(This is for you, Dylan.)
I have a confession to make.
At first, I wasn’t a believer in Vince Young.
I had plenty of reasons to dislike VY. His Wonderlic score was too low. His delivery was unorthodox. His run-first, pass-second tendencies were ill-suited to the pro game. I thought, “Why pass up Matt Leinart, a more polished, NFL-ready prospect? Let’s reunite him with his ol’ buddy Norman Chow and watch the magic happen.” When the Titans selected Young with the third overall selection in April’s NFL draft, I literally winced. “Terrible pick,” I told Sunny. “Terrible pick.“
It wasn’t always this way. In January, after his awe-inspiring Rose Bowl performance against USC, I was pretty pumped at the prospect of Young going to my Titans with the #3 pick. Dont believe me? I blogged about it. But still, I have to go on record: I hated the thought of Vince Young quarterbacking my favorite team for the next decade.
I was wrong.
And being wrong has never felt so good.
Vince has the Titans on the cusp of playoff contention at 8-7. Granted, they need a win Sunday against the playoff bound Pats and a boatload of help, but what Young has been able to accomplish these past two months has been truly remarkable. With come from behind wins against the Giants, Texans, Colts and Bills, Young is already the most exciting player in the league, Michael Vick included. His dual threat playmaking ability has certainly salvaged the Titans season and — in all likelihood — Jeff Fisher’s job. If he plays this well as a rookie, imagine how good he’s going to be! The Titans still have a long way to go before they return to being a dominant AFC force, but at least the QB position in Nashville looks to be set for quite a while.
Man, I love it when I’m wrong.
already & not yet 
Vince is much better than Vick will ever be. Wish this year’s draft class will be even close to as good as last years, with the Dolphins having a top 10 pick.
This years draft was great, with Young and White both, on top of the maturing of PacMan Jones, who you could write a whole different story on.I didn’t want Vince either. I remember you calling me when the draft was made, because you were in your car, and we were both hoping they would take Leinart. I’m with you man, I’m glad they took Young.Granted, they have to win, and three other teams have to lose for us to make the playoffs, but I would just be happy with a win. What a great way to go into the next season. And, kudos to Jeff Fisher. If Bud Adams ever gets rid of him, he’ll have an uprising in Nashville.
The Tennessean is reporting that the Titans are exercising their option on Fisher. They need to lock him up to another long term deal and let him finish what he’s started with Young.
Kenny,I don’t know what to think about this year’s draft class. It certainly doesn’t appear to be as deep as last year’s, at least not yet. Looks like Brady Quinn will be a Raider though. Poor guy.