Vince Young 'hurting inside'

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Originally Posted by doughtydoubter

I think VY suffers from depression, and as a person that suffers from it as well i can only imagine the effects of having thousands of people booing you weigh on your soul. The man is human...lets not call him insane, or that his mama needs to get it in check or whatver. Perhaps hes not as insensitive and as cold as 80% of the people that walk this earth right now. We boo our players when they throw a pick or have a bad game..but do we ever think of how that affects them? Does it just feed the lingering doubts they have? Look at JC...we have bashed him after one game and the interview i saw of him it looked like the criticism had really taken its toll. Sure you are a professional athelete grown some thick skin...but its not that easy..
WE as fans need to stop the bashing sometimes and rally around to support people...i think you would find they would grow alot better with support instead of negativity.

DD, while I completely agree with your post, and depression is a rough deal........that ain't gonna' happen. There are FEW jobs in the world more volatile, or subject to extreme pressure than the life of an NFL qb. Not to mention the harsh reality of dealing with the fans. Unfortunately for him, he chose it and has accepted $$$$$ to deliver the goods. If he cannot produce, he will have to go, and deal with his problem. If something like that scenario occurs and he has to leave, who know's, maybe you never recover.
Sad...I hope he can get it back, AND BE TOUGH enough to deal with this life