JaMarcus Russell is attempting a comeback

[Ausm]

Culpepper, the QB with the biggest need for a WR that I can recall seeing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Moss

Without moss, he was mediocre at best.

OT: If I was a GM I would not let Russell pay me to play.

The problem was Culpepper was injured to much.

 

[aldamon]

No one will even give him a workout.

He would not survive a workout.

 

[techs]

I actually thought of that guy immediately as I used to be a Giants fan and I remember him as actually being pretty good. He had a good arm and was accurate.

I guess you have to be pretty good if every highschool and College coach is trying to get you to change positions because of your size but you're able to resist that and make it as a QB.

I saw him play in the preseason for the Giants and he had a great arm. He was also very fast for someone his size. IIRC the Giants gave him a weight ultimatum and when he didn't make it they cut him.

 

[Slew Foot]

ultimate indoor football league? thats where japorkus will end up.

 

[preslove]

He was the worst player for Oakland to pick and Oakland was the worst team for him. I think he'd still be in the league if a decent team with a good qb coach drafted him.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

White guy, Marcus, black guy JaMarcus.

 

[djnsmith7]

The crazy thing about this is, I think at least 2 teams will give him the opportunity to work out. See the list of folks helping him make this comeback? Marshall Faulk, Jeff Garcia, and several others (experts in their field of training).

The guy needs to lose about 50 lbs. for anyone to take him seriously, and he doesn't have much time to do it.

 

[WT]

He was like 265-270 lbs when he played at LSU and he played very well for college ball. Obviously a bad fit in Oakland and with his addiction/weight problems.

Tis a real shame that such physical talent is lost on a weak mental mind.

 

[techs]

If he had claimed to find Jesus he would stand a much better chance.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

He has to head to the CFL - no Scout will bring him in for a work-out.

JaWalrus is done.

 

[homercles337]

A draft bust occurs when a highly touted or highly selected draftee does not meet expectations.

 

[Genx87]

The problem was Culpepper was injured to much.

The problem with Culpepper is he had child sized hands. At one point in a season he had a total of 26 turnovers by himself. More than about 25 teams in the league. He fumbled at about the same rate as he threw interceptions. He also wasnt that good. Without Moss his play fell off big time.

But he was great at renting boats on Minnetonka.

 

[bignateyk]

I would take Vince Young over him anyday

I'd take a rock as QB over either of them. :biggrin:

About the same level of intelligence, but at least a rock isn't going to fumble.

 

[MetalMat]

A draft bust occurs when a highly touted or highly selected draftee does not meet expectations.

He was beyond a draft bust. He was a bad on and off the field while laughing all the way to the bank with his 30+ million guaranteed money. He is a huge reason why the NFL restructured rookie contracts in the new CBA

 

[techs]

Saw this online. Some humor to the JaMarcus thing. Possible teams he could go to.

Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs have Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn. Yikes. Russell is rightfully considered a draft bust, but look at the quarterbacks picked after him: Quinn, Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Drew Stanton and Trent Edwards. You couldn’t go right picking a quarterback in 2007. It was everything that 2012 wasn’t. So maybe Andy Reid wants to come in and shake things up.

How would Russell and his cannon arm do in Reid’s short-pass offense? Oh, quite terribly. Russell has no touch. But neither does Michael Vick, and Reid bet his entire Eagles future on him. If the Chiefs hope to rebuild by earning high draft picks for several more years, Russell deserves consideration.

Arizona Cardinals

When Brian Hoyer, Ryan Lindley, John Skelton and Kolb are your options, you have to be willing to try someone/anyone else. New head coach Bruce Arians has had success with both a No. 1 overall pick (Andrew Luck) and a “big-boned” quarterback (Ben Roethlisberger). Maybe he’s the JaMarcus whisperer. Maybe not. But the Cardinals could do worse. In fact, they have. Every snap. Every week of the season.

New York Jets

JaMarcus Russell! What a joke, right? One of the worst quarterbacks ever!

Fun facts: In 2008, Russell started 15 games and had a 77.1 quarterback rating and 35.3 Total QBR. In 2012, Mark Sanchez started 15 games and had a 66.9 quarterback rating and 23.4 Total QBR. When a team as bad as the Jets has a chance to get a clearly superior quarterback, they have to do it.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Sorry, Jaguars fans, but Blaine Gabbert and Chad Henne aren’t the answer and Tim Tebow isn’t ever going to Jacksonville. But if you can't get Tebow, would you be interested in JaMarcus instead? Tebow is a former SEC quarterback who many think should play another position (tight end or fullback) in the NFL, and Russell is a former SEC quarterback who many think should play another position (offensive lineman or cautionary tale) in the NFL. They’re basically the same person! Make it happen, Jaguars.

Buffalo Bills

Every quarterback on Buffalo’s roster -- Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tyler Thigpen and Tarvaris Jackson -- is a failed NFL starting quarterback. Russell clearly fits Buffalo’s system.

Cleveland Browns

Russell is two years younger than Brandon Weeden and has thrown for more career yards and touchdowns. There’s really not even a debate here.

Chicago Bears

Is there anyone left who still thinks Jay Cutler can win a Super Bowl? Maybe new head coach Marc Trestman can bring the best out in Russell. Trestman comes from the CFL, and many people think Russell is a CFL quarterback. Perfect fit.

One downside: Chicago has cold winters. Cough medicine is readily available, so the Bears would have to keep Russell away from that. But other than that purple warning flag, Russell’s name would not look out of place among all the other starting quarterbacks in Chicago Bears' history.

Dallas Cowboys

Jerry Jones hired Monte Kiffin as his defensive coordinator. You can’t say that signing Russell wouldn’t be a very Jerry Jones thing to do.

Denver Broncos

Look, it simply didn’t work out with Peyton Manning. He came in and, unlike his predecessor, couldn’t even win a playoff game. Say what you will about Russell, but he doesn’t have Manning’s track record of playoff failure.

Whoever drafts Manti Te’o

Eventually -- probably somewhere late in the second or third round -- an NFL general manager is going to sigh and decide to take a flier on Te’o. But if a team is going to have Te’o in its camp, it's going to need a big sideshow to take attention away from the fake elite linebacker. And JaMarcus Russell is as big as they come.

 

[Sheep]

Nice guy: Good for him on trying to succeed and get back in the game. Best of luck to him in his efforts to get his life in order.

Me: This moron got paid tens of millions by the Raiders and was a lazy, overweight fuck up, being arguably the biggest bust in NFL history and NOW he's committed to succeed? Fuck him and his cough syrup slurping ass.

 

[BergeLSU]

He was like 265-270 lbs when he played at LSU and he played very well for college ball. Obviously a bad fit in Oakland and with his addiction/weight problems.

Tis a real shame that such physical talent is lost on a weak mental mind.

He was a monster for LSU in 2006, but his problem was always his head.

He always played his best when it came down to the end of the game (basically, when talent usually takes over).

 

[Slew Foot]

 

[MotionMan]

According to the article, Russell recently weighed 320 lbs.

William "The Refrigerator" Perry's playing weight was 335 lbs.

MotionMan

 

[Balt]

Should have saved some of that rookie contract money. I doubt he'll ever be paid to play football again.

 

[WT]

On the bright side, he did make a lot of fans stop mentioning Ryan Leaf !! I'm sure Ryan Leaf appreciated that.

 

[zinfamous]

On the bright side, he did make a lot of fans stop mentioning Ryan Leaf !! I'm sure Ryan Leaf appreciated that.

I think you just lost the game.

 

[djnsmith7]

The Jets are giving JaMarcus consideration. They said their intention is to "add competition".

 

[AstroManLuca]

The Jets are giving JaMarcus consideration. They said their intention is to "add competition".

Holy shit. Are the Jets an actual football team or a comedy troupe whose goal is to make everyone else laugh?

 

[Sixguns]

I just read the Jets thing too and I so hope they sign him and add to the circus that is the jets. Maybe him and Tebow can run the wildcat together.