Tennessee quarterback Vince Young has led his team to two solid seasons since entering the NFL, but his passing numbers have been below average.
Much of that has been blamed on the Titans’ weak receiving corps and run-first mentality, but Young will need to do better than a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 9-to-17 as he had last season.
So while the Titans ignored receivers in the draft, they did bring sign former Falcons tight end Alge Crumpler, who should finally give Young the big target he has been lacking. Crumpler was Michael Vick’s safety valve in Atlanta, and should be Tennessee’s most reliable tight end since Frank Wycheck. Crumpler was a four-time Pro Bowler with the Falcons, and he’s thrilled with the connection with his new quarterback so far.
"It has been a match made in heaven,” said Crumpler, who had five TD catches last year. "I am excited about it, and I know Vince is excited about it, too.”
The seven-year veteran did his homework and chose Tennessee because he felt the Titans are a contender."I thought coming in here would be a good situation for me, and it's (done) nothing but met my expectations, above and beyond my expectations thus far," he said.
Crumpler is coming off some knee trouble that caused him to miss a few games last year, but he still had 42 catches for 444 yards in a bad Atlanta offense, and those five TD catches would have led Tennessee. And he says the knee feels great.
Young likes the big target he has in the 6-foot-2 Crumpler, who sees everything the quarterback finds at the line of scrimmage.
“Crump is a big target; he is smart. At the line of scrimmage, we kind of give each other the eye before we snap the ball because he is seeing what I am seeing,' Young said. "I really feel like he is going to help me out a whole lot because he is a vet and he knows what to do out there. He is going to be a good guy for me.'
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