Thursday, April 9, 2009
Hannan / Sports Salary Cap Sayz: Vince Young Gone by Next Season
Posted by Caleb Hannan on Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 6:49 AM
Decoding the NFL salary cap usually requires a room full of PhD's, two abacuses (abaci?) and one santaria candle. Much thanks then to ESPN.com blogger Paul Kuharsky, who crunched the numbers and found near-irrefutable proof that Vince Young will no longer be a Titan after the 2009 season.
Barring a scenario where he replaced an injured Kerry Collins and had an MVP season or won a Super Bowl as the starter -- and maybe even in the context of such unlikely events -- it's unfathomable that Young will be a Titan under this contract in 2010 -- when he's due a $4.25 roster bonus, a $7.5 million base salary and would cost $14.21against the cap under contract and only $4.29 million if he was taken off the roster in 2010.So, according to the salary cap, if the Titans don't cut or trade Young by next year he'll be paid like a franchise quarterback. In short, come 2010 he becomes a Cap Killer. And that's why, barring some major restructuring, he'll no longer be in Nashville.
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I think the salary cap formula was derived from the consultants who advised the yellow page's people. The "deal" changed every year.
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What does this website have against Vince Young. He has only really had two years to really show who he is at qb. the fact that he was taken out of the starting job last year was not his fault. I am a huge fan of both Vy and Kerry. stop putting Vince down i'm sick of it.
Im tired of people talking about vince young and his lack of abilities.. the KID hasn't been in the league for more than 4 years with injuries and setbacks its felt like 2 1/2 yrs.. I dont hear anybody talking about reggie as a flop but vefore he got to the league people were praising him like a GOD!! IM A TITAN FAN ALL THE WAY FROM SACRAMENTO,CA AND I SUPPORT V.Y. 1000%
David and Emmanuel --
While Pith is certainly guilty of some Vince-bashing in the past (it's hard to control ourselves when a quarterback getting paid millions refuses to come back into the game) I'm not sure this qualifies.
The Titans, like most successful NFL teams, are very cap-conscious. They have to be; spend too much on the wrong guys and you handcuff yourself. All we're saying (or really, all Kuharsky is saying and what we're agreeing with) is that the Titans are very unlikely to keep Young after next year because doing so would mean paying him franchise QB kind of money.
This isn't about whether Vince was given a fair shot or how swell a guy he is. This is a business decision. And, as a business, the Titans would be smart to cut him before the 2010 season.
BULL SHIT,I THINK IN THY 09 SEASON HE WILL BE THE STARTER.IT'S IS HIS TEAM AND IN THY 09 SEASON HE WILL SHOW THAT HE IS DE QB 4 THE TITANS
Folks....the dude (VY) has NO BRAIN! Time in the system and maturity will not change a single digit Wonderlic score. Dear ol' Bud screwed the Texas pooch on this one. C'mon, Adams, fess up and let's get on with developing another QB. One with a brain!!!!!
couldnt of said it better myself denverdan not only does he not have the smarts to be a nfl qb but he doesnt have the arm either and for any vy fans go to his website watch his highlights college and pro theres like 1 pass on there the rest are runs hes not a qb maybe a rb but hes not worth what hes gettin paid as a qb
