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Young gets another shot as Titans' QB

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The Associated Press

Published: October 30, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams wants more of Vince Young. He's getting just that with his winless team, switching from veteran Kerry Collins back to the 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Coach Jeff Fisher announced the expected move Thursday following practice for the 0-6 Titans, and Young got the news from his coach in the morning. Fisher insists it was an organizational decision resulting from the team's winless start and that he won't play musical chairs with the position.

"We're in a unique situation right now. We haven't won a game. We wouldn't be having this conversation if we were 3-3," Fisher said.

That means Young will start Sunday against Jacksonville (3-3), the team that helped send him to the bench in the 2008 opener by picking him off twice and spraining his knee. Collins started 20 of the 21 games since then.

Young has eight career interceptions against Jacksonville with only three touchdown passes. He also has more career interceptions (33) than TD passes (22). But he has won five of his last six starts and is 18-11 as a starter. Young thanked Fisher for giving him a chance to sit back, develop and learn from Collins.

"For him to give me a shot again to go out and give it a chance again is big for me because I've been waiting," Young said.

Collins wasn't happy or surprised by the move.

"When you're 0-6, then heads are going to roll. More times than not, it's the quarterback," Collins said.

SAINTS: New Orleans placed fullback Heath Evans on injured reserve because of a anterior cruciate ligament tear that occurred in last Sunday's comeback win in Miami. The Saints quickly signed fullback Kyle Eckel.

SEAHAWKS: Middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu went on the injured reserve list while he was having surgery to repair a torn left pectoral muscle.

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