Vince Young Will Not Play For Tennessee Titans In 2011, Says Owner Bud Adams

The issue here, of course, is not that Vince Young doesn’t have an immense amount of talent and potential; he’s arguably coming off his best season as a passer when you get past the sample size and the reason for it. The question is whether anyone will give him the reins to the franchise after what happened in Tennessee.

Because Vince Young is making it clear that he’s expecting those reins to be handed to him sooner or later.

We’ve been reading through all the reactions to the news that Vince Young will not return to the Tennesee Titans in 2011 and one quote from Vince Young caught my eye.

Well...should he have trusted Young? Music City Miracles wonders the same thing.

Shortly after the Tennessee Titans announced their intent to trade or release QB Vince Young, the quarterback spoke to The Tennesseean’s Jeff Wyatt. Young thanked owner Bud Adams and coach Jeff Fisher, but says he never felt he had Fisher’s trust and that Fisher treated him “like a young man.”

Young, according to Wyatt’s Twitter stream:

He goes on to wonder if Young even sent the text himself or had someone do it for him. After all, Young is dealing with a torn tendon in his thumb that will require surgery and sideline him for the rest of the season. Sending a message with an injured texting thumb probably wasn’t the best way for Young to get back into Fisher’s good graces.

The Titans’ head coach left Young hanging, refusing to return the message or respond to the apology. A simple “lol wut?” would’ve done the trick if he was into that whole text messaging thing.

Young’s apology was clearly the best move on his end because there’s no other team in the NFL will that will pay him an $8.5 million salary on top of a $4.25 million roster bonus. Young needs the Titans more than the Titans need him and I think he’s realizing that.

Tensions have reportedly been high between the two since Fisher announced last week he was benching Young. The two had some sort of confrontation where Young reportedly indicated he wasn’t running out on the team but on Fisher. Owner Bud Adams publicly said the two sides will have to get along and the organization hasn’t given up on Young.

Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean reports Young was “visibly upset” but left without causing an incident. After he and Fisher exchanged words in the locker room following Sunday’s game, owner Bud Adams said the two would have to get along and the organization has not given up on Vince Young.

Fisher previously said that Young would do his rehab (thumb) at the Titans facility.

Now this: Vince Young will be placed on injured reserve and his season is over.

Titans head coach Jeff Fisher confirmed on Monday that Young would need surgery to fix his injured thumb and the Titans would place him on injured reserve. Injury or not, it didn’t appear Young was in the Titans plans for the rest of the 2010 season. Fisher had announced on Sunday that Young had lost his starting job so he likely wouldn’t have been playing anyway.

Despite the Titans -- or at least Vince Young’s -- apparent meltdown after Sunday’s game would suggest they’re not in second place and a game out of first in the AFC South, but they are. There’s still hope left in Tennessee this year, whether Vince Young is part of that or not.

Adams doesn’t have much of a choice but to say that unless the Titans are going to make a move this season, which they may not. Young is owed over $11 million next year so something would seemingly have to give for him to return.

This won’t get Young out of hot water. The reported jersey-throwing incident is only a small part of the overall meltdown that we saw from Young. Following the game, he reportedly had a “verbal confrontation” with head coach Jeff Fisher and left the facility.

Meanwhile Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean predicts Young never plays again for the Titans. Team officials are expected to talk with him this week.

SB Nation’s Music City Miracles says enough is enough: Both Fisher and Young need to be gone.

Now the question becomes: Will Vince Young ever play for the Titans again?