Lance Alworth
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I stand corrected. Volek is now third string. what a freaking joke
White Shogun said:Typical caste system media report: "Vince Young, 3/4 in his debut." But as the saying goes, the Devil is in the details: Young is 3/4 for 27 yards and an INT in his pro-debut.
volekforqb said:Collins is a drunk
VY is just plain stupid.
Put Volek in, he deserves the chance. I still can't believe they would get Collins the Irish drunk to stand in for a strong German man. What is this country coming to.
Skipperron said:Give him one excuse one bad game, one injury blah blah blah and then you will see a QB of a much different color
The Tennessean said:A day after Billy Volek said he "got a raw deal" from the Titans, Coach Jeff Fisher blasted the quarterback who was traded Tuesday to San Diego, indicating Volek had failed to do what was necessary to graduate from backup to starter.
Fisher said Volek had lied to him about his whereabouts once during organized team activities and then rather than welcoming competition when the Titans brought in Kerry Collins immediately asked out.
Those developments did not please the franchise, said Fisher, who typically reserves comments on in-house matters and protects players.
But he said he was compelled to speak out "in an effort to set the record straight, to protect this organization and to protect this coaching staff."
Fisher talked about agent Drew Rosenhaus' appearance in Nashville last summer when he made a public trade request and indicated that after that appearance, Volek gave a less than complete effort.
"It's up for question whether or not he really committed himself last year," Fisher said.
The coach talked about the distinct difference between the backup and starter roles.
"Billy's first week as a starter basically, he was untruthful with me, untruthful with his head coach, about where he was and what he was doing," Fisher said. "So we started off on the wrong page, and that did not set well with me."
The day Collins arrived, Volek met with Fisher and General Manager Floyd Reese and again demanded a trade.
Because of the way Volek reacted to competition, Fisher said the coaching staff unanimously wanted grant Volek's request and move ahead with Collins.
"Billy never one time said 'I'm here to compete,'" Fisher said. "I'm very sorry that Billy misunderstood the situation but we were very, very clear from the get go."
Fisher said he and his staff were reluctant to play someone who demanded to be traded time after time.
Finally, Fisher said in his final meeting with Volek on Tuesday they both agreed to say only good things and wish each other well.
"That's exactly what he told me in front of his wife, that there were no hard feelings, absolutely nothing," Fisher said. "Then he felt compelled to set the record straight, which is not accurate. His record and his comments were not accurate ...
"As Billy felt he was thrown under the bus, he threw this organization under the bus along with a number of his teammates."