Prediction
I want to go on the record as saying I think Vince Young is going to be a bust. It should be noted that the only game I've ever seen him play was the national championship this year. We spent much of the game discussing Vince's pro potential and all agreed that he was simply a great college QB.
PROBLEM ONE: In golf, if your swing looks like crap, you're probably not a good golfer. Indeed, the greatest players have great swings. There are rare exceptions (Jim Furyk) but it's a logical qualification. The same goes for throwing motion. I know he's gotten it done in college, but Tennessee is going to spend some time tinkering with Vince's "get this sack of potatoes off my shoulder" throwing-motion.
PROBLEM TWO: Colin Cowherd of ESPNRadio was vehemently against Vince getting drafted early solely because of his disastrous wonderlic test scores. His point was that, for the QB position, the wonderlic is statistically a good indicator of QB success. If you're gambling on whether or not a QB is going to be successful in the NFL, you'd bet on a high wonderlic. It's a decision-making test. It's not everything. But it's one point against Vince.
PROBLEM THREE: All this hype seems to have come from one classic game against USC. We all know USC was riding an incredible winning streak and the consensus number one going in, but everyone forgets that their defense was not that great (PAC-10 style). Vince shredded them, no doubt. But without that game, I wonder if he even gets drafted in the 1st round.
That's all I got. I'm probably wrong. I am, of course, an idiot. I'd probably get a 0 on the wonderlic! If I did, you'd do well to bet on me never starting as a QB in the NFL.
PROBLEM ONE: In golf, if your swing looks like crap, you're probably not a good golfer. Indeed, the greatest players have great swings. There are rare exceptions (Jim Furyk) but it's a logical qualification. The same goes for throwing motion. I know he's gotten it done in college, but Tennessee is going to spend some time tinkering with Vince's "get this sack of potatoes off my shoulder" throwing-motion.
PROBLEM TWO: Colin Cowherd of ESPNRadio was vehemently against Vince getting drafted early solely because of his disastrous wonderlic test scores. His point was that, for the QB position, the wonderlic is statistically a good indicator of QB success. If you're gambling on whether or not a QB is going to be successful in the NFL, you'd bet on a high wonderlic. It's a decision-making test. It's not everything. But it's one point against Vince.
PROBLEM THREE: All this hype seems to have come from one classic game against USC. We all know USC was riding an incredible winning streak and the consensus number one going in, but everyone forgets that their defense was not that great (PAC-10 style). Vince shredded them, no doubt. But without that game, I wonder if he even gets drafted in the 1st round.
That's all I got. I'm probably wrong. I am, of course, an idiot. I'd probably get a 0 on the wonderlic! If I did, you'd do well to bet on me never starting as a QB in the NFL.
posted by Prof. A at 10:50 PM
1 Comments:
The thing about Vince Young is that he's got the momentum of the NFL with him. Anybody who knows Mike Vick knows how Mike Vick rolls. He is definitely not gay.
Also, while 6'0" (or, reportedly, shorter) Mike Vick is almost forced to leave the pocket to find decent passing lanes, Vince is nearly 6'5". That's massive. For him, running will be an option. Also, because he's nearly 230 pounds, he won't be forced to run like a sissy. -- Not that there's anything wrong with that.
In conclusion, I believe that, for the next two or three years, I wish Vince Young played the Seahawks twice a year. I'd love to beat up on him, and benefit from his inevitable mistakes. But, once Vince Young gets rolling like Vince Young might get rolling, I'm glad we don't play Tennesse regularily. If he's good, he's going to be revolutionary.
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