Titans back Young despite poor passing
Vince Young hasn't thrown a touchdown pass since Sept. 24, and 6 of his 8 interceptions have come in his past four games. Tennessee ranks next to last in the NFL in passing yards.
The 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year is asking for patience while he develops.
"It's coming. It's coming. You just got to be patient with it," Young said Wednesday.
Neither coach Jeff Fisher nor any of Young's teammates are worried. They measure Young by only one statistic right now: a 6-2 record a year after a 2-6 start.
"We're winning games. That's the bottom line. We're winning games," Fisher said.
"He is contributing an awful lot to those wins. If people want 400 or 500 yards passing out of our offense, they're going to have to wait. They're not going to get it. We're not there yet. Whether we ever get there, I don't know. But we're winning games. There are other ways to win games."
LenDale White and the offensive line are responsible for the NFL's third-rated rushing offense and mixes with a very stingy defense in a three-game winning streak.
For a quarterback, Young's statistics are ugly.
His completion percentage is up 10 points from 2006 and now is at 61.6 percent. But 32 NFL quarterbacks have better passer ratings than his 61.5, and he has only 3 TD passes this season, none since Sept. 24.
Rams' Jackson practices: Steven Jackson is ready to give the St. Louis Rams' offense another lift. They're hopeful this energy burst lasts longer than one quarter.
Jackson returned to full duty in practice on Wednesday after recovering from a bulging disc that knocked him out of the Rams' last game against Cleveland before their bye week.
Jackson had led the winless Rams to an early 14-0 lead against the Browns, running in the words of teammate Randy McMichael like a "wild beast," before the back locked up.
Coach Scott Linehan said that was the Rams' best quarter of the season.
"We haven't been in that position all year," Linehan said. "We're always optimistic when he's in the lineup."
Bengals' Henry in Altercation: Receiver Chris Henry allegedly was involved in an altercation with a parking attendant on the eve of rejoining the Cincinnati Bengals from his eight-game suspension.
Henry practiced with the Bengals on Wednesday and will be eligible to play Sunday in Baltimore. Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him for the first half of the season for violating the NFL's conduct policy.
On Tuesday night, police in Newport, Ky., a suburb on the other side of the Ohio River within view of Paul Brown Stadium, were called to an entertainment district following a dispute over a parking fee. No charges have been filed.
A parking attendant told police that Henry and another man parked their sport utility vehicle without paying.
ccording to an incident report, the attendant said Henry argued loudly with him and said, "Don't you know who I am?"
The attendant told police that Henry threw a $5 bill on the ground, but it was returned to him and police were called.