Vince Young / Carson Palmer swap? Don't count on it. Yet.

Some of you older fans of this organization may recall a trade that involved Oiler QB Dan Pastorini going to The Raiders for Kenny "The Snake" Stabler. An unusual trade even in it's day. The recent buzz around LP Field that Vince Young may be offered sent to Cincinnati in return for disgruntled Bengals QB Carson Palmer may have everything to do with the team's renewed "interest" in keeping Vince around. Make no bones about it, just as this organization wanted Stabler back in the day, they covet Carson Palmer with a passion.

Bringing in Palmer would allow The Titans to address defensive needs in this year's draft rather than taking a very chancy QB selection in a draft position that every team in the NFL knows is too early to take any available name at this position. The problem is, unlike our beloved Bud Adams who often rules with his heart, Bengals owner Mike Brown (son of the legendary Paul Brown) tends to rule with a strange vindictiveness. Mr. Brown has made it all but clear that his hand will not be the one that is forced. In 2011 Carson Palmer plays in Cincinnati or makes good on his retirement threat. One ray of sunshine in the Carson Palmer situation is the willingness of the up and coming Katie Blackburn, daughter of Mike Brown to stand up to her father in similar situations. Mrs. Blackburn is the heir apparent of The Bengals and seems to hold sway in regard to Palmer's inevitable outcome. It is reported that she would like to grant Palmer his wish and she is in turn a fan of Vince Young (some may even recall footage of Mrs. Backburn tossing the old pigskin around with Young at a matchup of the two teams not long ago). Aside from their business-first nature, The Browns are a nurturing football family for wayward NFL souls who may just be the perfect people to work Young back into the business of winning (or losing if tradition holds true in Cincinnati).

As Titans we normally enjoy watching the bumbling antics of an old rival and would not normally hope they make the choice that benefits their team. We are not Bengals fans, we are Titans fans. But in this situation it seems apparent that what benefits The Bengals also helps us. Free Carson Palmer!

Sadly such a swap would likely have as much impact on the new teams as the old Pastorini/Stabler trade did in the 70's.

None.

Vin