Mack Brown has strongly defended VY. While not surprising, since it's the right thing to do as far as how current Longhorns and potential future Longhorns will view him, it's still commendable.
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Longhorns' Brown defends QB Young
Brown spoke out in response to the NFL combine rumor that Young had posted a woefully low 6 on the NFL's Wonderlic test, which is an aptitude test meant to measure a draft prospect's ability to learn.
"I told Vince before he left, 'Understand you'll be treated more poorly in the next month or two than you've ever been treated because you're so high-profile,'" Brown told the
Houston Chronicle.
Brown also said he knows that reports of Young's poor test showing were incorrect.
"I know for a fact he did not make 6 on the test because I was told specifically, and I was also told the test was graded wrong the first time," Brown told the
Chronicle. "So anyone that's reporting he did that poorly is wrong."
The veteran coach also wants others to know that Young is not lacking as far as smarts are concerned.
"Vince is very bright," the coach said. "I hate that people had to take a shot like that that's unfair and untrue. Also, I probably couldn't pass that test myself if I tried. I've read it, and it seems really stupid to me."
Any more doubts?
Brown also said the critics should just remember how Young fared as the Longhorns' quarterback this past season.
"The other thing I would say about Vince Young is he just had the highest passing efficiency of any quarterback in the country," Brown said. "We're very complicated with what we do offensively, and he's won 30 and lost two. He would have graduated next fall."
