Titus Young sabotaging Lions offense?

[ThomasTomasz]

Second-year Lions wide receiver Titus Young is back on the practice field after being kicked out of practice ten days ago and being made inactive for the Thanksgiving Day game against Houston. And now we have learned why Young caused a bickering match between Lions’ receivers coach Shawn Jefferson and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan on the sidelines during the Green Bay game two weeks ago.

Per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press:

“In a loss to the Green Bay Packers two weeks ago, he (Young) purposely lined up in the wrong spot on the field multiple times…”

WHAT?! According to a report on 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit, Young often times lined up in tight end Tony Scheffler’s spot on the field when Scheffler was split out wide. PURPOSELY.

And this isn’t Young’s first rodeo with being undisciplined. Last year during his rookie season, he was thrown out of practice for sucker punching Lions safety Louis Delmas. He has racked up multiple personal foul penalties for losing his cool. And to make matters worse, he hasn’t lived up to his second-round billing this season.

Young had a prima donna stigma coming out of Boise State. But after a decent rookie campaign in which in he racked up 48 catches for 607 yards and six touchdowns, he has a mere 33 grabs for 383 yards with four scores (with 46 yards and one touchdown coming from a Hail Mary against Tennessee) in 2012. Head coach Jim Schwartz said that despite being temporarily booted from the team, Young was always a part of the Lions organization.

“He’s always been a member of the team,” Schwartz said. “Last week, he was inactive and like I said yesterday, we needed some time apart to get some stuff straight.

He’s a member of the team now, but one more goof-up (and his track record shows one can be expected) and he needs to be cut. The Lions are past due on the discipline front.

If you ask me, he should have been gone ten days ago. Lining up improperly on purpose is outwardly disrespecting your teammates, coaching staff, front office and fans. It’s the equivalent of Miguel Cabrera abandoning his post at third base and standing in right center field. His numbers are below average. He’s extremely replaceable with rookie wideout Ryan Broyles. He’s as big a headache as they have on their team (which is saying a fair amount). If Titus Young was actually a decent contributor, he might be worth sticking with until he screws up again. But he hasn’t been. And he shouldn’t stick.

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[SuperKevin]

What an asshole

 

[mgoblue2290]

This is just classic Lions right here. We're an utterly incompetent organization. We finally have some guys who can play yet they are complete clowns. Schwartz has no control over this team at all. Titus should have been cut immediately for this. I think Schwartz should be fired too. He is not suited to be a head coach.

 

[Rudi]

lol what a jackass

 

[Bigpapa42]

Dumbshit move. How he is not cut at this point is beyond me.

 

[leaffan]

Lions being Lions.

 

[BigBucs]

Utterly ridiculous shit. Ill echo everyone else, this clown should have been cut right after the game.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

This is just classic Lions right here. We're an utterly incompetent organization. We finally have some guys who can play yet they are complete clowns. Schwartz has no control over this team at all. Titus should have been cut immediately for this. I think Schwartz should be fired too. He is not suited to be a head coach.

Schwartz seems to pull atleast one really dumb coaching error a game that really hurts his team, some of the shit he does is completely boneheaded.

 

[G-men]

How do they know he purposely lined up in the wrong spot? And what were his intentions behind doing so?

 

[Len B]

How do they know he purposely lined up in the wrong spot?

Because he's in the NFL and isn't 11 years old?

And what were his intentions behind doing so?

Probably selfish reasons, such as thinking he didn't get the ball enough or he wasn't being utilized properly.

 

[Cornelius]

Because he's in the NFL and isn't 11 years old?

I'm actually with G-Men on this. You are giving the Lions Offensive coaches too much credit.

 

[G-men]

Because he's in the NFL and isn't 11 years old?

Then again, he's gotten through life by playing football. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think he'd do so hot on "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader".

 

[Glenbino]

Then again, he's gotten through life by playing football. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think he'd do so hot on "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader".

He was running a 4.45 playing in one of the top leagues in southern California during high school and wound up at Boise St.. Usually means the kid wasn't smart enough to get into USC or UCLA and that's saying something.. Especially in terms of what USC is willing to do to "accommodate" talent.

 

[dave]

If Young has done this on numerous occasions and the coach hasn't done anything about it ... it's on the coach. Clearly the Lions have discipline issues. They also have a fair amount of talent.

It's time to fire both Jim Schwartz and Titus Young Jr. Jr. Jr.

 

[wr50l]

This is just classic Lions right here. We're an utterly incompetent organization. We finally have some guys who can play yet they are complete clowns. Schwartz has no control over this team at all. Titus should have been cut immediately for this. I think Schwartz should be fired too. He is not suited to be a head coach.

The new GM and Jim Schwartz did an excellent job in building your team, giving it some fight, an ideology and some credibility. But it is definitely time to re-assess the direction they're headed after this incredibly predictable Lions season which has unfolded, and Schwartz in my opinion is not a man who can take the Lions any further.

 

[Golden Taters]

He was running a 4.45 playing in one of the top leagues in southern California during high school and wound up at Boise St.. Usually means the kid wasn't smart enough to get into USC or UCLA and that's saying something.. Especially in terms of what USC is willing to do to "accommodate" talent.

Don't think grades were the issue, he held an offer from Washington.

 

[Houston]

How do they know he purposely lined up in the wrong spot? And what were his intentions behind doing so?

I'm still waiting for more sources.

 

[Glenbino]

Don't think grades were the issue, he held an offer from Washington.

That doesn't mean he would have qualified when the time came.

And I don't know what the real issue was but not a lot of kids come out of the LA City Leagues, especially at a big school like University, running in the 4.4s and don't wind up at one of the locals or another top-tier program.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Look where Schwartz came from, that Jeff Fisher/Gregg Williams coaching tree isn't exactly known for being great molders of men or for running classy organizations.

These coaches have always employed dumbfuck/classless/retarded/dirty players like Young, Suh, Cortland Finnegan, Albert Haynesworth, Vilma, Jo Lon Dunbar, Anthony Hargrove, etc etc, and it's now widely known that Williams was running his bounty systems under Fisher years before he did so in New Orleans.

People will do as their leaders do. Schwartz has no control, so players like Young & Suh do what they want.

 

[Cornelius]

Look where Schwartz came from, that Jeff Fisher/Gregg Williams coaching tree isn't exactly known for being great molders of men or for running classy organizations.

These coaches have always employed dumbfuck/classless/retarded/dirty players like Young, Suh, Cortland Finnegan, Albert Haynesworth, Vilma, Jo Lon Dunbar, Anthony Hargrove, etc etc, and it's now widely known that Williams was running his bounty systems under Fisher years before he did so in New Orleans.

People will do as their leaders do. Schwartz has no control, so players like Young & Suh do what they want.

I'm not so sure Suh is "doing what he wants". I'm quite certain knowing that Schwartz was the man behind Haynesworth, with the infamous head stomping incident, that Suh has been cast in that same mold. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember the dude being dirty at Nebraska. As for Young, his is simply a case of many others in the league, 10 cent head, million dollar talent.