JaMarcus Russell: End of an Era

[CedarPhin]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5141392

The Oakland Raiders are preparing to release quarterback JaMarcus Russell but have to await the final word to release him from owner Al Davis, according to sources.

So much for his rocket arm.

 

[Vertical Limit]

Al Davis was pissed he didn't take Matt Leinart, everyone told him to take Huff. And when he had a chance to get a QB the next draft, he was comparing Russell to John Elway. lol It would be kind of funny if Matt Leinart has a great year this upcoming season.

 

[Rafiki]

As I always remind my Raider fan brothers, they shoulda got Calvin Johnson.

 

[Namor]

Ryan Leaf says thanks to JaMarcus.....

 

[dukandrun]

The food businesses around Oakland might need a day of mourning

 

[jree]

His arm was like a ferrari that had no steering wheel, absolutley no direction at all

 

[Zounds]

2 years is an era?

 

[BARF]

no coaches to teach him in oakland, not all his fault

 

[Gonzo]

The food businesses around Oakland might need a day of mourning

Nah, they still have Janikowski. Wait, that's the bars.

 

[Awsi Dooger]

I've been more successful projecting high pick QBs to flop than identifying which ones will succeed. The Russell hype never made any sense to me.

He was also a reject based on that QB system that has been publicized in recent years, requiring a certain number of starts and wins and to be a senior, etc. Someone posted that's a beginner system. It's actually just the opposite of that. No one starts out with mathematical or criteria based systems. Everyone wants to believe they can dominate the consensus with superior subjective judgment. The systems arrive when you spot logical trends that dominate conventional wisdom. They are a strength, not a weakness.

 

[Dolfan3773]

He doesn't care...he got a huge contract and has all that money in his pockets