Player Rumors: Vince Young to Minnesota, Miami Interested in DeAngelo Williams
NFL January 27th. 2011, 4:30pm
Omar Kelly, who covers the Dolphins for the Sun-Sentinel, sent a couple of tweets this week about some players who may be moving elsewhere in the offseason. In regard to Vince Young, Kelly says “I’m told to bank it, Titans QB Vince Young will be playing for the Vikings in 2011. They have his QB coach and Leslie Frazier.” Vince Young hasn’t been officially released yet, though the Titans have said he will not be on the team next year, and will be traded or released.
Young may have one additional thing going for him if the Titans release him and move on-availability. The labor talks and a potential lockout during the offseason may limit trades such as a move for Kevin Kolb or Donovan McNabb, and the price may be more palatable. Young is an interesting case. Coming in, there were questions about his throwing motion and mechanics; going out, the questions now revolve around his ability to operate on a team and be a leader. He’s not a hopeless case, but he’s going to have to grow up quickly. I’m not sure going to an organization that just coddled a quarterback and let him operate outside the team concept is a great immediate first step.
On DeAngelo Williams, Kelly says he’s surfaced to the top of the must get list for the Dolphins. Ordinarily, I would say 28-year old running backs are a bad investment. It will depend on his price, and I certainly wouldn’t break the bank on him. Still, I see Priest Holmes-like potential in Williams if he gets to the right situation. Holmes moved to Kansas City from Baltimore in 2001 at the same age as Williams will be in 2011. Of course, “right situation” and Chad Henne probably shouldn’t go together, though Jake Long could certainly play the Willie Roaf role.

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January 27th, 2011 at 4:31 PM
oh vince, that’s not textbook throwing form!
January 27th, 2011 at 4:34 PM
Hyperbole alert
January 27th, 2011 at 4:34 PM
It helps that he doesn’t have a ton of mileage on him after splitting carries with Stewart
January 27th, 2011 at 4:35 PM
hyperbole towards williams? no.
hyperbole towards whatever OL he’ll be playing behind? yes.
no like williams goes to will be like the roaf/shields/waters line…that’s what made priest’s career.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Um, what? So?
January 27th, 2011 at 4:37 PM
If the Vikings do get Young, I don’t see them just sitting back. I still think they go after a veteran backup.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:37 PM
So 3 good seasons then falls off the map? He’s already had 2 good years…
January 27th, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Going to any place that is desperate for a QB is a situation that will probably work… for about a season. That type of team is not likely to “fix” any of his perceived problems, though.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:41 PM
Could probably get Kerry Collins cheap?
/Logical NFL answer is to fix a problem using someone else’s problem, then being surprised when it’s a problem
January 27th, 2011 at 4:44 PM
Go look at Priest’s numbers for those couple of seasons. Dude was fucking AMAZING. Williams is not putting those numbers up any where. Could he be Michael Turner? Yeah. That would have been a better comparison.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:45 PM
williams hasn’t put numbers up like that because he’s not playing with THREE HALL OF FAMERS ON HIS OL.
and michael turner? maybe if williams was 40 lbs heavier, sure…but they couldn’t be more dissimilar as players.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:45 PM
The lack of a CBA and having no player movement before the draft could lead to some pretty comical stuff from the less clever front offices in the league (looking at you, Buffalo and Washington)… if the CBA is signed sometime between the draft and September, I mean.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:46 PM
sportsdork…comical in what way?
January 27th, 2011 at 4:46 PM
Probably a little bit, but the fantasy nerd in me rembers that D Will was the no. 1 guy two or three years ago. He probably won’t get back to that level, but he can certainly be a top 10 back if he gets away from Carolina’s stink.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:47 PM
Any team that is a “QB away” is a bad fit for Vince Young.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:48 PM
If Young can’t handle Indy,Houston and Jax D’s he’s going to crap his pants in the NFC north.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:49 PM
“Draft Jake Locker then trade for Kevin Kolb” comical.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:50 PM
They have his QB coach and Leslie Frazier.”
Um, what? So?
Um..they probably know each other, because…
January 27th, 2011 at 4:50 PM
Please let VY to the Vikings happen, I love the feeling of not being in the division’s cellar.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:50 PM
That’s part of what I’m saying. Where can he go where his OL will be that good (thus allowing him to produce like priest)? That option is not available. But can he go somewhere and put up numbers like Turner put up when he finally got a chance to be the featured back (4.5 ypc)? I say yes. I wasn’t comparing their styles.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:50 PM
A follow up to the map of the US from earlier.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:51 PM
I like the Priest Holmes story. He was almost completely overshadowed at Texas by Ricky Williams, where he was mainly used in short yardage and goal line situations. But he had a great motor and great power. It’s too bad he didn’t have the ability to take punishment like Earl Campbell did though.
Basically what I’m saying is, Browns fans, Priest Holmes is what Peyton Hillis is going to look like in a few years.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Look how great Troy Smith and Mike Singletary got along.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:52 PM
Todd Collins!!!
January 27th, 2011 at 4:53 PM
old and black, ms?
January 27th, 2011 at 4:53 PM
A follow up to the map of the US from earlier.
New Jersey has the lowest suicide rate? I would not have guessed that. I am not at all shocked however to learn that Mississippi has the most churches per capita while Alabama has the highest church attendance.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:53 PM
old and black, ms?
Eh, I was being slightly more metaphorical than that. But I will say prematurely old.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Oklahoma has “best license plate”
That literally sounds like something you’d put on a license plate.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:54 PM
i love it that out of mario williams, vince dung, and reggie bush, shitbird young was the first to get cut. he has been a bitch since high school.
VY sucks, and i dont understand why people are still convincing themselves otherwise.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:54 PM
California grows pot pretty damn well, but maybe that’s what they mean by safest for workers? Let’s change that to Safest for Growers and call it fixed.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
I was watching a show on the History Channel last nite on black holes.
I just cannot wrap my brain around that shit…
January 27th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Lowest obesity rate WHAT
January 27th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
LOL @ AK and IL.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
steelers will win SB, and i will put my money where m y baf typing is
January 27th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Um, what? So?
Look how great Troy Smith and Mike Singletary got along.
Frazier was teamates with Fisher on the Bears.
/nuts don’t fall to far from the Ditka tree
January 27th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Oklahoma has “best license plate”
That literally sounds like something you’d put on a license plate.
I’ve always been a fan of Florida’s plates. I hate Texas’s new ones.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
wow…http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2011/0127/535893/
January 27th, 2011 at 4:56 PM
An FYI for anyone who forgot to check but cares… Tiger -3/F (lead will be -6 or -7).
Missed a LOT of fairways today.
/Still hit more than I will in 4 weeks when golf season starts here
//Yes I’m rubbing it in for those up North
January 27th, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Ohio will be in trouble if Carl Monday stays on the prowl. Ohesians will have to turn elsewhere for their internet porn.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:57 PM
New Jersey has the lowest suicide rate? I would not have guessed that.
i dont think there is a state in the land full of more delusional meatballs. nothing a jersey person does suck. just ask them.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:57 PM
http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2011/0127/535893/
January 27th, 2011 at 4:57 PM
rondo, what was the freakiest thing about black holes to you?
January 27th, 2011 at 4:57 PM
I was watching a show on the History Channel last nite on black holes.
I just cannot wrap my brain around that shit…
Wonders of the Solar System on Science Channel is pretty great. The host is an astrophysicist, but explains really complex concepts in a way that’s easy to understand. He also talks like he really likes what he studies for a living and documentaries like that always get my attention.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:57 PM
MOST AVERAGE, woohoo
January 27th, 2011 at 4:57 PM
GD, if there is one QB that I don’t want leading the Vikings besides any of those Hasselbeck fags, it is Vince fucking Young.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:58 PM
i dont think there is a state in the land full of more delusional meatballs. nothing a jersey person does suck. just ask them.
Good point.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:59 PM
/nuts don’t fall to far from the Ditka tree
Buddy Ryan begat some good coaches
January 27th, 2011 at 5:00 PM
I’ll just wait for hole-by-hole analysis on Sportscenter
/18 shots of Tiger Woods
//with no mention of the leader
///after the latest on Jay Cutler
////old reliable joke–not serious
January 27th, 2011 at 5:00 PM
There is no way VY is a Viking next year. They want a young QB to groom for the future and one that does their homework.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Is that the crazy asian guy?
I really liked “Fabric of the Cosmos” by Brian Greene. Broke it down beautifully.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Is that the crazy asian guy?
No it’s a relatively young English guy.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:01 PM
vince young is a jizzlobber.
/felt like referencing faith no more
January 27th, 2011 at 5:01 PM
Also, Through the Wormhole, narrated by Morgan Freeman was fantastic.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:02 PM
/Fixed
January 27th, 2011 at 5:02 PM
three cheers for Bromine!!!!
/the fuck?
January 27th, 2011 at 5:03 PM
Wonders of the Solar System on Science Channel is pretty great. The host is an astrophysicist, but explains really complex concepts in a way that’s easy to understand. He also talks like he really likes what he studies for a living and documentaries like that always get my attention.
Is that the crazy asian guy?
I really liked “Fabric of the Cosmos” by Brian Greene. Broke it down beautifully.
space is so cool. if i had 3 wishes, one would go to speed of light spaceship complete wth awesome space weapons, second would be to be immortal, third would be some fine companionship
/for exploring
January 27th, 2011 at 5:07 PM
Broccoli, a buddy of mine who is a faggyniners fan already claims that name for Alex Fucking Smith.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:07 PM
http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2011/0127/535893/
I blame Cutler
January 27th, 2011 at 5:08 PM
VY does fill the “Drama Queen who needs to be coddled and given lots of attention” void they have at QB. Plus, the fans are use to the turnovers.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:08 PM
As a Vikings fan I would be fine with VY as long as the price was right.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:09 PM
Lol, works for him too. Mine was more of a reference to the Earl motherfucking Boykins post from a little while back…
January 27th, 2011 at 5:09 PM
ha.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:15 PM
as a Vikings fan, the only right price is free.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:20 PM
Best of 2010 NFL mic’d up from nfl films, it’s 7 minutes…
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-presents/09000d5d81ded784/Wired-up
January 27th, 2011 at 5:21 PM
Go look at Priest’s numbers for those couple of seasons. Dude was fucking AMAZING. Williams is not putting those numbers up any where. Could he be Michael Turner? Yeah. That would have been a better comparison.
I watched Priest every game. Obviously, the chance of getting on a line with two Hall of Famers is not good, but he can be very good. I didn’t mean literally 2400 yrs, but top 5 guy when healthy, yeah.
I would take DeAngelo over Turner, and think he’s similar to priest talent wise.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:23 PM
I like hearing Colt McCoy’s bitchy cry around 3:17
January 27th, 2011 at 9:28 PM
Being a TN native and a Viking fan. I don’t like the idea of VY playing for Minn. He is bad publicity. If the crowd boos him, he breaks down, not being able to compete for the rest of the game. He’s a baby. Send him to the CFL.