Vince Young Wins NFL Rookie Of The Year

by PB @ BON on Jan 3, 2007 12:59 PM CST in Football

Vince Young wins the NFL Rookie Of The Year Award with a decisive 23 out of 50 first place votes. He finished the season 8-5 as a starter for a team that started 0-3 without him and looked completely dead in the water. His numbers, though in line with other rookie quarterbacks in history that have had prolific careers, weren't the dominant numbers we saw in college. But, as Rick Gosselin wrote yesterday, "Most NFL quarterbacks must learn how to play the position before they can win games. Young proved he could win while learning. He's going to be special."

And that pretty much says it all, doesn't it?

Congratulations to Vince Young and his teammates for the honor. I'm already looking forward to playoff football in Nashville next season.

For more Titans and VY news, check out SBN's Tennessee blog Music City Miracles

--PB--

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YAY!

Talk about vindication. Good for him

Defensive ROY went to Texans's Ryan. Think about it..they could have had both.

by bachelorette on Jan 3, 2007 2:26 PM CST 0 recs

Wow.

Think about it this way: Their number one draft pick wasn't the dROY.....they didn't get Vince.....Is Matt Millen moonlighting?

by Hornbud on Jan 3, 2007 2:52 PM CST up 0 recs

If

If you're ever lucky enough to have a transcendant player that leads you to the national title, you'll understand.

In other words: you will never understand.

by PB @ BON on Jan 3, 2007 6:39 PM CST 0 recs

Texan's drafted well, but it has to taste bad

Here is is an exercise that shows the magnitude of the Texan's f-up:

Would the Titans trade VY to Houston for Carr AND Ryans?
How about throwing in SuperMario, three for one?

My guess is that the Titans would not go for either deal, and only dumb stubbornness and pride would keep the Texans from doing it.

by krelldoggy on Jan 3, 2007 6:39 PM CST 0 recs

What's pretty

sick is what you do with farm animals in the middle of the night.

"Baaah" means no.

by Hornbud on Jan 3, 2007 6:48 PM CST 0 recs

Actually

That's pretty standard on bulls.....but I know I'm preaching to the choir here.

by Hornbud on Jan 4, 2007 8:47 AM CST up 0 recs

you mean like Jackie Sherrill did

his first year at Mississippi St. the week before they played UT. C'mon, you remember it was right after he got caught in the biggest scandal of the SWC since SMU got the death penalty, but some high ranking Ag alumni helped you narrowly esacpe that and Sherrill 'deceided' to resign and pursue other interests only to be hired immeidately by Mississippi St. (pretty much just for that three game series we had with them starting that next year)

yeah, Sherrill had a bull casterated in front of his whole team, on the practice field the week before they played UT (and I'm ashamed to say it must have fired those Bulldogs up 'cause they won!) but Sherrill never amounted to anything at Miss State since he couldn't pay for players or convince TX recruits to come to Mississippi.

but if you really want to talk about stupid, how about an Agriculture school that seeks government grants to produce a 'hornless' Longhorn and a purple carrot. Nice use of taxpayer money there Fightin' Farmers!

Brazos your smak post-Holiday Bowl has grown so incredibly weak and boring. What's the deal? It's always such a shame to see an Aggie that is faced with the reality that never in his lifetime will his team accomplish what their arch-rivals have AND that said rivals don't even care as much about them as they'd like to think they do...

by longhornJ on Jan 5, 2007 2:13 PM CST up 0 recs

MHoge

I am just wondering what Merril Hoge has to say about this... I cant wait to see what BS he pulls out from his ass once he sees VY winning the OROY...
if anyone has the link to his comments, I would greatly appreciate if you could post it

by deysmak on Jan 3, 2007 7:13 PM CST 0 recs

Hoge's latest rants

http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070104/SPORTS01/701040401/1328/SPORTS

by LeftHandedTexan on Jan 4, 2007 9:46 AM CST up 0 recs

Wow Brazos

you really got us on that one. Hope you didnt hurt yourself coming up with that one.

by lalonghorn on Jan 3, 2007 8:08 PM CST 0 recs

Take that Reggie Bush...

I love this comment Rick wrote..." Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush was the top-rated running back in the 2006 draft and went to the New Orleans Saints on the second overall pick. But he rushed for only 13 more yards (565) than fellow rookie Vince Young did (552) - and Young, of course, plays quarterback."

How is that for the stat of the year?

by Blackwulff on Jan 3, 2007 10:18 PM CST 0 recs

Wild

Heisman snub, to say the least.

by PB @ BON on Jan 3, 2007 10:23 PM CST up 0 recs

Right On...

I cant wait to see Bush gets knock out at the 1st round of playoff. I just cant stand that Bush got to the playoff but VY cant.

VY almost can make the NFL history for the team (0-5) to make to the playoff. He got every help he can get on that sunday. denver had surprisingly lost to 49ers; steelers put up the fight to spoil cincy playoff spot although, steelers had already out of playoff chance. kansas city done their job.

What a great opportunity for VY to get into the playoff but his D didnt help him on that day. their D gave up a lot of big plays.

New England is my other cursed team now. They were already got into the playoff before they play against VY. Why the hell they need to knock off Titan on that day? I want them to lose to NYJ at the 1st round just like New Orleans.

Hook'em!

by Horns98 on Jan 4, 2007 3:19 AM CST up 0 recs