Poor Vince

Really...

When I think of {Vince Young} I remember the AWESOME USC vs. Texas Rose Bowl of 2005.  If you saw you'll likely never forget the electrifying atmosphere Young and his crew created for us anxious, nail-biting fans.  (Texas fans and USC fans alike)  Being a Texas fan I gloried in Young more than some others in our company but we all agreed he was Heisman worthy.  

Young's next spotlight would be a bang of a story, shooting out with blast and adoration but disappearing just as fast.  The media raved about Young and his success as a rookie quarterback his first year in the NFL.  And that's the last I heard.

Until...

{Poor Vince}...

You all know what I'm talking about.

There I was...doing my other things, when I notice the Sports News personell are talking about Vince Young again.  What has he done?  Well...he went to a friends house.  

I guess you can't just up and go wherever you want, whenever you want when you're a big time NFL star.   

Young left his phone at home when he went out causing alarm to those close to him.  After 'those' tried their darndest to find him, 'they' went to Young's coach, Jeff Fisher, and the police to see if they could shed some light on the location of Young.  Young was found and everything turned out to be a mis-understanding.  

So WHY am I, and the rest of America, and probably parts of the world, Hearing about This???

:OH golly!:

Turns out Young had been 'thinkin' about suicide...says he can't handle the pressure of the big time.  (Young's been booed as of late)  Turns out Young was seen leaving with a gun.  

TURNS OUT this (3 day, mind you) hoopla was an overreaction filled with inaccurate facts, says coach Fisher.  One reporter even went so far as to say "Obviously something happened that involves some drama."

So, again, WHY am I hearing about this?

Guess they were out of stories and this one 'filled with inaccurate facts' just happen to happen at the wrong time...or the right time, depending on who you are.

I'm not saying the overreaction on the part of 'those' close to him was dumb.  I'm saying it was dumb for the media to think we should all need to hear about it.

So now Young will sit the bench behind Veteran {Kerry Collins} so he can learn the 'art' of 'fame'. 

And I will feel bad for him while I shake my head, once again, at the media for telling me something that doesn't make me a better person, doesn't affect the world we live in and isn't wholly true.  

Poor Vince...

And oh, sorry.  I guess it does matter to those who's 'fantasy team' was affected by the now benching warming bottom of Young, and to those who live in a different world than I.

 tiny disclaimer.  If it were my quarterback and it happened in the city I lived in...maybe I'd want to know about it.

That doesn't mean I should.