The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... After reflecting on the messy events during and after Sunday's loss to the Redskins, Young said his biggest issue with Jeff Fisher is that the HC lacked the confidence in him to return to the game when Young thought he could have played with his thumb injury. "It was very frustrating," Young said in a Sunday night telephone conversation.
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Young's comments followed an emotional day in which he was booed, injured his thumb, threw his shoulder pads into the stands, reportedly verbally sparred with Fisher in the locker room -- saying he was walking out on the coach, not the team -- and stormed out of LP Field without talking to the media. Fisher said afterward Sunday that Young had lost his hold on the Titans' starting QB position. Young said he knows he made mistakes dealing with the situation Sunday and didn't react the way he should have. But he said his frustration of not playing and not having Fisher's faith had built up to the point in which he didn't know how to handle it. He now knows he did not handle matters the right way. "It was just an awkward situation," Young said. ... Stay tuned. We're not sure Young's admissions are going to smooth things over.
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