Vince Young Gets Benched

Tennessee Titans head coach, Jeff Fisher has laid down the law on Vince Young. It seems as though Young has violated an unspecified team rule. Hence, he has been benched from the Titans pre-season opener.

More than likely, this is in response to the Pacman Jones fiasco. As many know, Pacman has been suspended for the entire 2007 NFL season for his off the field conduct. The question will always be asked: Would things have ended differently for Pacman, had he been forced to obey the law and team rules from day one?

Young is the heart and soul of the Titans franchise. Thus, it is good that Fisher is making sure his team's foundation is going to be on the straight and narrow. In addition, we are talking about a pre-season game here. At most, Young would only play a series or two. The risk of injury is also very high.

Hopefully, Young learns his lesson and does not pout. If he does the latter, the Titans season, already on the rocks, may quickly crash and burn. This will be truly sad, for the Titans are an up and coming team.

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Simms1156Div-I Stud

842 days ago

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Yea he is suspending him but the fact of the matter is that it is a meaningless preseason game, my guess is if it was a regular season game Young would be starting. This is a good way to send a message and not risk an injury to, as you said, the heart and soul of the franchise. I think the players also know that VY would not be suspended if it were a regular season game and they should be happy about that because without him they wont win games

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SSreportersLegend

842 days ago

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If it were the regular season....the Titans season is officially dead.

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Scottduk1Waterboy

842 days ago

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I hope that Vince learns from the PacMan to shape up and obey the rules.

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WizardmanRed-Shirting

842 days ago

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Yup, can't have the entire Titans' offense go bad.

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ASwaffAll-American

841 days ago

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Um...are y'all honestly comparing this to the Pacman fiasco? Guys, Pacman had numerous run-ins with the law prior to his professional career. They knew they were gambling with him when they got him. A guy with a history getting out of control in a strip club isn't anywhere even remotely comparable to a quarterback getting into a little tussle because he was defending his receivers from a berzerko defensive back who confused training camp with American Gladiators.

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