Lost amidst the fallout of the Brady injury yesterday was Vince Young - he of the perpetual 65 quarterback rating - apparently quitting on his team, then getting injured a few plays later just for good measure. I'll let the Tennessean explain.By now you know the score: For whatever reason, Young appeared unwilling to take the field midway through the fourth quarter on Sunday afternoon following his second interception and a resulting cascade of boos from the fans at LP Field.
Eventually, he re-entered the game, only to suffer a knee injury four plays later. His day was done. But the real story was just beginning.
Eventually, he re-entered the game, only to suffer a knee injury four plays later. His day was done. But the real story was just beginning.
Apparently Young simply had enough after his second brutal interception of the day, which was picked off by a Jaguars defensive end. Ouch. Even stranger, he didn't tell anyone either that he'd decided to call it a day.
“I came on the field and 10 wasn’t in the huddle,” said center Kevin Mawae. “I didn’t know what the situation was.”
Fisher then made a beeline to Young, standing several yards away.
After the game, Fisher recalled that his conversation with Young centered solely on the quarterback’s hamstring.
“He said, ‘It’s tight,’ and I said, ‘If it’s tight, we’ll go with Kerry,’ and try to talk him back into it and he felt good,” Fisher said.
But considering how animated Fisher appeared as he talked with Young, it’s hard to believe some other matters weren’t discussed. From the outside looking in, Fisher seemed to all but throw Young back onto the field.
Fisher then made a beeline to Young, standing several yards away.
After the game, Fisher recalled that his conversation with Young centered solely on the quarterback’s hamstring.
“He said, ‘It’s tight,’ and I said, ‘If it’s tight, we’ll go with Kerry,’ and try to talk him back into it and he felt good,” Fisher said.
But considering how animated Fisher appeared as he talked with Young, it’s hard to believe some other matters weren’t discussed. From the outside looking in, Fisher seemed to all but throw Young back onto the field.
Kerry Collins of all people, who came in for Young, even tried to get Young onto the field. Eventually, Young hopped back onto the field, and wound up getting injured two plays later. Collins then came in, converted a 3rd and 15, and led the Titans on the game clinching drive.
If you find it hilarious that a quarterback who once quit on a team spelled a quarterback who quit on a team, you're not alone.
Young's injury hasn't been confirmed yet, but Adam Schefter of the NFL Network is reporting that Young tore his MCL and will be out 2-4 weeks.
While I know Young brings certain intangibles to the game that can't be accounted for in stats, I think it's safe to say that Young is on the verge of being labeled a bit of a bust. He's wildly inaccurate, doesn't make particularly good decisions, and now with that MCL tear, he's unlikely to be the running threat he normally is.
Plus the fact that it appears he quit on his team - after once saying he wanted to quit playing football after his rookie season - probably isn't going over real well in the locker room. Oh, and it's long been thought that Norm Chow was fired because Young didn't like him.
The funniest thing about all of this is that not long into Young's first season, ESPN analyst Merril Hoge began a crusade about how Young wasn't a good quarterback and would never lead his team anywhere. Most of us thought Hoge was nuts, but now, he may have been incredibly prescient.
Young still has maturity issues [Tennessean]
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