The 51st state, VY!

It seems no matter what happens, some guys just will never learn.

Vince Young, a rising star in the NFL has got an attitude to match his skills. Unfortunately we haven't seen much of his skills as of lately do to his injury and legal issues. He was thought to be the next Great One, but was not given the same opportunities like he was in college. What I mean was Young is being told to sit back in the pocket and throw it to NFL receivers when he used to dominate as he ran and dodged, dipped, dived, ducked and dodged around the defenders of college years. Of course he doesn't have a highlight film, he's not in his game. What Young is dreaming of is for Coach to hand over the reins of the offense to him and let him run the ball like he wants is. But that's not going to happen because QBs come and go. Especially cocky ones.

Unfortunately that is what is flooding the news rooms now. Young is being quoted as "shutting up and just smiling" and "not getting into the hoopla because he's not starting games and not winning games". What he supposedly wants is to be traded to a team where he can start and be the team go to guy in pressure situations. So anybody looking for a fresh-from-jail-cocky-can't-prove-that-he's-worth-his-contract-secondstring-quarterback? Those aren't in a hot commonity right now are they? But then again the Vikings have been looking at some scary alternatives...

To be fair, he has been getting some positive comments about his offseason training and performances. Yet many other comments about his mental preparation and education of reading the defenses pop up too to condemn him to a "could have been" status player. I really think what needs to happen now is for the media to shut up and let him finish the offseason before they report anything that we as common folks can actually see for ourselves. I don't care what he's doing in training camp as long as he's not placing bets. Let's see if Kerry Collins starts in the fall or if he gets hurt. That would be news. A second string player's emotional battles for approval are on every single team, professional and amatuer right down to elementary recess games. Young's comments about wanting to play as the starting quarterback are expected. He's a winner, and winner's want the ball. So please, let's give Vince Young a rest until something actually happens in his career to talk about!