If you are like me, not being able to go to open practices that reveal little if anything about the future of our beloved football team is brutal. I know that it's Basketball/Basebal season but I, like many, live and die with Football. Luckily, I was able to attend the first of these affairs and here is what I gathered with emphasis on the more unknown players:

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Let me get my allegiances out of the way. I am a Colts fan. I am also a fan of the University of Texas and, thus, Vince Young. As far as this particular incident goes, I have mixed emotions. He stuck up for his receiver after a dirty hit. He is also the quarterback and leader of the team and is expected to stay cool in situations like this. What I find astonishing is that there have now been three separate mentions of what happened in Titans' camp. I don't think this event warrants VY being labeled as a "very dumb man" or a "silly little over-rated dumbass" or for his class to be questioned. I honestly feel like there has been more coverage of this little skirmish than there has been of the training camp of the Colts. This is not a big deal.

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There has been a fair amount of chatter about the recruiting of high-character but potentially less talented players like Fitzhenry, Gideon and Dodge. Given the situations surrounding Romance and T. Brown over the last couple of years this seems to be a wise move.

This week brought us news of Ricky Williams' fifth failed drug test and the possible end of his football career. I think most would agree that it is naive to think that Ricky took his first puff after being drafted. Assuming that he began using marijuana in high school and it was common knowledge to recruiters, would Mack pursue a 17 or 18 year old Ricky Williams today? Would he pass up Heisman Trophy talent because of his character issues? Or is there a level of talent where he will take the risk that he can keep the problem out of the public eye?