Vince Young's Career Didn't End Because of His Argument With Jeff Fisher

When the Tennessee Titans drafted former Texas Longhorns quarterback Vince Young with the No, 3 pick in the 2006 draft they thought they were picking up a future superstar. At times he looked like one, but his tenure with the team was rocky at best before finally coming to an end.

Upon reflection Young sees the argument he got in to with than-head coach Jeff Fisher as the driving force behind his retirement. If only that was true...

It was a pretty epic scene. Young had not played well the day of his spat with Fisher, had injured his thumb, thrown his shoulder pads in to the stands, and eventually told Fisher that, "I'm not running out on my teammates. I'm running out on you."

He never played for the Titans again, and almost didn't play at all. The Philadelphia Eagles picked him up in 2011, but he was unimpressive when he played and they let him go at the end of the season. Training camp stints with Buffalo, Green Bay, and Cleveland followed, but he never made a regular season roster again.

During a recent radio appearance he talked about his regret over the incident and how he thought it led to the end of his career:
“I definitely do regret getting into it with Coach Fisher down in Tennessee,” Young told In the Loop with Nick & Lopez of SportsRadio 610 in Houston. “It kind of left a bad rap with me and the perception that I’m a bad guy.”

Throwing equipment in the stands and arguing with the coach are not going to help your career there is something that else that will do even more damage--poor play:

• he only threw more touchdowns than interceptions twice (2009 and '10), but only played in 10 and eight games respectively those seasons.
• 46/51 touchdown to interception ration
• QB rating of 74.4 (finished the season in the 60s three times)
• never played a full season
• wasn't a very accurate passer (career completion percentage 57.9)

Those numbers suck.

That is not to say that he never played well. He was offensive rookie of the year in '06 and made the Pro Bowl twice ('06 and '09), but that only serves to better illustrate the problem with him.

His play was too erratic.

Arguing with his coach didn't end his career. Young is just another case of a college superstar not being able to adjust to the pro game.

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