Nick Miller _ ankle fracture
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 at 11:42 am in Oakland Raiders.
Undrafted free agent wide receiver and return specialist Nick Miller had his right foot encased on a boot and was on crutches after being inactive for the Chargers opener with shin splints.
Turns out Miller got results of a bone scan Tuesday and said he has a hairline fracture of his left ankle and will be out four to six weeks.
More to come later from open locker room sessions and Chiefs conference calls . . .
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September 16th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Mista,
You DVR’d the game and all you have to say is what Steve Young said?
Obviously that commentary was scripted.
JRuss had a really good 1st half and 4th qtr.
You couldn’t have possibly rewatched the game on DVR.
JRuss misses a pass on 2nd down, and them comes back on 3rd down with a strike for a 1st down, and they still can’t get off the miss right before that. COMICAL.
The play where you are talking about Young saying Jamarcus needs to only see half the field, LOL, he’s trying to explain it on the replay and Jamarcus does the exact OPPOSITE of what Young says. Jamarcus dropped back, looked at only half the field, then checked down to a RB on the OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD.
It was HILARIOUS!
September 16th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Bring back Justin Miller!
September 16th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Damn!
I was really looking forward to seeing Miller. That kid looks like a player!
September 16th, 2009 at 11:38 am
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
September 16th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Miller time on ice
September 16th, 2009 at 11:43 am
All lame calls against the Raiders have a name, ie….the tuck, the imacculate reception…etc. How about naming Murphys first NFL touchdown—’The Rook’
September 16th, 2009 at 11:49 am
15——perfect!!!!
September 16th, 2009 at 11:50 am
JaMarcus is a fat loser and he has body odor.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Here’s the Denver game next week:
Cleveland
1st Downs 16.5
Total Plays 61.5
Total Yards 287.5
Passing 200
Rushing 87.5
Yards per rush 3.85
Denver
1st Downs 14.5
Total Plays 57
Total Yards 306
Passing 156
Rushing 80.5
Final Score
Cleveland 13
Denver 23
September 16th, 2009 at 11:51 am
What about Johnnie Lee?
September 16th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Walker for sure now since JLH may not go. Utilize the TE’s… Rankin will return kicks.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Einstein Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 11:50 am
JaMarcus is a fat loser and he has body odor.
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you need to stop sniffing around jamarcus…
September 16th, 2009 at 11:52 am
The problem with Russell is he stares down the receiver and nevr looks off his target. They will eat him up every time. He’s a huge bust and I was a Russell fan before and ran out and got my jersey. I will not wear that jersey again.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Call it “The Rook got Crooked.”
September 16th, 2009 at 11:53 am
We need to bring back Justin Miller and cut Routt. Rankin wasn’t too impressive as a KR.
Damn it Miller!
September 16th, 2009 at 11:54 am
re: #6 Murphy’s Law
September 16th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Where is Dakota ???
We need another list!
Make sure you get down all these anti Jamarcus guys who were swayed with the ESPN commentary as oppossed to what their eyes told them.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:55 am
open your eyes and see that he’s a HUGE bust. Wasted money
September 16th, 2009 at 11:57 am
here’s next weeks NE Pats game:
New England
1st Downs 20
Total Plays 63
Total Yards 312
Passing 257
Rushing 56
Yards per rush 3
NY Jets
1st Downs 20
Total Plays 61
Total Yards 369
Passing 229
Rushing 114
Final Score
New England 16
NY Jets 24
September 16th, 2009 at 11:58 am
Look guys …
DESPITE what Steve Young and Golic were saying JRuss led the team down the field on the first drive, yes or no?
Do we score points if Murphy doesn’t make a rookie mistake on that pick?
Does JRuss come RIGHT BACK on the next drive and get us in the end zone?
How about the next drive where he’s leading us down the field AGAIN until DMac fumbles?
How about the TD drive to end the half?
Are you kidding me?
How many 3rd downs did JRuss convert in the first half?
2 possesions in the 4th qtr = 2 scoring drives including a go ahead TD with 2 minutes to go.
I’m good with JRuss, you guys can have Garcia!
September 16th, 2009 at 11:59 am
jhill Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 11:53 am
We need to bring back Justin Miller and cut Routt. Rankin wasn’t too impressive as a KR.
Damn it Miller!
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Routt will never be good…
Huff should be the nickel… especially covering TE’s…
i’d like to see Boyd on the team…
September 16th, 2009 at 11:59 am
I was at the game and saw it for myself. I didn’t have to listen to anyone else to see what a bust he is and how he only looks at his main target and thats it. Good defenses will tear him up.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
In Russell’s defense, He looked good at the end of last season and people were complimenting him on his accuracy and the fact that he didn’t throw picks. His ratio of TD’s to Int’s was pretty good. The knock was that he was throwing too hard with not enough touch. Monday night his Wr’s were rookies and he’s obviously not on the same page with them yet. But he is with Miller and he is with Schillens. I also think he was trying to throw with more touch but with bad results… Russell will figure it out. He isn’t dumb. He’s been a winner his whole life as a QB. How many coordinators has he had? How many coaches? Schemes? He needs consistency from his WR’s to his Coaches…
September 16th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
If you have a quick trigger with QB’s, then you will never be able to develop one and they guy you put in his place will not have much chance either because he will know that one or two mistakes and the hook is coming for him as well. I think you should stay with him until you know he doesn’t have it, and then when you do pull him it is for good. If their coaches had quick hooks Elway, Payton Manning, and others would never have had successful careers.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
wow jhill open your eyes. How many incomplete passes did he have in a row???? I Think the number was eight. Yes they went down the field with the run game in the beginning. worked great. Then he trys passing. no good!!!!!
September 16th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
i’m not playing semantics when i say:
the wide receivers need to get on the same page with their QB…
the QB does not and should not try to get on the same page with their WR’s…
September 16th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Raider25 Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 11:55 am
open your eyes and see that he’s a HUGE bust. Wasted money
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Ok, you’re right, I just don’t know what I was thinking actually going by the game.
Any response for the FOOTBALL points about JRuss?
Anything on all the 3rd down conversions?
Scoring drives?
Any of that matter?
Should we get rid of DMac because of his fumble and dropped passes?
How about dumping Murphy since he dropped 2 balls, including a TD, and also caused a pick with a bad route?
September 16th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
ok, what are we saying??? he’s still learning the system!!!!!! Come on stop with the excuses. He needs to start throwing the ball to the receivers so they can catch the ball. If the rookie receivers drop the ball then it’s their fault but they don’t have a chance to even catch most of them. Getting in sync is what training camp and preseason is for. The excuses keep pouring in
September 16th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Here’s next weeks Indianapolis game:
Indianapolis
1st Downs 20
Total Plays 68
Total Yards 323
Passing 254
Rushing 70
Miami
1st Downs 14
Total Plays 61
Total Yards 244
Passing 139
Rushing 82
Final Score
Indianapolis 20
Miami 10
September 16th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
JHill:
Beautifully said.
These people who keep ripping into a 23 yr. old KID who has started a grand total of 21 games in his professional career are simply foolish.
You people truly want Gradkowski or Frye or Garcia as your starting QB’s????
Garcia has a 52-50 career record in the NFL.
That’s what you want for our future and for now?
Give me a bleeping break.
Go look at Aikman’s, P. Manning’s, Elway’s & S. Young’s first 21 games and compare them to Russell’s before you open your mouth.
The kid is progressing just fine.
Get a clue, people.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
25,
He had a really bad 3rd qtr, but how did he finish off that qtr? You didn’t leave early did you?
Big pass to Miller, and the lead block to Higgins? Set up the field goal. That 3rd down pass to Miller when the defender was in his face?
Comes right back on the next drive and throws the potential game winning TD????
And what about what happened BEFORE the 6 incompletions? JRuss was money in the first half.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
At this point you dont dump anyone. You stay the course and hopefully JRUSS improves, I will support JRUSS, and re-evaluate my stance after 8 games…..
September 16th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
If not for the drops Russell’s stats would have been much better.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
I agree he did show some signs but if he completes most of his passes we wouldn’t of been it that situation and no I di not leave early. Don’t get me wrong I hope he works out but we’ve been saying that for a while now.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
here we go with morons trying to blame Russell for the loss?? give me a break….he was too pumped for the first game and had first game jitters, look for him to play better against KC.
The reason the Raiders lost the game was because of the BS over Murps TD CATCH AND GOING TO THE PREVENT DEFENSE when the Raiders needed a stop on that Dolt final drive.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
25,
Let’s get down to the meat of it. Please stop with the cliches …
Let’s talk about the first qtr. Was JRuss money, or what? Was the INT on Murphy or not?
What about the TD drive?
September 16th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
LOL jhill you are trippin. What about JaMarcus did YOU see that the rest of us are missing? Was it his LACK of field vision? His lack of accuracy? His lack of pocket presence? What about his passer rating? We lost that game because we didn’t have an adequate QB. With and adequate QB in the game IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BLOW OUT, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. The Raiders dominated the game on EVERY front except QB.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
JHill:
Beautifully said.
These people who keep ripping into a 23 yr. old KID who has started a grand total of 21 games in his professional career are simply foolish.
You people truly want Gradkowski or Frye or Garcia as your starting QB’s????
Garcia has a 52-50 career record in the NFL.
That’s what you want for our future and for now?
Give me a bleeping break.
Go look at Aikman’s, P. Manning’s, Elway’s & S. Young’s first 21 games and compare them to Russell’s before you open your mouth.
The kid is progressing just fine.
Get a clue, people.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Florida Pete Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Here’s next weeks Indianapolis game:
Indianapolis
1st Downs 20
Total Plays 68
Total Yards 323
Passing 254
Rushing 70
Miami
1st Downs 14
Total Plays 61
Total Yards 244
Passing 139
Rushing 82
Final Score
Indianapolis 20
Miami 10
September 16th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
2nd qtr …
2 possessions, right?
DMac fumble was a killer, not anything JRuss did, right? Led to SDs first points.
2nd possesion, Murphy TD. well should have been.
How many 3rd downs did JRuss convert during these drives.
Yeah, maybe he wouldn’t have had as many 3rd downs if he completes some of the 1st and 2nd down passes, but aren’t we being a bit picky here?
Even that pass in the 4th qtr to no one, but in the area of DHB and Higgins, was followed up with a stirke to Murphy for the FIRST DOWN.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Cable needs to use DHB on reverses and WR screens and get him the freakin ball in OPEN SPACE….so he can utilize his strengths…and not just try and go to him on slants and 9 routes.
They need to RUN the freakin ball more effectively against KC and rattle Croyle into making bad decisions. Coverage needs to be tight on Bowe.
Don’t let LJ run all over them.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Oh yeah….and Justin Miller needs to brought back!
September 16th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
TRhe QB is the face of the franchise, and should be the number 1 leader, and that includes the most obvious leading by example. IMHO JRUSS failed by coming into camp out of shape. that speaks volumes to your team mates, and the seriousness of how you take your job.
I think a lot of fans nowadays look at the QB postion and say “we paid all that money for this guy” so the expectation are very high. The team mates also will have high expectations. this inturn puts the QF, who is the face of the franchise in a spot light.
Furthermore, the success of Flacco, Ryan, and now Sanchez has thrown an even bigger spot light on JRUSS. No matter how u slice it this will be a make or break year, I am hoping on the make…
September 16th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
# mantus Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 11:43 am
All lame calls against the Raiders have a name, ie….the tuck, the imacculate reception…etc. How about naming Murphys first NFL touchdown—’The Rook’
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Murphys law sounds about right
September 16th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
JR is good, for those whining about him let me just say talk to me after we win against the Chiefs. Here is the problem, we have the weakest WRs core in the whole NFL, you bring in P Manning and he will struggle with these WRs. Come on guys, watch the film, route running is wrong, dropped passes, bad scheme, bad calling, it is way to many errors to blame JR. Here is the deal, I blame AL cause he seems so hard headed starting DHB and Murphy. Listen, personally I wouldn’t start either of them, I would rather have two veterans like Amani Tomer and maybe a cheap changed player like Matt Jones start for us, Amani would help teach these rookies DHB, Murphy, Miller how to run routes and play hard. Matt Jones deep threat might try resurrecting his career, thats how we won in the past, bringing rejects who play well under our system. Matt Jones can be one. I think we have a solid team now, we just need WRs who know what they are doing in a game not like DHB falling and seem lost in a game or Murphy dropping passes and only scoring cause of a coverage mistake rather than a skill in seperating himself from the CB.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
We lost to a better team, period. We absolutely outplayed them for 58 minutes, but, they’re still the better team.
I’m proud to be a Raider fan today. The way our boys’ spilled their guts out on Monday night was what I needed to see.
That was the most intense, physical, passionate play a Raider team has shown in the past 6 years.
PERIOD.
And by the way RICHOCHET: You’re an idiot, and I’ll be sure to finish our conversation sometime today. I do actually have a job, unlike you who seems to do nothing but play on the internet 24 hours a day.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Here here 007
Somehow or someway DHB needs to get more involved . If that is running a reverse or end around then do it. Use the speed to our advantage.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Murphys Law…
September 16th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
If Russell had been out there covering kicks and made the tackle inside the twenty on those two long kickoff returns it might have made a difference. I guess maybe it was all his fault.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Good afternoon,..Russell still sucks.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
If Russell starts in KC,..a sure loss. Start Gradkowski now dangit.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
It was also Russell’s fault that Cornell Green seemed intent on single-handedly losing the game for us in crunch time.
It was ALL Russell’s fault.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
He made a number of bad throws out there (no doubt)but I think to call him dumb is inaccurate. He actually did a good job of maanging the clock and reading the defense. He called at least three auditables that I recall. He also has a low interception ratio but he actually threw two balls that should have been picked off and one that was picked off but was all Murphys fault for tipping the ball up into the air.
What I do recall Young saying is he haas to stop playing one side of the field and locking on to his WRs, which I could not agree with more. Russel needs to do a better job of looking players off. In all honesty, his WRs could have ran better routes as well. Zach Miller and Chaz are the best router runners that we have.
I look for Russel to improve when Chaz is back in the game and I also look for Russel to loose weight over the summer around the waste line.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Norco Bob, Good afternoon Bro…. Did you see anything good in JR???
September 16th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I think Russell’s problem is his confidence in his WR. Watch his passes to Zach Miller he is almost always on target. He just can’t seem to complete passes to the new guys. They just need to get into a rythem and be on the same page. They will get there.
Also how much of it do you think it has to do with them being able to read the defenders now. Russell seems to be seeing one thing while the WR are seeing something else he might be throwing to where he thinks they should be going. Just a thought.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Wow so many posts as soon as i posted, let me say again, does anyone agree that we got the worst Wrs core in the Nfl. Young rookies who statistics and history says that rookie Wideouts never shine thier first year, washed up bum J Walker, second year Higgins & Schillens injured. Sign Amani Tomer and Matt Jones. One possession and the other deep threat receiver who might be willing to resurrect his career along with Amani who might teach these rookie how to be a good receiver in this league and trust me DHB needs to veteran like Amani rather than Walker. What u guys think?
September 16th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Wow so many posts as soon as i posted, let me say again, does anyone agree that we got the worst Wrs core in the Nfl. Young rookies who statistics and history says that rookie Wideouts never shine thier first year, washed up bum J Walker, second year Higgins & Schillens injured. Sign Amani Tomer and Matt Jones. One possession and the other deep threat receiver who might be willing to resurrect his career along with Amani who might teach these rookie how to be a good receiver in this league and trust me DHB needs to veteran like Amani rather than Walker. What u guys think? Maybe someone will answer this time.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Not a thing thec,..he sucks and will continue to get worse,..get rid of him now.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Raider25 Says:
The excuses keep pouring in.
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What’s the excuse for you?
September 16th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
We lost the game because of the defensive scheming the last 2 posessions….
But that doesnt mitigate the mistakes made by all….
September 16th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I agree with all of that Thec …
But what are we talking about here? The bar is playing like a number 1 overall draft pick. Is he playing like that right now? No!
BUT !!!!!!
Is he playing like a guy that should be replaced by Jeff Garcia or Bruce Gradkowski? That is laughable to me.
My point is the Raiders! Not JRuss or anyone else!
This team has enough weapons that JRuss does not have to play like the number 1 overall pick. Miss me with these stereotypes. JRuss is good enough paired with our running game and defense to win games. HE DID NOT LOSE THE GAME MONDAY NIGHT!
September 16th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I think this receiving corp, Murphy, DHB, and Schilens, along with Higgins to come in here and there, will turn out to be an elite group.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
BINGO!!!!
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maryland_raider Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I think Russell’s problem is his confidence in his WR. Watch his passes to Zach Miller he is almost always on target. He just can’t seem to complete passes to the new guys. They just need to get into a rythem and be on the same page. They will get there.
Also how much of it do you think it has to do with them being able to read the defenders now. Russell seems to be seeing one thing while the WR are seeing something else he might be throwing to where he thinks they should be going. Just a thought.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Bob,
“IF” JRUSS had of come to camp in shape, and not party all day long in the bay, would you still feel the same about him?
September 16th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
#59 cute
September 16th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Einstein Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
LOL jhill you are trippin. What about JaMarcus did YOU see that the rest of us are missing? Was it his LACK of field vision? His lack of accuracy? His lack of pocket presence? What about his passer rating? We lost that game because we didn’t have an adequate QB. With and adequate QB in the game IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BLOW OUT, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. The Raiders dominated the game on EVERY front except QB.
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Let me see if I can cut the playbook in half for you.
Brady’s QBing the Raiders, does Murphy run a better route and not give up the pick?
Peyton is the QB, does DMac hold on to the fumble?
Brees is the QB, does the ref give Murphy the TD?
Marino throws a go ahead TD with 2 minutes left in the game, does Ricky Brown and Howard not drop 15 yards and leave Sproles uncovered?
September 16th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
I was not a 100% impressed with Russel by no means. I think the thiird quarter he could not get the ball to the open man but I also saw a bookend of rookie WRs on occassion coming up short on their routes. When JLH got blasted Russel hit him in his numbers. Farve makes passes like that all the time, they call him a gun slinger.
A waved off TD, a fumble on a big drive, an interception tipped up by a rookie WR, a weak prevent soft defense also played a big role. To put the whole loss on Russel is not realistic.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
russell is a total bust, period.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Our wide receivers will be elite in two to three years but we have a good team that can win now, you guys saw what Seymour has done to this defense, why not sign Amani Tomer who can teach, lead and catch some balls for JR rather than watching drops by DHB and Murphy. AL should realize that SD, Kansas, Denver are extremely weak this year, we could lead this division with some changes and signings.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
JRuss put us in a position to win period our defense well not our defense but our coaching that gave that game away. all they have to do is come up with one stop and the game is over. instead they go into a prevent defense.
QB ratings can be misleading sometimes if you ask me. I understand Russell missed horribly on more than a handfull of passes. but if you take away all the dropped passes by the WR’s both ints cause one was in desperation and the other was on a bad route by Murphy and add on 1 TD that he should have had. What would was QB rating had been then? I bet alot higher.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Sadly though, we will have to play him all year,..2-14 will be final record with him,..but after season hes outta here.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Passer rating?
WOW!
Ok take out the hail mary int at the end of the game and give JRuss that Murphy TD and what is his passer rating?
Can we add in DHB’s 2 drops?
Dmacs two drops?
http://www.footballguys.com/qbrating.htm
September 16th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Yo Bob,
Wassup with Brien?
Did the mods ban him?
September 16th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Jhill
first breathe, then understand that there are a lot of factors that we don’t know about when it comes to JaMarcus Russell and his development as a QB in the NFL. Is there room for improvement….of course there is but from a fan’s perspective (outside looking in) its impossible to really know what he is being asked to do and how close he is to getting it done. Its like Murphy being more productive than DHB. Murphy made a comment earlier that Cable’s playbook reminded him of the Gators playbook. So less learning is involved. Sad truth is that we won’t really know Russell’s progress until about mid-season when he faces teams that have game film on him.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Im texting with him now,..hes workin alot these days.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Marylanfd Raider we are on the same wave length today.
Why were our LBs dropped behind the line of scrimage on more than one play is beyond me. What team out there besides the Oakland Raiders at any level does that? Our DBs were clutch all night. Our front four was killing Rivers and what do we do pull all the presure off of him and make it easy for to complete a number of easy dump passes for first down right over the middle. The coaching staff our all three LBs out of position (which I doubt) gift wrapped the game and gave it to the Chargers.
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maryland_raider Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
JRuss put us in a position to win period our defense well not our defense but our coaching that gave that game away. all they have to do is come up with one stop and the game is over. instead they go into a prevent defense.
QB ratings can be misleading sometimes if you ask me. I understand Russell missed horribly on more than a handfull of passes. but if you take away all the dropped passes by the WR’s both ints cause one was in desperation and the other was on a bad route by Murphy and add on 1 TD that he should have had. What would was QB rating had been then? I bet alot higher.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
apologies Jhill, ment Norco Bob. reading, on the phone and typing at the same time.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
DT42,
Did u really mean to address that to me? What are you saying?
I’m simply commenting on MONDAY night’s game. JRuss didn’t lose the game, and I don’t want to see Garcia or Gradkowski.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
NO!!! Our stupid prevent defense and Fargas coming back into the rotation is what will hurt us this year.
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Raider25 Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I think we are a better team this year but Russell is going to hurt this team all year long. I don’t think benching is the answer at all. He’s the best we have for this year and will have to deal with it and hope he does get better
It’s funny how you can’t give your opinion without being bashed. there is not one coach on here.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
jhill,..brien told me to tell you russell cost usthe game monday night.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I think we are a better team this year but Russell is going to hurt this team all year long. I don’t think benching is the answer at all. He’s the best we have for this year and will have to deal with it and hope he does get better
It’s funny how you can’t give your opinion without being bashed. there is not one coach on here.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Baloney,..Gradkowski waaaaaaay better then russell.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
LOL!
Ok Bob …
Tell B he knows where to find me. Can’t wait to talk about it.
Make sure to tell him Mike Huff said wassup!
September 16th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Ww could have used Nick Miller…
IMHO JRUSS did not lose the game, marshall and his scheming did. ZERO PRESSURE at the end of the game… Supplement the gassed front four…..
Sproles should have had someone shadowing him the whole game.
so truth be told marshall and the great PREVENT should get all the credit…
September 16th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Thec07 now you are on the right page.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
25,
Welcome to the board man! It’s all good. No one’s bashing you, well I’m not. Just pointing out some things I didn’t realized until I watched it with the benefit of DVR. You know, that WTF was that moment when you just rewind, and rewind?
JRuss had some HEADSCRATCHING throws. NO DOUBT. But if they were on 2nd down, and he comes back and gets the first down on the next play, what are we really talking about? If he’s leading us to scoring drives, what’s the problem?
September 16th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I also think it is crazy to start two rookie WRs. I just don’t get that.
Could someone tell me why they did not do a better job of getting DHB in the game as well? At least a revers for the young guy to get in the game. Where is the WR screen?
September 16th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
You are entitled tp your opinion. The guy put up 24 pts (yeah I’m counting the Murphy TD) but that’s not enough? And the points were all on nice drives, not some humbug lucky 80 yds play. What does the guy have to do, average 30?
Well tell DMac to hold on to the rock and maybe we would’ve got that 30.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
ok, not to blame Russell then for the game because there were numerous reasons why we lost the game. My point whether we won the game or not is that Russell is not very impressive at all right now. He did some good things out there but over all he had a BAD game….period
September 16th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Being bashed, what?????? Who is bashing you buddy?
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Raider25 Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I think we are a better team this year but Russell is going to hurt this team all year long. I don’t think benching is the answer at all. He’s the best we have for this year and will have to deal with it and hope he does get better
It’s funny how you can’t give your opinion without being bashed. there is not one coach on here.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
We can acquire Hank Basket who has a solid hands without signing him if we acquire him from the waivers. Here is his stats from 2008 and he also scored 3 td.
Rec Yds Y/G Avg Lng YAC 1stD
33 440 29.3 13.3 90 4.8 22
Whats stands out to me is 22 first downs, this tells me dude knows how to get open and knows how to run his route.
We need a good possession receiver, Schillens is good but who knows how will he play after coming back from an injury, i doubt he will produce until week 6.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I think that the problem 25 …
I’m not expeecting GREAT. I wanted AP so it is what it is with me and JRuss.
All I need him to do is be DECENT and this team can go far. The defense and running game are there.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Rotoworld:
Free agent CB Chris McAlister is reportedly telling people close to him that he’ll “eventually” sign with the Raiders.
The fit’s sensible, if only because Al Davis thinks he can turn just about any former first-round pick’s career around. McAlister is 32 years old, has chronic knee issues, and wouldn’t be a threat to Chris Johnson’s starting job.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
If we need a possession WR there is a man out there available but no one has touched this guy with a 10 ft pole so who knows. It is no other than Marvin Harrison may be in to much legal trouble still to touch but he is there.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Thanks Jhill, I haven’t posted too much this year been reading a lot though.
I guess he just scares the heck out of me. I want him to be great, I just don’t see it and really didn’t see it when he was in school.
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CJ Legend 34, maybe not bashing me but people do get pretty nasty on here, or maybe it’s just the trolls in here trying to cause problems. Believe me guys I hope Russell does well. I’m a Raider fan for life and all I want is for the Raiders to win again. I live in Ohio and fly out once a year for a game and Mondays game was the best one yet, even though we lost. It was tough but there were a lot of good things taht came out of it.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Starting WRs for the Raiders could be this
Matt Jones Deep Threat
Amani or Basket Possession receiver
Murphy slot receiver
DHB occassion receiver
Higgins I dont think he is the same player like last yr.
Shillens get him slowly and starts when is 100%.
Cut Watkins and Miller or whoever else u need to cut to make a room for the two signings
September 16th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
RT John Runyan still available…..
September 16th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
What do you guys think of Cable saying they are not even going to try Barnes on the right side. Thats BS. Green sucks. I would move Green to back up or maybe RG. Why did we even sigh Barnes?
September 16th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Lets hope Barnes at least gets ALL the PRACTICE REPS at RT…so that when he is ready to come back….he will be ready to play the RT position!
September 16th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
hellsbells Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
What do you guys think of Cable saying they are not even going to try Barnes on the right side. Thats BS. Green sucks. I would move Green to back up or maybe RG. Why did we even sigh Barnes?
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I think that is a great question. I think Green at RT has A LOT to do with Cable’s emphasis on getting the ball out quickly.
Just imagine this team with a decent C and RT. Not to mention a MAN at MLB.
We are soooo close!
September 16th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
DKnight007 Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Lets hope Barnes at least gets ALL the PRACTICE REPS at RT…so that when he is ready to come back….he will be ready to play the RT position!
^^^^I should have some of the practice reps since Green is still starting unfortunately…for now.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I have to say I’m pleased with most of what I saw.
Tough loss, no doubt, but I can live with it because we dominated a better team, a team that’s been a Super Bowl contender for 3 years now, they have a ton of experience, they’ve won hard fought playoff battles and they know how to play together, we’re not there yet but it sure seems like we’re building something here.
After such a tough loss the team should be eager to take the field this week and erase the bad memories from Monday, I’m very interested to see how they come out on sunday, they don’t need to take 20 point lead out of the gate but they do have to be ready to play and it’s not just on Cable and his staff to have them ready, the players themselves have to make sure they are as prepared as they can be.
It’s evident the team does not lack talent but they still need to put it all together, the growing pains should continue for a couple of weeks but not much longer, most of the pieces are in place now for this team to start beating the teams they’re supposed to beat and sneak out a couple of unexpected wins against “superior” opponents.
Fact is, the Raiders have dominated their opponents the last 3 games they’ve played going back to last year and that’s no fluke, like I said before, we’re buliding something here.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Raider25 Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I think we are a better team this year but Russell is going to hurt this team all year long. I don’t think benching is the answer at all. He’s the best we have for this year and will have to deal with it and hope he does get better
It’s funny how you can’t give your opinion without being bashed. there is not one coach on here
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But you’ll notice that those that do the bashing?
Are the EXACT SAME MORONS THAT GUARANTEED ALL OF THESE THINGS BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED..and now?
Backtracking, lol..like a slapped on little child who just got caught in the cookie jar.
See..you have the board clowns who actually think making a routine throw is mind boggling. They’ll just as soon ignore the interceptions, fumbles, HORRIBLE PASSES THAT GET RECEIVERS KILLED, the badly thrown balls that miss the receiver by so far no one was sure who Russell was throwing to.
Instead they’ll state ‘oh..but LOOKY, LOOKY..HE MADE A COMPLETTION’
Then the worms will proceed to blame the receivers. Even though Russell’s completion % was a horrible, get you benched if it continues, 40%, with a horrible qb rating of 40, they’ll quickly point out a couple of dropped balls as if it’s now their fault.
In other words, don’t sweat the dweebs. Logic sends them to the shallow end of the pool.
Oh..that’s a guarantee.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
jhill Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Mista,
You DVR’d the game and all you have to say is what Steve Young said?
Obviously that commentary was scripted.
JRuss had a really good 1st half and 4th qtr.
You couldn’t have possibly rewatched the game on DVR.
JRuss misses a pass on 2nd down, and them comes back on 3rd down with a strike for a 1st down, and they still can’t get off the miss right before that. COMICAL.
The play where you are talking about Young saying Jamarcus needs to only see half the field, LOL, he’s trying to explain it on the replay and Jamarcus does the exact OPPOSITE of what Young says. Jamarcus dropped back, looked at only half the field, then checked down to a RB on the OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD.
It was HILARIOUS!
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No, HE DID QUESTION RUSSELL’S INTELLIGENCE. he didn’t just question it, he stated it quite clearly that they need to cut the field in half.
Oh, I’m sorry, your inept ass can’t grasp what the means. I can tell by your stupid reply on how Russell DUMPED THE BALL OFF (are you so damn slow you don’t realize your comment proved Youngs point? lol…geez)
Ok, take notes, little peanut.
See if this helps.
Comment was (as I already schooled you on earlier) that Cable is SO SLOW HE WAS ONLY GIVEN 40% OF THE PLAY BOOK.
Well, let’s pretend you can’t read. So far you’ve conveniently glossed over that.
Tell me, Peanut, why was he ONLY GIVEN 40% in HIS SECOND YEAR WITH THE TEAM. wasn’t his first year..hell..he had a whole year to STUDY THE PLAYBOOK..and still couldn’t grasp less than half of it.
Anything on that?
come on mouse, step up..why is it Russell was only given a small part to learn? WHEN EVERY OTHER ROOKIE, ON PRETTY MUCH EVERY TEAM IS EXPECTED TO KNOW THE PLAYBOOK BY THE END OF TRAINING CAMP??
Back to your silly post..Young stated, clearly, that Russell has trouble trying to go through his reads, which obviously he does. THAT’S WHY YOU HAVE SO FEW RECEPTIONS TO WR’S..and Young stated to keep it simple for him, adding ‘he just can’t handle any more than that”
You stupidly comment that it was “hilarious” that Russell looked at one half, and checked down on the other half..AS IF THAT WAS GOOD??
How can you be so friggin dense? Seriously.
Save the silly little juvenile reply..save the excuses.
Facts are Russell is slow. Facts are everyone knows it. Facts are that EVEN CABLE ADMITTED IT..
And facts are you don’t have a spine enough to admit you’re wrong…
Hence you whining on and on and on about ‘It’s not Russell’s fault..it’s not…IT’S NOT!!!!!!!!”
Oh, peanut…but it is.
12 of 30
40% completion
40 qb rating.
Lost the game…
AND YOU’RE HAPPY WITH THE GUY?
You’re a fool. Nothing more.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Raider25-I am from Ohio as well. I live outside of Columbus. Where are you from in OH?
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Raider25 Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Thanks Jhill, I haven’t posted too much this year been reading a lot though.
I guess he just scares the heck out of me. I want him to be great, I just don’t see it and really didn’t see it when he was in school.
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CJ Legend 34, maybe not bashing me but people do get pretty nasty on here, or maybe it’s just the trolls in here trying to cause problems. Believe me guys I hope Russell does well. I’m a Raider fan for life and all I want is for the Raiders to win again. I live in Ohio and fly out once a year for a game and Mondays game was the best one yet, even though we lost. It was tough but there were a lot of good things taht came out of it.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Ahhh …
I thought you might wait until your Wonderlic debacle was gone before you showed up again?
25 isnt new to the board, I’m sure he knows who your reputation as a credible guy to take posting advice from.
LMFAO!
September 16th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Ricochet: See..you have the board clowns who actually think making a routine throw is mind boggling.
And then you have to morons who think that missing a routine throw gets you kicked out of the league.
Ricochet: They’ll just as soon ignore the interceptions,
And then you have the clowns who gloat over a pick thrown to end the game, and another who everyone acknowledges the WR ran a bad route.
Ricochet: fumbles,
And of course the morons who make stuff up. Let me check the stat line for a JRuss fumble.
Ricochet: HORRIBLE PASSES THAT GET RECEIVERS KILLED,
Morons that call a 3rd and 15 pass put on the numbers to his only WR who wasn’t even open a horrible pass. even puts it in caps. I guess he things JRuss should’ve taken the sack?
Ricochet: the badly thrown balls that miss the receiver by so far no one was sure who Russell was throwing to.
And then we have the special morons who cut and paste the part THEY like but leave out that fact that it was a 2nd down pass and Russell comes back on the next play and fires a strike to Murphy for the 1st down.
And to cap it off, you have the attention seekers who absolutely refuse to identify their team and answer simple questions like did the defense lose the game yes or no?
September 16th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Rotoworld:
Free agent CB Chris McAlister is reportedly telling people close to him that he’ll “eventually” sign with the Raiders.
The fit’s sensible, if only because Al Davis thinks he can turn just about any former first-round pick’s career around. McAlister is 32 years old, has chronic knee issues, and wouldn’t be a threat to Chris Johnson’s starting job.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Is there something wrong with the posts here?…are they “moving” around or something?..
September 16th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
How sad, but typical. This site should be re-named the “whiners and complainers.” My Raiders played a team that is predicted to go to the Super Bowl, a team that was heavily favored to win, a team that all the so-called experts said would blow the Raiders off the field and we played them tough all the way to the last few seconds of the game. If you can’t tell from that performance that this team is headed in the right direction, that we will win our share of games this year then you just don’t want to see it and you’re hating plain and simple.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Russell should improve in the, again, tweaked system. he did last year with all the changes around him later on, and as long as TC keeps puttin his fingers in the wounds (placing the ball to the right, correct shoulders of his receivers in this case), we will get better at passing the ball to the perimeter…
ummpff!!! what the he!! is this smell in here suddenly??!?! ohhhhh, waddup pile-o-cheet?
September 16th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
jhill Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Ahhh …
I thought you might wait until your Wonderlic debacle was gone before you showed up again?
25 isnt new to the board, I’m sure he knows who your reputation as a credible guy to take posting advice from.
LMFAO!
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25? lol..you fool..was a vehicle to laugh at you..Mission accomplished.
Speaking of wonderlic..whats the matter, peanut?
You a little miffed that your stupid comment about how Russell did in the Wonderlic got shot down by me?
Hell dude, that was YOUR REPLY TO THE GUY, who just got down stated Russell is being called slow.
Yeah, yeah, I know..Wonderlic questions like “what is the 9th month” impresses you that Russell got it.
Or the “what number is smaller? 6, 06, .06..yeah, rocket scientist there..he’s the bomb..and it’s so cool he impressed you by figuring that out.
Yeah, he’s a bright bulb, that Russell.
Oh..the question?
You know..how is it JR has only been able to grasp 40% of the playbook..IN TWO YEARS, ACCORDING TO CABLE??
Anything, jellyfish?
September 16th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
CJ Legend 34, I live in the Youngstown area. Do you ever go out for any games? It’s a great experience
September 16th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
find some balls, Jhill..was a simple question to see if you had a spine.
Here..let’s try it again.
MY QUESTION TO YOU WAS, FROM ABOVE:
Ok, take notes, little peanut.
See if this helps.
Comment was (as I already schooled you on earlier) that Cable is SO SLOW HE WAS ONLY GIVEN 40% OF THE PLAY BOOK.
Well, let’s pretend you can’t read. So far you’ve conveniently glossed over that.
Tell me, Peanut, why was he ONLY GIVEN 40% in HIS SECOND YEAR WITH THE TEAM. wasn’t his first year..hell..he had a whole year to STUDY THE PLAYBOOK..and still couldn’t grasp less than half of it.
Anything on that?
come on mouse, step up..why is it Russell was only given a small part to learn? WHEN EVERY OTHER ROOKIE, ON PRETTY MUCH EVERY
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Well??
Just state it now..I ACCEPT THAT RUSSELL IS A SLOW, SLOW QB.
come on little man..you can do it.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
109. Yeah this thing sucks
September 16th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
More selective replies from jhill..so..hey..let’s try this again as well.
POSTED ABOVE:
Back to your silly post..Young stated, clearly, that Russell has trouble trying to go through his reads, which obviously he does. THAT’S WHY YOU HAVE SO FEW RECEPTIONS TO WR’S..and Young stated to keep it simple for him, adding ‘he just can’t handle any more than that”
You stupidly comment that it was “hilarious” that Russell looked at one half, and checked down on the other half..AS IF THAT WAS GOOD??
How can you be so friggin dense? Seriously.
Save the silly little juvenile reply..save the excuses.
Facts are Russell is slow. Facts are everyone knows it. Facts are that EVEN CABLE ADMITTED IT..
And facts are you don’t have a spine enough to admit you’re wrong…
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Well hey, little many YOU REPOSTED THE FIRST POST ON THIS THREAD, FROM THE PREVIOUS THREAD..so apparently, to you, it’s a point YOU WANTED TO BE SEEN.
Well, I just shoved it down your throat, and you, gumby and all, are hoping no one noticed?
Well hell..I’m just sure others would just love to see you explain it away..so..have at it.
Or admit you’re toast, little man, lol.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
25? lol..you fool..was a vehicle to laugh at you..Mission accomplished.
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So you created another MIP, Raider25, just to talk to me?
LMFAO!
Did you really just post that?
September 16th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Marvin Harrison wants $5 mill or close to that range, thats why he never signed with Colts, Titans and other teams who called him. I would rather have Amani over Harrison who can teach somethings to our rookies. We need two starters in this team rather than two rookies then you guy can blame JR. I wonder why JR is so accurate to TE, RB, Schillens and not to DHB and Murphy, WOW, how smart some guys are blaming JR when the problem is clearly with dumb route runners.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Norco bob is a fool, look at me everyone…I’m a total dufas who will write anything for some attention…
Move along loser
September 16th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
# Thec07 Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
TRhe QB is the face of the franchise, and should be the number 1 leader, and that includes the most obvious leading by example. IMHO JRUSS failed by coming into camp out of shape. that speaks volumes to your team mates, and the seriousness of how you take your job.
I think a lot of fans nowadays look at the QB postion and say “we paid all that money for this guy” so the expectation are very high. The team mates also will have high expectations. this inturn puts the QF, who is the face of the franchise in a spot light.
Furthermore, the success of Flacco, Ryan, and now Sanchez has thrown an even bigger spot light on JRUSS. No matter how u slice it this will be a make or break year, I am hoping on the make…
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Could it possibly have been JaMarcus that Ellis was referring to when he mentioned the partying etc?
September 16th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Richochet Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
More selective replies from jhill..so..hey..let’s try this again as well.
POSTED ABOVE:
Back to your silly post..Young stated, clearly, that Russell has trouble trying to go through his reads, which obviously he does. THAT’S WHY YOU HAVE SO FEW RECEPTIONS TO WR’S..and Young stated to keep it simple for him, adding ‘he just can’t handle any more than that”
You stupidly comment that it was “hilarious” that Russell looked at one half, and checked down on the other half..AS IF THAT WAS GOOD??
How can you be so friggin dense? Seriously.
Save the silly little juvenile reply..save the excuses.
Facts are Russell is slow. Facts are everyone knows it. Facts are that EVEN CABLE ADMITTED IT..
And facts are you don’t have a spine enough to admit you’re wrong…
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Well hey, little many YOU REPOSTED THE FIRST POST ON THIS THREAD, FROM THE PREVIOUS THREAD..so apparently, to you, it’s a point YOU WANTED TO BE SEEN.
Well, I just shoved it down your throat, and you, gumby and all, are hoping no one noticed?
Well hell..I’m just sure others would just love to see you explain it away..so..have at it.
Or admit you’re toast, little man, lol.
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Now you are cutting and pasting and replying to yourself as JHill?
WTF is going on here?
Are we witnessing a live meltdown ????
September 16th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Seems as if jhill has all the answers. No need to post any more comments people. Just read what jhill has to say, he knows it all….
September 16th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Raider25 Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
CJ Legend 34, I live in the Youngstown area. Do you ever go out for any games? It’s a great experience
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No, I have not made it out there but it is on my to do list. There was an Airlines out of Columbus “Airbus” that had direct flights at a great price and they went under after a year, go figure!
I want to go see them play the Browns this year at their stadium. Are you going to that game?
September 16th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Justin Miller had turf toe problems. That’s why he looked so bad in the preseason and why he lost his job. Turf toe takes a good year to get over. Look at DMac last year and then again after a year – big difference. Bringing Justin Miller back only does one thing – adds one more injured player to our 53 roster.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Richochet Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
find some balls, Jhill..was a simple question to see if you had a spine.
Here..let’s try it again.
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Find a clit and answer what team you root for and if the defense lost the game in the last 2 minutes?
Can you believe this cat?
Who else do you post as other than Raider25 and Ricochet?
September 16th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
jhill Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
25? lol..you fool..was a vehicle to laugh at you..Mission accomplished.
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So you created another MIP, Raider25, just to talk to me?
LMFAO!
Did you really just post that?
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Geez..how can you be so stupid? How is that possible?
Like talking to my kids.
Me replying to Raider25 was obviously directed at you.
You STUPIDLY comment “Oh, he won’t take your advice”.
I state it was a vehicle to laugh at you..and YOU REPLY WITH THE ABOVE??
Damn..hey..ok..I have to ask this.
How old are you?
No bs..how old are you?
Are you an adult?
September 16th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Richochet Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
jhill Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Well maybe you should try watching the game again Alex.
And JRuss’ wonderlic score was 24 or so.
What a dumb comment.
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No, You’re “I’m giving Russell a pass” right after the game was a dumb comment.
Making excuses for his horrible throws is a dumb comment.
Using wonderlic scores as an indication if he can memorize a play book is REALLY DUMB.
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jhill Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Again, WTF are you talking about?
Alex brought up the wonderlic saying JRuss scored what VYoung scored.
LMFAO!
You just can’t get out of your own way.
All that wasted wonderlic BS posting for nothing. You’ve got to feel pretty dumb.
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Richochet Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
jhill Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Again, WTF are you talking about?
Alex brought up the wonderlic saying JRuss scored what VYoung scored.
LMFAO!
You just can’t get out of your own way.
All that wasted wonderlic BS posting for nothing. You’ve got to feel pretty dumb.
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Bullcrap, lying boy.
post 368 and 369 Comment from Alex was how “slow” Russell was, regarding his inability to grasp the play book. YOU, moron, replied with how dumb his comment was, adding his wonderlic score.
What? You didn’t think it easy to point that out?
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jhill Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
raideralex99 Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Wow … I can’t believe anyone is actually sticking up for Russell. Face it he is a BUST … if he was drafted in the 3rd round he would not be labelled a bust. Ryan, Flacco, Sanchez all got drafted after Russell and they are playing better … lol at least their whole play book is opened. Seriously in your 3rd year and you ONLY know 80% of the team plays …
wow what a smart QB. What was his wonderlic score … same as VY or lower …
even Al said JaMarcus was slow to develope. Ask Higgins what he thinks of JR hanging him out to dry like that. Oh well by the end of the year Al will have enough and cut his losses with JaMarcus just like he did with Moss and Hall. I bet the other 31 teams are hoping Al keeps JaMarcus for the full contract.
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jhill Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
What else you got Rich?
How about that team of yours? Still don’t want to answer that?
How about the defense losing the game? Never got that yes or no.
But we can stick with the “More stupid things from Ricochet” category if you’d like.
September 16th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
WTF? lol…what the hell was that?
Was simple for you…look at the two posts I mentioned. don’t go up at some random post and refer to that, you fool.
post 368 was question Russell’s intelligence.
369 was you REPLYING TO THAT POSTER…
What the hell was that jumbled garbage?
Little things escape you, don’t they? Like making sense? Like posting something in sequence?
Oh, and yeah, lots more, lol..seems you avoided your smackdown. Guess I’ll just have to remind ya
September 16th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Why not Tyvon Branch? Wasn’t he originally drafted to be a return guy? (But happened to hit hard enough to start at safety?
September 16th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Einstein Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
# Thec07 Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
TRhe QB is the face of the franchise, and should be the number 1 leader, and that includes the most obvious leading by example. IMHO JRUSS failed by coming into camp out of shape. that speaks volumes to your team mates, and the seriousness of how you take your job.
I think a lot of fans nowadays look at the QB postion and say “we paid all that money for this guy” so the expectation are very high. The team mates also will have high expectations. this inturn puts the QF, who is the face of the franchise in a spot light.
Furthermore, the success of Flacco, Ryan, and now Sanchez has thrown an even bigger spot light on JRUSS. No matter how u slice it this will be a make or break year, I am hoping on the make…
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Could it possibly have been JaMarcus that Ellis was referring to when he mentioned the partying etc?
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My first inclination would be a yes….
the stretts talk, that has been the word….
Russell did himself zero favors coming in overweight ZERO….
September 16th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
WE dominated, we proved we can out physical opponents including playoff contenders (Chargers & others), we must now simply learn to win the games to put teams away.
We also scored when we were inside the redzone, Mr. Bush from the nine 3 carries, punching it in, as we ran it down there throats 2-4 yds a pop.
We cut back the turnovers, we win the game bad even with the bad call by the ref.
we are up 21-0 before that bad call.
September 16th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Raiders defeat the Chiefs then the Broncos!
September 16th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Here is the problem with JRuss and why he was missing his receivers so frequently. Take a look at his footwork. Two reasons for drop backs at 3, 5 and 7 steps. (1)To get separation from the O-line and on-coming defenders, and (2)timing with the receivers. When JRuss hops back or skips or whatever he does rather than setting up properly, his timing with his receivers is all messed up. When taking a proper drop, when he plants, receivers should be coming out of their breaks and the ball should be delivered at that time. If he does not take the proper drop, then the timing is messed up. Also when it comes to his accuracy, he is not stepping into his throws. He is leaning back slightly and this throws off the accuracy. Just ask Romo. Easy to get away from these fundamental things when you are nervous. Its the coaching staffs job to remind him. Very easy to correct. I am a huge JRuss fan, but his lack of work ethic pisses me off. Off season he should of been picking the brains of some of the better QBs in the league. Maybe spend a few weeks with his southern friend Drew Brees or Payton Manning. Should come into camp in the best shape of his life, every year. Kiffin and Cable have pointed out how he must behave to become the player he needs to be, but to hear his college buddy point it out and he seems to just now be hearing it drives me crazy.
September 16th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
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