DON’T EXPECT HOGE TO DODGE ONCOMING LOCOMOTIVES: Severely-concussed ESPNer Merril Hoge vehemently vilified Vince Young on more than one occasion last season.

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

So what does Hoge do, in the face of Young’s astonishing rookie success, for an encore?

Of course, bunker down into another nonsensical position about the former Austin resident (and when we combine “nonsensical position” and “former Austin resident”, think football - not a certain Mesopotamian maelstrom).

When recently queried who the NFL’s most overrated player was by the dim bulbs bright lights at ESPN.com, Hoge hit on you-know-who: “Vince Young. The reason for this is simple. This is a guy who had a 66.7 quarterback rating.

“Instead of being shepherded along slowly, he’s being saddled with unreasonable expectations for a player who is playing without the Titans’ best offensive and defensive players.”

Early morning ESPNews fans take heart: It’s a reasonable wager that the above response genuinely belonging to Hoge is nil, considering his alleged use of “sheperding“.