Tennessee Titans fans are split down the middle. The days of Steve McNair seem so far behind, but we all still find ourselves hoping Vince can live up to his mix of passing and scrambling. The fact of the matter is, Vince may not be a great passer, but he is a winner. His passing statistics have never been good, but he is one of the winningest quarterbacks in the league. He has improved his passing ability, and has earned his fame from his celebrated fourth quarter comebacks.
Young is 26-13 as a starter. Now, of those 26 wins, he only threw for 300 yards twice. One of those games was a loss to Denver in 2007, and the other was the nail-biter against the Arizona Cardinals last season. In the Cardinals game, Vince was able to drive down 99 yards to throw the game winning touchdown pass to rookie wideout Kenny Britt in just over two minutes.
In, technically, four seasons (he almost all of his third year due to injury) Vince has only piled up 6,843 yards and 32 touchdown passes, with 39 interceptions. He has improved, however, going from a rookie quarterback rating of 66.7 to an 82.8 rating last season. His maturity has clearly improved since his first year as his role was decreased.
Now, what does this say about his ability to win? Of the games Young started last season, in 7 of his 8 wins he threw for less than 250 yards and only threw 3 touchdowns once. Even despite this, Young directed 4 fourth quarter comebacks to beat Houston, Arizona, Miami, and Seattle.
The question of whether VY is a stud or a dud is relevant to how you measure it. If you think that winning 67% of his starts and 12 game winning drives is successful, then yes, Vince Young is one of the best starting quarterbacks in the league. If you measure a quarterback by his passing ability and statistics, Vince is a dud. For me, Vince is a stud, and will continue to lead this offense effectively with his cool presence late in the game.
--JohnnyU
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