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With all the talk of Tom Brady’s season-ending knee injury yesterday, fellow QB Vince Young’s reported MCL sprain kind of went unnoticed. Vince went down in the 4th quarter of a 17-10 win over the Jacksonville Jags. No diagnosis was available from the Titans today. Head coach Jeff Fisher did not have the results of the tests on Vince’s injury when the coach met with the media this afternoon. He promised the results will be shared once available. Coach Fisher said if the injury is a third-degree MCL sprain, Vince could be out a couple of weeks. But he reiterated the Titans don’t know yet.
Many feel the bigger concern here is Vince’s play before the injury. He appeared unwilling to take the field midway through the fourth quarter following his second interception and some rough treatment from the fans at LP Field. What the heck? Apparently Vince began to experience some tightness in his hamstring after one of his INTs. But he was not being attended to by medical personnel. He was just sitting on the bench. When it was the offense’s turn to take the field again, Coach Fisher reportedly had to find Vince and talk to him (in an animated fashion) about getting back into the game. That’s just wrong. As a quarterback and leader of your team, you can’t let something like that happen. If you’re hurt, let the training staff take care of you. Talk to the coaches. You can’t just not take the field when it’s your turn.
Vince seems immature to me. On the field, he simply hasn’t grown into the pocket passer the Titans need him to be. That, coupled with an apparent problem dealing with adversity, equals quarterback troubles in Tennessee. Vince was an amazing college quarterback. But it will be interesting to see if he still has his starting job with the Titans when he returns from this injury.
Sources: TitansOnline.com, Tennesseean.com, Photo: Newscom