Vince Young won’t have to be the Titans savor, at least not in his first year that is.
According to the Tennessean.com, Young will groom under a veteran quarterback for at least a year before his amazing athletic ability will be on full display.
“One of the challenges the staff faces is to be able to fight the temptation to play him,” Coach Jeff Fisher said. “What he can do as far as throwing the ball and running and doing those things, I haven’t seen anything like that before. “We are going to be facing the temptation to play him a lot sooner than we should. But we’re going to keep things in perspective and bring him along at a good pace.”
Young said he’s excited but is willing to wait his turn.
Which veteran quarterback Young studies under is still the primary issue as the draft is almost a week old now.
Steve McNair, the one time leader of the Titans, who advanced his squad to the Super Bowl just five seasons ago, is reportedly on his way out. McNair has been reported as saying that he has no interest in developing his future successor and would liked to be traded.
With McNair likely heading to Baltimore next season, the Titans may be forced to bring in another veteran to tutor Young. Or if no veteran were signed, Billy Volek, the 30-year-old backup who has been waiting patiently for his turn to play, would get the duties of watching over Young.
At first glance, Young going to the Titans seems to have been fairytale like. However, at further inspection, Young has just as many hurdles to jump over as any rookie QB. Young won’t learn from the best in McNair and maybe worse, has to deal with Volek.
Volek probably doesn’t like the idea of Young coming in either, since Volek has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. How excited is Volek to have to teach a guy who eventually will send him back to backup purgatory?
