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[Feva]

seriously....blooms highlites look like some old sped up groucho marx movies

[phattymatty]

he's no reno mahe but i think he could handle punt return duties

[ice grillin you]

im not playing....dook looks insanely fast...it really does look like all his highlite tapes have been sped up

i cant tell if he really is that fast or he scoots with tiny little steps and that makes him look like the flash...either way in all his highlites hes pulling away from cats

[Feva]

Before we go any further... you do realize he's white, right?  Granted... we don't need him to be a LB, but he's still of the caucasion persuasion.

[ice grillin you]

if you use the population theory of thomas malthus you can deduce that because i have seen numerous highlites of him therefore i am aware of his skin color

whitey is ok with me...as long as it isnt whitey linebacker

i do watch hockey

ya heard???

[rjs246]

White people play hockey now? Huh.

[LBIggle]

whats a dook.

[Feva]

White people play hockey now? Huh.

Yeah right... next you'll tell me that a black guy will be able to dominate golf someday. 

[General_Failure]

whats a dook.

It's very similar to a deuce, only you drop one and blast the other.

[SunMo]

stupid agents are funny...

Young's handlers aren't handling their business


   
Posted: February 8, 2006

He was the first player on the field, standing tall, smiling wide and clowning around as he always does. Now the key question: Why was he even there?

Why was Vince Young, the hottest football player on the planet, participating in a cheesy made-for-television "all-star challenge" in Miami? Why would a player who has nothing to gain and everything to lose as a top draft prospect be part of an informal workout -- because that's what it was -- in an environment over which he had no control?

"I've been working out at home really hard, and I needed a break," Young says.

Fine. Go to the Bahamas. Go to Europe. Go anywhere but to some skills challenge that exposes weaknesses to Texans owner Bob McNair -- the guy debating whether to spend millions on you -- and his personnel department.

"I wouldn't have him anywhere near here," one agent said through the glare of the South Florida sun.

Meanwhile, Young's agent, Major Adams, a friend of the Young family and not as -- what's a nice way to say this? -- experienced as some other agents, declares, "If you have nothing to hide, why hide?"

Well, here's why: Young was set up to fail in this event. And when it was over, he hadn't shown nearly the accuracy of UCLA's Drew Olson or Alabama's Brodie Croyle. He looked on par with Clemson's Charlie Whitehurst -- who still is recovering from shoulder surgery. There's a reason colleges have pro days, when pro scouts come to campuses to watch players work out in their environment, throw to their teammates and, more than anything, perform in their comfort zone.

At one point in the skills competition, the four QBs were paired with pass catchers. Young was paired with Memphis running back DeAngelo Williams, the only nonreceiver in the group, and the two didn't connect on three of five passes.

There also was a deep throwing test in which quarterbacks were asked to throw the ball as far as they could while keeping the ball between the hash marks. Young scratched to the right on his first two attempts. Before the third throw, Adams yelled, "Aim it this way (left)." I'm not sure if he was joking or serious, but the third throw hit the right hash mark barrier. There is too much riding on Young's future -- he wants to play for his hometown Texans, who would have to give up on former No. 1 overall pick David Carr to pull the trigger on Young -- to noodle around in Miami for a measly appearance fee. His management team had better tighten up and get a grip on what's best for its client.

Young says he will work out at the NFL Scouting Combine but won't lift or run. He'll follow the same plan at his pro day in late March in Austin. The goal, he says, is to focus on throwing and eliminate any doubt about his funky mechanics or accuracy.

I have no doubt about Young's ability to throw. His ability to choose a competent management team is another story.

[rjs246]

In conclusion, I would lke to say that this barely qualifies as news.

[SunMo]

In conclusion, I would lke to say that this barely qualifies as news.

sorry, i didn't mean to pull you away from the razor thread

[rjs246]

Anyone who thinks that Young is going to be a good Pro QB is an idiot. That is all.

[phattymatty]

Young will be 10x better than Leinert.

[SunMo]

that wasn't the point, dummy