learning on the fly.
And that takes time.
"There's a trust factor with guys that you know they're going to be in the right spot and they're going to run a route a certain way," Dalton said. "Just because you've seen it, you've seen them do it, and you know how they move, how they've reacted to certain things, and an understanding of coverages.
"That's one thing that those guys have that we're trying to build with the guys that we have here."