From The Worldwide Leader comes one of Kuharsky's first articles on the ESPN staff.  

A couple of tidbits:

 

Heimerdinger actually was surprised at how swiftly Young caught on to the themes of the footwork changes.

"I thought it would be kind of dramatic because you're asking a guy to change the way he's been throwing for a long time, at least with his feet," he said. "I didn't think he'd catch on as quickly. When we started doing the drills for it, there was such a big difference between Day 1 and Day 3 that I knew he was going back home, working on it and it was important to him."

His footwork wasn't the only thing he worked on. While completing course work toward his degree in Austin this spring, Young flew back to Nashville on Wednesday evenings and got a classroom session in that night before doing field work on Thursdays and Fridays.

Heimerdinger actually liked that Young was off on his own some of the time because it gave him a chance to gauge his quarterback's dedication and ability to follow through with plans.

Young showed Heimerdinger that he'd ponder things after those Wednesday evenings, because the coordinator would see improvement on Thursdays.

 

 

How will the footwork alterations change Young's game?

His accuracy should improve even more than it did in 2007 when he jumped from 51.5 percent in 2006 to 62.3 percent. Now, as Heimerdinger seeks more yards after the catch, he said he can't have pass targets diving or jumping to pull the ball in.

Just as importantly, the alterations should help set up Young to run more effectively when he decides the options produced by routes on a play don't warrant a throw.

Even in OTA practices in which it's hard to simulate a pass rush, Fisher has seen Young step up into the pocket rather than hanging back, as had become his habit.

"We do have team-oriented drills and the pocket does collapse, and what Vince is doing much more now is moving up in the pocket," Fisher said. "He's stepping up in the pocket with his eyes downfield and picking up receivers rather than keeping his depth in the pocket and scrambling with depth. He'll be able to make more plays not only as a passer but also as a runner as he moves forward."

 

All we've heard about this offseason is about that irrelevant picture of him partying one night with old teammates.  It's encouraging to hear the other side of the story and understand all the hard work he's putting in.

There will always be Vince haters.  And face it, unless you watch Vince every Sunday, the stats don't say much.  But, the kid has that certain quality that you only see in a handful of athletes in a decade.  It's a fire and competitiveness that doesn't show up on a stat sheet, and you can't coach.  Combine that attitude with a set of tangibles unlike any athlete ever to play the Quarterback position and you have someone who could become a legend in this league.  

I'm getting side tracked here; it's the offseason and news like above gets me excited.  Now, I know this isn't college football, but, then again, VInce isn't any other quarterback either.  When the Texas Longhorns got back from the first Rose Bowl win, VInce told all the people who wanted to win the National Title the next year to be at the stadium the very next morning.  I'm feeling that same kind of drive from him again this offseason.  He's beginning to understand that to be the best he's going to have to evolve.  If that evolution continues...watch out.  I'd expect a dramatic improvement this next year.