Here's the link.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6017948

We'll see if it's legit.

if this is true, i guess bulluck wasnt so out of line after all.

We'll have to wait to see if its legit yeah, I guess this would be good, even though Collins played his best game so far last week (by his standards)...

I have a source who has a real source who says this is very real.

best news I've heard all day...

yeah, it's official.

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060930/SPORTS01/60930008/1027

Its About Time.....whoohooo Go Titans Baby...

A Move I Finally Agree W/ The Fo About.

The future is here. Let's just hope it goes well...

Practices are open to the media, but Fisher threatened to close them if any outlet reported the division of practice-field work between Young and Collins before Saturday.


So much for open practices I guess, if it's true.

thank u!!!!! i saw this in the corner of the espn news channel and i think my heart stopped. thank heavens. come on vince lets win some games!!!

I'm so screwed. I'm never going to get the extra ticket I want. I'm going to have to send my wife and baby inside without me and wander around outside looking for an extra ticket that is not $100. This is not how I wanted it to all go down. This is not Cowboys at Titans any longer. It's Owens v Young.

Looks like it's the real deal. But lets remember that this is VY's first start. So, we don't know what to expect. Let's be patient and just be excited the future is out there learning his craft.

I know if he doesn't do well the entire world will be ripping the Titans and VY apart.

So, lets keep our eyes on the prize.

my excitement level for tommorrow's game just quandrupled...

pfft... hahaha. nice try.

It doesn't work that way on this forum.

Once you are drafted you are suppossed to be Rookie Of The Year or Reese is the worst GM in the league and Fisher needs to be fired. If Vince Young doesn't throw for 300 yards, 3 td's and 50 rushing yards in a win...








:winker: a qp rating of 85 or better would be nice.

pfft... hahaha. nice try.

It doesn't work that way on this forum.

Once you are drafted you are suppossed to be Rookie Of The Year or Reese is the worst GM in the league and Fisher needs to be fired. If Vince Young doesn't throw for 300 yards, 3 td's and 50 rushing yards in a win.

I can see it now. If VY doesn't do very well in his FIRST game. There will be tons of trolls on the site tomorrow. Get ready to either defend VY or gloat tomorrow.

The future is here. Let's just hope it goes well...

It can not get any worst at the QB position right now.

I can see it now. If VY doesn't do very well in his FIRST game. There will be tons of trolls on the site tomorrow. Get ready to either defend VY or gloat tomorrow.

I'll defend him to the death but I do not expect anything super spectacular tomorrow. We are going to see a guy that is going to try to take it easy and not take any unneccessary chances. All those defensive guys will be drooling to hit him, you can bet on that. I'll still be a Vince Young guy if he throws 3 int's and tanks his passer rating on par with my breathelizer test. (BAC) like extra crispy KFC did when he tanked belly up. :ha:

I will say this is the most excited I've been about a Titans game this season.

yea i know same here... even we get blown out i know that i didnt have 2 watch kerry fing collins out there

:lol2:

I am with BP on this one...[what is this world coming to??]

I just hope Vince shows some poise, plays well and the fans give him this game to get a full one under his belt.

If I hear the moron that sits behind me say one more time that we should have kept Volek I am going to purchase one of those stupid big-***** turkey legs just to beat him with it.

I'm not even worried. We have the Rose Bowl MVP out there. We should win this one easily.

Fisher is now off the chopping block for me. I respect this decision. It was the only way to bring the team together.

Whose the say he will play a whole game?

maybe this is just to get Vince's series over and done with....but I hope not.

Lets see what he has for a whole game.

considering he took the vast majority of the snaps and collins was just working with the scout team, i would say it's for the whole game.

if collins was going to start/play, he would need all the reps he could get.

HELL's Yes! Can't wait to see how pumped the team is going to be!

just putting it out there :brow:

I'm so screwed. I'm never going to get the extra ticket I want. I'm going to have to send my wife and baby inside without me and wander around outside looking for an extra ticket that is not $100. This is not how I wanted it to all go down. This is not Cowboys at Titans any longer. It's Owens v Young.

Why do you need an extra one?

i have no doubt in my mind fisher would not make it out alive he put collins in after one series.

My father told me a few hours ago that he heard he was going to start too. I think this might be legit. (my dad doesn't own a computer)

The revolution has begun.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2608713

So much for the "they won't start Young because of the poor OL" theory.

How poor is the O-Line when the statue, Kerry Collins, has been sacked 4 times?

I'm not sure what to think. I'm excited, scared, nervous...a little gassy...:ha:

(for those who've seen Alec Baldwin on the parody of "Inside the Actor's studio - Best of Will Ferrell SNL)

How poor is the O-Line when the statue, Kerry Collins, has been sacked 4 times?

I guess because Volek can give up three sacks in a 3 and out possesion.

I sure can't wait to see how he does.

Man if we win, the media will be all over him.

I guess because Volek can give up three sacks in a 3 and out possesion.
http://www.primotees.com/men/catalogimages/oh_snap.jpg

Whose the say he will play a whole game?

maybe this is just to get Vince's series over and done with....but I hope not.

Lets see what he has for a whole game.


that is exactly what I was thinking. Let him be introduced, play the first series then put in KC :moon2:




considering he took the vast majority of the snaps and collins was just working with the scout team, i would say it's for the whole game.

if collins was going to start/play, he would need all the reps he could get.

KC:moon2: doesn't need to take reps he can just come in and lead this team :rolleyes:

How poor is the O-Line when the statue, Kerry Collins, has been sacked 4 times?

Exactly.

I wish Mcnair never left,if he was still here the Titans are 2-1.

not without Chris Hope back there.

I wish Mcnair never left,if he was still here the Titans are 2-1.
news flash:

mcnair hasnt been that great this year. has he been better than collins? yeah, but the raven defense is winning games, not mcnair.

SUMMARY: Rookie QB Vince Young will make his first NFL start for the Tennessee Titans on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Young already had played spot duty in each of the Titans' first two games. But the Titans are winless at 0-3 and are hoping the quarterback who led Texas to the national title in January can provide a spark to their offense. Coach Jeff Fisher had promised he wouldn't start Young until the rookie was ready, and he publicly said Monday that veteran Kerry Collins would start against Dallas (1-1). Young is 10-of-23 for 133 yards with a touchdown and an interception this season in limited duty.

What do you think about this article? Post your comments below.

GREAT NEWS!!! I am REALLY excited NOW!!

I'm not sure what to think. I'm excited, scared, nervous...a little gassy...:ha:

(for those who've seen Alec Baldwin on the parody of "Inside the Actor's studio - Best of Will Ferrell SNL)
:ha:
Got it as soon as I read it..... Charles Nelson Riley

I love it....I think the whole team will rally around Vince and we'll upset the Cowpukes.....

Let's see how many times they try to get some cheap hits in on Vince.....

Vince is gonna be fine, but if he's not perfect.....a bunch of morons will already say he was the wrong pick, overrated...etc, etc...(like other people have said)....

If we lock down Terry Glenn and control the run game, maybe we can knock Drew Dedthrow around and get him scared.....
Maybe Pac can return a punt without getting it called back......

Let's go Titans.....InVinceable BABY

Whose the say he will play a whole game?

maybe this is just to get Vince's series over and done with....but I hope not.

Lets see what he has for a whole game.

Read the Tennessean article. Collins was practicing with the scout team and Young wsa getting all the reps. The only reason Fisher didn't announce earlier was so Dallas would not prepare for Young.

The way the coaches were talking about Young's progress this doesn't surprise me. Chow spoke in one interview that VY wasn't "quite" ready yet but when asked if he was progressing faster than he expected he said 1000x faster. I have to hand it to Fisher for now. At least he is trying to spark the team and who knows. This might turn out pretty darn good.

I'm unbelievably excited. It changes the whole complexion of the game and the crowd support. I'm hoping to hear alot of noise from the Coliseum, errr-oops- LP Field for the defense.

I really don't care how Vince plays- just get the real time reps against a good defense- and Please Lord- No injuries.

FINALLY SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT!

it's great to see Vince get the intro

but don't be surprised if he's pulled and/or is sat against Was/Bal/Jax

This news is like is like the perfect mini mall

Read the Tennessean article. Collins was practicing with the scout team and Young wsa getting all the reps. The only reason Fisher didn't announce earlier was so Dallas would not prepare for Young.

I wasn't serious about the one series for Young.

This might turn out pretty darn good.

Let's hope so

Celebrate good times

IADT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (It's about damn time)
Go Titans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go VY, stick it to all the naysayers!!!
The defense has to step up and play!!, if they do, then we will get our first win today.

It's funny. Some of the sports reporters around town had been talking about "maybe" this would be the week that the Titans would give vince his first start. I didn't pay it much attention, thinking they were just floating ideas. But this makes a lot of sense. They had already noticed the division of reps in practice this week and were not supposed to talk about it yet.

Very cool news.

Looks like I am getting up at 3am tomorrow.

This should be mega hype with T.O. in the house and a large part of the nation watching.

Two things..

i) Bulluck knew all along !

ii) Has Bud Adams had any role in this do you think?? Just putting it out there.. Think about it.. the man who left Texas with the Oilers, we're now playing the Dallas Cowboys with THE QB everyone in Texas loves..

oh and a third..

even if Young stinks it up, he's the future... that's a whole different thing to KC stinking the place up..

fantastic news

I like the boldness of it. It took mcnair until his 3rd season to take over and young is doing it after 3 games. Wow!

Unusual isn't it that now that collins has been here over a month and is probably finally getting a grasp of the offense he has to sit down. Despite the 2 ints against the dolphins he did have his best game.

In any event this is a team that has averaged 11 points a game and i'm sure we can do better with young. We will now see a crowd that is on fire and a team that is on fire. The gayboys are going down!

If Young stinks it up there will be the Young is a bust threads.

Why do you need an extra one?

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/bipolartitan/DSC04652.jpg

btw- a forum member here has me covered.

If Young stinks it up there will be the Young is a bust threads.

I think the fans here are getting their expectations entirely too high. Most of you have played football, and I knowthat you know it's a team sport. I expect VY to be an improvement, but I'd be really careful about expecting him to carry the team on his shoulders all by himself. Even if he stinks it up for 3 years, it would be hard to call him a bust with this team around him.

I like the boldness of it. It took mcnair until his 3rd season to take over and young is doing it after 3 games. Wow!

Unusual isn't it that now that collins has been here over a month and is probably finally getting a grasp of the offense he has to sit down. Despite the 2 ints against the dolphins he did have his best game.

In any event this is a team that has averaged 11 points a game and i'm sure we can do better with young. We will now see a crowd that is on fire and a team that is on fire. The gayboys are going down!

:))

VY is going to make mistakes. Like opening day with the pick. But, the boobirds stayed away. I think everyone knows he's a rookie and knows what to expect. He (VY) will be just fine.


:jumpropeb :cool2: :banana:

we actually have a chance to win games now!!!

I hope I am wrong but I see this as even more desperate than bringing in Collins less than two weeks before the season opener.

we actually have a chance to win games now!!!

:rolleyes:

I think that this snippet from fox news is interesting...it ties the bulluck article back to young starting...There are rumblings that Titans owner Bud Adams was pressing Fisher to start Young, but the coach said he only made the switch because his veterans in the locker room had confidence in the decision.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6017626

I hope I am wrong but I see this as even more desperate than bringing in Collins less than two weeks before the season opener.

That or accepting that Kerry Collins would never be the answer

Am i excited to see vince take some snaps...yes. Am I worried about his health/safety against a defense like Dallas?...yes. I hope he does well, but as bad as KC is, I don't think Vince is ready. I hope this doesn't mess his future up...we'll see. BTW, this decision has BUD ADAMS written all over it, don't you think?

Bud did it. He told Fisher that Young would start. Fisher's the one who has been saying he would be patient with Young. Bud wants to mess with Texas, he's just starting earlier than we thought.

I'm excited but nervous. If he even has a decent performance the next three games, we could have a fun second half...

I actually think starting Young against a defense like this is a good thing. Get the worst out of the way first. I'm excited to see what happens.

I'm not so sure about the Bud Adams angle. I mean I don't think he could force Fisher to start Young if he didn't want to. For all the controversy lately I still think Fisher wouldn't be unemployed for long if he was fired.

I don't expect miracles out of him. I still think we will lose to "The Boys". It's Vince's first start and he will make some mistakes, rookie mistakes, and will probably cost a few game along the way with an INT here and there, but I still think he will be an improvement and will get better as he goes along. I'm still looking at all this with hope for next year more so than this year. Alex Smith looked like total crap last year, but this year he has looked much better. Once Vince develops some chemistry with the recievers and better feel for the Defences....watch out!

I dissagree that we will lose because of Vince. I was there opening day. I saw how the offense pepped up when he was in. I think, much like the Steelers did for Roth, the offense will step up their game to help our rookie. I think we are in for a good game.

I hope I am wrong but I see this as even more desperate than bringing in Collins less than two weeks before the season opener.

That wasn't desparation, it was just bad judgement.

That or accepting that Kerry Collins would never be the answer
i dont think they ever thought collins was the answer. he was a stop gap, which is something volek wasnt willing to be.

[QUOTE=SteveH]Two things..

i) Bulluck knew all along !



I thought the same thing. Bulluck is not a guy to run his mouth too much like some players. When I read what he said, he was as good a leaking the story. He was probably asked to.

If the Titans can win a few games, we'll forgive them for the Collins screw-up.

I don't want to see VY end up a Tim Couch.

And it bothers me that we paid for two non-starting qbs, BV and KC,. I know Collins was cheap, and perhaps for a reason.

I can't wait to see him start!!! Oh and BTW is anyone from Nashville planning on going to Dave and Buster's to watch the game?? I had thought about it but I wasn't for sure since I haven't been there on a Sunday and didn't know if many people went there that early to watch them.

I hope this is the beginning of the rebuilding process and not simply an aborted rebuilding process.....

I don't want to see VY end up a Tim Couch.

For the franchise's sake, he had better not be.

I dissagree that we will lose because of Vince. I was there opening day. I saw how the offense pepped up when he was in. I think, much like the Steelers did for Roth, the offense will step up their game to help our rookie. I think we are in for a good game.

We didn't really lose "because" of him, but would you like to take back the part about being in for a good game? :banned:

i dont think they ever thought collins was the answer. he was a stop gap, which is something volek wasnt willing to be.

do you blame him?

If the Titans can win a few games, we'll forgive them for the Collins screw-up.


speak for yourself

We've lost three winnable games because our front office/coaching staff is lost. Volek should have been dumped/traded much earlier. Young should have been held out until after the bye week. Lost.