Final Verdict: VYs TD Pass to Britt vs Dallas

http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2010/10/14/young-td-pass-intended-for-britt/

VY, MH and Fisher all confirm. Case closed. Does the writer John Glennon frequent this forum?

Vince Young says wide receiver Kenny Britt was indeed his intended target on the 12-yard touchdown pass that gave the Titans a 17–3 lead over Dallas last week.

CBS analyst Phil Simms said immediately after the play that he believed Young was actually throwing for tight end Bo Scaife, and that Young was fortunate to have the ball drop into Britt’s hands behind Scaife.

Not so, says Young.

"For the record, I was throwing to Kenny," Young said. "Most of the time there’s one safety (in the area) and we’re not supposed to get that back part of the end zone. But I looked at Bo, so he could come up so I could get that throw.

"Everybody’s askin’ me that, but that was pretty much the read. (Offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger) gave me a good (compliment) about that because he knows how I use my eyes, but he’d never seen me use my eyes like that before."

Said Coach Jeff Fisher: "I knew the play call. The design is to go over Bo. It was the same one he threw in New York. The same exact play. Throw over Bo, based on the coverage. Bo holds the coverage and it goes to Kenny in the back of the end zone.

"I don’t think Phil saw practice, nor did we have a production meeting with him outside a conference call we had on Tuesday. Granted he probably watched some tape, but he must not have watched the Giants game."

 

I agree that a QB would lie about that but Fisher goes as far as to call out Simms so I believe it. Unless Fisher was lying to make his QB look better but we know from this website that Fisher hates VY.

 

Also, VY takes a peek at Britt a couple of seconds after the snap. No question it was by design. If anything, the hit he took while releasing the ball made the throw more accurate.