Vince Young 'hurting inside'

I don't believe in coddling athletes or feeling particularly sorry for them, but I think Vince deserves a break on this one. He was getting booed, then he went down with what he initially thought was a season ending knee injury...

He has a lot of pressure on him and he's a very young man. Getting booed in the same game where you think you've torn up your knee is pretty rough. I understand why he was upset. He wanted to get away and hang with a friend and didn't want the distraction of his cell phone. Understandable. Give the kid a break.

Young has ability. He's no Patrick Ramsey. :)


If he can just continue to work hard and improve a little every year, he can be a Donovan McNabb-type QB.

When healthy, McNabb is a top NFL QB who can beat you from the pocket as well as with his legs. I don't see Young as a guy who will ever be able to beat anyone from the pocket.

When healthy, McNabb is a top NFL QB who can beat you from the pocket as well as with his legs. I don't see Young as a guy who will ever be able to beat anyone from the pocket.

We'll never know until he gets better receivers than Justin Gage and McCareins.

VY's character has nothing to do with this. I think VY and the Titans are realizing that what made him so good in college doesnt work in the pros. In order to be successful VY is going to have to completely revise the way he plays QB and that isnt going to be easy.

I think what the Titans and other teams need to do is draft QBs who's skill set closely matches what is needed in the pros. The Titans screwed up drafting VY as their franchise QB.

I think the thread title is a bit extreme.

As for Young (and Leinart and Alex Smith), I can't imagine what it must feel like to be in your mid 20's and feel like everything you've worked for practically your entire life is already being seen as a failure and that your career is flatlining. I mean, I'm 32 and I feel like my life and career are just getting started.

Exactly. I like how so many here (and elsewhere) are so quick to cast stones without having any idea of the situation. He could have actual mental health issues or it could be nothing or whatever. Athletes owe you nothing, and just because you think you would like nothing more than to spend one day in their shoes does not give you the right to decry them if they don't want to play for whatever reason. Of course if people on a message board were drawing snap conclusions about a Redskin (Sean Taylor) I'm sure no one here would raise a fuss or anything. Just another example of our cultural obsession with celebrity.

Exactly. I like how so many here (and elsewhere) are so quick to cast stones without having any idea of the situation. He could have actual mental health issues or it could be nothing or whatever. Athletes owe you nothing, and just because you think you would like nothing more than to spend one day in their shoes does not give you the right to decry them if they don't want to play for whatever reason. Of course if people on a message board were drawing snap conclusions about a Redskin (Sean Taylor) I'm sure no one here would raise a fuss or anything. Just another example of our cultural obsession with celebrity.

Excellent post. My thoughts exactly.

When healthy, McNabb is a top NFL QB who can beat you from the pocket as well as with his legs. I don't see Young as a guy who will ever be able to beat anyone from the pocket.

I don't see VY becoming the passser that McNabb is either.

But then again, coming out of college a lot of people had serious doubts about McNabb ever developing into a quality passing QB and he's definitely beaten those odds.

We'll never know until he gets better receivers than Justin Gage and McCareins.
maybe he needs Michael Lewis and Hank Baskett? this is one of the most ridiculous statements ever made around here. Young can be a fine nfl qback. even maybe as good as Michael Vick. but no way he ever becomes the top 5 QB that Mcnabb is. just not his style

How come people say VY does not have the talent to play in the NFL but then hop to another thread supporting JC and think he will be OK.

We'll never know until he gets better receivers than Justin Gage and McCareins.

I agree that Tenn is at fault for not getting better receiving options for VY, but did you see his interceptions on Sunday? I don't care if he has TO, Moss, and Reggie Wayne, those throws were AWFUL. I could have picked those passes off. He throws the kind of INTs that really show he doesn't have much of an ability to see the field and read NFL secondaries.