I can't disagree with you more here.
Vince didn't solely win games with his legs in college. Vince threw for over 3,000 yards last year to go with his 1,000 rushing yards at Texas.
Games from that 2005 season, against decent opponents, include:
- #4 Ohio State where he passed for 270 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs to go with his 75 yards rushing.
- #24 Colorado where he passed for 336 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs to go with his 58 rushing yards.
- Oklahoma where he passed for 241 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs to go with 45 rushing yards.
- #2 USC where he passed for 267 yards to go with his 200 yards rushing.
- #10 Texas Tech where he passed for 239 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs to go with 45 yards rushing.
People are stuck on painting a picture of Vince just running the ball over and over, which isn't true at all. Vince adapts his play to each game, which is what makes him such a hard guy to defend against. His passing has the biggest question marks out of his whole game, but its not as if he hasn't won games with his arm before.
In contrast, Vick, in his 2 years as starter at Va. Tech, threw for 1840 and 1234 yards. Vick simply didn't throw all that much, while Vince got the chance to throw and prove he can win games with his arm.
Vince's senior year by itself was only 36 yards short of Vick's entire collegiate career.
Vince Young's arm is not the issue. The issue is adapting to a different style of offense and having multiple reads against harder coverages in the NFL, and he will struggle with that in same games until he gets more experience. Thats the area Vince needs to improve upon.