Stewart Mandel of CNNSI.com, who has developed a good habit of clearing up muddy waters, does it again as he has HP’s back in this column about Texas quarterback Vince Young’s NFL prospects.
Mandel’s conclusion: The NFL needs to loosen up a little. His best advice to the NFL guys: Watch some tape on the guy.
Young, on the other hand, scares the living bejesus out of NFL types, because NFL types detest things that don’t fit into their tried-and-true blueprints. There’s a reason some people call the NFL the “No Fun League” — and why many of us who prefer the college game find it hard to sit through an entire pro game. By and large, all 32 teams run variations of the same exact offense. They use the same formations. And they use the same age-old truisms when evaluating players — depending on the position, they must be a certain size, run a certain 40 time and, in the case of a quarterback, look, act and throw like Dan Marino or John Elway.
So true. And this is why if Young gets a real shot to do his thing, the effect he has on the NFL could be revolutionary.
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