Vince Young To Houston

Do you think your earlier post in regards to LenDale Whites comment on VY was a little Prophetic.  

LW is scoring some big points. Gave VY major props during his interview with Suzy Kulber.  This will be fun to watch.

went to New England.

You got to love the the collosal waste of time put into mock drafts only to watch the pundits proven completely wrong and dance around like the conformative sheep they are...

Right after the Texans made it official that they'd be taking Williams instead of Bush, half the pundits incredulously rebuked the choice as if they know better than NFL GM's and the other half feverishly rushed to change their tainted mock draft boards to save needless face.

I also have to wonder what effect (negative it seems) the press has on the actual draft...

Did all the talk about Leinart slipping cause the Jets to pass on him? The fact that the Titans took VY with Norm "I'm Matt's suragate father" Chow as the offensive coordinator still amazes me. I'm happy for VY and I think the Titans made the right choice, but how much was it effected by the press?

In a twisted sort of way, I hope Mario Williams turns out to be average and Matt Leinart goes on to have a very successful career. And to quote a line from Major League, "every time Vince plays against Houston, he shoves it up their f'ing asses."

As usual, the lesson here, we're all full of shit (including me) and we will have learned absolutely nothing from today's results. By tomorrow, everyone will begin their commentaries with, "yeah, I was thinking (insert team here) might do that."

Man, what the hell would we do without sports? Probably start second guessing ourselves. Nahhh...

Pause for a moment to consider the same thing that teams playing the Titans will have to: you've got VY who can pass or run, and you have him LenDale White who can pound through, act as an outlet receiver (got decent hands for a dumped pass), or for that matter block for VY... now that's comedy -- for the viewer.

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I feel sorry for Houston and New Orleans, who now have to face the wrath of Vince.  I'm sure he'll forgive NO for taking Bush, since they already had a QB.  But don't you think VY will take special delight in trouncing the Texans every time he plays them for the next 10 or 15 years?

I also look forward to watching Tennessee playing Arizona in the years ahead, if VY and Leinart both stick with their current teams.  Best way to settle the "who's the better QB" debate - on the field.  I guess the same goes for Tennessee playing Denver, once Jake the Snake retires.

All the talking heads are chipping in with their grades for Day One, but so far the best I've read comes from John Clayton at ESPN.

"Give Floyd Reese some credit. He was in a tough situation. His coaches wanted Leinart. His owner wanted him to draft Young. It was a debate that carried into Saturday morning. Reese found a way to satisfy everyone. In Young he got a quarterback back whom he believes will be better than Leinart in two or three years. Young might not do much during his first season, so Reese gave the coaching staff White, a big, bruising running back who can help immediately."

He also points out the obvious - it was a BAD day for Trojan Fan.

"First, they lose to Texas in the Rose Bowl. Now, they lose to Florida State, Ohio State and NC State in the draft. While the Seminoles had four defensive players in the top 19, the Buckeyes had five first-rounders, and the Wolfpack had three, the Trojans saw a number of their players slip. Bush negotiated himself out of being the first pick. Leinart went No. 10 to Arizona."

"Had he turned pro after his junior season, Leinart might have been the first pick in the 2005 draft. Even now, most would considered him a higher-rated player than 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, the first pick in the 2005 draft. Financially, this is a disaster for Leinart. Smith received $20 million in guarantees. Leinart goes into a slot that last year paid $13.5 million -- total -- over the five-year contract."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2427335