For the Raiders and Davis’ sake, Russell must be released

There is no quarterback controversy in Oakland. There is no, “let’s see how things go” or “let the best man win” philosophies being taken by the Raiders.
Make no mistake about it: Jason Campbell is the Raiders’ starting quarterback. But just because he’s the new front man in Oakland doesn’t mean that Al Davis’ love affection for JaMarcus Russell’s raw skills aren’t still there. Even though reports have surfaced that Russell is tipping the scales at 300 pounds, as long as he and his big arm remain on the roster then Davis will always be intrigued.
That’s why Davis should release Russell immediately. Why should he tempt himself by keeping the No. 1 overall bust on the roster? As soon as Campbell loses a couple games, Davis could get the JaMarcus Russell itch and demand that head coach Tom Cable put him back in their lineup.
That said, Cable is the X factor in this situation. He proved last year that he was willing to bury Russell under Bruce Gradkowski, Charlie Frye and an old Nintendo controller on the Raiders’ depth chart. Therefore, chances are if Campbell doesn’t pan out it will be Gradkowski that gets the nod over JaMarcubust.
But that’s just one more reason to flat out release him and move on. Davis put together a nice draft for the Raiders and managed to acquire a starting quarterback with experience for practically nothing. He should continue moving his team forward by releasing one massive mistake and putting it behind him.
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Posted in: NFL
Tags: Al Davis, Anthony Stalter, JaMarcus Russell, JaMarcus Russell rumors, Jason Campbell, Oakland Raiders, Tom Cable
he also deserves a team that will place him on the starting lineup
Regarding the release of Russell…a special song from all of us Raiders fans…to you.
(In a Munchkin voice, singing)
We thank you very sweetly for doing it so neatly
You’ve killed him so completely,
That we thank you very sweetly
Let the joyous news be spread
The fat and lazy douche at last is dead
Ding-dong the douche is dead
Which fat douche? The wicked douche!
Ding-dong the lazy douche is dead
Wake up you sleepyhead
Rub your eyes, get out of bed
Wake up the fat lazy douche is dead
He’s gone where the douches go,
Below – Below – Below
Yo-ho, let’s open up and sing and ring the bells out.
Ding Dong’s the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low
Let them know the fat lazy douche is dead!
Total bust. Move on now Raiders as Lane was right on this one!!