maybe this site should change it’s name to the JaMarcus Daily News.

JaMarcus Russell may end up being a good quarterback and yes it would help if he had better players around him but his passes have been so inaccurate that his receivers would have to be 20 feet tall to catch some of them.

He needs to get his stuff together and make a decision on whether or not he’s willing to do what it takes to become a good NFL quarterback.

I’m rooting for him as I’m sure most Raider fans are but I’m low on hope at the moment.

One last thing about the whole oh the media hates the Radiers stuff. If you go back to when the Raiders were last winning earlier this decade they were getting good press all over the place. Gruden was on magazine covers that claimed he was the perfect coach.

The simple truth is the Raiders have been the worst team in the NFL the last 6+ years and the media coverage just reflects that fact. If they win they’ll get good press.

4 life. raiders fans back there players even if they suck because they are our players and they play as one and they give it there all. J-Russ is a baller if we could get him some more help on the line it would help! i wont join this bashing of J-Russ i refuse. go raiders!

jr is the ryan leaf russell , the next 4 games will show it and the raiders could be 1-7.

First off, all things considered, you can’t fairly call him a bust yet. The coaching changes, the lack of protection, the lack of receiver experience and depth and the ability to work together to help the qb, the drops, and everything tells us that he’s done well in lieu of all of it. Take out the disastrous offensive efforts this year, and he’s played very well, statistically better than some of the guys who are HoFers, like Troy Aikman, and in the future, Tom Brady. For Brady’s first few games he stunk; but he went on to win a SB, so who remembers?

To take it a step further, I believe he’s a victim of getting too much money, and very few can handle that kind of jack, and the celebrity that goes with being a number 1 pick in the game. Fact is, for the qb position, most experts will argue it is much better for a guy to be in a situation like Brady, being picked in a late round, and all odds being against them, thus making them prove themselves every minute of every day, and with the exception of Brady, to this day, every Patriot is expendable; every one.

The real reason Brady’s job is safe, is because he is the hardest working guy on the team, and among the top in the league. He instills confidence in his team, and provides leadership to the rest, and coaches, teammates, linemen, and skills players alike, even defense, play better because of it.

Which brings me to the things that bother me most about Jamarcus: He’s fat, bottom line. By no means will he ever be mistaken for being one of the hardest working players on the team. The late nights, the lack of dedication to getting better, the flossing the bling: all of these work counter to instilling confidence in teammates, and if that’s the kind of leadership you want on your team, you’ll have a team full of guys resting on their laurels, and not worried about getting better, or perhaps even being the best in the league at their positions.

It’s a fact, receivers have not been where there supposed to be, and have dropped way too many balls, often first down conversions and key plays. It’s also a fact that his line has been mediocre at best; they don’t work as a unit, nor has the WR corps, or the skills players (RB, TE, FB). The play callers for the line, the center have changed as often as the coaches, all of which factor into difficulties for any young qb, especially one who is actually really having his first year in the league, But it’s his fault and his alone that he took bad advice, held out, and missed on the most important aspects in football: dedication to becoming the best players they can be. It’s what separates the Joe Montanas from others. Tom Brady has that. Aaron Rodgers has it somewhat; and if you want to say someone has been put in a position of disadvantage, look at the shoes he had to fill. He was fortunate enough to sit his first years behind one of the best role models in the league—a guy who never missed games, worked his ass off, and reaped the benefits of a team that believed in him and wouldn’t trade him for anyone in Brett Favre.

Rich Gannon had it. All the ire Jamarcus draws from the media is well deserved. If he were working his ass off, at least some of those guys would be protesting in his defense. He doesn’t do what it takes, he responds with less class and bangs blame where you’d prefer he pointed the finger at himself, and actually looked bothered by letting his team down, mostly by not being the best leader he can be.

I feel bad for him because I feel the wealth and notoriety of being a number one pick for one of the most popular teams in the world (how we still are is beyond me!) is really more than most young kids can handle, and throw in all the other extraneous circumstances surrounding the team, the coaches, and almost zero chance of chemistry from a team, and you have a recipe for disaster, which is what we have.

I’m not willing to sell him down the road yet, or label him bust. I honestly believe he protects the ball pretty well. I can’t stand the way he misses guys when they seem the most wide open, putting in question if a winner ever does that. In listening to sound bites on NFL channel, Singletary was blasting Josh Morgan for dropping a sure TD catch entering the end zone. He told him, quite simply, “that is a play a great player makes.” Morgan went on to catch a difficult ball in double coverage in the end zone.

We don’t see that kind of interaction occur between Cable (that’s on him) and Russel. I truly believe under a leader like Singletary, a legendary guy and hard ass worker, We’d have known a long time ago if Jamarcus is a bust or he would ever live up to his potential.

It is a shame for a guy to have talent, and not live up to potential. Talent is a curse, because the Sam Mills, Steve Smiths, Tom Bradys, Mike Singletarys, Mike Ditkas, Walter Paytons, Todd Christiansens, Wes Welkers, Nnamdi Asomughas, Tyvon Branches would never emerge. All of these guys know they must work harder every day and be hungrier than the next guy to be the best at their respective positions.

We’ll all know soon if we can label him a Ryan Leaf or Akili Smith. I’ll wait until I have good reason for that, but I’ll remain critical of JRock for lacking leadership, partying all night, being fat, pointing fingers at teammates, and all the criticisms he so rightly deserves. You’d never find Drew Brees or Tom Brady, or Matt Ryan or Joe Flacco, ever being accused of any of these things.

He’s young, so let’s hope he can mature into possessing the traits that separate the greats from the busts. Adversity and trouble will continue to haunt him on this team, and no fan of the nation will question that, but he can be much better at the things that the greats did—namely lead by example—and can be the guy we paid to lift the performance of the players around him. As for now, it’s arguable if he doesn’t make them perform worse.

No, he is not J-Bust, but if he puts on anymore weight, then he may need a bra and we can call him J-Busty
I love JaMarcus. I love his character, demeanor, I like his swagger. Itruely hope he succeeds. i think Raider Nation has to develop some patience while he develops with his arsenal

Before Russell will ever become any kind of decent NFL qb he needs to grow up. Its so obvious that this guy has gotten way too caught up with the money and fame of being a NFL qb. I dont care what kind of job you have if your head is not in the right place you are not going to exceed. I dont know everything that goes on behind the scenes but I dont think Russell has his head fully in the game. So untill he pulls his head out his #@% and starts caring about his position its hard to say what he can possibly become. I also blame the coaching staff for not being able to get Russell to where he needs to be, physically and mentally.

Screw National Media

It is hard for a veteran to throw to receivers when he is running for his life at every passing attempt, and to add to that not one rookie but two. I can understand maybe getting them experienced for next year and calling the cows home on this one. But in order to instill some confidence in himself I do not understand why they do not play the only veteran that they have and are paying a lot of money to Javon Walker. All I know is that he is in the dog house for his off season knee surgery and not letting Big Al know. You know how he did Marcus Allen. Pay him to ride the pine, not one year but a couple. This attitude by Al hurts the team because of his anger at a player that is ready to contribute. JR should have his growth stunted for spite when a veteran can come in and not only help JR’s confidence but be a leader for the rookies.

Does J-Bust remind R8da’ fans of Marc Wilson or Todd Marinovich? (Jeff George, etc..)
Great Arm, big, tall, etc…. But can’t get the job done in the NFL?
Why does Al limit himself to NFL Combine stats?
Just get some football players who can perform on the field.
PLEASE!

I think he should gain about 30 lbs are we are looking at our right tackle of the future, albiet an overpaid one.

it really doesnt matter at this point. the whole team is bad and it starts at the top with mr davis, on down to the coaching staff. they were talking about it on sunday night football in america. coach dungy was talking about how he advised vick not to come here eventhough he could probably start here. every player that comes here turns into a bad player. russell really hasnt been put in a position to win and who knows if he was on a different team (like the patriots) things would be different for him.

What is Cable or Davis thinking, or I forgot…they are not thinking about the team nor the fans…it’s all about them. I have had it….Cable will be gone, not soon enough for me. But then who will we have coach the team? Davis runs off all the GREAT Coach’s and PLAYERS!

What is it going to take before we get our TEAM back? This is not rocket scientist here. This is the same ol’ story of AL DAVIS, and please, somone blogged…Mr. Davis? that would indicate a man of respect!