In“Vince”able? Maybe not…
I don’t know if things can get any worse for Vince Young. A guy who’s stock has gone sky-high after an electrifying and heroic performance in the Rose Bowl, now sits full of questions.
Young’s off-season has been treacherous. He signed on with “Team Young”, consisting of people with ties to his family (led by his family’s attorney), rather than an established agent. But this is expected of someone of his intelligence (Warning: Horn Tooting ahead). How bad has this decision been? Chip Brown of KHOU.com lets us know here. This decision has led to a series of bad decisions by “Team Young”, at nearly every event he’s been at.
Young went to throw in a Skills Competition by Capitol One, where he embarrassed himself with his accuracy, missing a downfield target, twice. He was outshined by mediocre prospects Drew Olson, Charlie Whitehurst, and Brodie Croyle, none who will be picked in the first round. At TNT’s halftime show for a basketball game, Young was asked who he wanted to be picked by. Rather than give the generic and correct answer, he answered Houston and Tennessee, yes, he didn’t mention New Orleans, not the first time he’s left a potential suitor out of his list.
Then came the combine, and well, this was the icing on the cake. Young decided not to throw at the combine, something that was criticized by many, considering Vince to be hiding his arm. Young didn’t run at the combine, rather just deciding to do everything at his individual workout. He just took psychological tests, where he scored a 6 on the Wonderlic, an exam given to players. The exam is out of 50 points, and yes, that is a 12%. How tough is the exam? Here is an example of a question that was on ESPN today:
What is the 9th month of the year?
A) January
B) May
C) October
D) September
E) November
This isn’t the SAT folks. The average score for the stereotypical “dumb jock” is a 19. That’s more than 3 times what Young scored.
The combine pushed the concerns over the bubble for Young. This is a guy who took less than a dozen snaps not from the shotgun formation this season. A guy who’s running game sets up his throwing, rather than vise-versa. Now you add on concerns about him and his ability to grasp a playbook, and you‘ve got a concoction for a free fall.
How low can he go? He could legitimately fall out of the first round. You think Norm Chow believes he can understand his offense? You think Al Davis, a man who values veteran quarterbacks and their ability to throw the ball, wants anywhere near him? Some say that Young isn’t even a top 10 quarterback, rather a top 10 athlete at the quarterback position.
Finally, things are getting interesting.
posted by Brian @ 9:08 PM
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