Vince Young overrated?

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

This thread is retarded and I'll tell you why.

I don't think anyone confuses Young with Peyton Manning or Tom Brady as far as being a great pure passer goes. Obviously when it comes to that area he has a lot of room to grow. His numbers aren't pretty and they probably will never reach the high level of a Manning or Brady. But it is worth noting his completion % is up quite a bit this year, and he's only got 19 starts under his belt in the NFL so I think it's premature to be calling him overrated, since he really hasn't fully blossomed.

The bottom line with him boils down to the fact he just finds ways to make plays in crunch time, and here's some examples.

His QB rating goes up significantly in the 4th qtr of games (90.9). His QB rating also goes up significantly in the redzone (103.9). When trailing by 1-8 points his rating goes up to 100.9.

I think Jaws said it best a few weeks ago on MNF, Young just outperforms his stats. There's a reason why he was the rookie of the year, and there's a good reason why so many people agree with the point that Jaws made.

Do you think this trend is attributable to a skill and that we have seen enough of Young to be confident that he will continue to outplay himself late in games?

I don't think it will.

But even if I'm proven right in the end...I'm not going to get credit. People will just blame the Madden Curse!