This may surprise many of the experts, and even me and Mark disagree on this one. That said, I would not be terribly surprised to see Vince Young still be the Tennessee Titans' quarterback in 2011 and Jeff Fisher elsewhere.
If it were any other team, it would likely be the other way around. After all, Fisher is in his 17th season as the Titans' head coach (indeed, the longest tenured coach in the NFL that is still coaching), is considered by many to be one of the best head coaches in all of football and took the Oilers/Titans to their only trip to the Super Bowl. On the other hand, Young is very temperamental and has been benched more than once for his attitude and intanglibles.
However, Titans owner Bud Adams is a big Young fan, and has been from Day One. It was Adams who wanted Young drafted third overall in 2006. It was Adams who virtually ordered Fisher to put Young back in the starting lineup after more than a year on the bench when the team started 0-6 in 2009. And it was Adams who said that both Young and Fisher need to get along after their latest battle. That said, I don't see Young and Fisher getting along. Young would likely have been gone already had Fisher had his way. And I also think there is some justification to Young's feeling that Fisher never really has been in his corner. Like I said, it was Bud Adams, not Jeff Fisher, who wanted Young in two-tone blue in 2006.
Another factor is how the Titans do down the stretch. The team is currently 5-6 and on a four-game losing streak. If the Titans keep losing -- and especially if they finish the season 5-11, which is a possibility after last weekend's 20-0 debacle in Houston -- any good feeling toward Jeff Fisher could evaporate pretty quick.
Like I said, don't be surprised if Vince Young is the Titans' starting quarterback next season -- and Jeff Fisher is coaching somewhere else.
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