Young Serves Suspension, Avoids Jail Time

Good news, folks: the mystery's been solved. Vince Young wasn't suspended for the Titans first preseason game for strangling a stripper, or brandishing a firearm while wearing his jersey, but because of something much more sinister: He slept in his own bed instead of at the hotel with the rest of the team.

Young broke curfew by spending Friday night at home instead of at the hotel where the team stays during camp. Players with less than four years experience are required to stay at the hotel.

I expect the Justice Department to seek an indictment, which means Young could be in the same situation as Ron Mexico.

In truth, this is pretty small potatoes, and it sounds like head coach Jeff Fisher was more interested in sending his second-year quarterback a message than actually meting out a stiff punishment: "I made a decision to not allow Vince to play in the ball game for violating a team rule, period. End of story ... He will be back practicing Monday with his teammates. He is our starting quarterback and we like him. He is going to be a good quarterback. ... I am done talking about it.''

The Tennessean's Jim Wyatt makes the point that it wasn't the Titans who were the big losers Saturday: "As Young suffered the consequences of breaking a rule, so did the LP Field crowd that watched four quarters of dull football." I watched the first half and I can't disagree.

Let's just hope Young never does something like this again. If not for himself, for the fans.