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• Raiders Training Camp Battle: JaMarcus Russell vs. Josh McCown vs. Andrew Walter

  Published: July 27, 2007, 6:18 am

  Tags: Jamarcus Russell, Jamarcusrussell, Training Camp Battles, Trainingcampbattles

  putting No. 1 draft pick JaMarcus Russell under center. The Raiders' offense has been anything but a perfect world lately. And realistically, if the offense looks as ugly this year as it did last year, coach Lane Kiffin may feel he has no choice but to insert Russell as the starter early.But just how early will be determined in training camp,

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• Raiders, JaMarcus Russell 'Grand Canyons Apart ... Nowhere Close to Getting a Deal'

  Published: August 1, 2007, 7:04 am

  Tags: Jamarcus Russell, Jamarcusrussell

  and first overall pick JaMarcus Russell reach a deal? According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network, it could be a long, long time. Schefter reported that the Raiders and Russell are "Grand Canyons apart" in their negotiations, adding, "They're nowhere close to getting a deal done."Pro Football Talk reports that progress has been made, but that

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• Why Your Team Won't Win the BCS: LSU Tigers

  Published: August 6, 2007, 9:15 am

  Tags: Nick Saban, Ncaa Football, Lsu, Les Miles, Jamarcus Russell, Bohchris

  at the end of the year.--JaMarcus Russell is now a Raider. Your two top receivers in Dwayne Bowe and Craig Davis are now a Chief and Charger, respectively. Early Doucet is a #3 receiver being forced into the role of carrying the team. Bodes very well. That is, if he can even get a pass thrown into his hands, because...--Projected starter

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• No End in Sight for JaMarcus Russell Holdout: 'This Could Go to September, Easily'

  Published: August 6, 2007, 4:35 am

  Tags: Jamarcus Russell, Jamarcusrussell

  do it, they shouldn't draft (Russell) ... Look, this could be done in two days if they'd just realize it's not going to happen the way they think."It was, frankly, stupid of the Raiders' front office to draft Russell without having a signed contract or, at the very least, a clear understanding about what it would take to get Russell signed. One

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• JaMarcus Russell, Raiders No Closer to Deal

  Published: August 18, 2007, 7:01 am

  Tags: Jamarcus Russell, Jamarcusrussell

  meaning rookie quarterback JaMarcus Russell has now become the first No. 1 overall pick to miss all of training camp since Rams tackle Orlando Pace in 1997. So when will Russell sign with the Raiders? Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee reports that if the parties would agree to lock themselves in a room for 48 hours and hammer out the details,

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• Will Brady Quinn win, or be a bust?

  Published: May 4, 2007, 1:10 pm

  Tags: Cleveland Browns, Draft, Jamarcus Russell, Brady Quinn

  Football Outsiders has a nice article that looks at what factors predict QB success in the pros. It turns out that number of games started and completion percentage in college are the most important predictors of pro success.Based on this, Quinn should do well, while JaMarcus Russell is a risk.

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• What I hope happens

  Published: April 27, 2007, 11:49 pm

  Tags: Cleveland Browns, Draft, Joe Thomas, Calvin Johnson, Jamarcus Russell, Adrian Peterson, Brady Quinn

  Brady QuinnDraft Jamarcus RussellIf the Browns do trade down a few spots, they still may be able to get one of the players above. If they trade down 6 or more spots, I think they might draft OT Levi Brown or a defensive lineman or cornerback.If the Browns take anyone other than Joe Thomas in the 1st, they should definitely take an

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• JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU

  Published: April 27, 2007, 11:31 pm

  Tags: Cleveland Browns, Draft, Jamarcus Russell

  I think that choosing JaMarcus Russell would carry the biggest risks, but also have the biggest potential upside. Phil Savage has known Russell since he attended his football camp in Mobile, AL as a 14 year old. I hope that Savage judges Russell objectively and based on what is in the best interest of the team, rather than his long time

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• Quinn at #1? More draft drama

  Published: April 27, 2007, 10:46 am

  Tags: Cleveland Browns, Draft, Jamarcus Russell, Brady Quinn

  talking to the agents for JaMarcus Russell, Calvin Johnson, and Brady Quinn. No surprise here, its common for the team with the #1 pick to try to get a deal done before the draft. Rumor has it, that the Raiders have made a "low ball" offer to Quinn, since he is the least likely of the 3 to go #1. If true, the dilemma for Quinn is to decide

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• Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame

  Published: April 26, 2007, 11:57 pm

  Tags: Cleveland Browns, Draft, Jamarcus Russell, Brady Quinn

  would be Brady Quinn. While JaMarcus Russell is a tremendously gifted athlete with a cannon for an arm, Brady Quinn is a more polished passer who is more prepared to step into a pro offense.Sentiment has shifted from Quinn to Russell over the past few months, in part due to LSU's bowl win over Notre Dame, but overall Quinn has a longer track

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• Draft needs

  Published: April 23, 2007, 5:32 pm

  Tags: Braylon Edwards, Cleveland Browns, Draft, Joe Thomas, Jamal Lewis, Travis Wilson, Brady Quinn, Derek Anderson, Tim Carter, Calvin Johnson, Jamarcus Russell, Adrian Peterson, Charlie Frye

  one of the "fab five": QB JaMarcus Russell, QB Brady Quinn, RB Adrian Peterson, OT Joe Thomas, and WR Calvin Johnson.

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• JaMarcus Russell, still unsigned, is starting to remind me of Kelly Stouffer

  Published: September 1, 2007, 11:36 pm

  Tags: Football, Pro Sports, Akili Smith, Art Schlichter, Cardinals, Jamarcus Russell, Kelly Stouffer, Lsu, Raiders, Ryan Leaf, Seahawks, Tim Couch, Troy Aikman

  Russell was a huge success at LSU, but has yet to sign with Oakland) As Daunte Culpepper prepares for the NFL season as the starting quarterback of the Oakland Raiders, the Silver and Black's first pick in the draft, LSU standout quarterback JaMarcus Russell, remains unsigned. And the season begins next week. His jersey, (Photo

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• Jamarcus Russell & Oakland Raiders Close To Deal

  Published: September 5, 2007, 5:10 pm

  Tags: Football, Jamarcus Russell, Josh Mccown, Raiders

  Finally! Just after JaMarcus Russell broke your high school girlfriends record for holding out the longest, we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Reports are surfacing on ESPN that Russell’s uncle is saying that an end to the 4 month holdout may be on the horizon. The Raiders “realize they have dropped [...]

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• JaMarcus Russell, Raiders, to Meet Today to Talk Over All Their Problems

  Published: September 6, 2007, 11:44 pm

  Tags: Brady Quinn, Bradyquinn, Jamarcus Russell, Jamarcusrussell

  If there is an agreement, Russell's contract probably will include about $31 million in guaranteed money.At this point, I don't think Russell should cave. Unless the Raiders have a run on quarterbacks going down with season-ending injuries, there's virtually no chance the first-overall pick sniffs the field in '07. Russell's missed all of

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• McCown expected to start Raiders' opener

  Published: September 6, 2007, 2:51 pm

  Tags: Oakland Raiders, Jamarcus Russell, Josh Mccown, Andrew Walter, Jon Kitna, Lane Kiffin

  The Ooakland Raiders are expected to give Josh McCown the nod as starting quarterback for the season opener against Detroit on Sunday, the NFL Network's Adam Schefter reports.

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