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      NFL Week 2: 5 Things to Watch

      September 14, 2008 /

      Matt Cassel1. Matt Cassel’s performance. There’s been a lot of positive talk coming out of New England this week about how Cassel can more than hold his own replacing Tom Brady, who is out for the year with a knee injury. Watch for Jets’ head coach Eric Mangini to use different defensive fronts on Sunday in efforts to confuse Cassel and properly welcome him into the NFL. It’ll be interesting to see if Pats’ head coach Bill Belichick changes his offensive approach (i.e. relying on the run more and playing conservative), or if he’ll keep things the same now that Cassel is under center.

      2. How Michael Turner, Matt Forte and Thomas Jones will fair against tougher defenses. All three of these backs were highly productive in Week 1, but they also faced suspect run defenses. This week, Turner takes on the Bucs, Forte faces the Panthers and Jones goes against the Patriots – all tough challenges. Which back(s) can be as productive as he was last week?

      3. How the Chargers, Colts, Vikings, Jaguars, Seahawks and Browns fair. At the very least, all six of these teams were expected to make a run at the playoffs this year, if not the Super bowl in the cases of the Vikings, Colts and Jaguars. The Colts and Vikes square off in Minnesota, so one of those teams will still be winless on Monday. And the Chargers (Broncos), Jaguars (Bills) and Browns (Steelers) all have tough matchups this week, so one if not all of them could wind up 0-2 as well. The Seahawks catch a break by hosting the lowly 49ers, but even that game isn’t a guarantee with how banged up the Seattle offense is.

      Jake Delhomme4. How the Bears, Panthers, Bills, Falcons, Broncos and Cardinals play. The reverse of No. 3; none of these six teams were supposed to do much this season, but all had impressive Week 1 performances. The Bears and Panthers play in Carolina, while the Bills (Jaguars), Falcons (Bucs) and Broncos (Chargers) all have tougher tests this week than they did last Sunday. Only the Cardinals have it easy with the Dolphins, who didn’t play that bad last week against the Jets.

      5. Is the Bengals’ offense that bad? Last week Cincinnati put on one of the worst offensive performances of some time. Things don’t get easier this week, as Tennessee rolls into town after sacking Jaguars’ quarterback David Garrard seven times and completely stuffing Jacksonville’s potent running game. We could see a repeat performance of last week if Chris Perry and the running game can’t get going to help keep the Titans’ defense honest.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Report: Vince Young mentioned suicide to his therapist

      September 12, 2008 /

      According to the Nashville City Paper, the police report filed after Monday night’s search for Vince Young states that the Tennessee Titans’ quarterback mentioned suicide several times to his therapist.

      Vince Young“I asked him (Fisher), ‘What made her worry about him?’ He stated, ‘His mood, his emotions, he is injured, he wants to quit, and he mentioned suicide several times.’ He (Fisher) went on to state that he (Young) left the house with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.

      In an interview last year, Young told the NFL.com he had considered retiring from football at one point after his rookie season.

      The report goes on to state that Mike Mu, Young’s manager, later appeared at the stadium, telling police he had lost Young on Interstate 65 North from Williamson County with Young driving at a high rate of speed.

      The police report further states Young’s therapist arranged for an on-site evaluation by employees of Parthenon Pavilion, a Nashville psychiatric hospital.

      Fisher eventually heard from a person named “Major” in Houston that Young was safe and at an apartment with a female friend. Young’s agent’s name is Major Adams and is based in Houston. Adams flew in to Nashville to be with Young Tuesday morning.

      The report states Young eventually arrived at a Titans facility to meet with Fisher, spoke with a therapist and eventually left. Previous public statements in the matter from police and the team put that meeting at Baptist Sports Complex. Police have said an unloaded gun was found in Young’s car but that no ammunition was in the vehicle.

      Metro Police have received criticism for mobilizing such highly trained officers to locate the football star. Aaron said given the information the police had received from the team, the response was warranted.

      “Based on the information provided, it was unknown if Vince Young was suicidal,” Metro Police spokesperson Don Aaron said Friday. “At 7 p.m. it was unclear if he was suicidal. …That was the bottom line for the police department’s response in the manner in which it occurred.”

      You pray for this kid’s safety and health if these reports are true. His injury is a blessing in disguise, because clearly he needs a break from all of the pressure. Hopefully Young takes as long as he needs and gets help while he recovers from his knee injury. And hopefully the team shields him from the media because fielding questions about his mental state is the last thing he needs.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Fantasy Sleeper: Justin Gage

      September 12, 2008 /

      There’s one name I’d like to add to this week’s Waiver Wire Watch: Tennessee WR Justin Gage. He’s available in 74% of ESPN leagues and is an interesting pickup this week, especially in PPR leagues.

      Kerry Collins threw 13 or more passes in three games last season – Week 6, Week 7 and Week 17.

      In those games, Justin Gage went for 4-82, 5-48 and 7-104, for an average of 5.3 receptions for 78 yards. In the other 13 games (with Vince Young under center), Gage averaged 3.0 receptions for 40 yards and 0.2 TD. Clearly, Gage is more effective with a traditional pocket quarterback throwing to him (as most WRs would be).

      He’s worth rostering in most PPR leagues and 12-team traditional leagues. Moreover, he has a very nice matchup against a suspect Bengals secondary this week. If you’re looking for WR help, you could do much worse.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Vince Young says he’s committed to playing football

      September 11, 2008 /

      Vince YoungVince Young spoke to the media for the first time since rumors spread that he was thinking about retiring because the pressures of playing in the NFL were getting to him. Young confirmed his commitment to playing football and claims he was never depressed despite appearing shaken up by Titans’ fans booing him in Tennessee’s win over Jacksonville last Sunday.

      “I was never depressed,” Young said.

      He took questions from reporters for 16 minutes after watching his teammates practice. His message? Don’t question his commitment.

      “Football, this is my life. This is my dream. All I did all these years growing up to get to this point and never had an injury like this before in my life,” he said.
      “It’s a hard time because I’m a competitor, and I definitely want to be out on the football field with my teammates,” he said.

      Questions about his mental state and attitude started Sunday when Young was booed heavily by fans upset at his second interception, and he appeared as if he didn’t want to return to the game. Fisher pulled his headset off and talked to him before the quarterback joined the rest of the offense.

      “Let the cloud go away for a minute, and that’s what I did. I left. My mom seen me; she thought I wasn’t in my right mind. At the same time, I was watching the game, watching Aaron Rodgers do his things … eating some hot wings,” Young said.

      The quarterback said he didn’t realize he had to tell his mother where he was going.

      “Even though you’re paying your own bills at your own house, you still got to tell your mama where you are going now. So I understand where my mama’s coming from. She wanted to know where I’m going because I didn’t take my cell phone because so many people were calling me and making sure I’m all right,” he said.

      Hopefully this was all a misunderstanding and Young’s mental state is okay. He’s a good player and he’s great for the NFL. Hopefully he can take the next few weeks off, rest his injury and get back on the field 100%. Kerry Collins will start Sunday against the Bengals.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Does Vince Young still want to play football?

      September 9, 2008 /

      Tennessean.com is reporting that Vince Young is tired of all the pressure of being a NFL QB and may want to retire.

      On Monday night, she saw 25-year-old Vince Young sink to his lowest point. It ended with Coach Jeff Fisher calling Metro Police to search for her son for over four hours, and opened the biggest window yet into the emotional and troubled side of the Titans quarterback.

      Felicia Young said her son has grown weary of all the negativity he faces as an NFL star. On Monday, he indicated to those around him he didn’t want to play football any more.

      “Vince has gone through a whole lot as a young person,’’ Felicia Young said. “And I think he has done pretty well up to this point. But it is hard, all he is going through right now. He’s hurting inside and out.

      “But he will be fine if people are prayerful and help my baby boy out. He is a young man. He just needs a lot of love and support.’’

      What a strange trip it’s been. To go from his performance against USC in the Rose Bowl to winning the Rookie of the Year when he entered the NFL, to leading his team to the playoffs in his sophomore season – it really seemed like Young’s star was on the rise. Then there were the rumors that he was thinking about retirement (a while ago) and now this disappearing act that caused Jeff Fisher to call the Nashville PD. Oh wait, it was an overreaction. But wait, his mom says he’s thinking about retiring again.

      What is going on here?

      I just hope the kid is okay.

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