Look, I hate to say this because I really like Vince Young personally and I think he tries his heart out, but tonight may have been the beginning of the end for his pro career. After an intense off season of trying everything from bringing in a new coach to re-making his footwork, there was no improvement at all. He looked just like last year. The Titans are going to have to look elsewhere for a winning QB, and I don’t know where Vince can go from here.

3 for 6 pass attempts for 17 yards and 1 rush for 35. It’s not enough to judge him by. There’s no interception in there, at least. Certainly it’s not a performance you’d say is the “beginning of the end”. 0 for 6 with 2 interceptions and a couple of sacks instead of the scramble for 35 yards. That would be a calamity – keep some perspective ;-).

The receivers didn’t look too good to me, especially that sequence for Paul WIlliams and also Byron Ealy had a couple of oopses. Hopefully they’ll do better.

But the positives were pretty huge. The defense looks scary good again, although cornerback depth concerns me a bit (Reynaldo! doh!). The running game looks like it could be just off the hook this year. I don’t think that was all the Rams having line problems. I think the thumbtacks are going to be the best rushing team in the league this year.

Hopefully he improves, because if he continues to play like he did last night, he will not earn a roster spot.

OK, upon further review, I’ll admit that two possessions in a pre-season game is not enough to judge anyone by. I’ll withdraw my comment. Look, I am really rooting for VY to succeed; he’s got a lot of talent and he’s really trying. But, when I read the summary of his play – including can’t complete the long one and can’t get it in the end zone – it just sounded like last year all over again. It was late and I was frustrated.

I watched the game today (listened last night), it’s hard not to get excited….but it is only one preseason game…..but wow, that was fun to watch.
Here’s my take:
1. VY- I think everything has already been said, he wasn’t great throwing it, but Gage could of come up with the one deep ball. The 35 yard run was nice…i would of liked to of seen him throw the ball away instead of take a sack. I really hope to see him gain confidence.
2. WR’s- They were shaky, but I actually like our receiving corps. Sure i wish we had a guy that can get open every play, but these guys are going to have to compete day in and day out for their spot. They will have good games and bad, they are young….just like Vince!
3. Chris Johnson- Oh baby!!!! What a weapon. I don’t care what happens with him this season, but let’s give the staff some credit with that pick! Also, Jones was impressive on defense too!
4. Defense- OK, let’s not start comparing them to some of the all-time greats yet, but they are going to be very stingy. What an awesome line! Let’s just hope R. HIll doesn’t have to play much, right Jimmy!
5. Other Stuff- What was up with the field, sand or whatever flying around all over the place. Should it be like that in August? It was nice having Heimerdinger back, also…let’s remember, they are going to be very vanilla in the preseason…who knows what they will come up with when Jax comes to town! One last thing, James Hardy caught a TD pass last night, he is going to be a star!

Man the “D” did a good job last nigt. They were fast and attacking all night long, they really swarmed well around the ball carriers. They gave up a few plays but proved that they might bend but wont break. The “O” looked good also. I think VY will be fine, and I think he actually made his reads pretty well in the limited time we got to see him. The running game speaks for its self it didnt seem to matter who was carrying the ball they were all getting positive yards even Omar Cuff. IMO Crumpler looked really good. He showed good hands and the abilty to provide an outlet for VY, but most of all he looked healthy out there. I know its just the first preseason game, but things are looking good!!

GO TITANS