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The New York Jets have to be kidding, right?
Few things surprise me anymore when covering the NFL. But the Newark Star-Ledger's report of the Jets having "exploratory" discussions regarding quarterback JaMarcus Russell is one of those instances.
Russell quickly flamed out as a No. 1 overall pick in 2007. He had weight problems, work ethic questions and other issues during his three-year stint with the Oakland Raiders. But Russell, 27, declared he is ready to make an NFL comeback, and reportedly that has caught the Jets' attention.
New York obviously is looking for a quarterback after the Mark Sanchez debacle last season. But who knew the Jets were this desperate?
New Jets general manager John Idzik must have a better plan than this. Replacing a quarterback draft bust (Sanchez) with an even bigger draft bust (Russell) is not a formula for success.
Idzik recently said he's "comfortable" with Sanchez at quarterback. But if the Jets' backup plans include shaky options like Russell, Idzik should get a lot more comfortable with the idea of starting Sanchez in 2013.
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The Jets should work out Vince Young too.Comment
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The Jets want the headlines. First Tebow, and now a Russell comeback? Even bad headlines are headlines. I would hate to be drafted by this franchise now, it looks like they are going nowhere.Comment
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That was true with the Tebow trade, but that's not true with the Russell comeback. What good publicity comes with this announcement? No one is going out there wanting a headline saying they're working out JaMarcus Russell. The Tebow move sold tickets and had great publicity when it first occurred. This does nothing of the sorts.Comment
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Bad headlines are still headlines. It brings attention to the team, which is what they've always been about. The Jets have always been the bastard step-child of the NY teams.
That was true with the Tebow trade, but that's not true with the Russell comeback. What good publicity comes with this announcement? No one is going out there wanting a headline saying they're working out JaMarcus Russell. The Tebow move sold tickets and had great publicity when it first occurred. This does nothing of the sorts.Comment
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That's not true at all. Why would a team coming off of a terrible season, both on the field and off the field, especially public relations wise, still want bad headlines? You really are trying to make something out of nothing here. The Jets do not want bad headlines, and to say they do is ridiculous. Where was the press release by the team about JaMarcus? Where was any comment from the team about JaMarcus? Oh, nowhere? That's right, because it was reported by a local paper.
I can guarentee there is no PR head who would say that continuous bad headlines are going to help the Jets. All it's going to do is drive down the already dwindling ticket sales. They're the laughing stock of the league, why would you continue it?Comment
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Rotoworld
Free agent QB JaMarcus Russell recently registered a 5.2 forty-yard dash and 29-inch vertical as he attempts his NFL comeback.
Russell is training at the TEST Football Academy in San Diego. "I think he's got some hills to climb," acknowledged TEST CEO Brian Martin. Russell's goals are a 4.8 forty time and 33-inch vertical. "I'm heavier than normal," conceded Russell, who weighed 310 when he began his comeback. Russell's weight goal is 265. He's planning a Pro Day-type workout at some point this offseason.Comment
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Anyone see the video? Pretty good stuff.
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Wasted potential he has the talent to be a top qb with just his physical attributes if only Jeff Garcia could give him his heart for the game than he would be a good playerTHe MaDDeN GoD
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With his pro day a week away, give or take, JaMarcus Russell says he's no longer “breathing like a fat man.”
The 2007 No. 1 overall pick, whose comeback try is being chronicled in Bleacher Report videos, says he was 315 pounds when he began working out more than two months ago and is down to 288, with 270 the goal.
"Through the first couple weeks I could barely make it through the workout. … It was crazy," Russell said, in a not-so-crazy comment.
"We go in to do the warm-up and here I am breathing like a fat man. So now I'm breathing pretty good and able to stand up on my own two feet."
At the self-proclaimed halfway point of his latest comeback attempt, the 6-foot-6 Russell said his “endurance is getting better, everything is that much better.”
He and his trainers, led by former quarterback Jeff Garcia at the TEST Academy in San Diego, plan to hold a pro day on or about April 10. Reportedly, one of his targets will be Larry Fitzgerald, who has spent the last few years trying to help bad quarterbacks.
Russell hopes to convince a team to invite him to training camp. He last threw a pass in an NFL game on Jan. 3, 2010, the end of his three-year Raiders' career.Comment
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I don't breathe like a fat man when I exercise. Can I be an NFL quarterback too?Comment
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