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Post by Just A Fan on Nov 19, 2013 17:32:30 GMT -6
There’s an age-old cliche in football: next man up. This phrase rings truest at the professional level, where the competition is fierce and the margin for error is zero — especially at the quarterback position. With this in mind, it makes little sense that Vince Young, a two-time Pro Bowler and NFL Rookie of the Year, remains unsigned in early November while journeyman veterans and unproven rookies take vital snaps in place of injured starting quarterbacks. Over the last two years Young has failed to make the rosters of the Packers and the Bills. After they cut Young, each team experienced a rash of injuries at the quarterback position that season, but none of their replacements have played well. This begs the question: Why is Vince Young not in the NFL? With starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers currently out with a fractured collarbone, the Packers have started Seneca Wallace and Scott Tolzien in the past three games — all losses. In two games, Wallace totaled a 64.4 quarterback rating, passing for one interception and no touchdowns. Tolzien, who has seen significant time in two games, struggled too, throwing one touchdown to five interceptions. In his career, Wallace has thrown 31 touchdowns and 19 interceptions, passed for 4,947 yards, has an 80.8 quarterback rating and a 6-16 record. Tolzien did not play an NFL snap before this season. www.dailytexanonline.com/sports/2013/11/18/stat-guy-vince-young-has-proven-he-deserves-to-be-on-nfl-roster
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aaron
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Post by aaron on Nov 19, 2013 21:35:44 GMT -6
Thanks for posting a link to this article JAF.
By the way here is a comment in the comment thread from that article (which I agree with Terry, and...fuck the NFL):
Terry: "NFL does not have a "win at all costs" culture. That is a myth the league and ESPN perpetuates. There is a reward (high draft picks) for coming in last place. The fact that teams are playing these QBs who have no experience or no winning experience, is more evidence that there are things more important than winning to these coaches. There are conflicts of interest all over the NFL. The "win at all costs" comes into play in the position battles, on the individual teams. That is where millions of dollars and careers are really at stake.
Yes, Vince should be on a team. But he is being blacklisted, because he embarrassed NFL poster-boy Jeff Fisher."
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