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The tale of Vince Young
ecthompsonmd May 12, 2012

Let me tell you a tale of a young man, Vince Young, who was on the top of the world and who is now trying to stay in the league. Remember Vince Young carrying his Texas Longhorns to victory over the USC Trojans? It was one of the great college performances, but for those with an eye on the NFL, like me, we saw a flaw. Vince Young was tall, strong and fast, but he wasn’t accurate with the ball. He beat USC with his feet. This isn’t good.

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NFL Week 13: Thoughts and Predictions
ecthompsonmd December 4, 2011

I did not make any predictions on Thursday night football. The Seattle Seahawks stomped the Philadelphia Eagles 31-14. The Philadelphia Eagles needed to have an outstanding offensive day. They didn’t. Vince Young threw four interceptions. DeSean Jackson was jogging through routes as he continued to pout. The Eagles defense needed to step up and shut down an average Seahawks offense. Marshawn Lynch average more than six yards a carry and saw the end zone twice. Now, the calls for firing Andy Reid have grown louder. Is the problem Andy Reid? Is the problem throwing in so many free agents and a

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NFL week 12: Thoughts and Predictions
ecthompsonmd November 26, 2011

DeShawn Jackson wins the bonehead play of the week award. The Philadelphia Eagles were penned deep in their own territory. Vince Young throws a Moon ball (high arcing pass) to DeShawn Jackson for 50 yard gain. As he runs out of bounds, he tosses the ball to one of the Giants assistant coaches. He gets flagged for taunting and costs his team 50 yards. This is the same guy who was benched because he completely missed the team meeting. Now, I don’t know how much this guy gets paid to play football. I guarantee it’s more than you and I get

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