APIn Cleveland, they dismantled a large image of LeBron James after he left town. In Nashville, they’re not even waiting for Vince Young to go.
Courtesy of our friends at Music City Miracles (actually, we don’t know them, but they seem nice), the Titans have removed a large photo of Young that had been applied to the exterior wall at LP Field.
So, basically, the Titans weren’t kidding when they said that Young won’t be back. (Then again, they also likely weren’t kidding when they said that coach Jeff Fisher would be back.)
The Titans have said that they plan to trade or release Young. Still, it’s hard to believe that anyone would trade anything of value for a guy with one year remaining on his contract and total compensation of $12.75 million in 2011, including a $4.25 million roster bonus due only days after the next league year begins.
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Not sure where this team is heading? No coach, no QB and looming CBA problems/uncertainty. I’ll bet they’re not doing to well on season ticket renewals. It’s a shame there are still some really good players there.
But he’s an ELITE quarterback isn’t he?
Brett Favre is willing to be both the Head Coach and QB. Problem solved, this Brett’s for you…Bud!
That craptastic site got it from the 3 Hour Lunch on 104.5. 3HL should be the ones getting the pub for this.
This is true. If you looked closely the caption on the photo read “Large Vince Young”.
Titans will be picking 1st next year
Seems like they would have already done this since they reported he wouldn’t be welcomed back about a month ago.
“(Then again, they also likely weren’t kidding when they said that coach Jeff Fisher would be back.)”
Did Fisher get a settlement? If not, then it probably went like this.
Fisher: “I sure hope they fire me”.
Titans:”We’ve decided not to fire Fisher and he’ll be back for the last year of his contract”.
Fisher: “Damn, they didn’t fire me. I quit.”
Err something like that….
I took down my Fathead today too.
I hope the Titans will be on the Steelers schedule next season. Twice would be nice:)
HA!
god I hope Nick Barnett doesn’t find this out!
Let the Andrew Luck sweepstakes begin in Carolina, Cleveland, Buffalo, SF, Arizona and Minnesota. Vince will be award as the booby prize.
Looks like we know where Andrew Luck will end up in 2012.
iluvwikileaks says: Jan 31, 2011 3:29 PM
I hope the Titans will be on the Steelers schedule next season. Twice would be nice:)
HA!
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Once in the regular season and then the playoffs?
They ae getting this done now, before they lay off the stadium crews….
lhaveprettyfeet says: Jan 31, 2011 3:21 PM
But he’s an ELITE quarterback isn’t he?
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Yes. He’s won more games than you have.
tatum064 says:
Jan 31, 2011 4:11 PM
Yes. He’s won more games than you have.
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And yet he’s quit in more games than I have (2-3) and we’ve won the same amount of playoff games.
Another unfortunate example of The Class of The Titans.
Oh! That’s worse than your girlfriend taking your picture off of her Facebook page.
Brutal.
In an unrelated story, Bud Adams when asked about the looming lockout had this to say, “We are moving forward as if there will be football next year….”
There is no way on Earth anybody gives the Titans a 12 pack of anything… Not with that salary.
They are changing their name to the Tennessee Grease Fires !
Any team acquiring Young would potentially have the capacity to use the franchise tag on him in 2012, presuming that it comes back in the next CBA. Moreover, the high salary is for just one season. It’s not an impossible scenario: draft a QB in round 2 or 3, trade for Vince Young (even if it’s simply a 2012 pick that hinges on his 2011 performance), and be set at QB even if you’re in a tough spot like Minnesota or Arizona at the position.
A QB whose attitude out played his ability.
Not totally sure about the timing of this. I hope the Titans do well next year, but they HAVE to find the right coach. I think that means taking a serious look at out-of-house coaching candidates.
Next year is probably going to suck, but at least there’s hope on the horizon. There wasn’t any with Fisher here. He had become stale over the years. I appreciate everything he’s done, but it was just time for a change for both parties (like Green Bay turning to Rodgers over Favre). Fisher will probably have success somewhere else after he takes some time off, but he wasn’t going to do it here in Tennessee. He has had excellent talent to work with, but only found five playoff wins in sixteen years.
Vince wasn’t going to bring success to the team, either. Eventually his unpreparedness and immaturity were going to implode the team, as it did this season (though the entire collapse cannot be hung on his shoulders). He’ll go somewhere else and have success, but not playoff success and he’ll probably be more cumbersome than productive, unless he takes this as a learning experience and matures (i.e., grow up).
Addition by subtraction is the most overrated term in sports.
Sincerely,
The Cleveland Browns
The New England Patriots
The Oakland Raiders
The Washington Redskins
and now….
The Tennessee Titans
I can see his trade value rocketing now! The Titans are idiots.
They showed the takedown on the local news tonight. Fisher’s too. At least they didn’t get the Mubarak treatment.