Young Maturing?? He has too - zeroice's Blog

zeroice's Blog

Young Maturing?? He has too

Posted on May 7, 2009 at 02:37 PM.

(2)

Now a backup, Titans QB Young working to show his maturity

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans keep insisting that Vince Young will be their starting quarterback again some day. And Young said Wednesday that he's maturing, working hard and learning the business of the NFL.
Vince Young, QB
Tennessee Titans

Career Statistics
Experience: 3 seasons
Yards: 4,965
TD/INT: 22/32
Passer Rtg.: 68.8

Well, he better, because time is running out for Young to convince the Titans that he's worth keeping.

The Titans hit the field Wednesday for their first open session of the offseason, and every move Young makes is being closely watched. Kerry Collins is back as the starter with a two-year contract, the Titans signed veteran Patrick Ramsey for 2009, and Young is scheduled to count approximately $14 million against the salary cap in 2010 -- a lot of money for a backup quarterback.

Young, who is under contract for three more seasons, said he is focusing on football and leaving his contract to his agent, Major Adams, and the Titans.

"My job is to be here knowing what's going on, being attentive, being visible in the locker room, working out and taking care of my responsibilities as quarterback," said Young, who turns 26 on May 18. "That's pretty much what I have to do. All the business part, I leave that to the guys upstairs and Major. ... Right now, I'm just focused on football."

Young, the 2006 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, was the Titans' starting quarterback until he sprained a knee during the 2008 season opener, just after apparently refusing to return to a game because fans had booed following his second interception of the game. Young was relegated to backing up Collins, a spot cemented when the Titans signed Collins to a new deal in February.

Titans coach Jeff Fisher repeatedly has called Young the franchise's future at quarterback. But the coach also wanted Collins back as his starter following an NFL-best 13-3 record in 2008, and that's what produced a deal featuring $8.5 million in guaranteed money for the veteran.

Young met with Fisher early in the offseason, a meeting the coach described as the quarterback asking what he had to do to start again. Young said he wanted to meet with Fisher to share his thoughts and prove he's maturing

Comments

# 1 deaduck @ May 7

I've always heard that Youngs biggest flaw is his ability to read a D. It got so bad at one point films showed Young unwilling or unable to drop past his number 2 progression before getting happy feet.

Maybe with solid coaching, he can improve on this enough to make big strides forward.