Titans QB Vince Young (official thread) - Page 53

Bucklion · #**781** (**permalink**) 09-10-2008, 08:59 AM

I have family in the Tennessee area, and there is serious talk that Vince Young doesn't want to play anymore. He seems to feel the fans have turned against him, and he isn't sure he really wants to play in the NFL, with all the pressure and criticizm that goes with it. There is rampant speculation that the team is starting to prepare like he will no longer be there, but that's just speculation at this point.

If it's not fun to play anymore, I can see not wanting to take the physical pounding and sit through hours of meetings and film study, I guess.

Jake · #**782** (**permalink**) 09-10-2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucklion

I have family in the Tennessee area, and there is serious talk that Vince Young doesn't want to play anymore. He seems to feel the fans have turned against him, and he isn't sure he really wants to play in the NFL, with all the pressure and criticizm that goes with it. There is rampant speculation that the team is starting to prepare like he will no longer be there, but that's just speculation at this point.

Bringing in Chris Simms to go with Collins says something. It's not like Young's knee injury is a season ender.

Either way, Vince needs his mommy to stop talking to the press. She's not helping his situation.

bigballin2987 · #**783** (**permalink**) 09-10-2008, 01:17 PM

jlb1705 · #**784** (**permalink**) 09-10-2008, 01:36 PM

He was a great competitor in college, but I didn't think his game would translate to the pros. I did think though that he'd be able to transform himself into a successful pro-style QB a la Donovan McNabb. So far that hasn't come to pass.

Most surprising of all however is his apparent mindset. What happened to the Vince Young that you would never, ever bet against? Never figured he'd go all Tim Couch on us.

BUCKYLE · #**785** (**permalink**) 09-10-2008, 01:40 PM

I think there's something to be said about quite a few of the college game's greats that don't "make it" in the pros. It's like once they play football for a living, for a job, it loses its appeal.

IronBuckI · #**786** (**permalink**) 09-10-2008, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jlb1705

He was a great competitor in college, but I didn't think his game would translate to the pros. I did think though that he'd be able to transform himself into a successful pro-style QB a la Donovan McNabb. So far that hasn't come to pass.

I never thought that someone who's own college coach said "got worse the more we coached him" would ever transform into a successful pro-style QB.