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Young's big hit will keep Titans talking
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif]Titans quarterback Vince Young, right, listens as offensive coordinator Norm Chow shouts out instructions. GEORGE WALKER IV / THE TENNESSEAN[/FONT]
Published: Sunday, 07/30/06 CLARKSVILLE — Defensive tackle Randy Starks batted a pass into the air, hunted it down to collect an interception and took a big hit.
The thing that made the Saturday morning play especially memorable, unfortunately for Starks, was who delivered the hit: quarterback Vince Young.
A big round of hoots and hollers by the offense followed.
For the record, Starks is listed at 312 pounds, Young at 233.
"That's the worst feeling (an interception), and that's for any quarterback," Young said. "I didn't try to tackle him like that. I tried to knock the ball out, but he's big so I had to try to brace myself a little bit. It looked pretty ugly."
"In the paper and everything you're not going to talk about the interception, but y'all will talk about the hit," Starks said. "I was a little surprised, you know, he's got the red jersey. But it's all good, it's all part of football. He got a little contact in. Unfortunately I can't get him back because he's off limits."
Wide receiver David Givens said the play is going to be talked about for a while.
"Starks definitely was taken off his feet," he said. "It was kind of a surprise that he (Young) popped a 300-pound guy like that."
Linebacker Keith Bulluck sought to make sure the ballyhooed play was kept in context.
"That was a hell of a play by Randy Starks," he said. "Interception defense. First down."
No credit for Young?
"Nah, he threw a pick," Bulluck said. "We are not going to be easy on the rookie. He leaned his shoulder in there, but we all know Vince is not afraid to get dirty. … But we'll take the first down going the other way."
— PAUL KUHARSKY,
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif]Titans quarterback Vince Young, right, listens as offensive coordinator Norm Chow shouts out instructions. GEORGE WALKER IV / THE TENNESSEAN[/FONT]
Published: Sunday, 07/30/06 CLARKSVILLE — Defensive tackle Randy Starks batted a pass into the air, hunted it down to collect an interception and took a big hit.
The thing that made the Saturday morning play especially memorable, unfortunately for Starks, was who delivered the hit: quarterback Vince Young.
A big round of hoots and hollers by the offense followed.
For the record, Starks is listed at 312 pounds, Young at 233.
"That's the worst feeling (an interception), and that's for any quarterback," Young said. "I didn't try to tackle him like that. I tried to knock the ball out, but he's big so I had to try to brace myself a little bit. It looked pretty ugly."
"In the paper and everything you're not going to talk about the interception, but y'all will talk about the hit," Starks said. "I was a little surprised, you know, he's got the red jersey. But it's all good, it's all part of football. He got a little contact in. Unfortunately I can't get him back because he's off limits."
Wide receiver David Givens said the play is going to be talked about for a while.
"Starks definitely was taken off his feet," he said. "It was kind of a surprise that he (Young) popped a 300-pound guy like that."
Linebacker Keith Bulluck sought to make sure the ballyhooed play was kept in context.
"That was a hell of a play by Randy Starks," he said. "Interception defense. First down."
No credit for Young?
"Nah, he threw a pick," Bulluck said. "We are not going to be easy on the rookie. He leaned his shoulder in there, but we all know Vince is not afraid to get dirty. … But we'll take the first down going the other way."
— PAUL KUHARSKY,
