Vince Young Loves His Simmons Beauty Rest Mattress

As punishment for breaking team rules, Vince Young was benched for Saturday night's preseason game against Washington.

We'll probably never know exactly why.

When asked about the incident, Young kept saying "Next Question, Next Question," before the first followup question had been posed.

That's a clear violation of rule #1 for avoiding suspicion: Try not to blurt out your answer before a question has been asked. Seems simple enough, right?

To make matters worse, Young later offered a feeble explanation for his indiscretion. "I really feel like I'm not a bad guy, but I made a bad decision to try to go home and get some rest in my own bed and should've told coach."

That in response to the question of if he'd let down his teammates. Hmmmm. The reporters were ready to move on without discussing the specifics, but Young couldn't let it go.

Rule #2: If you're not going to talk about it, stick to your guns. Reversing course mid-interview only makes it worse.

If Vince Young loves his Simmons Beauty Rest Mattress that much, don't you think he would have turned in a permission slip before leaving the hotel? Perhaps Young was in bed with the lights out by 10:00 Friday night, and that's the whole story.

Young's bumbling interview makes it seem unlikely.