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September 5, 2008 NFL.com reports that the Tennessee Titans have added starting quarterback Vince Young to their official injury report for Sunday's season opener, but he is still expected to play. Our View:Young has tightness in his hamstring which will limit his scrambling ability and therefore his effectiveness. Until Young proves otherwise, he is not a reliable fantasy player. His lack of quality targets does not help matters. |
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September 4, 2008 Titans quarterback Vince Young had a difficult preseason throwing the ball, and the team is concerned that they may struggle in the passing game, according to Pro Football Weekly. Our View:The fact that Vince Young cannot throw is not breaking news. He has struggled doing so ever since he arrived in the league, and he does not have receivers good enough to make him look better. Young is a very risky fantasy player, as his touchdown to interception ratio proved last season (nine to 17). |
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September 1, 2008 Tennessee quarterback Vince Young had injured his right hand in the team's final preseason game, and had wore a wrap on it for two days, but the wrap came off Sunday, and the Titans say he is fine, according to The Tennessean. "Vince is fine. We are not downplaying anything; there are no issues," said Titans head coach Jeff Fisher. Our View:Vince Young is one of those guys that some fantasy owners really like, while others do not believe in. He improved his passing percentage lat season, but still had an embarrassing TD/INT ratio of 9 to 17. |
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August 29, 2008 The Titans are being quiet regarding Vince Young's hand injury, according to ESPN. Young bruised his throwing hand in the first half of Thursday night's 23-21 preseason finale win over the Packers, and he didn't return for the first series of the third quarter as originally intended. When asked if the Titans planned to X-ray or run other exams on Young's right hand, coach Jeff Fisher replied only that Young was doing well. Fisher added, "We'll have a full injury report for you next Friday. He'll be designated as whether he practiced or did not practice. At this point, I would expect he would practice." Our View:Young had his ailing right hand taped as he left the Titans' offices on Friday. As of now, he should continue to be drafted as a No. 2 quarterback in fantasy leagues. |
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August 18, 2008 Vince Young said there is still a little hole in the quadriceps muscle he injured last season, during an interview with John Clayton of ESPN. Young stated, "My quad, man, it was bad. Every week you get it better, then you go out and play and hurt it again. The quad would get weak. I was taking those pills for the pain. I was running around trying to make plays when it's not there. The quad is definitely back where it needs to be although I still have a little hole in there." Our View:Young is only 7-of-19 with no touchdown passes so far in the preseason, but is making plays with his legs, as he broke loose for a 35-yard run in the preseason opener against the Rams. His quad doesn't look to be a problem, and Young is worth drafting as a No. 2 fantasy quarterback. |
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August 16, 2008 Quarterback Vince Young has not looked good through two preseason games (7-for-19, no touchdowns), but his coach isn't worried. "He was very good at where to go and through his progressions. That was not a problem. He was sharp," head coach Jeff Fisher tells the AP. "The completions, the incomplete passes and things, you look at the numbers and say he struggled. There’s reasons for things that happened each play. He did misfire on a couple of them. He had people in his face in a couple plays; he couldn’t step up." Fisher adds that Young was hindered by a basic game plan. Our View:The Titans have a new coordinator and are working in some new weapons like Alge Crumpler, Justin McCareins, and Chris Johnson. Yeah, we'd like to see Young look a lot better, but we're not going to panic after two meaningless contests. Vince remains a low-end No. 2 fantasy quarterback. |
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July 18, 2008 Vince Young will have his jersey number retired at the University of Texas, according to ESPN.com. Our View:Young was a national champion and one of the most productive players ever to come out of the University, and there is little doubt he deserves the honor. |
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June 30, 2008 Third-year quarterback Vince Young is on the hot seat this year, and will be learning a new offense for the third time in four seasons. The offensive rookie of the year in 2006 struggled in his second season throwing nine touchdown passes and 17 interceptions. Tennessee has a new offensive coordinator and new additions on both sides of the ball so expecting a repeat of a surprising 2007 campaign is optimistic at best. Our View:How bad was the Titans offense last season? They scored one touchdown or less in nine of 16 games. |
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June 22, 2008 The Titans are ready to bolster the passing game in 2008 and have quarterback Vince Young working towards supporting that cause, according to the Tennessean. Our View:With the addition of new offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger, the Titans are focusing specific efforts to improve Young's accuracy down the field, hoping to improve his 8-for-47 mark on passes thrown over 20 yards or more, a marked regression from his performance as a rookie. We all joke about Young's preference for the run, but these reports indicate Young is putting in the work needed to motivate the Titans towards providing more of these opportunities this season, but only time will tell if Young can fit the system or if he continues to struggle in this facet of his game. |
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May 30, 2008 A recent NFL.com report suggesting that quarterback Vince Young considered retirement after one season was blown out of proportion, according to The Tennessean. “I was never going to quit football,’’ Young said. “Football, that is my pride and joy, it is my dream. I am playing my dream. And I don’t plan on giving that up any time soon.’’ Our View:We suspect the earlier report was taken out of context, as it’s not very likely that a 25 year old NFL quarterback is going to walk away from millions of dollars on the table, regardless of how much pressure their job entails. |
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May 23, 2008 Vince Young told NFL.com that he considered retiring during training camp last summer. "I really thought long and hard about it," Young said. "There was so much going on with my family. It was crazy being an NFL quarterback. It wasn't fun anymore. All of the fun was out of it. All of the excitement was gone. All I was doing was worrying about things. My teammates helped lift me out of it. I prayed really hard. And I began to focus on God's calling for me. Play football. Be a role model." Our View:Hmmmm. Really? We wouldn't take this too seriously. Young just turned 25 and still has some growing up to do. Don't worry about him hanging up his cleats anytime soon. |
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April 9, 2008 The Titans expect their offensive leader, QB Vince Young , to report to offseason workouts on Thursday, according to The Tennessean. Young has been spending time at the University of Texas, his alma mater, working on his education in an attempt to earn his degree. Meanwhile, the young and inexperienced receiving corps for the Titans are in Tennessee, are working hard, and are hoping to get their first shot on the field with Young later this week. For a group this young (not to mention an offensive line that may need to consider the effects of the loss of offensive lineman Benji Olson, having retired this year), it is important to get this early work going to develop chemistry and communication. Getting Young on the field will get that process moving forward. |
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April 2, 2008 Quarterback Vince Young's biggest progress so far under new Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger has to do with footwork, according to the Tennessean. "That's where the focus was, and Mike was very pleased, as was Vince, as to what was taking place on a daily basis," head coach Jeff Fisher said. "I think he's made significant strides to this point with his footwork.'' Young is expected to come to Nashville three or four days some weeks while continuing to take classes at the University of Texas. "I'm pleased,'' Fisher said. "There was some speculation that because Vince elected to go back to school that he wasn't going to be around in the offseason. Well, that's not the case. We're still getting him three days a week, he's not missing any (organized team activities), school's going to be done the first of May, and that's when we really start everything up in the first place.'' Good news for potential Young owners, that the third-year player is also concentrating on football, while finishing up the work on his college degree. |
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April 1, 2008 The Tennessee Titans were awarded a fourth-round pick in this year’s NFL draft as a compensatory selection for the unrestricted free agents they lost last off-season, according to the Nashville City Paper. The Titans will have pick No. 134 overall in the draft as their compensatory selection, bringing their total number of picks in the draft to seven. |
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March 10, 2008 Vince Young met with new offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger for the first time on Friday, accoring to Fan Nation. They will spend this week discussing the offense and analyzing the changes. Heimerdinger has to be seen as an upgrade over Norm Chow. Hopefully the Titans offense will show a pulse this season. |
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February 21, 2008 Vince Young has been doing his homework on new Tennessee OC Mike Heimerdinger, according to the Tennessean.com. Young, who threw twice as many interceptions as touchdown passes last season, recently spoke to QB Steve McNair, who gave Heimerdinger a ringing endorsement. "Steve says he is cool. He treats you like a grown man. He is one of the coaches who makes you as good as you can be,'' Young said. "He might say some things when he's mad, but he really doesn't mean them. ... You are going to have some ups and downs, but at the same time as long as you are getting better that is all that matters to him.” Tennessee finished towards the bottom of the league in all of the important passing categories last season, so Heimerdinger and his tough love approach could be just what the doctor ordered for Young, who regressed last season. |
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January 15, 2008 Vince Young will have a new scheme to learn next year, as the Titans fired offensive coordinator Norm Chow Tuesday. |
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January 6, 2008 As expected, Vince Young is starting today versus the Chargers. Young has been dealing with a right quad injury. |
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January 6, 2008 It looks like Vince Young will give it a go for today's playoff game. "He'll play because he has to play," said ESPN's John Clayton this morning. Young is battling a quadriceps injury, and while he's expected to start, there's no guarantee he'll be able to complete the game. |
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January 5, 2008 Vince Young was able to take part in most of Friday's practice, though he didn't work out at full speed. He'll be a game-time decision on Sunday, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. He'll test out his sore quadriceps before the contest; so long as he can move close to full speed, he'll start, if not, Kerry Collins will get the nod. |
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January 4, 2008 Vince Young (quad) split practice reps with Kerry Collins Thursday. It's still not clear who the Titans will start for Sunday's game at San Diego. |
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January 1, 2008 Vince Young, who suffered a right quadriceps injury last week, is listed as day-to-day, according to SportsTicker. "He was very excited about his play in the game and the win and his opportunity to play in a playoff game," Fisher said. "We haven't ruled him out. It will be a day-to-day thing." Young has already said he didn't think the injury would prevent him from playing this weekend, so we'd be surprised if he didn't suit up. |
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