Vince Young
Vince Young
Vincent Paul Young, Jr.is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football Leaguefor six seasons. Young was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the third overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. He spent the first five seasons of his career with the Titans. In his rookie season, Young was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and was invited to join the AFC Pro Bowl team after San Diego's Philip Rivers had to pull out...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth18 May 1983
CityHouston, TX
jail mom type
My mom was like, 'You're going to end up in jail or killed from the type of things that you're doing,
field football knowing leadership man roles taught understanding
That would be special, knowing how long we've been together, how many different things he has taught me to become the man that I am, and how to better myself on the football field and understanding the leadership of a quarterback, and different roles you have to do as a quarterback.
fun good hard stuff type uptight
That's the type of stuff we want as a team, everyone having a good time, ... We're going to go out there and play hard and have fun doing it. You don't have to always be uptight doing your job.
corner next ready talked
I was getting frustrated, ... But I went off to the side, I put myself in a corner and just talked to myself to get ready for the next series.
believe feels giving guess national played
It feels like they're giving them the national championship, and we haven't even played a down. I guess they believe we aren't going to give them any competition.
everybody game needs offense playing pressure
I think everybody on offense needs to be more involved, ... There's no pressure on me. I'm just playing a game -- being a quarterback.
We had so much fun. And we want to come back!
came class realize standards starting
We came in as a class with standards we set, ... and we're starting to realize them now.
ball knowing last offensive side
We didn't do what we should have on the offensive side of the ball last year. We look at it now as knowing we don't have to do big things to win a big game.
looked receiver saw took tough
Tough play right there. I looked at every receiver and no one was open. Then I looked back, saw the (opening) and took it down.
We could go down there and make history,
answer negative people pro school
When they come out to Pro Day like I had at my school . . . that is when I like to answer a lot of people that say negative things about Vince.
university
We're not going to be scared. We're going to be pumped. Nervousness is not a part of the University of Texas.
everybody good helps keeps
We're just having a good time. It helps everybody play better, keeps everybody loose.