naq92
Jan 02, 2009 Feb 15, 2012 7 1244
i'm a pretty simple guy that loves the raiders and the a's.
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Jamarcus Russell...not too shabby?
I'm going to start off by first mentioning the astronomical upside of Jamarcus Russell. Perhaps the strongest throwing arm in the league, the size, the calm demeanor (although, i guess whether thats a good attribute or a bad one, is debatable). But obviously, he hasn't established himself as a strong starting QB because his obvious weaknesses, such as throwing accuracy, lack of work ethic (maybe?), pocket presence, poor mechanics. However, given the way he played on monday night, I feel that his performance should be drawing a nod from the raidernation as opposed to the scrutiny and criticism that has followed.
16 commentsOT: passer ratings and ufl
just wanted to throw a couple things out there. first, just about every football fan uses passer rating as a guage to how well a QB is doing. but does anyone actually know the formula to come up w/ a qb rating? if against houston russell's line looks like: 18/25 236 yds, 2/0. how exactly does that equal a 128.1 passer rating? what passer rating number is on "par" with the rest of the league? what's good and bad for the league? most importantly though, how does the formula for passer rating make it relevent to guage how successful a QB is playing? Another thing, what do you guys think about the ufl? personally, im pretty excited about the prospects of seeing a "minor league" football league, especially since it'll be on the cheap. Also the local team, the california redwoods, are playing all of their home games at pac bell park, and one can get in for 10 bucks. seriously considering season tix here, especially since none of their games collide w/ raider games.
read it and weep, Darrius Heyward-Bey haters!!!
although DHB has struggled the first couple of days in camp, he's shown signs of turning it around. seems to support the claims of "nerves" hurting him or perhaps him just getting accustomed to Jamarcus' throws. either way, i'm sure everyone is glad to hear that DHB is starting to turn it around. let's all hope he can start to do it with some consistency
The Starting MLB in 2009, Ricky Brown?!?
According to Jerry Mcdonald's blog, Tom Cable has begun considering permanently moving Ricky Brown to the Middle Linebacker spot to move Kirk Morrison outside. link
JaRuss' camp is on!!
According to Jerry Mac's Blog and the NFL Network, Jamarcus Russell has started his QB and WR camp. I hope this means we see much better production from him and the rest of the offense during the 09 season. 3 wks till training camp!!
The Absolute Worse-Case Scenario
In his second full season as the starting QB, Jamarcus Russell fails. The raiders are handed another horrific 4-12 and a corresponding top 5 draft pick.
Crabtree missing combine...good or bad for raiders
So, on my home from today's sharks game i heard the latest interesting tidbit about the 2009 nfl draft. link
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