read Meriil Hodge's assessment of Vince Young with great disappointment. I'm not sure what I expected from ESPN given their propensity for over-hyping and over-scrutinizing every little thing in sports. The network has truly become little more than a tabloid akin to TMZ or the National Enquirer.
Hodge, like most ESPN "analysts", believes he can predict how effective Vince Young will be as a QB based on a season and a half of play. This is ridiculous. Let's see how some other great QBs looked after starting about the same number of games as Vince Young:
Troy Aikman: Comp %:51.30 Yards: 4,328 TD/INT: 20/36 Rating: 61.15
John Elway: Comp%: 51.90 Yards: 4,621 TD/INT: 25/29 Rating: 65.85
Steve McNair: Comp%: 55.35 Yards: 5,893 TF/INT: 29/33 Rating: 75.25
Brett Favre: Comp%: 62.45 Yards: 6,530 TD/INT: 37/37 Rating: 78.75
Peyton Manning: Comp%: 59.40 Yards: 7,874 TD/INT: 52/43 Rating: 80.95
Vince Young: Comp%: 57.10 Yards: 4,745 TD/INT: 21/30 Rating: 69.00
On this list, Vince Young would be 3rd in Completion%, 4th in Yards Passing, 5th in TD/INT, 4th in QB Rating.
Vince also has a winning record (17-9) as a Starting QB, was selected to the Pro Bowl, won the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award and took his team to the playoffs in his second year.
Neither Aikman, Favre or McNair made the playoffs in their first two seasons. Only Manning and Favre made the pro bowl in their first two years.
I've seen Vince make a concerted effort to improve as a passing QB. It says alot that he realizes at a young age that running QBs have highlight reels but not long careers. Vince has the potential, in my opinion, to become, at best, a John Elway/Steve Young type QB who scrambles to create holes in the defense or, at worst, a Steve McNair/Jeff Garcia type who does the same things, just not as well.
We have to be patient and remember that Vince Young is only 24 years old. Even the greats have to start somewhere, none of them did it alone. They all had learning curves and they all required help. Aikman had Irvin, Elway had Watson, Favre had Sharpe, Manning had Harrison, McNair had Mason.
If Vince grows as much from year 2 to 3 as in year 1 to 2 and if we can pick up a playmaker to catch the ball I believe he'll prove himself.
that is all :ermm:
Hodge, like most ESPN "analysts", believes he can predict how effective Vince Young will be as a QB based on a season and a half of play. This is ridiculous. Let's see how some other great QBs looked after starting about the same number of games as Vince Young:
Troy Aikman: Comp %:51.30 Yards: 4,328 TD/INT: 20/36 Rating: 61.15
John Elway: Comp%: 51.90 Yards: 4,621 TD/INT: 25/29 Rating: 65.85
Steve McNair: Comp%: 55.35 Yards: 5,893 TF/INT: 29/33 Rating: 75.25
Brett Favre: Comp%: 62.45 Yards: 6,530 TD/INT: 37/37 Rating: 78.75
Peyton Manning: Comp%: 59.40 Yards: 7,874 TD/INT: 52/43 Rating: 80.95
Vince Young: Comp%: 57.10 Yards: 4,745 TD/INT: 21/30 Rating: 69.00
On this list, Vince Young would be 3rd in Completion%, 4th in Yards Passing, 5th in TD/INT, 4th in QB Rating.
Vince also has a winning record (17-9) as a Starting QB, was selected to the Pro Bowl, won the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award and took his team to the playoffs in his second year.
Neither Aikman, Favre or McNair made the playoffs in their first two seasons. Only Manning and Favre made the pro bowl in their first two years.
I've seen Vince make a concerted effort to improve as a passing QB. It says alot that he realizes at a young age that running QBs have highlight reels but not long careers. Vince has the potential, in my opinion, to become, at best, a John Elway/Steve Young type QB who scrambles to create holes in the defense or, at worst, a Steve McNair/Jeff Garcia type who does the same things, just not as well.
We have to be patient and remember that Vince Young is only 24 years old. Even the greats have to start somewhere, none of them did it alone. They all had learning curves and they all required help. Aikman had Irvin, Elway had Watson, Favre had Sharpe, Manning had Harrison, McNair had Mason.
If Vince grows as much from year 2 to 3 as in year 1 to 2 and if we can pick up a playmaker to catch the ball I believe he'll prove himself.
that is all :ermm:
