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Vince Young says he’s “elite”, plans to start in 2011
Posted by Mike Florio on January 19, 2011, 10:58 PM EST
The Tennessee Titans have decided to cut the cord on quarterback Vince Young after five NFL season. Despite being spurned by the Titans, Young remains confident that, in his next destination, he’ll be embraced as a starting quarterback.
“Definitely I am a starting quarterback, an elite quarterback in the NFL,” Young tells Marcellus Wiley of ESPN. “I want to go ahead and start. But like it always is, the coaches have the last word.”
For 2011, the labor dispute will influence the extent to which Young will be able to win the starting job. If the NFL imposes a lockout that wipes out the offseason program and training camp, Young will have to learn a new offense on the fly.
That said, there aren’t 32 quarterbacks in the NFL who are better than Young. Though at times he may be a little brash for his own good, Young is partially right — he has the skills to still be a starter. The bigger challenge will be dealing with adversity that will inevitably come once he’s a starter in his next NFL city.
Until he can do that, he’ll never be an “elite” quarterback.
Posted by Mike Florio on January 19, 2011, 10:58 PM EST
The Tennessee Titans have decided to cut the cord on quarterback Vince Young after five NFL season. Despite being spurned by the Titans, Young remains confident that, in his next destination, he’ll be embraced as a starting quarterback.
“Definitely I am a starting quarterback, an elite quarterback in the NFL,” Young tells Marcellus Wiley of ESPN. “I want to go ahead and start. But like it always is, the coaches have the last word.”
For 2011, the labor dispute will influence the extent to which Young will be able to win the starting job. If the NFL imposes a lockout that wipes out the offseason program and training camp, Young will have to learn a new offense on the fly.
That said, there aren’t 32 quarterbacks in the NFL who are better than Young. Though at times he may be a little brash for his own good, Young is partially right — he has the skills to still be a starter. The bigger challenge will be dealing with adversity that will inevitably come once he’s a starter in his next NFL city.
Until he can do that, he’ll never be an “elite” quarterback.
