Just Not Sold on Vince Young
After watching Vince Young for his sophomore season I don’t see him being a fantasy impact during his career.
By Guest Blogger, Ron Bishow
I know you really shouldn’t judge a player after just two seasons in the NFL but I am just not that impressed with Vince Young.
In 15 games this season Young passed for 2,546 yards with just nine touchdowns and a mind-boggling 17 interceptions. And for all his running prowess he only had three rushing TDs. Those are really bad numbers, not just for fantasy, but in real life as well. I just don’t see the player pundits were screaming was going to be the player that the Houston Texans would lament not taking first overall in the draft.
Yes, I know they made the playoffs and that everyone keeps defending him by saying he just knows how to win games. I think it is the defense that knows how to win games, and he just comes along for the ride. Just look at his Titans solid effort against the highly favored Chargers in the first round of the playoffs. They lost 17-6 and he threw for 138 yards and a pick, not exactly inspiring numbers.
Think about it, everyone keeps ragging on Eli Manning’s performance throughout his career, compared to Young he is Joe Montana. Manning passed for 3,336 yards this season and 23 TDs against 20 picks. Not great, but hardly anemic, and he has led the Giants to the playoffs for three straight seasons. He also threw two touchdowns in a playoff win last week against the Bucs.
When you look at Young you have to look at Michael Vick. In the beginning of Vicks career he was winning games purely on athleticism and people loved him for it. He beat Green Bay in Lambeau and people cheered. Then after a few years people started to question his passing accuracy and his smarts and soon he was considered an underachiever.
Both Vick and Young have big arms but didn’t always seem to know where they were going with the ball. Both thought run first, and with Young hobbled this year and forced to stay in the pocket you see where he weaknesses truly lie with passing the ball. Yes, I know neither player had great receivers on their squad, but neither did Tom Brady before this year.
Young was 19th in fantasy points at the QB position this year with 159, just behind Jason Campbell and just ahead of Marc Bulger and Sage Rosenfels who both barely played half a season. Some people drafted Vince this year but next year you can bet people won’t be looking at him till the 12 round at the earliest. Not exactly what you would expect from a top three pick in the draft. Expect Young to be ranked in the lower third of starting quarterbacks come 2008 fantasy draft time.
I don’t want to rain on the Titans parade, and I am not saying that Vince Young won’t become a stud, but I just see more Mike Vick then say Donovan McNabb. And remember where Michael Vick was getting drafted in fantasy last season.
Ron Bishow has been reporting on the sports world for the past seven years for AOL, Tribune interactive and CO-ED Magazine among others. He is such a fantasy sports fanatic he plays fantasy NASCAR. He is currently a contributing writer and video producer at newyork.metromix.com.
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