Vince Young Reportedly Reaches Agreement With Philadelphia Eagles

Young won’t be a starter in Philadelphia, obviously, and it’s interesting to see him enter a situation in which he doesn’t control his own destiny in becoming one (short of going all Tonya Harding on Vick, which we obviously don’t advise). But Young has been dogged by questions about his leadership abilities and work ethic, and teams who drafted quarterbacks tended not to be terribly interested in him.

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Could Andy Reid set up an ideal situation for Young, just as he’s done with like every quarterback in the league? It would be hard to bet against just about any passer in that system.

SB Nation’s Music City Miracles offers up a couple more ideas on Young’s next landing spot.

Young can officially sign with a team on Friday night when players are permitted to sign with teams.

The news that Young will be released rather than traded was first reported by Titans Insider, via Pro Football Talk, and comes only because Tennessee’s front office was apparently unable to find any suitors willing to send the Titans anything in return.

Young probably won’t have any trouble finding a new team, despite a few public issues during his five-year run with the Titans, as he’s still fairly young and seems to have enough talent that he’s worth taking a chance on if his new team doesn’t have to give anything up in order to get him.

Or not.

The problem with acquiring Young is that he wants to start and many teams picked up quarterbacks in the draft. Judging by his history, Vince Young isn’t the guy that needs to be mentoring young draft picks so there just aren’t a lot of options out there.

That second part comes from a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who cites a source saying the Titans will attempt to trade Young rather than release him.

This news may come as a bit of a surprise to Titans fans who saw the weird relationships between Fisher, Young, and owner Bud Adams as the conflicts sinking the team over the past few years. It was widely believed that Adams believed in Young far more than Fisher did, and had been pushing for the number three pick in the 2005 NFL Draft to win the starting job, but by firing Fisher and reportedly looking to shop Young, it seems like the only winner of that battle is the guy who owns the team.