In(Vince)able: Vince Young has Turned Around his Career and the Titans Season

Vince Young has had a rocky start to his NFL career. However, now that he is back  starting at quarterback for the Tennessee Titans, Young hopes to put his rocky past behind him and start over.

Vince Young’s past problems have affected his image; no one would argue that. Because of his troubles the past couple of years, many people wrote him off as a shoulda-woulda-coulda guy.

Despite his issues, Vince Young has always had one thing going for him—his ability to win. When Texas head coach Mack Brown was asked about what Vince Young does best, Brown replied, “What he does is win.”

In high school, Young never lost a game, and in his collegiate career with Texas he went 30-2. The numbers speak for themselves—Vince Young has a knack for winning games.

Now that Young is back in the spotlight and performing at his best, everything is going as planned.

It’s not hard to figure out why Vince so good when he is on the field. However, when he stopped playing, his emotions got the best of him. All the man knew how to do was win, and when he was benched, he wasn't able to be the winner that he once was.

The best thing to happen to Young was that he got older. Maturity can do a lot for an athlete. When Young couldn’t win on the field, he had to find a way to win off of the field.

In an interview Tuesday, Mack Brown also alluded to Young’s emotions, but he made it apparent that it was those same emotions that made Young so good in college.

If you look past all of the drama, you find a pretty good NFL quarterback. During Young’s rookie year, he made the Pro Bowl, took his team to the playoffs, won the Rookie of the Year award, and broke several rookie quarterback records.

Vince Young is also the third winningest starting quarterback this season, behind Peyton Manning (12) and Drew Brees (10).

Young has now taken over a team that couldn't buy a win and has lead them to four straight victories, making the Tennessee Titans the first team ever to lose its first six games and then win its next four.

The team is playing harder than before and is much more versatile with No. 10 behind center.

The Titans quarterback makes it tough on defenses because of his ability to both run and throw. When Young is teamed with Chris Johnson, the league's leading rusher, they are like peanut butter and jelly—good when they're alone, but even better when together.

Offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger, who did a good job of play calling Monday night, has his hands full with the speed of both Johnson and Young.  The combo is giving defenses fits, as they have rushed for 853 yards since the Titans' bye in week seven.

In his most recent victory over the Texans on Monday Night Football, Young looked cool and collected. He made his check downs, moved well in the pocket, and ran for big first downs. Despite his recent success, his game is far from perfect.  Young must cut down turnovers and raise his completion percentage.

Young has clearly improved recently.  In his past four games he has averaged a 62.8 completion percentage and has only thrown one interception compared to four touchdowns.

Yes, Young has a few kinks to work out, but what you look for in a 26-year old athlete with a lot of talent is how he has progressed over the years.

It seems as though Young has found himself off of the field as well. Earlier this year, he took the son of the late Titan quarterback Steve McNair to school on Father’s Day.

On the field, he has lead a young and once struggling team to victory after victory. It seems that Young has progressed well and has a bright future ahead of him in the NFL.

Down the stretch, Vince Young plays four out of his last six games at home. With a mix of good teams—Chargers, Colts, Cardinals, and Dolphins—and bad teams—Rams and Seahawks. The Titan quarterback looks like he will solidify a starting spot for next year's campaign.