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Quarterback Rank: #28
Overall: #122
Russell had an encouraging finish to his season. He had two touchdowns in each of the last three games and 235-plus passing yards in two of those three games. He remains far from polished, but is flashing his potential and showing some consistency. He'll continue to have his ups and downs as starter, but has the upside to do very good things. Russell is a top athlete. He has a great arm, can make plays on the run, but needs to improve his accuracy. The Raiders are a run-first team with three top backs on their roster, but Russell could get more and more chances as the team gets some confidence in him.
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Don't expect a huge breakout season, but he can get around 20 touchdowns and 3,000-passing yards. He is worth a late-round pick as a No. 2 or 3 fantasy quarterback. Don't count on him as a starter just yet. |
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| Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell completed just two passes in eight attempts to wide receivers for 16 yards in Week 8. |
| Fantasy Impact: Russell is a mess. He shouldn't be starting right now, but the Raiders don't have much else to go with. |
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| Paul Gutierrez, of The Sacramento Bee, reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell started to show some accountability last week, as opposed to previous post game acts when he refused to take full responsibility for interceptions, fumbles and other miscues. Russell started showing up earlier for team workouts during the week. |
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| David White, of the San Francisco Chronicle, reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell fumbled the first snap of the game during Week 7 in part because he did not have the offense lined up in the right formation. Head coach Tom Cable called for a 'four vertical' pass play from the Raiders' 10-yard line, thinking his aggressive call would catch the New York Jets by surprise. Russell, however, did not get the offense lined up in the right formation, then ignored the checkdown option while holding the ball too long. His ensuing sack and lost fumble were a predictable result. 'You wouldn't expect to have that kind of mental error on the first play of the game,' Cable said. |
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| Jarrett Bell, of USA Today, reports Oakland Raiders managing general partner Al Davis has stressed patience with QB JaMarcus Russell. Davis said Russell still needs more time before he can fulfill his potential, however he also conceded that Russell must play better this season. 'JaMarcus, he's got to do better,' Davis said. 'Forget the cast around him. He knows it. But we've got to fight through it with him.' |
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| Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell has completed seven of 33 passes to wide receivers through two weeks. |
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| Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell went 12-for-18 for 153 yards in the team's preseason game Saturday, Aug. 29. |
| Fantasy Impact: Russell had his best game of the preseason. He seems to be making some strides in recent weeks. |
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| The Associated Press reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell got off to a slow start Saturday, Aug. 22, and missed a wide-open WR Darrius Heyward-Bey on third down. He picked up his game during the team's next drive, and finished 7-for-11 for 76 yards, including a touchdown pass to WR Louis Murphy in the back of the end zone. He completed just one pass to a wide receiver during the game. |
| Fantasy Impact: With all the injuries at receiver, Russell seems a long shot to have a breakout season. He'll have some struggles this season. |
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| David White, of The San Francisco Chronicle, reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell continued his ongoing trend Tuesday, Aug. 11, of following up a good practice with a pretty bad one. The team is looking for Russell to put together two consecutive good practices. Timing is a big issue for Russell, as the receivers are on time with their routes but Russell isn't always on time with his throw. He holds onto the football too long still, hoping his arm strength will buy him the extra second to deliver the football. Head coach Tom Cable said Russell needs to speed up and he keeps reminding his quarterback of that. Russell also had trouble getting the football to the receivers Tuesday. Of his 13 attempts to receivers, only three of them were completions. |
| Fantasy Impact: Russell isn't progressing as expected. This could be another long season for the Raiders. |
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| David White, of The San Francisco Chronicle, reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell had a bad day of practice Tuesday, Aug. 11. |
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| Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell wasn't as sharp during full team drills Tuesday, Aug. 4, as he was in 7-on-7 drills, but there were times he threw the football very well. He has looked better than any time during the offseason, and has been more consistent than at any time during last year's training camp. |
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