In fairness to JaMarcus, he was not a highly thought of QB coming out of college. He just happened to be drafted where he was because it was Al Davis drafting him. Anyone could see JaMarcus did not have much of a chance to be a good QB.

 

True. But in fairness to the rest of the Raider team, he's single-handedly killing them. They have a solid defense and enough talent on offense that they could actually compete in their woeful division if they had even a slightly-below-average QB. I saw a clip on ESPN the other day of some of his errant passes from this season (and maybe last also, not sure). My gosh, he is remarkably inaccurate.

True. But in fairness to the rest of the Raider team, he's single-handedly killing them. They have a solid defense and enough talent on offense that they could actually compete in their woeful division if they had even a slightly-below-average QB. I saw a clip on ESPN the other day of some of his errant passes from this season (and maybe last also, not sure). My gosh, he is remarkably inaccurate.

Yeah, he is really bad.

In fairness to JaMarcus, he was not a highly thought of QB coming out of college. He just happened to be drafted where he was because it was Al Davis drafting him. Anyone could see JaMarcus did not have much of a chance to be a good QB.

 

Maybe I'm wrong, but I seem to remember his stock sky-rocketing heading into the draft. The Raiders may have valued him more than others, but from what I can recall, most "experts" had him tabbed as a first round pick.

 

I couldn't believe it, because I'd watched him at LSU for 3 years and always felt like QB was the position that kept them from being a championship team when he was there. They were loaded with talent during that span. Skyler Green, Dwayne Bowe, Craig Davis, Early Doucet, Joseph Addai, Jacob Hester. That's who he had around him. Who wouldn't post good numbers?

 

Ironically, I believe they won the championship right after he left.

True. But in fairness to the rest of the Raider team, he's single-handedly killing them. They have a solid defense and enough talent on offense that they could actually compete in their woeful division if they had even a slightly-below-average QB. I saw a clip on ESPN the other day of some of his errant passes from this season (and maybe last also, not sure). My gosh, he is remarkably inaccurate.

 

Jeff Garcia would give them a serious chance to win the west. Especially, had they started the season with him...they likely would have beat San Diego with Garcia under center, and who knows how the Denver game would be different. At worst, they'd be 2-1 right now. And, we can only guess how much a real QB would help McFadden and Bush in the running game. I think Oakland would have one of the top rushing attacks in football if they had a QB to balance things out.

I'm very jealous of him. I wish all I had to do was succeed in college to be set for the rest of my life.

He is a major bust. Only a few arrests and a media outburst away from Ryan Leaf.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I seem to remember his stock sky-rocketing heading into the draft. The Raiders may have valued him more than others, but from what I can recall, most "experts" had him tabbed as a first round pick.

 

I couldn't believe it, because I'd watched him at LSU for 3 years and always felt like QB was the position that kept them from being a championship team when he was there. They were loaded with talent during that span. Skyler Green, Dwayne Bowe, Craig Davis, Early Doucet, Joseph Addai, Jacob Hester. That's who he had around him. Who wouldn't post good numbers?

 

Ironically, I believe they won the championship right after he left.

It did skyrocket, but it was mainly due to his Sugar Bowl performance. His value was moreso high because it was an awful QB class. If you remember, the next QB drafted was Brady Quinn. He would have slipped to the second round had Cleveland not traded up for him. The only other QB in the draft that has come close to solidifying himself as a starting QB is Trent Edwards. He was drafted a few rounds in. Kevin Kolb was also that year and maybe the 3rd QB taken and has probably been the most successful (if you would even call it that) behind Edwards.

Russell isn't intelligent enough to be a starting NFL QB. .

 

How do we know that to be true?

How do we know that to be true?

 

Just watch a game. It is very obvious that he has no idea how to keep up with what is going on at the NFL level.

How do we know that to be true?

 

How do we know it's not?

 

If you watch him play at all, you can tell he has the talent, but doesn't have the mental ability to put it all together.

How do we know it's not?

 

If you watch him play at all, you can tell he has the talent, but doesn't have the mental ability to put it all together.

 

Outside of throwing the ball hard what kind of talent does he have?

How do we know that to be true?

No person with any intelligence would throw the ball in to coverage like he does

Outside of throwing the ball hard what kind of talent does he have?

 

He's got the size, strength, athleticism, as well as IMO solid mechanics. His decision making is some of the worst I've ever seen though.

He's got the size, strength, athleticism, as well as IMO solid mechanics. His decision making is some of the worst I've ever seen though.

 

With possibly the worst accuracy of any QB in recent memory. Chad Pennington can't throw the ball 30 yards with the wind at his back, but he is very accurate and gives his team a chance.

With possibly the worst accuracy of any QB in recent memory. Chad Pennington can't throw the ball 30 yards with the wind at his back, but he is very accurate and gives his team a chance.

 

I meant to start a thread, but forgot. I heard on the radio yesterday that Pennington's career is likely over. I hated to hear that.