Hometown hero Young not the right fit for Texans

	Vince Young is a Houston native and there will be plenty of public pressure for the Texans to draft the Longhorns quarterback. Peter Read Miller/SI
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Before we get to how Ricky Williams, again, has proven how much he doesn't love football, let us address the Vince Young question. Which is: If Young is so darned good and David Carr so darned mediocre, why don't the Texans do what teams have been doing for years in the draft -- namely, take the best available player? We open with a query from Texas asking just that.

THE TEXANS WILL BE SORRY IF THEY PASS ON YOUNG. From Carlos Alvarado of Weslaco, Texas: "Why wouldn't the Texans take Vince Young? I loathe the University of Texas and I am a huge Cowboys fan, but for the Texans not to take him would be ridiculous. He is not only the hometown hero, but the state's most beloved athlete. Taking him would take fans away from the Cowboys and would force a whole generation of Cowboy watchers to actually give a damn about watching the Texans. Think about all those Longhorn fans who will buy, and wear, Vince Young jerseys. Pretty soon, after watching the team long enough, even if he stinks, they will identify with one team ... the Texans. This is the Texans' chance to begin their journey toward the title of Texas' team."

Well, Carlos, that's not what Gary Kubiak is concerned with right now. He's thinking Carr's pretty good, maybe very good, and he's thinking he needs a weapon on offense to make Carr better. That's not to say I don't buy your argument; it's a good one. But in the end, Houston has to decide this issue on one thing and one thing only: What choice will give them the best chance to win over the next three or four years? Carr, with some significant help, probably can be a good player in the NFL. Reggie Bush, used correctly, could be a terrific 1-2 punch with wideout Andre Johnson.

There's one other Young question you've got to think about: Will his skills translate seamlessly to the NFL? The closest player to Young is Mike Vick, and Young is probably a little better, or at least a little more accurate in the passing game. Vick has won some games, beaten Favre in Lambeau in the playoffs, and generally done well in his first few years. But has he reached a plateau? Can Young continue to run and be the multi-purpose weapon he was at Texas? As Ron Jaworski told me recently, "I keep hearing how Vince Young's going to change the game. Well, the NFL's been around for over 80 years, and no single player has changed the game.''

WILL BUSH STILL BE BUSH IN THE PROS? From Brad Burke of Peoria, Ill.: "OK, so Reggie Bush is putting on pounds in an effort to prove his durability. In doing this, however, does he risk sacrificing the very things that make him so attractive: his elusiveness and breakaway speed?''

Good question. I doubt it. Eight or 10 pounds shouldn't do much to his burst, but there's always that danger, of course. We'll see at the USC pro workout day, April 2 in Los Angeles, when I expect Bush will weigh about 208.