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Originally Posted by jsarno
Nice to know that everyone thinks 1 guy makes the difference between an 8 win team and a 5 win team. Might as well not even field that many players since 1 player makes the difference for 3 wins. So if I had 4 vince youngs, I'd win 12 games...sweeeet.
Again, it's a TEAM effort.
Don't worry, I am positive that the rose colored glasses will come off with Young eventually...I was right about soooo many like him in the past, and I am right now. I know that sounds arrogant, but you guys aren't looking at the big picture.
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You do know that Young didn't start the first three games for the Titans right? Which also happened to be three losses and three possible games that VY did not have a chance to win a game. Which means VY was 8-5 his rookie campaign, including a 6 game win streak near the end. Oh yeah, he's only a freakin' rookie! How many rookie QBs with Travis Henry and Bo Scaife as your weapons would pull out an 8-5 record in the NFL?
Yet people want to hate on him for some reason, pointing out the defensive effort in the Jax game. What about the fact that the Titans beat nearly the entire NFC east, including a decimation of Philly at the Linc. How about the 2 TD performance to beat Indy? Oh, but he threw two picks and Bironas hit a 60 yd FG... let's not give any credit to the QB.
Instead of using red herring arguments ("if we had 4 vince youngs, we would win 12 games"), give some logical reasons why you think VY will fail. His throwing motion can definitely be improved, his passing percentage could be higher, etc.
If there are no such instances of one player making a difference, why do some teams actually play better when a switch is made at QB? I bet Tony Romo didn't have anything to do with giving his team a spark this season right? Me being an SC alum, there's no way you can tell me that Texas would have beaten SC in the Rose Bowl without VY least year... in fact, UT wouldn't have even made a BCS bowl last year without VY. That just shoots down your entire argument that one player can make a three win difference. Don't they also say that a steady kicker can make a two win difference in a season? It is a team effort (like you say), but one player can will that team effort (as has been proven time and time again).
Fact: The Titans (as a team) do not go on a 6 game win streak with Billy Volek [edit: make that Kerry Collins] at the helm.
How are you so sure that you are right? I mean, I'm sure of some things too- but that doesn't mean there's not a small chance of others being right too... Are you truly saying that VY has no shot at being a great QB in this league? Obviously, he won the ROY for a reason- people that watch football chose him over Colston, MJD and Bush.