Vince Young, 4 others released
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Wow Buckeye I sure hope you're wrong. He may have played for our past rival at UT, but I would certainly hope no one would use him this way. He's just coming out of bankruptcy proceedings.
PS-with his size and speed he should have considered retooling as a TE, not just be set on QB.
Wow Buckeye I sure hope you're wrong. He may have played for our past rival at UT, but I would certainly hope no one would use him this way. He's just coming out of bankruptcy proceedings.
PS-with his size and speed he should have considered retooling as a TE, not just be set on QB.
it's a professional business, smokescreens happen. impossible to look at it like VY got used...practice squad players crack 6 figures, don't think having Young in for a few weeks didn't line his pocket enough to pay off his light bill. work is work, even if it's temporary. plus he got a chance to audition for a team and show his wares. any activity is a positive. it's just what you do.
but i don't think it was a smokescreen...i think Shanny just wanted a look. who wouldn't? it's Vince Young.
next to Vick, Young is a pretty damn accomplished running QB.
thinking anyone can just step in and be an NFL TE is wishful thinking. a CFL QB is more realistic.
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Why did they sign him (Young) in the first place? Anyone know?
Why did they sign him (Young) in the first place? Anyone know?
I thought they signed him to have a body in the 3 day workout. How can they run a workout with only 1 healthy QB? Hoyer barely did anything so it was Tanny until Young and Thigpen were signed
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Wow Buckeye I sure hope you're wrong. He may have played for our past rival at UT, but I would certainly hope no one would use him this way. He's just coming out of bankruptcy proceedings.
PS-with his size and speed he should have considered retooling as a TE, not just be set on QB.
Wow Buckeye I sure hope you're wrong. He may have played for our past rival at UT, but I would certainly hope no one would use him this way. He's just coming out of bankruptcy proceedings.
PS-with his size and speed he should have considered retooling as a TE, not just be set on QB.
I don't think you can just change a 31 year old QB to TE.
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Yea, releasing VY is a head scratcher after just getting him. Hell, if they just wanted something to use for practice why didn't they just use one of those Jugs gun or whatever it is that throws footballs out from a couple of tires.
Or, maybe they really took a look at him and said: "This guy's got nothing left....at all".
Hello Arena League?
Yea, releasing VY is a head scratcher after just getting him. Hell, if they just wanted something to use for practice why didn't they just use one of those Jugs gun or whatever it is that throws footballs out from a couple of tires.
Or, maybe they really took a look at him and said: "This guy's got nothing left....at all".
Hello Arena League?
Because you can't suit up a juggs machine on Sundays. There was a chance, albeit slight, that Young still had something in the tanks. Bringing him in for pennies on the dollar to throw during a minicamp is a no-lose situation.
He just didn't have it.
Releasing him now gives him a chance to get on with a team that maybe didn't solve their QB woes as much as they'd hoped.
I'm awesome, and I fuck dolphins. Ghoolie 12/2/2012: I have absolutely no skills, training or pride -
Interestingly, we just cut our two tallest QBs.
No one left taller than Hoyer at 6'2.
So we've got four guys with similar build and good to great mobility.
I guess Shanny has a type.
Going to be a fun camp with Hoyer v Manziel for #1 and Thigpen v Shaw for #3
Zombo
Zombo said:
Interestingly, we just cut our two tallest QBs.
No one left taller than Hoyer at 6'2.
So we've got four guys with similar build and good to great mobility.
I guess Shanny has a type.
Going to be a fun camp with Hoyer v Manziel for #1 and Thigpen v Shaw for #3
Zombo
They were nothing more than arms for the mini camp last week.
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Wow Buckeye I sure hope you're wrong. He may have played for our past rival at UT, but I would certainly hope no one would use him this way. He's just coming out of bankruptcy proceedings.
PS-with his size and speed he should have considered retooling as a TE, not just be set on QB.
He may have played for our past rival at UT...
Don't you mean "tu"?
Wish Vince well, but never saw him fitting here...
Ditto for "trick-shot"...
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Too bad. Fozzie played as tough as he could, needed more bulk and speed.
He was a great guy.
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Yea, releasing VY is a head scratcher after just getting him. Hell, if they just wanted something to use for practice why didn't they just use one of those Jugs gun or whatever it is that throws footballs out from a couple of tires.
Or, maybe they really took a look at him and said: "This guy's got nothing left....at all".
Hello Arena League?
Because you can't suit up a juggs machine on Sundays. There was a chance, albeit slight, that Young still had something in the tanks. Bringing him in for pennies on the dollar to throw during a minicamp is a no-lose situation.
He just didn't have it.
Releasing him now gives him a chance to get on with a team that maybe didn't solve their QB woes as much as they'd hoped.
Because you can't suit up a juggs machine on Sundays. There was a chance, albeit slight, that Young still had something in the tanks. Bringing him in for pennies on the dollar to throw during a minicamp is a no-lose situation.
He just didn't have it.
Releasing him now gives him a chance to get on with a team that maybe didn't solve their QB woes as much as they'd hoped.
They don't play against other teams in minicamp, do they? Do they scrimmage?
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Well, it was VERY nice of Vince Young to roll over, look up, and tell our owner to "draft Manziel". We will always and forever love VY for that.
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Well, it was VERY nice of Vince Young to roll over, look up, and tell our owner to "draft Manziel". We will always and forever love VY for that.
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VY hauled ass when he heard the Browns were going to give him a spelling test.
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Wow Buckeye I sure hope you're wrong. He may have played for our past rival at UT, but I would certainly hope no one would use him this way. He's just coming out of bankruptcy proceedings.
PS-with his size and speed he should have considered retooling as a TE, not just be set on QB.
it's a professional business, smokescreens happen. impossible to look at it like VY got used...practice squad players crack 6 figures, don't think having Young in for a few weeks didn't line his pocket enough to pay off his light bill. work is work, even if it's temporary. plus he got a chance to audition for a team and show his wares. any activity is a positive. it's just what you do.
but i don't think it was a smokescreen...i think Shanny just wanted a look. who wouldn't? it's Vince Young.
next to Vick, Young is a pretty damn accomplished running QB.
thinking anyone can just step in and be an NFL TE is wishful thinking. a CFL QB is more realistic.
it's a professional business, smokescreens happen. impossible to look at it like VY got used...practice squad players crack 6 figures, don't think having Young in for a few weeks didn't line his pocket enough to pay off his light bill. work is work, even if it's temporary.
Last I checked, guys like VY got zero money for being signed for a couple of weeks in the off-season.
Yes, you are correct that Practice Squad guys crack 6 figures,
and everybody gets paid for the entire year if they are on the roster for opening day.
For example:
Bruce Gradkowski was signed as an emergency measure by the Browns on December 2, 2008.
He started one game.
The score was CLE 0 PIT 31.
He was released 69 days later, on February 9, 2009.
He got paid for the whole season under the union contract at that time, and I don't think that was changed in the new CBA.
So, if yur a guy like Vince Young, who is not going to get any signing-bonus or guaranteed money, then the Browns liability is zero.
Maybe they sent a car to pick him up at the airport and gave him a 3-day stay at the Berea Econo Lodge, but that's about it.
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