The more we hear about Vince Young’s post-game meltdown, the less likely it seems that Vince Young will ever take a snap for Titans coach Jeff Fisher again.
Jim Wyatt of
the Tennessean reports that Fisher and Young got into a
verbal altercation in the locker room after the team’s loss. This was after Young threw his shoulder pads in the crowd after the game, apparently upset he wasn’t put back on the field.
According to Wyatt, Young was “throwing out expletives” under his breath as Fisher talked to the team. Young was told to quiet down. After Young quickly dressed, he started to leave the locker room and Fisher told him not to walk out on his teammates.
Young’s response, which Wyatt is paraphrasing: “I’m not running out on teammates, I’m running out on you.”
And . . . that’s all she wrote for Young with Fisher, right?
The two men apparently exchanged more words before Young left. Then came Titans safety
Michael Griffin‘s fruitless (and shirtless) run to retrieve Young. Griffin knew what an important moment it was.
Perhaps Young has already begun to realize his error, as well. He
apologized to his teammates (but not Fisher) on Twitter Sunday night. He said that he just wanted to play and cited his competitiveness. Fisher
noted in his press conference that Young never told him that he wanted come in.
Young’s thumb injury may require surgery, which would end his season. Wyatt thinks that Young
won’t play this season regardless of the surgery and won’t ever play for Fisher again. We agree.
One of them will likely have to go, and owner Bud Adams is the man to make his choice.