Tim Tebow probably never wanted to see the day when he’d be lumped in with such damaged goods as LeGarrette Blount, Michael Vick, and - ugh - Jeff Fisher. But here it is and here we are, Tebow: Tony Dungy has come rushing to your aid. Yes, the St. Jude of sports, the patron saint of lost causes and dog killers. Dungy. Accept it.

Dungy’s latest comments came to Dan Patrick this morning when talking about drafting a quarterback for a team with a Top 10 pick. Patrick threw out alternative choices like Sam Bradford, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, and Jake Locker. Nnnnnope. Because Tebow’s a winner, you see. Winners win games. Oh yeah.

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The day after his team lost to New England 59-0 two weeks ago, Jeff Fisher surprised a Tennessee audience by wearing a Colts jersey to a Tony Dungy charity event in Nashville. Fisher punctuated the appearance by saying, “I just wanted to feel like a winner.”

(If I was Dungy, I would’ve covered for Fisher. Bad form.)

Yea, it was probably a stupid move by Fisher, but at least he was raising money for charity. Right Tony?

Wrong.

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The NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN has photos today of Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher wearing a Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning jersey.

(Bad idea or comic relief?)

Fisher wore the jersey as a surprise in introducing Tony Dungy for a speech today in Nashville. Fisher added, “I just wanted to feel like a winner.“

Okay, that’s a little strange. I don’t think it’s that big a deal, but at least one prominent Tennessee sports radio host, Chris Vernon of Fox Sports Radio 730 in Memphis, Tweeted that he thinks Fisher should be fired for the display: “i know he was doin it for Dungy– he should be fired- and i have defended him- but that is incomprehensible.“

What would you do if you were Owner Bud Adams?

Apparently, all it took was one loss for some ugly fissures in the Tennessee Titans’ sense of team unity to be laid open. In this case, the TENNESSEAN says the aggrieved party is Titans running back/Dr. Dre lookalike LenDale White, who went off to a reporter about his playing time after getting only one carry. Imagine if they lose a second game this season - the locker room might be ripped in two.

It would be great to report that despite his limited playing time yesterday, White remained enthusiastic and a team player, and didn’t turn into a selfish jerk. However…seriously, this is an NFL player we’re talking about here. How do you think it’s going to play out?

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Titans quarterback Vince Young has had a tough go of it recently. First, he played poorly in the season-opener against the Jags, got booed by the hometown crowd, and suffered a knee injury that will keep him out 2-4 weeks. And then things got weird: depending on who’s telling the story, after the game, Young left the stadium depressed, disappeared for a few hours (he didn’t have his cell phone with him, the horror!), and possibly talked of killing himself.

Head coach Jeff Fisher refuted many of the rumors but admitted that Young has to work through his off-field issues before he can resume throwing interceptions for the Titans. In the meantime, that chore belongs to Kerry Collins. But more than just getting mentally and physically healthy, Young will apparently have to earn the trust of his teammates who, according to SI.COM’s Peter King, aren’t convinced he’s much of a leader.

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The Vince Young saga has taken another turn, this time from mildly intriguing to sorta sad. Yesterday, we mentioned that the “Titans called the police after family members told the team that Young ‘abruptly’ left his home at around 7 p.m. without his cell phone, and that they were worried about his emotional well-being.” Young had suffered a knee injury during the Week 1 win over the Jaguars, but was expected to miss up to four weeks recovering.

Today, via the TENNESSEAN, Young’ s mother says that her son needs “love and support” and he has the house call from a shrink during the bizarre night in question to prove it.

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Three quarterbacks were taken in the first round of the 2006 draft: Vince Young, Matt Leinart and Jay Cutler. Of the three, Leinart has taken the brunt of the criticism during their two-plus years in the league (and that happens when you can’t beat out an old man for a job), but Young’s not far behind.

The former Texas star is still basically a glorified runner who occasionally throws the ball — not with much accuracy, I might add — and who also battles the occasional temper tantrum. And yesterday’s game against the Jaguars perfectly encapsulated all those lovable qualities. Young took himself out of the game, apparently refused to go back in, and when he did, he was promptly injured. God works in mysterious ways, indeed:

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