Tennessee Titans quarterback/headcase Vince Young will start on Sunday when the Titans host Jacksonville Sunday, according to at least one online report. The move comes at the behest of Titans owner Bud Adams, and when a guy named Bud tells you to do something, it’s usually a good idea to go with it.
Collins signed a two-year, $14 million deal in the offseason after guiding the Titans to a 13-3 finish last season. He is 108-of-197 passing for 1,071 yards this season, with five touchdowns and eight interceptions.
But now it’s Young’s turn. In two appearances this season, Young is 0-for-5 with an interception. His last start came last December at Indianapolis, when the Titans rested their starters for the playoffs. –The Tennessean.
And really, after that 59-0 pimp-slapping the Titans took in Foxboro two weeks ago, this is the only move that makes sense. At least Fisher can bask in the lowered expectations of his team and almost certainly count on coming back in 2010. And as of this writing, the Titans are three-point favorites against Jacksonville. Or maybe “3″ is the over-under. I’m not too great at this betting stuff.
Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Vince Young hasn’t seen the field since he was benched in Week 1 of last season, but he’s been keeping busy. And you might want to grab a tissue, because it’s about to get a little misty in here:
Young surprised [the two young sons of the late Steve McNair] 11-year-old Trenton and 5-year-old Tyler on Wednesday by showing up at their house and taking them to their school’s “Dear Dads Breakfast” at a local restaurant.
“Those are my boys,” Young told the Tennessean. “I wouldn’t say it was to pay anyone back; it was just out of love. Steve would do it for me. He pretty much did it for me when I was growing up. I have a history with the boys and I want to do anything I can. I am their big brother.” via, via.
One of the disappointing things about the way that everyone covered Steve McNair’s death [us included] was how little discussion was devoted to the wife and four kids that he left behind. Those first few days back in school must have been great for those kids. Hey, what happened to your dad? Oh, he was murdered by his secret girlfriend right before she turned the gun on herself. Just horribly tragic. And I thought I had it bad in school for being teased about wearing Asics…
Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young watched a 35-year-old white guy take his team to the playoffs without him last year, but it turns out that VY has a bit of history when it comes to watching amazing things happen. Esquire got a hold of the former Texas Longhorn and asked him about growing up with a mother strung out on crack:
There was a hole in the door that closed off my room from the living room. I used to always — my little bad self — peek through that little hole and see my mom and the whole neighborhood. My grandmom worked the graveyard shift, and everybody knew that after she left and the kids were in bed, the party was at our house. Every night. Smoking, dancing, having sex, and there I was, couldn’t sleep for the noise, looking through that little hole at a strange world, man. People so strung out that they’re stuttering, a-a-a-a-a-a. I didn’t know what strung out was, but I knew they were strung out. via.
No wonder Vince turned out so well. It must have been nice not having a mom that told him to do his homework or sit up straight all the time. Hey, look, mom’s passed out on the floor! Time for ice cream! Can we eat it with our shirts off this time? No? Eh, maybe someday I’ll get to do that…
UPDATE:TotalProSports comes through with actual restuarant-quality video. And apparently it’s a week old. Meh. Either way, turn your sound down before playing…
TMZ dug up this video of Vince Young dropping cash off the stage at a Nelly concert in Houston. Nelly’s still alive? We’ll never know for sure, since TMZ seems perfectly fine with shooting video of people’s backs without showing their faces. Great work, TMZ. Can’t wait until next week when we get video of Mark Ruffalo’s colonoscopy. How do we know it’s Mark Ruffalo? Because TMZ said so! Eh, they’re still more reliable than CBS News.
Today in the ongoing Vince Young saga, everything is totally fine. Nothing to report. He’s going to miss 2-4 weeks with that little knee sprain, but mentally he’s stronger than ever.
Tennessee fans adore him. Opposing fans can’t help but be impressed by his broad shoulders and confident leadership style. A driven, goal-oriented man this strong is sure to become one of the all-time greats. No one can doubt this and retain their credibility.
You know, before he was drafted, Vince Young got the highest score on the Wonderlic ever. It was like 1600 or something.
He’s so smart, psychiatrists have gone over to his house this week to ask him for advice. True story.
I know one thing for certain: our lives are all richer since we’ve been touched by the magic of watching Vince Young play quarterback in the NFL. He is a delicate, beautiful snowflake; a Monet at a high school art show; a candle in the wind. Never knowing … who to cling to … when the rain set in.
Vince Young’s increasingly erratic behavior is causing concern in the Titans organization. After an off-season of shirtless Patron-swilling and discussion of retirement — less than three years after his stirring Rose Bowl victory — the quarterback was rumored to have refused to take the field after throwing his second interception Sunday’s loss. To make matters worse, the Titans alerted police last night when Young went missing.
According to sources, questions about Young’s state of mind began when the quarter back left his home abruptly at 7:30 p.m. Monday… Young seemed emotionally down and left his cell phone behind.
Eventually, Young met with Fisher and the police at the Titans’ training facility.
After Coach Fisher spoke with Young, it seemed concerns about Young’s state of mind were unfounded… [Fisher] would not confirm any details regarding the search for Young but did say he is doing fine and drove himself home from the complex. Coach Fisher described it all as a “misunderstanding.”
I’d like to take this moment to remind Vince that it’s okay, man. You’re a special individual and a perfectly unique snowflake who’s an important part of so many people’s lives. NOW GET YOUR ASS OUT ON THE FIELD AND WIN SOME DAMN GAMES!!!
