Well, I've been known to say that Bruce Gradkowski isn't any better than JaMarcus Russell, and I don't see how it helps our future to play him.
I've also been known to be wrong. Often. And this is another example.
Whether or not Gradkowski has Russell's physical gifts is debatable, but one thing is not: The guy loves the game and pumps his teammates up.
Even Russell.
Credit to the big guy: He was the first player out there to congratulate Gradkowski after he'd thrown a beautiful 29-yard TD pass to Louis Murphy, who made an exceptional move and finally had a replay decision go his way on the game-tying catch.
One thing that was interesting was that in celebrating with Gradkowski, we saw more raw emotion from Russell than we have at any other point in his Raider tenure.
I fully retract my e ...
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Strap On Yer ‘Skis and Ride With The Oakland Raiders
Posted: 23rd November 2009 by Justin Smith in NFLComments Off on Strap On Yer ‘Skis and Ride With The Oakland Raiders