Titans Moving on Without Vince Young: QB's Top Rallies Remind Us He's Not Done

Bud Adams has announced Wednesday night that Vince Young is done in a Tennessee Titans uniform.  It looks like Jeff Fisher got his wish.

Avoiding the controversy, avoiding things to come, let's look at the memorable moments in Young's career, specifically his crunch time ability.

Each human being has something special that make them tick.  Many love the adrenaline rush of a sky high, lighting fast roller coaster.  Some people crave the thrill of dark horror movies.  The thing that makes Vince Young feel like he's on top of the world: crunch time.

Here is a timeline of the top five most spectacular finishes in Vince Young's career.  It's too bad it has to end.

January 4th, 2006: The Rose Bowl

The 2005 USC Trojans were labeled as one of the greatest college football teams of all-time, if not the greatest.  Only Texas players, coaches, and fans believed the Longhorns could and would pull off the upset.

Vince Young didn't buy into the Trojan hype.  Not only did he prove Texas deserved to be at the top of final AP polls, but that the Heisman Trophy should have had his name engraved on it, and not USC running back Reggie Bush's.

Young's play in the Rose Bowl is arguably the greatest championship performance in college football history.

November 26th, 2006: The 21 Point Fourth Quarter Comeback

This day is probably clearly remembered by all Tennessee Titans and New York Giants fans; a special "where were you when it happened" moment.

Down twenty-one nothing, the game was pretty much over.  In the fourth quarter, the Titans finally ended the shutout and got into the endzone.  Then, they managed to score again, and all of a sudden a slight hope was renewed; the kind of hope where you really don't want to get your hopes up because you will almost always end up being disappointed.

Fast forward past the good parts (that's what the video is for) and Vince Young's jumping up and down beating his chest.

This was the first of four fourth quarter comebacks led by Young in his magical rookie season.

December 10th, 2006: Homecoming Heroics

In his first NFL game playing in Houston, Vince Young failed to disappoint.  In overtime, he avoided a seven-man rush and effortlessly outran everyone left in pursuit.

After his run every Titans fan went wild, and every Texans fan went wild.

The finish was Young's third straight fourth quarter comeback.

November 29th, 2009: The 99 Yard Drive

Down three points in the fourth quarter, the Titans forced the Arizona Cardinals to a three-and-out.  The Cardinals then managed to down football on the Titans own one.  So much for momentum.

Two-minutes and thirty-one seconds, two-forth down conversions, two unrepeatable catches, and two thousand Titan fans stomach ulcers later, it was 4th and goal on the ten yard line with six seconds left. 

After being compared to John Elway his rookie season, Young successfully executed his own version of "The Drive."

Following a season where he seemed to regress in 2007 and was benched in 2008, Young reestablished his magic act with one of the greatest game-winning drives in recent memory.

What Could Have Been....

....well, not really.

Going into the 2006 draft there was unreal hype surrounding Young.

He was selected third overall by the Titans with expectations only Superman could fulfill.  

He was nicknamed Superman, but let's just say that label came a little too early.

Young won the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year award, went to the Pro Bowl twice, was put on a Madden cover, but he never led the Titans past the first round of the playoffs.

Some may blame the coaches.  Keeping Steve McNair and letting Young learn from his mentor could have sped up Young's progression.

Some may blame the owner.  The firing of Norm Chow meant Young was forced to learn a new offensive scheme also slowing his progression.

Some may blame the receivers.  Drew Bennett, Roydell Williams,  Justin McCarines, Justin Gage, Brandon Jones: those were the "best" receivers Young had to throw to early in his career.

No matter who's to blame, the Vince Young era in Nashville, Tennessee is all but over.

Oh, what would've, could've, should have been.... 

David Daniels is an NFL Featured Columnist and Writing Intern at Bleacher Report and a Syndicated Writer.  Follow him at One Yard Short.com or on Twitter