Mr. Peabody
05-24-2008, 09:40 PM
A sign of immaturity. He should have stayed at UT one more year and worked on his skills. Hell, he'd probably have won another championship and beat out Troy Smith for the Heisman.
Young focused on winning, being role model
NASHVILLE -- Despite coming off a 2006 season in which he won Offensive Rookie of the Year and helped to double the Tennessee Titans' win total from the previous year, Vince Young said he felt lost in training camp last summer.
He was hurting. He was overwhelmed.
At age 24 -- only one year into his NFL career -- he said he considered retirement.
"I really thought long and hard about it," Young said on Thursday after practice. "There was so much going on with my family. It was crazy being an NFL quarterback. It wasn't fun anymore. All of the fun was out of it. All of the excitement was gone. All I was doing was worrying about things.
The scrutiny -- standard in the life of a star NFL quarterback -- is intense.
For a black one -- considering the history at the position -- and especially for Young, when taking into account his exhausting roots, the mind can be twisted and tricked. The focus suffocating.
In recent days, pictures of Young surfaced on the Internet drinking shirtless at a party back in his college town of Austin, Texas. Young said the party was a private one held by his former University of Texas teammate and current Oakland Raiders safety Michael Huff after Young had participated in Huff's charity softball and football camp for kids.
Among the unflattering captions, it was suggested that Young was not focused on football.
Young focused on winning, being role model
NASHVILLE -- Despite coming off a 2006 season in which he won Offensive Rookie of the Year and helped to double the Tennessee Titans' win total from the previous year, Vince Young said he felt lost in training camp last summer.
He was hurting. He was overwhelmed.
At age 24 -- only one year into his NFL career -- he said he considered retirement.
"I really thought long and hard about it," Young said on Thursday after practice. "There was so much going on with my family. It was crazy being an NFL quarterback. It wasn't fun anymore. All of the fun was out of it. All of the excitement was gone. All I was doing was worrying about things.
The scrutiny -- standard in the life of a star NFL quarterback -- is intense.
For a black one -- considering the history at the position -- and especially for Young, when taking into account his exhausting roots, the mind can be twisted and tricked. The focus suffocating.
In recent days, pictures of Young surfaced on the Internet drinking shirtless at a party back in his college town of Austin, Texas. Young said the party was a private one held by his former University of Texas teammate and current Oakland Raiders safety Michael Huff after Young had participated in Huff's charity softball and football camp for kids.
Among the unflattering captions, it was suggested that Young was not focused on football.