Al Davis Keeping Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell

Al Davis isn't ready to give up on JaMarcus Russell after only three seasons, even if it took Tom Cable only 21 games to determine that Bruce Gradkowski and Frye "give us a better chance to win." Davis has a ton invested in Russell, for sure. Russell was the No. 1 pick of the 2007 NFL draft and is in to the Raiders for $39 million so far. In return, Russell has guided the Raiders to just seven victories in his 25 starts, and was the league's lowest-rated passer and owner of the worst-completion percentage this season, Russell is the only one of Oakland's top three quarterbacks under contract next season. Gradkowski and Frye signed one-year contracts and aren't assured of returning for a second season.

Source: Oakland Tribune

 

Commitment to Failure.

 

The brain of Al Davis will be stuck in the 1970s forever.

Just Lose Baby!

 

is Russell Al Davis's cousin or nephew or something......

 

What about Al Davis's brother from another mother?

 

Until Al Davis is dead & buried the Raiders are gonna suck, if it was too soon to jump ship at the start of this season the time is now at hand. You'd have to be a masochist to keep tuning in for this crap.

 

this sucks....

 

Besides the big arm he hasnt shown me anything else, but if they dont want to give up with him then go get the best QB coach you can find and go back to basics. Resign Gradkowski and Frye(or maybe another vet) and let them battle for the job while Russell is the #3. But that is an insane amount of money to pay a #3 QB.

 

I doubt he could get rid of him even if he wanted to.

 

I think Al is gonna hafta take Jamarcus out back of the coliseum and give him the Old Yeller treatment - "No Tom, He's my Quarterback - I'll do it".

 

i think davis has just decided that he has already paid him way too much money to just let him go so he is going to have him put on 50 pounds in the off-season and have him play o-line..................

 

thats hilarious :icon_cheesygrin:

 

Just because Jafatass is coming back, doesn't mean that he will be the QB next year....

 

Maybe they can make a wide receiver out of him, if the dumbass could remember his routes.

 

Guy is slow as heck. Can't even run around in the pocket.

 

Make him an O-lineman! :icon_lol:

 

Common sense!

 

That's too funny....just let Cable break his jaw first.

 

:shock:

 

Good news is that the Raider'smay have to find a Qb the best way the Raider find them..........off the scrap heap

lamonica, Plunkett, Gannon, Hoss to an extent,