Comments on: Report: Vince Young joining Eagles a “virtual certainty”

By: mediasloppy

mediasloppy — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:53:45 +0000

I’m not bad mouthing VY. I’m simply saying that Gregg is totally delusional calling VY the best backup QB in the NFL…

By: daocho

daocho — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:07:37 +0000

I don’t understand how this is a bad signing. Y’all can bad mouth him all you want & say he is a “headcase” “unstable” or crumbles under scrutiny.. but the fact remains he was 30-17 as a starter with a head coach that looked for every excuse to take him out & who didnt want him for the beginning… Im not defending his actions throughout his career.. he has displayed a sense of self-entitlement since he got drafted #3 overall.. but maybe this is a sign that he is determine to get better.. he seeks help to improve as a QB because he NEEDS help.. & who better to help QBs than Andy Reid & Marty M.. There is not a better BACKUP QB option out there..

By: le19555

le19555 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:37:53 +0000

Skins loading up! Looks like Dallas and Philly on the decline! Looking real good for Skins fans. Young a horrible pickup but I’m glad!

By: buck101

buck101 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:21:46 +0000

He could have started in MIA.

By: gcsuk

gcsuk — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:41:57 +0000

mad5555 writes:
Billacheat is good but billacheat can’t even do what Andy does with developing talent.
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Quite possibly the funniest/stupidest thing I have ever read on PFT. How many people have I heard say “Tom Brady wouldn’t be anything if he was in another system. Put Peyton Manning in Belichick’s system and he wins 10 SB rings.”

I’ll take “Billacheat”s development of a SB winning dynasty over Andy Reids development of perennial runners-up any day of the week.

By: melonnhead

melonnhead — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:24:44 +0000

Define worst fans? Oh you mean the most passionit fanbase in all of sports?

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Hey you could be an Eagles QB, too!

By: fatfreddystubbs

fatfreddystubbs — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:17:42 +0000

There’s no doubt that that a lot of the things that happened in Tennessee don’t make Young look good, but i don’t know that you can just assume he’ll wilt under pressure. He did play QB at the marquee program in the most football-crazy state in the country. Have to imagine some pressure comes with that.

and in the biggest game of his life (to that point), all he did was turn in one of the greatest Championship game performances in sports history.

By: mcarey032

mcarey032 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:07:56 +0000

People are making so much out of the turn around for Michael Vick and are crediting Andy Reid. Yes Andy Reid deserves some credit, but Michael Vick was desperate and financially motivated to do well again. He spent two years a federal supermax prison. That will motivate you not to go back. He is millions in debt that would also motivate you to do well. VY?? He has been cut. If he wasn’t foolish with his money he still has some. He doesn’t come across as desperate. He is a player who will be fine as a back up but will never really be a great starter. He doesn’t read defenses and relies on his mobility far too much to a consistent player in this league.

By: dirtyharry1971

dirtyharry1971 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:06:21 +0000

OMG is this great or what? I couldnt have written this script any better if i tried being a eagle HATER and all!! Maybe the eagles can add TO again!! Another season will go by and another season the eagles will still have not won a SB RING!! HAHAHHAHAHA

By: luvyablue

luvyablue — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:01:43 +0000

i like it.

By: rebeljpl

rebeljpl — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:50:26 +0000

Sigh… Vince will have another meltdown once the lovely Philly fans start booing him and calling for his head. Most talented back up? More like biggest liability at back up…

By: ugaboogaloo

ugaboogaloo — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:48:53 +0000

Vick may have done a mediocre job on the Wonderlic, but he also had a freaking dog-fighting stable AND a bunch of dead pit bulls in his backyard. One can assume that great intelligence was not the driving force behind that operation.

Vick’s a changed man now, of course. Can’t wait to see him carted off the field so Vince can take his rightful place as the darling of the Iggles’ faithful.

By: procre8te

procre8te — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:37:15 +0000

I was kinda hoping VY would go to the Skins, but now knowing this guy would really WANT to be a backup that tells me all I need to know. Pass

By: upperdecker19

upperdecker19 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:33:08 +0000

I hate when the Andy Reid QB car wash charges extra for the hot carnuba wax.

By: lgwelsh1

lgwelsh1 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:27:10 +0000

The Eagles just got a lot better having Vince on the roster. Vince is a much better alternative than Kolb. Reid knows exactly what he is doing, you know he had a plan all along.

By: laeaglefan

laeaglefan — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:23:36 +0000

The Eagles need a QB who can scramble out of the pocket with that weak offensive line and Young fits that description. Besides, none of the other backup possibilties are very exciting (other than Favre). We’ll see how Young handles the Philly boo-birds when he’s misfiring all over the field.

By: bleedgreen4life

bleedgreen4life — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:23:05 +0000

I got it! Kill two birds with one stone. VY signs, wants his number 10, pays DeSean for it, DeSean no longer needs to hold out for more money and BOOM we’re ready for training camp…If only it were that easy..

By: sdottaylor

sdottaylor — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:20:44 +0000

We can sit here and bad-mouth VY all we want, or we could be optimistic the truth is as a starter Young has a 30-17 record so instead of talking about how sensitive he is and how he’ll broken down let’s talk about how he can move the team forward. Although I’m not an eagles fan, I wish them the best. NFC East is tough so they’ll need all the luck and cooperation *coughdeseanjackson* they can get!

By: mediasloppy

mediasloppy — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:19:40 +0000

“In Young, the Eagles would pick up the most talented backup quarterback in the league.”
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I hope that is sarcasm or you must have already been a victim of the “Andy Reid quarterback car wash”

By: pacash80

pacash80 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:16:41 +0000

*Get a cornerback [x]
*Steal a draft pick [x]
*Get a backup quarterback [ ]
*Give Jackson a new deal [ ]
*Sign remaining draftees [ ]
*Get some linebackers [ ]

By: terrellblowens

terrellblowens — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:16:38 +0000

This would be a very good pickup for the Eagles. VY is a mobile, strong armed QB. Reid succeeded with two mobile QBs with big arms and questionable accuracy in McNabb and Vick. I have to believe VY is the next guy whose career can take off thanks to Reid.

I was actually surprised he didn’t get more interest as a starter. Even though he’s pretty much bipolar and is very sensitive, he has starting QB talent. The right coaching staff could have gotten him as a steal as a starter (if he managed to grow up). Maybe the Eagles will manage to trade him for a first round pick one day haha

By: tlaw21

tlaw21 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:15:48 +0000

This makes me question Young’s commitment to football because any QB will tell you they want to start and he’s not gonna start over Vick….He could easily start in miami, DC, or buffalo but no he wants to be a back up?!?! Dude must not want the responsibility and just wants to hit the strip joints and party till dawn every night

By: clayton43

clayton43 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:10:58 +0000

Really, I am not so sure I would Vince Young as a mentor or in that role… He is a headcase and if he evver did play at all…and did not do well.. the Philly fans would be 10 times worse than the Tenn fans were. He may have some talent, but when your head is gone.. doesnt really matter.

By: moelester

moelester — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:10:47 +0000

Reid and Young both know no doubt Vick will miss a portion of the season. Young isn’t going to Philly to be a backup..hes going to Michael Vick..well Michael Vick.

By: snowpea84

snowpea84 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:04:27 +0000

What a joke. No longer an Eagles fan.

By: philahitman

philahitman — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:03:45 +0000

“….wake up call speed diminishes with age.” HAHAHA yeah 25 is really f#ckin old. MORON.

By: philahitman

philahitman — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:00:37 +0000

“get the stick out of Desean’s arse ”

…you mean the stick where he makes less than half of the punters in the league despite being a Pro Bowler at 2 positions???

By: NFLJunkie

NFLJunkie — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:59:45 +0000

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a quarterback of Vince Young’s caliber actively seek out a non-starting role. Bizarre.

The worst thing that could happen to his career right now is to step into a starting job (if there were even any teams offering) and struggle, or be brought in to compete for a starting job right away and not win it. And he only has 5-6 weeks to get up to speed given the compressed offseason.

It’s not a scenario that maximizes his chances for success.

He can’t fail to win the starting job in Philly when he’s not competing for it. It’s the low-risk, low-pressure way to start rebuilding his stock. Great gig, as long as Vick doesn’t suffer a major injury and thrust Young onto the hotseat before he’s ready.

By: eaglesfan290

eaglesfan290 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:58:57 +0000

You can’t teach speed so no it’s not overated!

By: rhf123

rhf123 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:58:39 +0000

VY has never had a lick of QB coaching in his life and he’s come this far. Imagine what real coaching could do.