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Vince Young no longer a Titan
Vince Young is out in Tennessee
By Chris Chase

Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams has made his decision: Vince Young(notes) is out at quarterback, likely signaling that Jeff Fisher will be back to coach the team for a 17th season.
Ever since Young walked out on the team following a week 11 loss, it was apparent that the Titans owner would have to choose between the quarterback he adored and the man who has coached his team since 1994. In a somewhat surprising move, he went against his talented, but troubled, quarterback. Yet in a statement about Young's eventual dismissal, Adams didn't fully commit to the 52-year old Fisher, who is the longest tenured head coach in the NFL:
"As you are aware, we have been engaged in a series of internal discussions over the last month about the future of our football team. We have two critical decisions to make - the direction of the coaching staff and the future at the quarterback position. They are separate issues to me and will be dealt with separately.
Today, I informed our general manager Mike Reinfeldt to move forward with plans to begin the process of identifying the next quarterback for our franchise. He will inform Vince Young's agent that Vince will not be on our roster next season. I want to offer my personal thanks to Vince for all of his positive contributions to the club. These kinds of decisions are never easy and this is especially true for this particular player. I certainly wish that things would have worked out better, but I think it is best for the franchise that we move on at this point.
I also informed Jeff (Fisher) today that I was continuing the evaluation of the coaching staff and I am hoping to make a decision soon."
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Million dollar arm, 10 cent head.
``If a contest had 97 prizes, the 98th would be a trip to Green Bay.'' John McKay
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Originally Posted by
BearFan51
Million dollar arm, 10 cent head.
He is a future HOF qb.
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Originally Posted by
BearFan51
Million dollar legs, 10 cent head.
Fixed.
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THis is how I thought it should pan out. Wasn't sure how it would though. Wonder where he will end up. There are some teams dying for a QB this year, but also there are a few top qbs in the draft. (probably)
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They should both be gone. This was the first, and correct step.
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Future 49ner QB or Cardinals
Without weaponz it's just another airline!
I am here to chew bubble gum and kick butt and I am all out of bubble gum!
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Good luck with the Minnesota Vikings, Vince. ^^
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Five teams who should take a look at Vince Young
In the time of year when head coaches are supposed to be getting whacked, somehow, a pretty good quarterback got whacked Wednesday.Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams decided that his team is better off without Vince Young, despite the fact that his remaining quarterbacks are named Kerry Collins and Rusty Smith. We've been over this before: I'm in the minority, but I'd have sided with Vince Young over Jeff Fisher, for a lot of reasons. Doesn't matter. The decision has been made, and Young will be either traded or released before next season. The question now becomes, "Where will Vince Young ply his trade in 2011?" Before we get to that, though, let's take a look at exactly what's on the market here. In nine games this season, Vince Young had a quarterback rating of 98.6 and threw for 10 touchdowns against three interceptions. His yardage per game was very low at 139.4, but his yards per attempt was a solid 8.0. If you're into more advanced stats, Young earned a DYAR of 424 (between David Garrard and Tony Romo) of a DVOA of 26.9% (between Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning) at Football Outsiders. Obviously, I'm not arguing that a quarterback the quality of Aaron Rodgers or Peyton Manning is available here. But Young has proven that he can be very effective in the right system, even with a very unimpressive wide receiver depth chart. And, apparently, a head coach who hated him. Here are five teams that should consider saving themselves a draft pick on a quarterback, and instead going after Vince Young. 1. Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals' quarterback situation is so bad that the Cardinals spent the 2010 season playing without a quarterback, and instead going with -- wait, what's that? John Skeltonis a quarterback? Max Hall, too? I mean, I know Derek Anderson is a quarterback, but honestly, I'm just not sure he takes this seriously. The Cardinals might have the worst QB situation in the league. When Kurt Warner left, he left the cupboard bare. Matt Leinart was supposed to be the guy, but clearly was not, so why not a chance for the guy who beat Leinart in the 2006 Rose Bowl? 2. Washington Redskins. Leading the Redskins offense in 2011? Well, it's not going to be Donovan McNabb, and I don't think anyone wants it to be Rex Grossman, either. My biggest concern about this fit is that Vince Young has been, at times, let's say "emotionally fragile." It's probably best for him if he's got a personable, player-friendly coach who can relate to him on some level, and it's also best if he's in a good, stable locker room. I don't know if the Redskins provide either of those things. 3. Miami Dolphins. It's probably about time to give up on the "Chad Henne as a starting NFL quarterback" experiment. Quite honestly, at this point, I think Tyler Thigpen has a better chance to be that. The Dolphins are a team that has some nice pieces in place, but a pretty big hole in the middle. Young might be a good fit. I'm not sure that the Tony Sparano/Jeff Ireland regime wants to take a chance on someone with Young's odd little brand of "character issues," but if they'll bring in Brandon Marshall, we can't really rule out anyone. 4. San Francisco 49ers. It's a little less enticing with Mike Singletary no longer in the mix. Singletary might not be a great head coach yet, but I'd hire him as Vince Young's life coach in a heartbeat. I'd also buy the postgame press conferences on pay-per-view. I like the fit here. Young has always liked going to the tight end, and San Fran has a good one in Vernon Davis. They've got a running game to suit Young, too. We'll see how the new coach wants to play it.
5. Seattle Seahawks Matt Hasselbeck has been a disaster this year, and Charlie Whitehurst has been unable to improve on that. And being a playoff team, Seattle won't be drafting until at least 21st (probably 21st), so getting a premiere quarterback in the draft probably isn't even an option. Young might be a good reclamation project for Pete Carroll.
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Every Titans player just received the memo, "Don't Mess with Fisher".
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