On second thought, Vince Young says that he never really thought about retiring.In an interview with the Tennessean on Thursday, one week after Young told an NFL.com reporter that he thought about hanging it up after his rookie season, Young said that while the pressures of being a quarterback are pretty intense, he never really planned to quit.
"I was never going to quit football,'' Young said. "Football, that is my pride and joy, it is my dream. I am playing my dream. And I don't plan on giving that up any time soon.''But at the same time, Young didn't say that he was misquoted in last week's story, when he said that he thought long and hard about retiring. Now he's saying that everything had been "blown out of proportion." It seems that the pressure and constant attention that came with being the Titans' star made for a tough adjustment.
"When you retire, a lot of stuff goes away, people calling you and asking you for things. Some people say things about you that you don't like, and a lot of that stuff was killing me inside,'' Young said. "I am trying to be a role model and be a good citizen and have fun with my friends. Things were so fuzzy (that) I could hardly see through it all.''If the attention of being an NFL quarterback and all the media attention in Nashville was almost too much for Young, consider how fortunate he is to not have been drafted by the Eagles, Jets or Giants. In Nashville there is one main paper, an alternative weekly, a couple of TV stations and a few radio stations covering the team. In New York, Young's life would be scrutinized from many more angles.
But it seems that Young has developed some coping mechanisms. He went on a trip to Europe with teammate Keith Bulluck, and he's now focused on winning three or four Super Bowls, then retiring.
Now if the team could just get him a couple of wide receivers to help reduce his stress level a little more.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-30-2008 @ 9:00AM
don said...
I think the boy better stop trippin out or he will soon be joining vick. Can't understand why a franchise would put so much of their future on the line with unstable players. Maybe the owners will see the light and avoid these types of mistakes.
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5-30-2008 @ 11:45AM
August West said...
We didn't pick up a top-flight WR, but at least VY has a professional OC this year and Alge Crumpler is a smart gamble.
I think VY is going to improve greatly over the next year and a half.
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5-30-2008 @ 2:22PM
tex big balls said...
There's unstable, and then there's outright stupid.
This guy falls in the latter category.
This is a testament to U of Texas student athletics.
And most student athletic programs in general.
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5-30-2008 @ 3:03PM
beef said...
Now, now, now...
Don't get me wrong, I CAN'T STAND UofT and most of its players, but this is about ONE idiot. I won't bash a crowd of past and present players who actually take their schoolwork seriously (or at least take the school up on its free tutoring and help to get more educated) because VY is a complete effin moron. And he is.
AW: WHAT is he going to greatly improve at? Will he finally learn to read? WRs or no WRs, Crumpler or no, your boy is not mentally capable. We'll see how great he looks if your excellent defensive unit starts to falter.
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5-31-2008 @ 11:56AM
Big Sam said...
Wonderlich6 should learn the English language before attempting to communicate with the public.
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5-31-2008 @ 8:07PM
sherman said...
I love how people who have probably never accomplished much life call someone an idiot and a moron. Young is the only reason Texas won a National Championship in 05.
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5-31-2008 @ 9:21PM
Big Sam said...
"Young is the only reason Texas won a National Championship in 05."
Sounds similar to Lawrence Phillips.... except Phillips scored about 10 points higher on his Wonderlic test.
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6-01-2008 @ 4:15PM
August West said...
Comparing VY to a miserable human being who beat more women than lineman?
You're showing your self to be a truly petty piece of shit, Big Sam.
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6-01-2008 @ 5:20PM
the cooker said...
August,August, clean up your language! Remember another great Texas player, named Earl Cambell who was so great with the Houston Oilers under Bum Phillips?? Met him several times(very nice guy) and can tell you he probably never went to a class in college either.
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6-01-2008 @ 9:47PM
matt said...
I don't know about his committment, but he sure looked gay as heck in that Texas bar.
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6-12-2008 @ 9:49AM
James Martin said...
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
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