Comments on: Russell never had a chance

By: blank gun ,

blank gun , — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:25:32 +0000

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By: metalmike

metalmike — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:40:02 +0000

Hey Jerry, if this were so true, then how do you explain the success of Gradkowski? He was successful with the same exact players, and he is only an average QB.

By: Raiders, Rappers and JaMarcus Russell - The Fifth Down Blog - NYTimes.com

Raiders, Rappers and JaMarcus Russell - The Fifth Down Blog - NYTimes.com — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:20:37 +0000

[...] Jerry McDonald, Contra Costa Times, on how the Raiders never really gave JaMarcus Russell a chance. It was as if a thought bubble formed over Al Davis’s head: Let’s see if we can devise a diabolical plan to ruin the future of a No. 1 draft pick. [...]

By: mikeschoice

mikeschoice — Sun, 09 May 2010 02:46:42 +0000

Russel never had chance-yeh that’s why so many teams are claiming him off waivers! Problem is this kid had way too many chances leading him to believe he’s the chosen one?

By: ibcode3

ibcode3 — Sat, 08 May 2010 20:26:15 +0000

What going to be the reason for another failed season in 2010?? What was the problem before Russell, and now that he is gone what excuses will the players have for not executing thier assignments??
I been a season ticket holder since they’ve moved back from L.A. and it’s been the same mental errors.

By: Vinous

Vinous — Sat, 08 May 2010 05:30:43 +0000

Nothing the Raiders could do would have changed this outcome significantly. Russell, was not that talented nor did he have the desire and self motivation to become a NFL quality Quarterback.

By: ohioraider

ohioraider — Sat, 08 May 2010 02:48:19 +0000

Einstein, well you ain’t moron. You’re a kool aid drinking Al acolyte with your head up his ass. F u.

By: snnyjcbs

snnyjcbs — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:52:15 +0000

Give me a break, the kid was lazy, fat, stupid and did not care about becoming a good NFL QB. Nothing in him said leader of men, he slept in meetings had an attention span of a snail and moved like one.

I will never forget watching the Raiders under one of the back up QB’s making a game out of playing a good team. They were fighting and looked like they could win the game. The QB goes down and they send Russell into the game. On the first play you could see the whole team take a dive and just fold. This came through the TV and I can only imagine what it felt like in person.

There are very few like Seabiscuit. Very lazy early on and liked to sleep for long periods. He use to eat 3 times as much as other Horses. For years he was ran in and beaten by cheap claiming Horses only to one day wake up and become the great he became. That will not happen with Russell, he is not smart enough to play the QB position at a high level in the NFL. You add in the lazy no work ethic and his wanta be gangsta cool guy ways and you have a jerk.

I found out that he was released by the Raiders by my young son coming running out of his room looking like it was Christmas morning yelling they kicked the bum to the curb, they kicked the fat $#@ to the curb. You would have thought that the Raiders just signed John Elway. How sad is that when a young kid that backed Jerry Porter to the very end and is young enough to never know Raider greatness but is die hard to the end wants this [pig run out of town on a rail.

Last lets stop the Russell could go down as one of the biggest busts of all time. He is the biggest bust of all time and no one else even comes close. Besides destroying the Raiders he almost destroyed the Raider Nation as well. My son took the PUNKS Jersey and burned it in the back yard with a glow of hope on his face like I have never seen.

If seeing Russell go has done this to my son imagine what the Raiders players must feel like, they have hope again.

By: raidertbone

raidertbone — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:06:20 +0000

I don’t wish any ill-will toward JaBustus, but I don’t think he will ever start in the NFL ever again. He’s got his money, but he just wants to lay back … he doesn’t WANT to play. A lot of other scouts had #2 rated high in the 2007 draft (honestly, I can say I was hoping to draft Calvin Johnson, instead), but that’s all behind us now. JaBustus and Ryan “Loaf” are now side-by-side in the dubious anals of pro football history. With the distraction now gone, the Raiders can focus on getting everyone into game shape — and everyone can now jump behind the true #1 signal caller (who DOES NOT wear #2!)

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Fri, 07 May 2010 19:00:06 +0000

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