The Buffalo Bills should sign Vince Young

by Steve

Ugh, the lockout is perpetual, hockey is over, the Mets are out of it, the Yankees aren't even fun to kick around and the weather sucks. Sounds like a perfect time to make up hypotheticals! The Buffalo Bills should sign (or trade for) Vince Young.

The Tennessee Titan's crazy owner has already come out saying VY won't return with the team. He is due $8.5 mil this season and is a free agent in 2012. Although, that doesn't really matter because the Bills would have to sign him to a new contract (maybe 2 years $8 mil with a BIG option for a third year?).

What's the drawbacks here? None. He would clearly be a backup and thus wouldn't cause much of a controversy or a problem with "starter" Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Bills desperately need a back up so why not get someone that has been a successful starter in the league. True the guy is a bit crazy and even allegedly tried to commit suicide but the guy was and potentially still is a stud.

Does anyone remember that game at the Ralph in '06 when he ran through our entire team for a touchdown with less than a minute left in the second quarter? Maybe all he needs is a change of scenery, a new coach that can utilize his skills and a second chance.

The guy has a career record of 30-17! Sans VY Tenn was 15-18. Those Titans teams didn't have amazing talent all over the field either. With only an outsiders persepctive it seemed that a lot of Young's problems towards the end of his tenure with Tennessee had to do with a schism with their former head coach Jeff Fisher. I would normally side with the head coach on most disputes but ol' Fish did get canned himself. Moreover there doesn't seem to be a lot of history of players changing teams and succeeding. Well except for Drew Brees, Hasselback, Favre and a few others.

Maybe Vince still has thoughts of grandeur and a starting job being handed to him. Or maybe he doesn't want to come to Buffalo. Or maybe he is desperate to prove he still has it and is willing to go anywhere for a chance. Money shouldn't be an issue and again the Titans are almost certain to dump the guy, so why not to the Bills.