The three teams that made rookies their starting quarterbacks in week one should be pleased with the results.

Broncos quarterback Bo Nix improved to 4-3 as a starter Thursday night, joining Caleb Williams on the 4-2 Bears and Jayden Daniels on the 4-2 Commanders in four wins as rookies.

It’s a reminder that the right starting quarterback, with the right team around him, can win quickly. Gone are the days when it was assumed that a rookie quarterback needed time to adjust to the NFL. and a team with a rookie would let him develop on the sidelines or let him take his lumps in what would surely be a losing season. NFL teams today expect their rookie quarterbacks to start and win.

It’s also an unfortunate reflection on Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, who was the first overall pick in the draft a year before Nix, Williams and Daniels. Young has fewer than four wins in his career. Or even three. The Panthers benched him after two starts this season and his current record as a starter is 2-16.

There was a time when young quarterbacks like Terry Bradshaw and Troy Aikman could take losses early in their careers and go on to win multiple Super Bowls. There is less patience for that in today’s NFL. Young quarterbacks are expected to win, and win now.