JaMarcus Russell

...need to take care of Peterson now. Earlier this week, Raiders coach Tom Cable (i.e., Raiders owner Al Davis) decided to bench quarterback JaMarcus Russell, and to give the job to Bruce Gradkowski. So Gradkowski's first start with the...

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...unless they can resolve this problem position. Al Davis has invested so much money in Russell, but if he cannot break back into the starter's role, the Silver and Black need a plan B. WR: Darrius Heyward-Bey, Louis Murphy, Johnnie Lee...

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Despite the turnover, Gradkowski did enough in that game to convince coach Tom Cable and owner Al Davis to make a change and bench Russell, who has completed just 47.1 percent of his passes this season while garnering a meager 47.9 rating.

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...pick, may be over and Bruce Gradkowski is the new starter in Oakland. Here are Russell's stats and here is a video showing why the Raiders liked him in the first place. Oakland coach Tom Cable, who said owner Al Davis gave him the green...

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...future at quarterback. Surely the coach had a clear understanding of this when he approached team owner Al Davis seeking authorization to start Gradkowski ahead of JaMarcus Russell this Sunday against Cincinnati. Davis approved the move,...

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...general partner Al Davis supported the decision. Russell said Sunday that he was surprised Cable benched him late in the third quarter of the Raiders' 16-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. It was Russell's second benching in three games.

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...Cable said. </p><p> Cable had pulled Russell for ineffectiveness in two of the last three games as he grew more frustrated with Russell’s inaccuracy and poor decision-making in his third season in the NFL. </p><p> The Raiders...

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...make this move without Al's blessing)? Maybe a one-week benching will give Russell a wake-up call and he uses the time off to bone up for a magnificent career renaissance against the Cowboys. Maybe he played his last snap ever in a...

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