Vince Young is one of the most exciting players to hit the NFL in years. And it?s not just his athleticism, which ranks right up there with another youngster, Reggie Bush; it?s Young?s flair for the dramatic that?s most entertaining, not to mention impressive.
The Tennessee Titans, winners of four games in a row, are 6-4 straight up and 8-2 against the spread with Young starting at quarterback. Each of the Titans? last three games has featured a game-winning drive engineered by the 23-year-old.
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Against the Giants, after running for a touchdown and throwing for two more in the fourth quarter alone, he drove his team 18 yards in 17 seconds to position kicker Rob Bironas for a 49-yard game-winning field goal with six seconds left.
Against Indianapolis, he drove 33 yards in 2:31 for another game-winning Bironas field goal, that one from 60 yards out and seven seconds left on the clock.
Sunday in Houston, Young scrambled 39 yards for an overtime touchdown to beat the Texans.
It?s been fun to watch. Unfortunately for Tennessee fans, the Titans? string of four outright wins as underdogs will come to an end this weekend against Jacksonville. That?s because the Jags know how to stop the run. Jacksonville is surrendering just 3.4 yards per carry, third best in the league. In the last four games, its opponents have run the ball for a combined 199 yards, good for about 50 per game.
As the Jags proved back on Nov. 5, if you can force the Titans to throw, you?re going to have success. Young had a season-low four rushing attempts in Tennessee?s 37-7 loss to the Jags that day. He also attempted a season-high 36 throws, completing just 14 and getting intercepted three times.
The Jaguars demonstrated two weeks ago in Miami that they can win on the road. Expect more of the same Sunday in Nashville.
The Tennessee Titans, winners of four games in a row, are 6-4 straight up and 8-2 against the spread with Young starting at quarterback. Each of the Titans? last three games has featured a game-winning drive engineered by the 23-year-old.
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Against the Giants, after running for a touchdown and throwing for two more in the fourth quarter alone, he drove his team 18 yards in 17 seconds to position kicker Rob Bironas for a 49-yard game-winning field goal with six seconds left.
Against Indianapolis, he drove 33 yards in 2:31 for another game-winning Bironas field goal, that one from 60 yards out and seven seconds left on the clock.
Sunday in Houston, Young scrambled 39 yards for an overtime touchdown to beat the Texans.
It?s been fun to watch. Unfortunately for Tennessee fans, the Titans? string of four outright wins as underdogs will come to an end this weekend against Jacksonville. That?s because the Jags know how to stop the run. Jacksonville is surrendering just 3.4 yards per carry, third best in the league. In the last four games, its opponents have run the ball for a combined 199 yards, good for about 50 per game.
As the Jags proved back on Nov. 5, if you can force the Titans to throw, you?re going to have success. Young had a season-low four rushing attempts in Tennessee?s 37-7 loss to the Jags that day. He also attempted a season-high 36 throws, completing just 14 and getting intercepted three times.
The Jaguars demonstrated two weeks ago in Miami that they can win on the road. Expect more of the same Sunday in Nashville.
