Vince Young Limited in Practice Friday Questionable for the Dolphins
by Jimmy on Nov 12, 2010 3:37 PM CST
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PrintSo the various beat writers are reporting on Twitter that Vince Young was limited in practice on Friday. Kerry Collins took most of the reps with the first team, and it was Collins, not VY, that stayed after practice to get some extra work in with Randy Moss.
Vince is questionable, but it doesn't look like he will be the starter on Sunday at this point. Obviously it is times like these that having Collins on the roster is so valuable because of his experience, but it really makes the decision to play VY in the San Diego game look really bad. They could have given him a full 3 weeks to heal up after the injury instead of trying to rush him back.
I am not saying that I think Kerry is the better option, but I am saying that I want a fully healthy Vince Young as the quarterback- especially as we head into the stretch where we have 4 straight games against AFC South opponents. We still have 2 weeks before that stretch starts so hopefully there is still time for him to get there.
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Ugh
it’s so disappointing when VY doesn’t start. Can’t really get mad over an injury related decision, so that’s why I keep the bitching to myself.
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Yah it looks like collins
Better to let VY heal up and you are spot on about resting him for the San Diego game. It should have been done. But hindsight is 20/20. VY always gives us the best chance to win though!
Kerry makes Randy Moss about half as valuable.
Still, I think we can win this game with him under center.
Crap.
I really thought he’d go this week.
"I didn’t say other people. What do you expect from me, effort-wise?"
by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Nov 12, 2010 2:11 PM CST reply actions
WTH......
Ok now I feel somewhat robbed, your stuff is starting to sound a lot like all my posts. To anyone that has not checked it out check out my risk or not to risk and let me know what you think
No offense man
But its not like the “Should we risk VY’s health?” question was brought up because of you. We’ve been tossing this idea around for a few weeks now.
"I didn’t say other people. What do you expect from me, effort-wise?"
by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Nov 12, 2010 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
Remember
Last year, VY went an entire week without practicing and still came in and threw 3 tds vs the Dolphins. I think there focus for him is to just take it easy, study the offense, and see how you feel come gametime.
I don't get why Vince doesn't stay after practice
and throw with Moss too? I mean even if he isn’t playing this Sunday, you’d think the starting QB would want to get in some throws with the new guy (who happens to be RANDY MOSS). ???
Maybe he's in the film room
I’d say geting comfortable with the offense is alot more important than throwing a couple of passes to one receiver.
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No assumptions.
It is a fact that Vince didn’t stay to throw. All I asked was why. I didn’t hate or say VY isn’t g.o.a.t. or anything like that :p
They wanted Vince to get off his ankle.
When Vince was interviewed Thursday about his ankle he said,“Actually, it feels a little bit better. Today I got a couple reps in and it felt pretty good and then I got off of it.” Today Jeff Fisher said the split reps were by design ,“No, he took most of the reps yesterday—half the reps, and we just backed him down today.” It sounds like they want Vince to stay off his ankle so maybe thats why Vince didnt throw after practice with Moss.
he might have been sore after the increased workload yesterday
a lot of times the day after a guy comes back is when you know if he’s really ready to go.
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Just read Fisher's practice report......
He obviously is being coy with naming a starter, but I honestly didnt get the feel that he ruled VY out. As far as Collins being out there with Moss, I dont see it as Vince not being healthy enough, I think it’s more just to get him off the field for as much rest as possible. However, as much as I’d love to see VY out there for Randy’s first game, I have to agree with Jimmy, we really need him healthy for the divisional games. Pretty confident that Collins can win the game even if Vince doesnt go, anyways.
by RocketsForever3 on Nov 12, 2010 2:52 PM CST reply actions
I read it;
Sorry, I got interrupted before I finished. I read it as Moss wanting more work to learn the pass routes, plays, things like that.
I'm sorry but
I’m a little fed up with this always sitting VY for any scratch he gets!!! Yes, I know many of you will see it as two things behind this #1. “We need VY to get healthy” #2. “It’s because we have a good situation with a good back up in Collins” I agree with both, but for different reasons… I do believe we need a healthy VY, however; any bump knick or bruise he gets seems to be grounds to sit him. Yes, he may have a sore ankle but he has had 2 weeks to heel, and I truly believe it says two things… It says he is not as valuable to the team from the coaches stand point as I believe he should be! ie; would look at Brady, heck I hate to ever mention a selfish B.Favre, and MANY other QB’s in this league… ok, maybe your arguement goes back to “they don’t have a back up like ours” well I beg to differ, because at this point Collins has been carried by the D making crucial big plays and Britt going the “F” off. Not to mention as much as I hate T.Jackson at the least the very first week Favre injured that ankle, Jackson was a better option! But it goes back to the stereo type(No nothing to do with black or wgite QB’s) but just the stereo type that VY has been facing since he stepped in the NFL which is “He’s nothing without his LEGS” BULL CRAP!!! End of discussion, he has earned his should be “Pocket Passer, that CAN run” and should not still have the tag “A running QB that CAN throw” . I’m sorry guys, but he has more than earned passer tag this year and the 2nd half of last year. Heck, even McNair had more value to the coaches or (Coach) than VY, evident in the fact that he NEVER practiced towards the end of his career here and STILL played whether he had capable O’Donnell or Volek (whom actually played better and made smarter descions when he was thrown in the fire for some games. I was actually screeming for McNair to be benched at times because of the crucial untimely picks he would throw the last maybe 2 years at least (excluding his co-MVP year).
Also,
I really PRAY they don’t start Collins because it can really stir up or add to the media’s “create a QB contreversy in Cashville with the addition of R.Moss” and if they lose with Collins in there you may get grumblings from Moss questioning in or behind closed doors why VY didn’t play. The other side of that is, if Collins does decent, we win, then VY comes back and happens to have a bad game, then it could mean Moss calls for Collins and it would NOT take much for Fisher who’s already in favor of Collins to start. I’m many of you won’t agree, but if you guys EVER wanna see VY truly develope into the QB we’re dreaming of, than we can’t keep handcuffing him and sitting him for every boo-boo and scratch. He needs to play whenever he says he can go “barring a concussion that effects his judgement” that is the only way he will ever get a rythm and a better feel for what D’s throw at him from team to team, scheme to scheme.
by TitanUpDatxD on Nov 12, 2010 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
Your joking right?
How could it be VY, when the guy is saying he wants to play and with or without injury Fisher is and has been more partial to Collins and you and everyone else knows it… Look, I’m not a Fish hater, but he has had a MUCH longer chain and margin for error for Collins, not assumption, FACT!!! It took Collins 6 losses and a 59-0 blow out before VY was inserted and it still was later in the week after Bud got in his ear before he replaced Collins. It took all but a half before he benced VY in week 2 (was it…) Prior to that I bought into the whole “don’t wanna bench your QB and lose him by having to go back to him” But that went out the window when he did that with VY. It’s easier to ruin a young QB with the QB musical chairs than it is with a vet like Collins so why not once would he not at least pull Collins last year even if just for a 2nd half to get a jump start vs ANYONE yet he’ll do it to VY. So NO, it doesn’t seem to be VY, it seems to be and has been stated that it is a COACHES decision to sit VY whenever he gets a bruise.
by TitanUpDatxD on Nov 12, 2010 7:00 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, and Rothbard why
does it seem that you’re not too big of a VY supporter?… Yea I know, I know, you’ll say you have nothing against him (heck, one of my best friends is a VY supporter) ‘j/k’ but I’m sorry when ever VY comes up vs Collins, or people hate on Collins without mention to VY in a comment, you respond with a border line ‘no too crazy about VY’ comment. I’m just saying…
by TitanUpDatxD on Nov 12, 2010 7:04 PM CST up reply actions
Why does it seem that I'm not too big a VY supporter?
Because I’m not! lol That doesn’t make me a KC jock rider either. Vince has been playing well when he plays, but it’s getting to the point where it’s always “something”. Where did Vince say he wants to with or without injury? At his post practice presser he said he wanted to play, but not if he “couldn’t”. He said it would be up to him and the coaches. I’m not buying the Fish-keeping-the-man-down story anymore. Is Vince hurt or is he injured? I’m not so sure anymore. I expect the starting QB for a professional football team to play hurt. If he is wanting to fully establish himself as “the man” in TN, he’s going to have grit his teeth and push through some of this shit, or he’s always going to have grandpa looking over his shoulder. You don’t see KC whining about playing with torn tendons in his throwing hand.
Rothbarg,
Do you really think for one second that VY or ANY QB that wants to not be viewed as a cancer or a guy not fit to BE a QB(a coach on the field) would ever say “I want to play even if my coach doesnt want me to” Of course he’s gonna say “I want to play, but not if I can’t” That leaves it open for Fisher to sit or rest him another week without a media back lash. If he says “I want to play (PERIOD)” then it all falls on the coaches when he’s not ou there on sunday! Trust me, most of the things guys say are instructed by the coach. I played college ball and I KNOW for a fact that coaches tell you a little bit of WHAT to say, and A WHOLE LOT of what NOT to say come media time. Stop putting so much stop into the players statements and the players decision (or lack there of) and put more stock into things being THE COACHES CALL!!! Not gonna argue about this any more with you, hopefully he’s out there and we (Titans fans) never have to talk about this in the near future again. The bottom line is, your not a VY supporter (your words) and nothing I or anyone else says will change your mind. Fact is, he’s our QB and we only have 2 QB’s on our roster capable of being a starter right now, and he’s our best option, DEAL WITH IT (in my Al Davis voice) Yet you’ll support KC, why? He has been this way his whole career, a hold your breathe while watching him QB, FACT! He could either have a shock you win 44-0 game ie vs the Vikings in the playoffs, or a turnover cant convert a 3rd down fest ie the Super Bowl. The only difference between his Carolina days vs his NYG days, he threw for more yards. He tends to read defenses like he’s been in the league about 2 years. And please don’t talk about him playing threw a torn tendon in his (FINGER) not hand.
by TitanUpDatxD on Nov 13, 2010 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
Damnit
I cant do my usual “oh hey look Kerry Collins incomplete, terrible pass, throw it away” drinking game…I have work at 3pm =(
I feel your pain...
I also have work at 3pm (in my case that’s Eastern time, so I only get to watch the first half…)
I'm all for being hush-hush about the starter.
But my fantasy team would appreciate knowing whether or not Vince is starting.
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by TennesseeTyrants on Nov 12, 2010 5:10 PM CST reply actions
I used to dislike VY
Now I rage eveytime KC is playing.
by BadV6Blazer on Nov 12, 2010 5:35 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Commitment To The Run
If Kerry really gets the start, then we should commit to running the ball a WHOLE lot more. CJ and Javon need at least 20+ carries a piece. Pull the reins in on Collins to make sure he doesn’t do anything super stupid. We need a win here not another mistake-ridden loss.
We are half way thru the season
and KC has played in 50% of the games, and you all wonder why EAPN thinks we have a QB controversy
ok, now you are becoming a KC jock rider(which you said you weren't)
Just stop with the KC talk man… You seem to have a man crush on this dude.(I hope it’s just a man crush) And lets not be deceiving, played in 50% of the games, hmmmm… He played IN the Steelers game, IN the Jags game started in the Eagles game and played the 4th qtr of the SD game… That should have nothing to do with a controversy man… I know you said he played IN, yet you seem to be implying alot more. And yes he did have 2 mistake ridden losses this year too. Let see, vs PIT he had a game tieing drive and throws a check down in the middle of the hashes with seconds left, (ROOKIE MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!!) Then yes we all saw the dropped 4th down play vs SD, however a shot to the endzone on 3rd & 3 the play before was another DUMB ROOKIE mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get the first down, worry about the TD after you convert. Then to be honest that pas was a little bit of a dart! catchable yes, but for a RB most GOOD QB’s take a little off the ball and put a lil touc on it. Your throwing to guys that are used to getting the ball forced ino their belly 20 times a game. he was about 5-7 yds in front of him and he threw it on a rope.
by TitanUpDatxD on Nov 13, 2010 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, and
That Steelers game he had almost as many mistakes minutes after he entered the game as VY did the whole first half. Get off his NUTS man… You’re really rubbing me the wrong way… Are you secretly Kerry under another name instead of Man’ing up like our boy ATV and coming here as yourself?…
by TitanUpDatxD on Nov 13, 2010 11:56 AM CST up reply actions
Here's the difference.
We have a quarterback issue (health), NOT a quarterback controversy. A healthy VY > a healthy KC and that’s not debatable anymore. That would be like Manning missing a few games and saying there is a controversy because Curtis Painter has had to play.
"I didn’t say other people. What do you expect from me, effort-wise?"
by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Nov 13, 2010 4:09 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
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