I equate Russell to a young minor league pitching prospect with huge upside because of his “stuff”, but very raw with issues of command and control. Also, the reason you don’t normally put much weight into certain stats of minor league pitchers, such as, W-L and ERA, is because minor league pitches usually have very inferior defenses behind the that adversely effect their results.

The problem with Russell, is that he was brought up to the “Major Leagues”, but unfortunately the offense, including game planning and play calling, with the exception of Zach Miller, is still very much in the minor leagues.

The solution: The only viable thing that can be done now is to play it out for the rest of the season and hope that Russell will show some progress by the end of the season. Russell was doomed from the moment the Raiders inherently abandoned the commitment to the running game, decided to go with two rookie wide receivers and Tom Cable believing that he was an offensive coordinator and play caller.

at least you’re bringing some actual facts to yet another JaMarcus Russell post and I have to say I appreciate that.

While I don’t think JaMarcus Russell will become the next Eli Manning the stats you provide do point out that in many ways Russell’s first 20 starts are similar to Manning’s (wins being the obvious difference).

Manning of course had a much better team around him and I think having a quarterback father and brother were two advantages that obviously JaMarcus doesn’t have.

Until Russell shows a commitment to wanting to get better and starts having his passes be at least in the same time zone as his receivers he has little chance to succeed but I think you have to give him the rest of the season to see if he can figure it out.

and hear me out i dont believe that he is the future of the franchise but iwanna see how much of this offense ineptitude is Russel or how much it is the team around him… until we see what another QB can do with the same team then we cant compare QB’s…but i think we are all frustrated thier have been problems with starting two rookie wideouts thats not a thing that should be done on any team in the nfl…the injuries toi the oline havent helped either and the play calling has been stale we need some fresh ideas on that side of the ball… in my opinion this defense will continue to get better and be the strength of this team… i hope

i dont know how many other successful QBs made progress, then regressed at the start of their 3rd year. remain optimistic though..

and is probably what Al would have done given the chance :)

Glad somebody was able to find something to be optimistic about amidst the carnage of this season.

Manning is too innately loaded with football knowledge. He is what we expected him to be. He was drafted as having a high floor, and that at the very least, he’d be a good qb. He has shown the ability to do what it takes to win games, and fits into the scheme, even though I’ll always have lost a little respect for him for the whole SD draft thing, though I know Archie and Eli’s agent were largely responsible.

He’s no Leaf; he’d be much better if blocking were better and he had more polished route runners and guys who can catch, hence the chemistry between him and Zach and Schilens.

I guess I would say Carr, but I don’t see Jamarcus being relegated to backup as quickly as David has, even if he continued to tank with the Raiders. He’d compete for starting jobs on other teams.

That’d be the most interesting thing to see: how JRock would play on the Cardinals? The Colts? The Patriots?

You have to believe better receivers, linemen, and play calling and we’d see totally different numbers. Probably work ethic too.

All QB’s mentioned have had a more stable coaching staff to learn from.
JR hasn’t been that lucky.