In the storyline that is Vince Young, it's hard to not be interested. But at the same time, if he is dealing with physcological issues it's probably in our best interest to leave him alone.
After his breakout rookie season, Young commented that he may retire sooner rather than later, to which we all shrugged it off as nothing. However, recent events have made that statement seem a lot more realistic.
During Sunday's game against the Texans, Young threw his second pick of the game in the fourth quarter, and walked off to an attack of boos from the Titan "fans." It was said that while he was on the bench he either requested or showed that he did not want to go back into the game. Despite his alleged pleas, he went back into the game and four plays later left again, this time with a sprained ligament in his left knee.(picture from sportinglife.com).
What happened after the game however is the most shocking. The short and short of it is, that Young could not be reached on Monday and many people close to him feared that he was not in a good state of mind, and a potential hazard to himself. The authorities were informed as well as the Titan organization about the situation.
Eventually Young was found, and he dismissed the claims and said he had merely left his phone at home while he was out. However the following day, his mother came public and admitted that her son was not mentally right.
I never believed the thought that injuries only make you stronger when you come back, but maybe for Young, he needs this time away from the game to re-evaluate what's important for him. I think it's bad timing however because he's already had an entire off-season to think about the situation, this just might be his boiling point.
For a person in his situation I can't imagine that having this all public is the best for him either. Which is why I'm saying, Lay off, and give him the time he needs. And if he wants to walk away from the game let him and don't get in his way. The only thing important in this situation is his health, and if his health mentally is not where it needs to be, let him move on.
2 comments:
Whether,he has emotional issues or not maybe Young needs to evaluate what he wants out of playing football. It seems clear that his heart isn't completely in the game right now. If it was he has potential to be great. I mean bottomline he does win games. If he could just improve his skills, he would be a weapon. But the whole emotional problems are probably going overboard.
Totally agree. Fans forget that players are people, too (granted, people who are making a gogillion dollars to play a sport).
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