JaMarcus released

[buddahj]

JR leaving Oakland.

Awesome

[buddahj]

Just read this on Yahoo Sports. Here's the whole story. Linky

Here's an excerpt:

But Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times went to the trouble of crunching JaMarcus's financial numbers alongside his actual on-field production. So, just as one final recap of the mercifully dead JaMarcus Russell era in Oakland, I'll pass these along. Here's how JaMarcus was compensated for his production with the Oakland Raiders:

 

Roughly $100,000 per completion and $5.6 million per win.

 

For comparison's sake, Tom Brady's(notes) total salary last year was $8,007,280, which comes out to $21,583 per completion. Peyton Manning(notes) pocketed $14,005,720 last year, and made $35,638 per completion. They're all ridiculous numbers, but no one's are more ridiculous than those of JaMarcus Russell.

Edited May 11, 2010 by buddahj

[Perchoutofwater]

This is what I wrote right after he was drafted.

 

QB's

 

JaMarcus Russell - Supposedly a franchise QB. Did well against the weaker competition, but seemed to struggle some against the better defenses. Of the top QB's he had a lot more to work with than the others, with two WR's also drafted in the first round. His athletic ability is unquestionable. He has a rocket arm, but then again so did Jeff George, and so does Michael Vick. My problem with him is his anticipation. While he has the most upside of all the QB's taken, he definitely has the most risk, particularly given where he went. He could challenge McNown for the starting position this year, but would be better served learning the NFL game and reading NFL defenses for a year or two. If thrown in the fire too quick particularly with the Raiders O-line, I'm afraid that he might not ever develop.