Vince Young, number one draft pick?

PFT's take on it:

YOUNG STAYING PUT?

Asked by ABC's John Saunders after the Rose Bowl win whether he plans to return for another year with the Texas Longhorns, quarterback Vince Young seemed to suggest that he will be back for 2006.

We think.

Young's response was something like "We've gotta get better and we'll go wherever we have to go next year." But he didn't say unequivocally that he'll be back in burnt orange and white come September.

Moments later, ESPN's Lee Corso argued that it's time for Young to head to the NFL, based on an incredible performance in the biggest game of the year.

We agree. Young's performance possibly put him in front of USC tailback Reggie Bush as the No. 1 overall pick, if Young comes out now. And just as USC quarterback Matt Leinart would have been the No. 1 pick a year ago if he'd struck while the iron was white-hot, Young needs to realize that a lot can change in a year.

He's done all he can for his school. His only new goal in 2006 would be to win the Heisman Trophy.

But that Heisman could cost him at least $10 million, if he indeed would go No. 1 this year and ends up going any lower than that a year from now.

Young also needs to keep in mind the possibility that a new CBA will be negotiated by next April, and that it will rein in the lottery prizes dished out to the first ten picks in the draft. So even if he's still the No. 1 pick in 2007, there might be less money for the top pick by next year.

Several weeks back, we looked at whether Bush or Leinart would be the first guy off the board. Some scouts say Bush, others say Leinart.

Based on Wednesday night's performance, Young looks like Bush and Leinart combined, and his clutch play in a huge game could go a long way toward persuading the NFL decision-makers to settle on Young as the first man to be drafted.

One last note. How about that lame-ass trophy Young got as the outstanding offensive player of the national championship game? For a minute there, we thought he'd won the team spelling bee.

 

Young will pull a Sean May if he gets some good word from teams, and rightfully so. Many NFL teams still make draft decisions based on glammor and hype, so I can't imagine that he wouldn't go high in the first round. I just don't think he's worth it.


magnus:
Agreed. I have not been impressed with Wright all year long, and this game did nothing to change my opinion.

 

i dont think young's stock wil get any higher. i say he is gone.

 

I thought you said last night that reading defenses any accuracy were his major weaknesses? or are you just saying they are still better than Vicks?

 

Nice dance around!

 

Dan Patrick just ask Mel Kiper Jr. who he would take between Michael Vick and vince Young, and he said Young because Vick is the most over-rated player in the NFL.

Does that mean we can't call it VSPN anymore?

 

any team would be foolish to draft him as a qb. he's a pro wr, if anything.

 

At first I thought Leinart had a bad game, but you look at his throwing stats and he completed 75% of his passes for 365 yards against the best D in the country. That's a heck of a game. I just think it's funny that he could have been the #1 pick and gone to San Francisco and now he'll probably go to the Saints, which is one of the worst situations for anyone.

 

I'd rather live/play in NO than Detroit