Then-Buffalo quarterback Vince Young (10) stands on the sideline
during a 2012 exhibition game against the Vikings.  (AP
Photo/Andy King, File)  GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Not willing to wait a
minute longer, the Green Bay Packers moved quickly to shore up a
shaky backup quarterback position.    The Packers chose Young,
30, over other free agent quarterbacks such as Tyler Thigpen,
Matt Leinart, Byron Leftwich, John Beck and Jordan Palmer. They
knew they couldn't wait much longer on Young because he is
athletically superior to the others and has started 47 games in
the NFL.  He was probably first or second on most team's
emergency lists.  Young will make a base salary of $840,000 if
he makes the team, but this late into the year and with no other
teams interested at this point, it's almost a certainty he did
not receive a signing bonus or guaranteed money. So, it is
costing the Packers nothing to look at him.   Whether Young
plays in the preseason opener Friday against Arizona will depend
on how quickly he absorbs the