VY Week Part 2

by Jimmy on Dec 12, 2006 3:26 PM CST in News Comment 8 comments

The Tennessean and the City Paper have decided to follow my lead and have a VY week of their own.

It is amazing how the other guys on the Titans view VY. Here are some quotes about VY from The Tennessean article:

"The guy is a walking one-man show,'' wide receiver Drew Bennett said.

"If we can give the ball to No. 10 with a chance to win," defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch said, "a lot of times it's going to happen.''

"One thing I hope is that people don't depend on him to be a hero every week,'' Titans tight end Bo Scaife said. "It is good to have a guy like that to make it happen. I can't say enough about him. But we have to continue to help him out. You don't want to put him in a situation like that every game in the fourth quarter.''

I might argue with Scaife there. I think as long as VY has the ball and a chance he is going to get it done. He has so far every time this year. Even if you look back at the Ravens game, VY got the Titans in field goal position before the coaches held him out with an injury. The field goal ended up being blocked but VY did his part against one of the toughest defenses in the NFL.

This quote is the key to this whole run in my opinion:

"The guys believe in Vince, but Vince also believes in his teammates that someone, somehow, is going to be there to make a play for him," Fisher said.

"That's a good thing. That's something we've worked hard to create. That's the thing in the locker room that wins you games, and it's continuing to evolve and move in the right direction."

VY has made the entire team better. They have been playing with so much energy since he became the starter. He just makes everyone around him better. It takes a special player to do that and VY is a very special player.

I have started a discussion at hornfans.com asking the Longhorn fans when they knew VY was special. In tomorrow's installment of VY week we will look at some of their answers.

On the Titans injury front it appears they were not as lucky as they have been in the last couple of weeks. Bo Scaife appears to have a fairly serious ankle injury that will more than likely keep him out of Sunday's game. That means your TE options consist of Ben Hartsock, Casey Cramer and Cooper Wallace, who was promoted from the practice squad today. Not exactly Kinney, Troupe and Scaife. Travis Henry also has an ankle injury that could keep him out Sunday. I am not sure about LenDale White's status but if neither can go Chris Brown will be the man on Sunday. Hopefully he can make it through an entire game. I am sure the Titans would use Ahmard Hall to spell Brown, especially in short yardage situations.

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A friendly heads up

I think the link you are looking for is hornfans.com . You will find a lot of Vince fans on there including myself. Thanks for all your work.

by SuperHorn on Dec 12, 2006 3:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

You

are correct. Thanks for catching that.

by Jimmy on Dec 12, 2006 4:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Locker Room and Community

I think one of the things you'll find from the Hornsfans people is how special Vince is in the Locker room and in the Local community.

Did you see that clip where Marty was talking about LT after he set the TD record and got choked up? I can see the same thing from Fisher in a few years.

by LeftHandedTexan on Dec 12, 2006 4:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I first knew

He'd be great in his very 1st start for Texas. Down 7-0, he took off up the right side of the field for 60+ yards. Texas lost 65-13, but it was a sign of things to come.

There were many other flashes of that greatness over the next 2 & 1/2 years, like the comebacks over Oklahoma State, the 4th & 19 scramble for a 1st down against Kansas, the 2005 Rose Bowl...the list goes on and on.

by orangeblood1 on Dec 13, 2006 9:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

not to quibble, but...

that was not vince's first start. his first start came the next week. that is why his record at texas was 30-2 (ou in 04 and washington st. in the holiday bowl the two losses.) have to agree, that was one of his best runs ever though, especially considering the amount of talent on the 03 oklahoma d. i still remember his first play in a texas uniform, a run for 15 yards or so. he was so pumped that he went straight to the wall and was pumping up the student section. he got a 15 yard penalty for it, i believe. his first pass was a 60 yard bomb to sloan thomas that took us down to the 2 yard line. these were both in the season opener his redshirt freshman year.

by ctex80 on Dec 13, 2006 9:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I meant

When Vince became "the starting QB" for Texas.

by orangeblood1 on Dec 14, 2006 8:57 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

as for when i knew...

4th and 19 against kansas. after the chris simms era at texas, where every close game was gut-wrenching, to see him EFFORTLESSLY get 22 yards when we had to have them was the best feeling. And then the killer instinct to throw the touchdown on the next play. After that game I never worried about what VY would do in a clutch situation, and what he does when it matters most is what sets him apart from Vick, Cunningham, and everyone else. Jordan is the only comparison that comes to mind now. 4th and 19 against Kansas. damn.

by ctex80 on Dec 13, 2006 9:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

That is

the most encouraging thing. He has that ability to raise the rest of the team in a way that Vick just cannot do. All of these comments are getting me fired up for the future.

by Jimmy on Dec 14, 2006 8:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs