Sep 7th 2008 2:35PM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Titans, AFC South
Vince Young’s first half numbers against the Jaguars weren’t very awful–7-for-12, 81 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, but maybe they’d be a lot better if he actually had a wide receiver that frightened defenses.
In the first half, Young threw five passes to Titans tight ends and running backs. On those five passes, he was 5-for-5 for 63 yards with a touchdown.
Unfortunately, you also have to throw to wide receiver if you expect to work the ball downfield–that didn’t go nearly as well, as Young was only 2-of-7 for 9 yards with one interception when throwing to starting receivers Justin Gage and Justin McCareins. Gage has been the worst offender, as he caught one of the five passes thrown his way.
It’s not that Young isn’t somewhat at fault as well–his touchdown pass to Chris Johnson was only a touchdown because Johnson made an outstanding catch, but everything gets a little tougher when your receivers can’t get open. Young needs to show improvement this year, but the Titans need some better receivers too.
