UPDATE: Good call, Mr. Judge. Vince Young and the Philadelphia Eagles have reached an agreement on a one-year contract, NFL Network’s Albert Breer reports. He will sign on the dotted line on Friday.

Mere hours after Philly shipped one quarterback off to the desert, they appear to be on the verge of adding another.

According to Clark Judge of CBSSports.com, the Eagles are “expected” to bring aboard Vince Young as the backup to Michael Vick. Although not official, Judge calls it “a virtual certainty” that Young will become the team’s No. 2 signal-caller.

If the deal does come to fruition, Young wouldn’t have been out of a job for long — he was formally released by the Titans earlier in the day.

While Young has his detractors — like any other player in the NFL — this would be one of the more ideal landing spots for someone who’s trying to rebuild his image and career.

VY was also rumored to be interested in signing with the Dolphins, but they’ve apparently put him on the backburner while they attempt to acquire the Broncos’ Kyle Orton.

The former two-time Pro Bowler will sit behind Vick, ready to be called upon should the situation arise. With Vick’s penchant for injury, there’s a decent chance he may have to indeed step in and lead the Eagles’ offense. There’s just no telling how Young, who seems mentally fragile, responds to a more hostile environment, despite being surrounded with more talent.

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Just over a month ago, Tennessee Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher made headlines by wearing a Colts jersey to a charity event. As he revealed Peyton Manning’s familiar #18 across his chest, Fisher declared to the receptive crowd, “I just wanted to feel like a winner.”

At the time the Titans were 0-6 and unquestionably the biggest disappointment in the League. The following week, at the urging of team owner Bud Adams, Fisher made a switch to his starting lineup, reinstating former-quarterback-of-the-future Vince Young behind center. It was a move many interpreted as a waving-of-the-white-flag by Fisher, forfeiting hope on a season that began with Super Bowl aspirations.

Since the switch, the Titans have won five straight.

Of the five wins, none has been more impressive than Sundays against the Cardinals. Laugh as you may at the Cardinals history of ineptitude or the less-than-intimidating looking bird on their helmets, they are still the defending NFC Champs, boast a 7-4 record, and are the safe bet to win their division for the second consecutive season. Never mind that that division is the woeful NFC North… the Cards are, for all intents and purposes, a contender.

So when Cardinals LaRod Stephens-Howling downed a punt at the 1 yard line with 2:37 remaining and the Titans in a four-point deficit, Jeff Fisher probably wasn’t feeling too good. It seemed a safe assumption Coach Fisher would go home that night, throw his Peyton Manning jersey on his back, stand in front of his bedroom mirror and pretend to be a winner, because there was no way the Titans were leaving that game victorious.

But this week… just as has been the case every week since Fisher made his “feel like a winner” statement… the Titans came out on top. The other similarity between this Sunday and the other four weeks that Tennessee has been winners? The man starting at quarterback: Mr. Vincent Paul Young.

With less than two minutes to play, Young and the Titans faced a fourth and four from INSIDE THEIR OWN TEN. With both feet in his own end zone, Young delivered a perfectly thrown ball to receiver Kenny Britt, keeping his team alive.

With under 45 seconds to play, Young again faced a fourth and four, this time from the Cardinals 44-yard line. With the savvy of a 15-year veteran, Young stared down the blitz, found an open Lavelle Hawkins, and got another Titans first down.

And then, with 5 seconds left in the game, on a fourth and goal from the ten yard line, Young scrambled around the pocket, buying just enough time to get the ball to Britt in a spot where only he could catch it.

Tennessee had a touchdown. The clock had expired. The Titans were winners.

Again.

The Titans are the only team in the history of the NFL to win five straight after losing their first six. They are now just one game out of the Wild Card spot. While they are still on the outside looking in, Vince Young and the Titans have forced themselves back into the playoff conversation.

Young’s career, like the Titans season, has been a roller coaster. After winning Rookie of the Year and making the Pro Bowl in 2006, Young’s statistics steadily declined the next couple years. He suffered a knee injury on opening day 2008, lost his starting job to career journeyman Kerry Collins, and had not started a game since.

With his cap figure estimated to be over $14 million next season, many experts expected 2009 to be Young’s final one in Tennessee. If Jeff Fisher wants to continue feeling like a winner, however, he’d be wise to find a way to keep him.

Young’s not even the Titans most talented offensive player. That distinction goes to running back Chris Johnson, who tied an NFL record with his 6^th consecutive 125+ yard rushing game. Additionally, Johnson surpassed Hall-of-Famer Barry Sanders for the best November rushing the ball ever, which undoubtedly has played a major role in the team’s recent win-streak.

But on the 18-play game winning drive, Johnson did not touch the ball once. It was all Young, carrying his team 99-yards for the win on a drive that can only be described as “Elway-esque.”

Young has now won the last nine games he has started. He is 23 – 11 for his career. He has taken a team to the playoffs and brought the 2009 Tennessee Titans back from the dead. He has proven himself a winner.

Despite this historic run, the ending may still not be a happy one for the Titans. With a game against the undefeated Colts in Indianapolis next week, the Titans still have a long way to go if they want to make the playoffs. Regardless, however this season ends for Tennessee, they will have left us with one unarguable truth.

If Jeff Fisher wants to feel like a winner, he should wear #10.

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It's time to get Vince off the sidelines.

Dating back to last season they have lost five games in a row and have a 3-7 record since starting last season at 10-0.  This Titans team needs a spark, and that spark is Vince Young.

Now Fisher has had Collins back as he has said he will not replace him as the starter now or anytime soon.  Fisher said “Kerry is not the reason. He is certainly not the reason for the situation we’re in.”

While I agree with Fisher that Collins isn’t the main reason the Titans are where they are now however, the Titans are a different team from last year.  They lost Albert Haynesworth and while their run defense is around the same, where they miss him is in the pressuring the quarterback.  Albert would push offensive lineman back into the backfield and not allow the quarterback to step up in the pocket and make throws.  Without a consistent pass rush it has put more pressure on their secondary, which hasn’t stepped up.

Despite sporting two pro bowlers in Cortland Finnegan and Michael Griffin, the secondary is playing terrible.  They have been torched, averaging 275 yards allowed through the air and have given up 11 plays of over 20 yards, both ranking in the bottom three in the league.  To make matters worst they just lost Vincent Fuller for 4-6 weeks and it will force rookie Ryan Mouton into the lineup and by judging by his special teams performance on Sunday (2 lost fumbles)  it doesn’t look pretty.

Back to Collins. He was a good fit for last year’s Titans, a team that played great defense and controlled the clock only needing Collins to manage the game.  With their defensive woes this season they need some more fire power in the offense and that’s what Vince Young can bring.  We seem to forget that Vince Young was offensive rookie of the year and actually went to the Pro Bowl that year.  Putting him and Chris Johnson in the same backfield gives them the fastest and most dangerous backfield in the league.

Granted Vince has had more than his fair share of rough times this past year but he seems to have his head on his shoulders now.  If you didn’t hear about what he did for the late Steve McNair’s sons recently you have to check it out.  That really showed some maturity on Vince’s part.

The Titans have a big decision to make on Vince in the off season as his salary jumps to more than $14 million.  They need to find out if he can be their quarterback of the future or if they need to find someone else.  Give him the opportunity to prove his worth and if it works out great, and if it doesn’t, well at least they know.

But with the way Kerry Collins is playing right now (13 straight incompletions to close the Jets game) the Titans aren’t going anywhere.  Also the last year the Titans started 0-3 was 2006, Vince Young’s rookie season.