Vince Young Addresses The Media
by August West on Sep 11, 2008 3:08 PM CDT
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Jim Wyatt at the Tennessean appears to the first to report it, and we'll post a full transcript when one is found:
Young said the events of the week have been overblown by media, and his mom overreacted when she expressed concern to Fisher earlier in the week.
“I’m fine. I’m good,’’ he said. “I just needed a day-and-a half to get through some things and how to handle things, but now I am OK. I was never depressed, I just hurt a little bit. … When it happens again I’ll know how to handle it.
“I just want everyone in the world to know I am fine.’’
Young admitted he was bothered by the boos from the fans at LP Field during Sunday's 17-10 victory over Jacksonville but knows he has to do a better job of dealing with it.
“It was my first time getting booed,’’ Young said. “I didn’t know how to handle that.’’
He said he didn’t refuse to go back into the game despite impressions raised during a sideline incident in the fourth quarter.
This reassurance was much needed by many considering the circumstances that had been reported and written about over the past few days. There's certainly been a tremendous reaction at the national and local levels.
* Site note: Jimmy is going to be busy over the next few days welcoming his new child into the world! I'm sure he'll pop-in when he gets a chance, but I'll try to pick up some of the slack while he gets the baby off on the right foot... into a Titans onesie!
*Update: The Titans website now has Teresa Walker's AP report on the press conference:
All that concern over his mental state? He says he was upset as he dealt with his first serious injury, and he didn't realize he had to tell his mother where he was going anymore.
Then the media went overboard.
** Double Updated: props to JimR for pointing out that the audio from Vince's Q and A with the media is posted on Titansonline.
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HA! I beat you to the punch, Augie.
It’s reassuring to hear him speak, finally.
by hartley on Sep 11, 2008 3:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jimmy
Congratulations on your new child!
by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 11, 2008 3:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats
Jimmy
On Vince’s note. I’m so glad to hear all of this from him. Better watch out when he is 100% people.
by RhiNo6705 on Sep 11, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats Jimmy!
The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.
Vince Lombardi
by TmanInTn on Sep 11, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats!
when you read this!
distribute electronic cigars!
by numbertenox on Sep 11, 2008 4:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And
good to hear him say something, finally. You know the fans are just going to be waiting to test out his ability to withstand boos when/if he returns to the field. Maybe some of us should show up for open practices and boo him to get him better prepared?
In any case, hopefully no more “vincidents” for awhile…
by numbertenox on Sep 11, 2008 4:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Trademark alert!
Vincidents.
Why is Steve McNair not our quarterbacks coach?
by gramsey712 on Sep 11, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunate if that's true
I don’t think anyone deserves boos from their home fans.
by SuperHorn on Sep 11, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's alright guys
they’re not saying “boo” they’re saying “moo…vers”… (too obscure?)
by numbertenox on Sep 11, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More
"Let the cloud go away for a minute, and that’s what I did. I left. My mom seen me; she thought I wasn’t in my right mind. At the same time, I was watching the game, watching Aaron Rodgers do his things … eating some hot wings,’’ Young said.
The quarterback said he didn’t realize he had to tell his mother where he was going.
"Even though you’re paying your own bills at your own house, you still got to tell your mama where you are going now. So I understand where my mama’s coming from. She wanted to know where I’m going because I didn’t take my cell phone because so many people were calling me and making sure I’m all right,’’ he said.
Those comments from his mother about his not wanting to play? Young blamed the media.
"She know I don’t want to leave football. She knows I love this game. She’s the one that put me in this game. I’m here. I’m ready to play, but right now I’m rehabbing,’’ he said.
by SuperHorn on Sep 11, 2008 4:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love Foosball!
Why is Steve McNair not our quarterbacks coach?
by gramsey712 on Sep 12, 2008 7:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Listening to the full statement
maybe this has already been mentioned, but I didn’t notice it. You can listen to the whole statement on the Titan’s site at:
http://www.titansonline.com/multimedia/index.php
by JimR on Sep 11, 2008 5:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
PS
I just finished listening to the whole thing, and it did change my perspective. I do recommend that you listen to Vince’s words directly, now that he finally has made a statement, rather than just getting everything from written transcripts and media interpretation.
by JimR on Sep 11, 2008 5:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you know...
he sounds a lot more collected and cool than he has sounded in the past… Vince always seems uncomfortable but this was different… it’s a good sign for me…
by Air McNair 9 on Sep 11, 2008 6:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought that, too.
I think this may well be, on balance, a positive experience for him.
That said, JIMMY!!!! Congrats! You are a Dadddddy!!!!
Man, I love me some kiddos!
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!
by DannoE on Sep 11, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks everyone for the congrats
He isn’t here yet but should be any time.
Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles
by Jimmy on Sep 11, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just for the record...
I was at the game and I’m not one that boo’d. Sure, I shook my head but I’ve made it a point not to boo the players. It doesn’t help anything. That’s just my opinion.
As for all this media attention. Vince Young is absolutely right that the media has gone overboard. Whatever happened during the 20 or 30 extra seconds that VY sat on the bench before getting back in the game didn’t warrant being called a quitter. I think the headcases in this story are some of the writers for The Tennessean. But that’s also just my opinion and we’ll see how things shake out in time. Time, which is something the media didn’t seem to want to wait on. They want to hang him out to dry YESTERDAY. I sincerely hope he comes back and make the media eat their words and has the breakout year we’ve been wanting to see.
BTW: Congrats to Jimmy and the expected new born.
by Titanfan on Sep 11, 2008 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now can everyone relax about Vince?
We need him 100% if we want to see the Titans get a Super Bowl ring this year, without him I doubt we make the playoffs.
It was scary the way some fans had written off Vince by Tuesday morning, so I hope those that wrote posts and comments questioning his desire and motivation to win football games realize they were wrong.
Unlikely, I know, but still. Hope!
Also, change.
The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.
Vince Lombardi
by TmanInTn on Sep 11, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We have two good news today!!!
Jimmy, my advanced congratulations to you and your family! If you had a boy, would you rather call him Vince or Kerry? ;)
Go Titans!
by Pinoy Titan on Sep 11, 2008 9:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cortland Griffin (Jimmy's last name here)!
Why is Steve McNair not our quarterbacks coach?
by gramsey712 on Sep 12, 2008 7:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More good stuff
First, let me give a pat on the back to the World Wide Leader for being consistent in their coverage. I was pleasantly surprised to find info Vince defending himself splashed on the front page of their mobile site yesterday.
From the article:
Young plans to answer his critics once he’s back on the field.
“If I ever change and turn my back on this game or turn my back on anything like that, I’m letting down a whole lot of people,” he said. “And I definitely don’t want to do that because they love me for what I’m doing, and I love doing it for them.”
It sounds like VY may have learned a lesson this week, or at least that is what I hope.
by SuperHorn on Sep 12, 2008 8:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
PS
Remember that statement the next time you have a kneejerk reaction and are ready to throw our quarterback under the bus.
by SuperHorn on Sep 12, 2008 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
I’m giving Vince the benefit of the doubt for lots of this, but talk is also cheap and it still doesn’t excuse blowing off the MRI, pouting like a titty-baby on the sidelines Sunday (again) or refusing to address the media for about 4 days after the game.
I’ve been the one of the biggest VY defender among us since the day he was drafted and I still support him, but lets not put VY up on the cross as a martyr quite yet. He still has a lot of growing up to prove for a 3rd year vet.
Michael Roos doesn't eat pitas because NOTHING BREAKS THE POCKET ON HIS WATCH!!!
by August West on Sep 12, 2008 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More to the point, "playing for the fans" is the WORST reason to play.
Play for the team, play for love of the game, play just because you want to shut people up… As I listened to that, what I heard was an extremely extroverted guy who is still focused on playing—and maybe living—for people around him. Statements like “I play because I like to see the smiles on my coaches’ faces, on the fans’ faces…” That stuff is, from a psychological standpoint, not exactly ideal.
The psychological ideal is actually much closer to what you see out of Eli Manning. Half the time that guy looks like he’s not paying any attention whatsoever. It’s because he doesn’t care AT ALL what the world thinks of him. He knows what he thinks of himself, and that is enough.
Until Vince can get to that point, he’s gonna continue to struggle with the expectations and disappointments of others.
The same is actually true of anyone in any career.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!
by DannoE on Sep 12, 2008 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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