Aside from being inaccurate, he is toxic to the rythm of the offense. Watch him execute handoffs, or move in and around the pocket, or whatever, he “lolly-gags”. Seriously, there is no sense of urgency or crispness to anything he does, and a QB must be precise to sell fakes and outsmart defenders. Basically, the guy has a multi-million dollar cannon without the technological advances to hit a moving target.

He is a bust, because he is so bad at so many detail s of the position. The NFL is a QB league first and foremost, and JRussell just doesn’t have it to consistently lead a team. Now that I am a Raiders fan, I hope he proves me wrong!”

So, is that why he soundly beat Arkansas every year they played LSU, because he was deficient between the ears? You don’t go 25-4 in the SEC being deficient between the ears. Pounded Bama every year with Joe Kines defense, beat UF after the team turned the ball over 5 times, beat Tenn with a concussion yet he was deficient between the ears. Then beat ND in the sugarbowl by audibling out of 70% of the plays that were called. There is a reason that SEC coordinators gameplanned for the guy, he was good and he was the best QB in the SEC when he was the starter at LSU- if he wasn’t, tell me who was? Stafford? Croyle? Cutler? You name anyone who played around the same time that he did and none of them was better than Russell.

You could say that about just about any QB in the NFL right now, that they didn’t have it when they first began. Drew Brees didn’t have it, Rivers didn’t have it, Roethlisberger didn’t have it- go down the list, they got better as time passed.

You think the guy is a bust because IN YOUR OPINION, he lollygags on plays? I would be willing to bet that you couldn’t even execute a handoff. Stop splitting hairs, he does his job- I mean really, what does how he “looks” handing the ball off have to do with if the back gains 5 yards of one yard? The guy is our QB, and he will be our QB. Don’t trash him to build up DMAC. THey are both young and will both get better with time.

For all the Russell haters. He does care and he does want to win. He’s committed, just not what you are used to.

Well Peyton manning played and won last night with 2 starting rookie wide receivers and a rookie RB. They didn’t seem to have any problems. And yes Dallas Clark is a veteran..but if Zach Miller had a good QB like Manning, I’m positive he would have monster games too.

Bottom line..Manning can play with rookies and succeed. JRuss plays with rookies and looks like the worst QB ever under center.

I know its apples and sausages. But I hate all these excuses for Russel, when a good QB succeeds no matter what the issues!

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uh-huh…

try finding a QB who isn’t Manning, Brady, Brees or some other all-pro to make your poiint…

Tom Brady 2nd year starting produced with no name receivers as well. He had big years with deon branch and david givens (who? thats what i mean)

Good QBs make recievers good..not the opposite way around..

P.Manning=10 years nfl experiance???

Jmac=3 years ex.

you do the math

Why?

Because no matter HOW you slice it, he was not a #4 pick… Not even AL could justify drafting Johnson @ #4.. Do you think if he could, he wouldn’t have?? CJ ran a 4.28 at the combine, at any spot past #8 that is a automatic AL Davis pick. I really can’t stand when people use hindsight and the “I Told You So” attitude in regards to the draft. At the time, NOBODY except maybe Mike Mayock questioned the McFadden pick. You know who his preference was?? Rashard Mendenhall.. Yep, I TOLD YOU SO!!

Face it, if the Raiders didn’t pick McFadden.. He was gone @ #5 to the Jets. And if he didn’t go to the Jets there was 27 teams lining up behind them to take him.