Way too slow for either position. How hard can it be to take snaps under center anyhow?
There's always somebody out there showing me up.
Way too slow for either position. How hard can it be to take snaps under center anyhow?
I agree with this, but Isn't Mike Maycock also a talking head ?
Kiper did not count on Russell's work ethic being off-the-charts-bad. Nobody did. Everything came easy to Russell at LSU, all he needed was to be bigger and stronger than everyone...which he was.
When Russell had to adjust in the NFL, where EVERYONE is big and strong, he threw in the towel. There have been Jamarcus Russells in the past, he was just one of the most physically gifted to fail so miserably.
Perhaps Russell could have fulfilled Kiper's expectations, but we'll never know, because he didn't even try.
Sandra
"I've had reporters coming up to me all week asking about JaMarcus and why he isn't playing better and all this stuff, but I tell them that the guy is doing everything right in order to try and get better. He gets there early, works hard, watches film and leaves later than everybody else. When a team struggles everybody looks at the quarterback, but at the same time we aren't doing much to help him out right now."
Hmmm.....what do you have to say to this?
Mario Henderson said this about JaMarcus on his website October 8th:
Mario Henderson Official Website
Now mind you, this is coming from A player that was at the practices ALL the time. Not some reporters who tend to have limited access to practices.
Not sure what's worse, if big 'ol Jamarcus has been taking it easy and not working hard and that's why he turned into such a putrid QB, or...
if he's been the first one in and the last one out at practices, busting his butt the whole time...and he STILL turned into such a putrid QB!
Sandra
....but STILL had better stats than your pretty boy after 15 starts....
Russell....198 comp....368 att.....53.8% compl.%....2423 yrds...13 TDs...8 INTs....77.1 QB rating.
Sanchez...196.....364....53.8%.....2444.....12 TDs....20 INTs....63 QB rating.....
...JUST saying....LOL! So he is still VERY capable of stinking just as bad....LOL!
He does not get along with current QB coach he loved the old one.....but STILL had better stats than your pretty boy after 15 starts....
Russell....198 comp....368 att.....53.8% compl.%....2423 yrds...13 TDs...8 INTs....77.1 QB rating.
Sanchez...196.....364....53.8%.....2444.....12 TDs....20 INTs....63 QB rating.....
...JUST saying....LOL! So he is still VERY capable of stinking just as bad....LOL!
He had no reason to. Things were looking bright. Raiders ended the season on a positive note, expectations were being met and the thought was the team would improve.
If you look at this in a different way, NOTHING is expected out of Russell ....A LOT is expected out of Sanchez.....NO ONE can deny that.
Nothing ?????
I think Al thinks otherwise.
Al Davis expects him to try to win his starting job back. NO ONE else expect this guy to even make the final roster. I doubt anyone in this site nor anyone in the Raider Nation does.
He had no reason to. Things were looking bright. Raiders ended the season on a positive note, expectations were being met and the thought was the team would improve.
If you look at this in a different way, NOTHING is expected out of Russell ....A LOT is expected out of Sanchez.....NO ONE can deny that.
Jamarcus Russel should be used as an example as to why the rookie pay scale needs to be adjusted during the upcoming labor negotiations.
....but STILL had better stats than your pretty boy after 15 starts....
Russell....198 comp....368 att.....53.8% compl.%....2423 yrds...13 TDs...8 INTs....77.1 QB rating.
Sanchez...196.....364....53.8%.....2444.....12 TDs....20 INTs....63 QB rating.....
...JUST saying....LOL! So he is still VERY capable of stinking just as bad....LOL!
Russell did not have a quality O-Line or rushing attack those first 15 starts.
Al Davis expects him to try to win his starting job back. NO ONE else expect this guy to even make the final roster. I doubt anyone in this site nor anyone in the Raider Nation does.
Why just mention JaMarcus?
IIRC, Matt Ryan and Matt Stafford signed much bigger rookie contracts than JaMarcus.
They sure did, mostly because under the current setup, the bar for overall and guaranteed money is raised every year.Why just mention JaMarcus?
IIRC, Matt Ryan and Matt Stafford signed much bigger rookie contracts than JaMarcus.
Jamarcus Russel should be used as an example as to why the rookie pay scale needs to be adjusted during the upcoming labor negotiations.
Having to commit so much guaranteed money to an unproven commodity and strapping a team financially for their bad mistake is wrong. Players should have to earn that guaranteed money before they're given it as a rookie.