First off, benching Jamarcus Russell accomplished nothing.á There was no way Bruce Gradkowski was going to lead us back.á My opinion is once again, the coaches put Russell in position to fail.
The Raiders offensive game plan was ill prepared.á The Raider QBs were lost when the Jets sent pressure;that is inexcusable.
The zone behind the Jets' linebackers was open all day, as it always is.á The Jets often line up two linebackers on the line of scrimmage. At least one receiver should have been sent on crossing routes to the area just behind them the entire game.
Russell had zero time.á I counted 2.5 seconds before he got hit on his blind side for the first turnover. The second turnover also resulted from Russell running for his life, then making a poor decis ...
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Bench Jamarcus Russell? No, Bench the Raiders Wide Receivers
Posted: 26th October 2009 by Big AL Fan in NFLComments Off on Bench Jamarcus Russell? No, Bench the Raiders Wide Receivers