Vince Young Could Switch Defense- About his Emotional State, of Course

Vince Young Could Switch Defense- About his Emotional State, of Course

September 10, 2008

By Slavica Milosevska for Football Reporters Online

On Tuesday night, Jeff Fisher spoke about contacting police to search for QB Vince Young regarding his safety the day before. Police spokesman, Don Aaron, reported that they were contacted to check on his emotional stability. Young's agent, Major Adams, says he was on the phone with Young when police were looking for him and that he had no clue about the search until he began receiving fretful telephone calls. Apparently, Young was at a friend's place eating chicken wings while watching football when he was found after four hours by SWAT officers in unmarked cars and checked for weapons. Young was compliant when it was suggested that he go to the Titan's office.

The Titans, police crisis negotiators and a psychologist each had a meeting with Young before he drove himself home. Even though Fisher is fairly reluctant to discuss the matter at hand, Young's mental condition is being questioned after his recent behaviors. Fisher alleges an absolute misinterpretation on his part after he spoke to the QB and that he is delighted to have his player back. Yet, Aaron did openly supply details that Young had an unloaded handgun in his car's glove compartment; however, it is not illegal to have a handgun with no ammo under Tennessee law.

Fisher has not specified the reason he contacted police but that he was worried. “I was given some information from people that were close to him late afternoon, early evening that was quite honestly very concerning to me. I’m not going to go into specifics, but it was concerning to me,” stated Fisher. “We can never be too careful sometimes, and sometimes you can’t jump to conclusions. You have to wait on information and be patient. The information I had didn’t afford us any patience,” asserted fisher on his Tuesday night radio show.

If this is the case, Fisher, can you please elaborate on the statements made by Don Aaron? An implication of falsehood is not intentionally given here, but please help people understand or accept this story. The public will naturally “fill in the blanks” making infinite versions of second-hand storytelling based on on-record statements, hence it is never know how far people can inadvertently stretch the truth.

In proper jargon, Fisher has publicly acknowledged Young's behavior as unusual and that it is a work in progress.“Our game is a very, very emotional game. There’s going to be ebbs and flows at times, good plays and poor plays and negative things that happen. Different players deal with it differently.” On Wednesday, with his knee wrapped up, Young watched his teammates practice without speaking to reporters. The Titans have expressed their certainty that Young is a devout team member.

Physical injuries are may be less of a touchy subject and are obviously more tangible evidence. At Sunday's opener, fans booed Young's two interceptions where the Titans ultimately lost 17-10 to the Jaguars. Four plays after he was nagged by the audience, Young's left knee suffered a sprain, which predetermined that he will not play at Cincinnati this Sunday.