There seem to be a number of controversies about Vince Young's skills, his arm strength (Mort report said marginal), speed (not fast enough or slower than Vick), passing ability, etc. Let's take a look at his closest peers, and how they performed in college to get an idea at what Young can do physically.
Matt Jones: 4.37 time in the 40. Mediocre college passer with questionable motivation. Similar (around 7.5) ypc average to Young, with significantly less carries. Same size as Young. Still a burner in the big leagues.
Mike Vick: 4.36 time in the 40. Mediocre college passer with tremendous arm strength. Lower (around 5.5) ypc average than Young, with a similar amount of carries. Much smaller, has been injured a lot. Still a burner, makes plays with fantastic quickness/acceleration/change of speed.
Vince Young: Speed- No idea what the 40 time is, Rivals.com lists it as 4.4 when he was a HS senior. Don't know how accurate that time is, but he's likely to have gotten faster in college. He runs past DBs is all I can see. Numerous opponents have said the long stride makes him very deceptive. I wouldn't be surprised to see him clock a similar time to Jones/Vick.
Passing- Threw the deep ball best this year, led country in passing efficiency, showed ability to throw sharp short-mid range passes. Obviously, what we haven't seen out of Vince Young is the ability to throw Brett Favre/David Carr 30-35 yard rockets. Put up nice stats with an unheralded WR corps, excellent TE who he found regularly.
Size-Height is a tremendous asset, sees the field extremely well, despite motion, don't recall many passes being batted. His weight/elusiveness makes him very durable. The only big hit I've seen him take was from AJ Hawk, and Young dealt a little blow too. Tough take down.
When I see Vince Young, I see Jones size/speed, quickness similar to Vick, and a more refined passing ability than Vick, with less raw arm strength and a funky delivery. What do yall think about his game? I'm hoping we can get an honest assessment of his physical skills here, which vary in media and scouting accounts quite a bit.
Matt Jones: 4.37 time in the 40. Mediocre college passer with questionable motivation. Similar (around 7.5) ypc average to Young, with significantly less carries. Same size as Young. Still a burner in the big leagues.
Mike Vick: 4.36 time in the 40. Mediocre college passer with tremendous arm strength. Lower (around 5.5) ypc average than Young, with a similar amount of carries. Much smaller, has been injured a lot. Still a burner, makes plays with fantastic quickness/acceleration/change of speed.
Vince Young: Speed- No idea what the 40 time is, Rivals.com lists it as 4.4 when he was a HS senior. Don't know how accurate that time is, but he's likely to have gotten faster in college. He runs past DBs is all I can see. Numerous opponents have said the long stride makes him very deceptive. I wouldn't be surprised to see him clock a similar time to Jones/Vick.
Passing- Threw the deep ball best this year, led country in passing efficiency, showed ability to throw sharp short-mid range passes. Obviously, what we haven't seen out of Vince Young is the ability to throw Brett Favre/David Carr 30-35 yard rockets. Put up nice stats with an unheralded WR corps, excellent TE who he found regularly.
Size-Height is a tremendous asset, sees the field extremely well, despite motion, don't recall many passes being batted. His weight/elusiveness makes him very durable. The only big hit I've seen him take was from AJ Hawk, and Young dealt a little blow too. Tough take down.
When I see Vince Young, I see Jones size/speed, quickness similar to Vick, and a more refined passing ability than Vick, with less raw arm strength and a funky delivery. What do yall think about his game? I'm hoping we can get an honest assessment of his physical skills here, which vary in media and scouting accounts quite a bit.
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