Norm Chow Retrospective Con't

So, after many promises, I'm finally going to explain  my problems with Norm Chow's firing. Obviously, as the article I linked you to alludes to, it has to do with the Titans' second year QB, Vince Young. In his second year we saw him regress a little, throw a few more INTs and a few less TDs, and so Chow got the boot for it. I've already covered why this is a loss for the NFL in terms of diversity, however I think this was a huge mistake by the Titans and has more to do with their loss in the Wild Card round of the playoffs than a reasonable look at what was a fairly successful season. They didn't exactly surround Vince Young with weapons, their WRs being such superstars as David Givens (made better by the Patriots, not necessarily a skilled player), a 34 year old Eric Moulds who was cut from the Texans last year to be replaced by Kevin Walter (who?), Justin Gage (a Bears castoff), Brandon Williams (3rd Round Draft Pick), Roydell Williams (4th Round Draft Pick), and Mike Williams (a 1rst Round Draft Pick on his 3rd team in 3 years). Furthermore, they managed to lose their 1210 yard 7 TD RB in free agency (Travis Henry) during the last offseason in favor of starting LenDale White, a second round draft pick who got 1110 yards and 7 TD. I'm not trying to make a big point with those last stats, just trying to be fair. 

What I'm saying is that Young's regression isn't really due to any mistakes by Norm Chow. It's natural for players to have a bit of a tougher time in their second year because teams know how to gameplan against them now. Furthermore, they've hardly given him the weapons a young QB needs. A decent, but average, running game doesn't exactly allow the receivers with the skills that the Titans' receivers have get a lot separation. Young QBs need good WRs to suceed. Look at Alex Smith in SF and what he's done with Arnaz Battle, Antonio Bryant and Darrell Jackson (not too much). In compairison, look at Peyton Manning's early years in Indy with Marvin Harrison, or Daunte Culpepper's run in Minnesota with Kris Carter and Randy Moss. For a good recent example, look at Eli Manning. He's not an elite QB yet, but with Plaxico Burress, Jeremy Shockey, and Amani Toomer he's been doing fairly well for himself. Ultimately what this will do is set back Vince Young's development by teaching him a new system and hurting his confidence, which is exactly what a young, big play QB like Young doesn't need. All this for no real gain. Vince Young might not have excellent numbers, but with him starting, the Titans have a good win/loss record (17 - 12 and 1 playoff loss). Changing the system on him doesn't make any sense. Teams need to appreciate the fact that rookie QBs take a lot longer than any other position to become great, and firing people won't make their progression any faster.