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TITANS TO STRETCH THE FIELD?
Published 6/22/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... .  But regardless of how it comes out, once it’s out is soars. Last year, we chided the Titans for not allowing Vince to go vertical.  This year, the Titans look to be preparing to do so.“ I have been wanting to do it ,” Young said, according to the Tennessean .  “But it’s a lot of work, knowing your receivers and who is out there running and things like that.  You have to put it out there and let them do their job as receivers.” Though the team has been working more on deep passes during offseason practices, coach Jeff Fisher is predictably coy about the extent to which the ...

Kickoff
Published 6/23/2008 by Matt at DGDB&D: a Texans blog.
... And I want a blumpkin from Natalie Portman while I sit on a toilet made of solid platinum.  Vince Young wants to throw the deep ball more often this year and his new offensive coordinator might let him do it.  One problem: “Last year Young’s completion percentage jumped nearly 10 points from his rookie season, but he was 8-of-47 (17 percent) on attempts when the ball traveled 21 yards or more in the air. That was down from his rookie season, when he completed 18.9 percent of similar throws. The NFL average last season on passes of 21 ...

Will Young Air It Out More?
Published 6/24/2008 by JJ Cooper at FanHouse
... But Young now has 29 starts under his belt, and should be able to take on more responsibility. With that in mind, Young is saying that he hopes to go deep more often in 2008. The big question now is whether Jeff Fisher agrees. According to the Tennessean, new offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger is much more prone to throw the ball downfield than Norm Chow, the coordinator he replaced this offseason. The numbers that run with the story don't necessarily show that, but the general feeling seems to be that the Titans will aim for more big plays in '08. ...

Quick Bytes: Only four more Tuesdays till Training Camp, edition.
Published 6/24/2008 by River City Rage at Big Cat Country
... : Vince Young wants to throw the deep ball.  I ask, to whom will you throw said deep ball?  I imagine Gregg Williams salivates when he hears things like this about the Titans offensive coordinator: ...