Tennessee-Houston: Vince Young Does What He Does Against The Texans—WINS!

Let me first admit that I have been a Vince Young fan since the first time I saw him play at Texas.  He is just the type of player that you never know when he will make an amazing play, so you don't want to take your eyes off of him. 

What amazes me is how many people out there question his ability.  Even when the Titans were 0-6, people were saying not to start Young.  Kerry Collins had a good year last year and deserved a chance to start off the season, but the Titans never should have gone six games without putting Young in. 

Plain and simple, the guy wins games. 

I really don't understand why people don't recognize that.  All of the so-called "experts" are so hung up on the young guy that got a little freaked out last year.  I can't comment about that whole incident because I wasn't there and it is not my business, but he is by no means the first young quarterback to have a mental breakdown.  His just didn't happen on the field, which makes it all the more unique.  It is time for the media to give it a rest.

What has he done since the owner wisely forced his coach's hand?  Only won four straight games.  For those of you who doubt it, look at his resume.

In college Young had a record of 30-2 in two-and-half years as a starter.  I don't care to look it up, but how many other quarterbacks have done that well?  Not many.

Everybody remembers how he single handedly beat the foreordained national champion USC Trojans in the Rose Bowl in 2005.  There is no way Texas should have won that game, but Vince Young simply finds a way to win.

Now take a look at his professional career.

He was the offensive rookie of the year when he entered the league.  Ben Roethlisberger is the only other quarterback to win that award. 

He also made the Pro Bowl in his rookie year.  The last quarterback to do that was Dan Marino, and he had a pretty successful career. 

He set rookie records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, and had the fifth highest win total for a rookie quarterback since the merger in 1970. 

Despite all of this, people continue to write him off because he is not a traditional passing quarterback.  They want to compare him to Michael Vick, but he is totally different.  He is a field general that controls the game and finds a way to win.  He looks first to pass, and then runs when he needs to.

They also say that his success this year compared to Kerry Collins is a result of a change in offensive scheme.  If that is the case, the Titans coaches are stupid because they waited six games to change their scheme. 

More realistically, it is because they could change the scheme because of the type of player Young is.  He will never be a prolific passer, but he has an uncanny ability to make the throws he needs to and to find a way to get first downs. 

Perhaps the greatest play that showed his maturity and understanding of what it takes to win came in the fourth quarter last night. The Titans set up a screen that didn't materialize, so he threw it away. 

A lesser quarterback may have tried to force a throw or continue to scramble, risking a fumble or a big loss.  Instead, he calmly threw it away and looked to the next play.

Say what you want about him, but Vince Young always finds a way to win, and you can't argue that.  It is highly unlikely that Tennessee will run the table this year and make it to the playoffs, but the truth is that Young wins games, and it is about time the Titans put him in so that they can win games. 

Now the media just needs to pull their heads out.