For those of you who haven't followed the Titans' situation, the crux of the story is that quarterback Vince Young and head coach Jeff Fisher have not been able to coexist. Fisher has benched Young on multiple occasions, often choosing the ancient (by everyone's standards except Brett Favre, Vinny Testaverde, and kickers and punters) journeyman quarterback Kerry Collins over Young. Young is psychologically unstable, with emotional issues and even borderline depression. He gets upset when things are not perfect, and he is no Tom Brady, so things tend to be everything but perfect for Young.
Needless to say, this led to multiple confrontations with Fisher about Young's performance and off-the-field issues. It got to the point where Fisher ended Vince's 2010 season by publicly berating him and placing him on injured reserve.
Given that Fisher's contract has a clause that allows him to choose his quarterback (probably a very good clause for a head coach to have in his contract), Titans owner Bud Adams had to choose whether he thought the organization was better off with Fisher or with Young. Today, Adams chose Fisher.
Well, sort of.
Adams announced that Young would not return to the Titans' roster for the upcoming season. He has said that he is still evaluating Fisher as a coach before making his decision on that subject. But all indications are that Fisher will return in 2011.
This leads to questions. The two most prominent questions are who will be the Titans' QB next year, and which team will end up with Vince Young?
Vince Young could certainly find a job as a starter in the NFL. There are a great number of teams with QB issues, as there always are. Part of me thinks he might end up in Minnesota, as he is a much better option than Tarvaris Jackson. But Joe Webb had a promising finish to 2010, so he may be tagged as the man for the Vikings.
If you ask me, the Titans will make a play for Denver QB Kyle Orton, who is looking closer and closer to being on a flight out of Denver. Orton has made a career out of throwing to nameless receivers, and he's done a great job at it. With WR Kenny Britt on the rise in Tennessee, a QB like Orton will lead to great numbers in the passing game for Tennessee. That will also open the running game for the Titans. Which is a scary thought, considering their RB is Chris Johnson, the man who runs 80% of Usain Bolt's world record speed... with full pads and uniform on.
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