Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Career Change Edition

he promised, remember? if someone has to tell you, in the media, that they will no longer stir shit up, in the media, chances are good that you shouldn’t believe them.
he’s a back up qb who needs a miracle to be anything more ever again. a miracle like him not being dumb as a brick. a miracle like him ascending to the level of a mediocre nfl QB. even if he wins the spot by default (again) if kerry were to go down, there is no evidence that he will do anything but showcase once more that he is not a real nfl qb. i gave vince the benefit of the doubt for a loooooooooong time. but it’s the start of his 4th year and he’s still a petulant little baby.
he had this team in the palm of his hand after his rookie year and he was lazy, didn’t learn anything, didn’t improve, and somewhere along the way, he also lost every attribute that made him an attractive pick in the first place. no leadership, no confidence, no wow factor, bitching at the media, comatose on the sidelines. and now he’s added being a whiny prima donna to his bag of tricks. faaaaantastic.

Obviously, the expected thing would be for VY to simply state that his sole intent is on winning back the starting job with the Titans. The problem is that if he’s already thinking enough about going elsewhere to voice it publicly to a TV station, it puts a ton of focus on his work effort once training camp opens.

The slightest bit of slacking or pouting will surely bring these comments back into the spotlight, and portray him as wanting nothing more than a ride out of town. The best way for him to get that, however, is to shut up, work hard, and attract some interest from around the league.

While I’m not saying it IS inflammatory, it sounded about what I would expect, and it’s short-sighted and immature, considering his position. 1) His supposed “media silence” didn’t even last until training camp. 2) While there are other issues, I think generally the coaching staff’s issues with VY and why he isn’t on the field can be summed up with two words: maturity and judgment/decision-making. This once again falls under “bad decision”. Now it isn’t a HORRIBLE decision, just like making it rain at his own charity birthday party thrown in his own honor isn’t a HORRIBLE decision, but they’re all starting to really, really add up. The fact is his questionable/bad decisions far outweigh his good decisions, especially since he lost the starting job.

If this was the first “incident” of the off-season, I would say “meh. No biggie.” but it’s not. It’s just the most recent in a long line. So it’s not unreasonable to look at how Vince Young has handled not being the starter as a whole and say “He is immature and at this point doesn’t possess the necessary judgment to be a successful NFL QB.”

wasn’t under contract. That makes a BIG difference.

but he’s only got himself to blame. This fan base defended him mercilessly last off-season, and VY bailed the first time things got a little rough… IN A GAME HE WAS WINNING!

I spent the weekend around friends and family, all of whom told me early and often that they think I am a cool and froody guy. It was quite a bit of “self-love.” Hell, there was even a bit of love in there that I did not have to give myself. Bottom line, it was a great time had by me, and I came away feeling like I am a pretty important guy to my immediate friends and family.

That said, I somehow managed to make it to work without proclaiming in front of my boss and all of my co-workers that I need to either be publicly acknowledged as the Best in the Office, or I’m going to go somewhere else where I am appreciated more.

Why?

Because:

a) that would be career suicide, and

b) I try not to be a self-important jerk any more than is absolutely necessary.

My point is that you can spend time around people who love you and pump your ego WITHOUT letting it go to your head. And, in fact, most of us do that every day.

If you think I should bash someone for the way they want to spend their money on their birthday, then thats wrong.

I also believe this situation is being blown out of proportion. I believe he has every right to want to be traded where he will have a better chance of playing. But this is not the time nor the place to do it. Coming to work and talking about how I might possibly leave if I dont get the job I want based on entitlement and not merit is stupid.

Theres a big difference in attitude here. Im talking about how he could’ve answered this question: “I’m glad to be here, I’m working hard to try to be where I think I should be and be the best I can be. I want the job back, and I will try my hardest to get there” as opposed to -

“If them guys don’t want me to be in there man, it’s time for me to make a career change for myself,” Young said. “Because the fact is I’m ready to play ball and if they’re not ready for me to play ball, somebody is.”

Or essentially “If I don’t think I’m going to get to play, I’m leaving”. Im giving up and going somewhere else where it will be easier. Where I won’t have to fight for my job.

Personally, I want VY to succeed. I always have, and I think he gets a bad rap most of the time for petty shit. But its hard to back someone up when they live by this philosophy.

he can celebrate all he wants for his birthday, but now he’s talking about the decision making of the coaching staff.

I don’t even have to watch it to know what Schlereth will say… he’s only got that one stance that he takes ever on anything.

that is exactly what his defense should be. He’s the back-up QB, and not even on solid footing there. He’s almost at the Joey Harrington stage of his career, so really, this isn’t the time for him to start mouthing off.

I know Jeff Fisher doesn’t mean a lot of things he says in press conferences. I still don’t want him to come out and say “Well, Mike Reinfeldt did a crappy job drafting me players I can use this year,” or “Vince Young just sucks right now. He can’t even get the damn ball in the direction of a teammate.” I WANT him to support the players and the organization and be tight-lipped about it.

Same with VY. I don’t care if deep down he is pissed about not playing, I want him to give BS answers and to talk coach speak and say all the right things and put his head down and work. And don’t use Peyton Manning or other ultra-successful people as an example. If Vince Young achieves half the success of Manning, then I won’t have a problem with him speaking his mind. But until then, yes i do expect him to shut up, give vague, BS typical answers to the press and just work his ass off to get his starting job back. He can’t seem to grasp it’s in his hands, not the coaches. He’s infinitely more talented and much higher payed and much more marketable and much younger than Kerry Collins. There isn’t anything more in the world I would want to see than him to win the job back due to his outstanding play. But he can’t because he’s an immature idiot, and QB is about maturity and decision making. And until that changes, he won’t be a successful NFL QB.

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His post is absolutely priceless. His own blog.

Am I the only one who is not shocked that Fox would affiliate themselves with someone who has the literary mastery of an autistic ten-year?

He comes across as teary-eyed and ever-so greatful thanking all the people on Stampede Blue who helped him hone his (evidently vast) talents. I guess if trolling on Titans blogs and telling people constantly to go f*ck themselves is the sign of a good writer, then this is guy is the Ernest Hemingway of his genre.

Good luck, King Richard, you’re gonna need it.

I dont know if VY could handle Arena FB. It’s quick, fast-paced decision-making and there isn’t enough room for him to run and make plays because the field is so small. Of course, he’d be the best athlete in the league by far, so in that respect, I’m sure he’d do fine. Hahaha, kinda fun discussing something that would NEVER happen.

A sample: “I think Vince will be just fine as an NFL quarterback. I think he was on the way to becoming one when a confluence of events sacked him last September. To explain: His first season was excellent, his second season pretty good.”

i don’t care by what standard you judge by, to say 9 TDs and 17 INTs is “pretty good”, you’re out of your mind.

“So, what are those means? A strong offensive line is a given for any dynamic offense. Tennessee is getting closer, but not superb.”

What exactly qualifies as a superb O-Line if not our O-Line from last year? I am just a notch or two above casual fan, and almost never watch line play intently. But last year, it was enjoyable to watch our O-Line work. They were awesome. Once again, if he thinks for VY to succeed the Titans need to give him a better O-Line, he’s delusional.

He then proceeds to say that we need better skill players at every position but Chris Johnson for VY to succeed, and if the Titans don’t provide that, then they’re wasting Vince Young’s talent.

Well duh. that’d be great if we got huge upgrades at every position and marched out the fastest, most talented offense with the greatest O-Line in the history of the game ever for VY to try and succeed with. Apparently Longhorn fans believe the NFL is like college and if we need faster players we need to just recruit them.

“Right now, fortunately, Vince’s trade value might be lower than expected – contract size increasing in the near future, and perceived as the back-up for Tennesee. Maybe a draft pick and one of the three Vikings QB’s: Tarvaris, Sage, or John David Booty could entice the Titans.”

Hey, morons, VY IS Tavaris Jackson except much worse!! Why in the hell would we trade VY for a worse version of VY?!?!?!?!?!

Ridiculous….