JaMarcus Russell is Terrible
JaMarcus Russell is terrible, and he should not be starting in the NFL. Here are a few reason why, let us know if you think of any others.
His passer rating is under 40
His stats in his third year are worse than his stats in his rookie season
His coach is happy when he completes 50% of his passes
Brady Quinn has one less pass attempt than Russell but 14 more completions (31-75 vs 45-74) (Brady Quinn is now benched)
He wears RB elbow pads
Quarterbacks I would rather have than JaMarcus Russell:
| Anderson, Derek | Cleveland Browns |
| Batch, Charlie | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Boller, Kyle | St. Louis Rams |
| Bollinger, Brooks | Free Agent |
| Booty, John David | Vikings Practice Squad |
| Brady, Tom | New England Patriots |
| Brees, Drew | New Orleans Saints |
| Brennan, Colt | Washington Redskins |
| Brohm, Brian | Free Agent |
| Brooks, Aaron | Free Agent |
| Brunell, Mark | New Orleans Saints |
| Bulger, Marc | St. Louis Rams |
| Campbell, Jason | Washington Redskins |
| Carr, David | New York Giants |
| Carter, Quincy | New York Giants |
| Cassel, Matt | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Clemens, Kellen | New York Jets |
| Collins, Kerry | Tennessee Titans |
| Croyle, Brodie | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Culpepper, Daunte | Detroit Lions |
| Cunningham, Randall | Free Agent |
| Cutler, Jay | Chicago Bears |
| Daniel, Chase | New Orleans Saints |
| Delhomme, Jake | Carolina Panthers |
| Edwards, Trent | Buffalo Bills |
| Favre, Brett | Minnesota Vikings |
| Feeley, A.J. | Carolina Panthers |
| Fitzpatrick, Ryan | Buffalo Bills |
| Flacco, Joe | Baltimore Ravens |
| Flynn, Matt | Green Bay Packers |
| Freeman, Josh | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Frye, Charlie | Oakland Raiders |
| Garcia, Jeff | Free Agent |
| Garrard, David | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| George, Jeff | Free Agent |
| Gradkowski, Bruce | Oakland Raiders |
| Gray, Quinn | Free Agent |
| Grossman, Rex | Houston Texans |
| Harrington, Joey | Free Agent |
| Hasselbeck, Matt | Seattle Seahawks |
| Herbstreit, Kirk | Free Agent |
| Hill, Shaun | San Francisco 49ers |
| Jackson, Tarvaris | Minnesota Vikings |
| Johnson, Josh | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Kitna, Jon | Dallas Cowboys |
| Kolb, Kevin | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Leftwich, Byron | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Leinart, Matt | Arizona Cardinals |
| Losman, J.P. | UFL |
| Manning, Eli | New York Giants |
| Manning, Peyton | Indianapolis Colts |
| McNabb, Donovan | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Mcnown, Cade | Free Agent |
| Moon, Warren | Free Agent |
| Nall, Craig | Free Agent |
| O’Sullivan, J.T. | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Orton, Kyle | Denver Broncos |
| Palmer, Carson | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Palmer, Jesse | Free Agent |
| Patton, Chase | Free Agent |
| Pennington, Chad | Miami Dolphins |
| Quinn, Brady | Cleveland Browns |
| Ramsey, Patrick | Tennessee Titans |
| Rattay, Tim | Free Agent |
| Redman, Chris | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rivers, Philip | San Diego Chargers |
| Rodgers, Aaron | Green Bay Packers |
| Roethlisberger, Ben | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Romo, Tony | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rosenfels, Sage | Minnesota Vikings |
| Ryan, Matt | Atlanta Falcons |
| Sanchez, Mark | New York Jets |
| Schaub, Matt | Houston Texans |
| Simms, Chris | Denver Broncos |
| Smith, Akili | Free Agent |
| Smith, Alex | San Francisco 49ers |
| Smith, Troy | Baltimore Ravens |
| Sorgi, Jim | Indianapolis Colts |
| St. Pierre, Brian | Arizona Cardinals |
| Stafford, Matthew | Detroit Lions |
| Stanton, Drew | Detroit Lions |
| Testaverde, Vinny | Free Agent |
| Thigpen, Tyler | Miami Dolphins |
| Vick, Michael | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Volek, Billy | San Diego Chargers |
| Wallace, Seneca | Seattle Seahawks |
| Walter, Andrew | New England Patriots |
| Warner, Kurt | Arizona Cardinals |
| White, Pat | Miami Dolphins |
| Young, Vince | Tennessee Titans |
If you are counting, there are 91 of them. So technically he should be a 3rd string QB, or a practice squad QB, or maybe he should try a different position.
Sep 30, 2009 @ 09:41:28
Now I see why Russell held out to get such a large contract. I would be extremely surprised if he even gets a tryout when his contract is up with the Raiders.
Sep 30, 2009 @ 09:51:02
Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham, Jeff George, and Kirk Herbstreit? Is this a joke? And no, you would not want Akili Smith or Cade Mcnown even if they were still around. Surprised you didn’t throw Tim Couch up on the list. Not saying Russell doesn’t suck, but maybe your list of “replacements” shouldn’t include commentators that never had a pro career and retired guys who are already in the hall of fame.
Sep 30, 2009 @ 10:01:56
To Poster #2- I think what he’s trying to say is that he’d rather give ALMOST ANYONE a try OTHER than Russell. We have been told over and over that he is “progressing” as a QB. Dan Marino would probably still be better than Russell; hell, in all honesty probably 1/2 of the college QBs out there would at least turn a better completion percentage than Russell.
Sep 30, 2009 @ 10:14:30
Yes, I get that it’s hyperbole. It’s actually pretty funny. I’m legitimately asking if this post is a joke. He tries to make a serious argument at the end, which makes it a lot less funny. If it’s a joke, why not throw Otto Graham on the list while we’re at it?
Sep 30, 2009 @ 10:25:37
Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham, and Kirk Herbstreit? Yes that is a joke, but most of the list is real. JaMarcus Russell is horrendous and all of these QBs would do better than him if they started for the Raiders, including Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham, and Kirk Herbstreit, but I don’t see them suiting up anytime soon.
Sep 30, 2009 @ 10:42:29
Charlie Batch and Quincy Carter, definitely!
Sep 30, 2009 @ 12:52:46
Tried Andrew Walter. He didnt work out. Colt brenan is attractive as a QB. Run and gun Hawaii was the s$%t!!
Sep 30, 2009 @ 18:38:15
I would include Ryan Fitzpatrick in the list. You can’t go wrong with a Harvard man.
Sep 30, 2009 @ 22:42:04
I would include Chris Redman (Falcons) as well. He won 5 games in that terrible should-be-forgotten-season due to the whole Quitrino-Vick deal
Oct 01, 2009 @ 17:45:21
No Kyle Orton? Ho-hum stats but he wins.
Oct 02, 2009 @ 19:24:43
That was oversight on my part, Orton is definitely better than Russell
Oct 02, 2009 @ 18:57:38
Thanks for the suggestions, I updated the list. Keep those suggestions coming.
Oct 02, 2009 @ 19:42:58
Classic List. Jeff George was epic.
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