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Ex-Raiders QB Russell pins failures on sleep apnea

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Blame game: Ex-Raiders QB Russell can't own up to his failures

Is there anything JaMarcus Russell could say now to repair his image? Anything at all that could convince people he's not the biggest draft bust in NFL history?

The Raiders' 2007 No. 1 overall pick is 26 years old and out of football. And in this week's edition of Sports Illustrated, Russell tells his side of the story as to why his short-lived career in Oakland was a complete disaster.


Sounds like JaMarcus Russell was never happy in Oakland. (Brett Davis/US Presswire)
Addressing previous reports that he would fall asleep during team meetings as a rookie, Russell said it was a result of having sleep apnea.

"In the NFL, my first year, I had to be there at 6:30 (a.m.) before practice and be on the treadmill for an hour," Russell said. "Then meetings come, I sit down, eat my fruit. We watch film, and maybe I got tired. Coach Flip (quarterback coach John DeFilippo) pulled me aside and said, 'What are you doing for nightlife?' I said, 'Coach, I'm just chilling.' He said, 'I need to get you checked out.' I did the sleep test, and they said I had apnea."

Clearly, Russell's career got off to a bad start -- and only worsened. After Lane Kiffin was fired in 2008, new Raiders coach Tom Cable apparently didn't help matters much. Now, Russell said he feels betrayed by Cable, who's now with the Seattle Seahawks after being let go in Oakland.

"I stuck my neck out for him," Russell said. "Didn't complain when he benched me as the starter. Didn't complain when he called the same plays five damn times. Didn't (badmouth) him to other coaches. When the (media) asks me, I say, 'He's a good coach, a good guy.' Then I hear he says I was the worst thing that ever happened to the Raiders, if it weren't for (me) we'd be in the playoffs? ... It just got to where the game wasn't fun for me."

Russell, who went 7-18 as a starter being before released after the 2009 season, also said he hates the fact that he's the face of the Raiders' losing during his three years with the team.

"Things weren't going right, and it felt sometimes like everything fell back on me," he said. "I take some responsibility, but I was one guy. ... I may have missed a throw, but I didn't give up 42 points. I didn't miss a block."

Ah, but Russell did hold out into Week 1 as a rookie, and did show up to minicamp one offseason weighing nearly 300 pounds, and did throw more interceptions (23) than touchdowns (18), and did finish with a career 65.2 passer rating.

It appears Russell is pointing the finger at other people for his own failures. Even if that wasn't his intention (and maybe all he wanted to do was vent), it's how folks likely will interpret his words. So, really, when you think about it, if Russell wanted to repair his image (although he did discuss his selfless giving to his hometown of Mobile, Ala.), the best thing he could've done was man up -- or remain out of the news altogether by keeping quiet.

Too late for that.
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I'm sure he got plenty of rest during his tenure in the NFL. We all know he loved the lifestyle football have him. He had the talent and never the work ethic, a damn shame..
 
He made enough money that unless he is/was a complete idiot with it, he's set up for life. Hell, his grandkids should be set up for life. So yeah, not a lot of sympathy heading his way...
 
Bigpapa42 said:
He made enough money that unless he is/was a complete idiot with it, he's set up for life. Hell, his grandkids should be set up for life. So yeah, not a lot of sympathy heading his way...
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He didn't strike me as an intelligent individual so I HIGHLY doubt he has even half that money anymore.
 
Apnea is higher in overweight individuals, so this isn't really going to help his cause.

I would say his substance abuse contributed greatly to his failures, and also just the very laid back demeanor he has in general.
 
krulmichael said:
He didn't strike me as an intelligent individual so I HIGHLY doubt he has even half that money anymore.
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He got over $30 million guranteed, though dont' know how much he ended up keeping. Still, even if he spent $10m and gave $10m back, he's still got $10m banked. Yeah, i think he's doin okay...
 
NAHSTE said:
Based on what?
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jamarcusbling.bmp
 
Bigpapa42 said:
He got over $30 million guranteed, though dont' know how much he ended up keeping. Still, even if he spent $10m and gave $10m back, he's still got $10m banked. Yeah, i think he's doin okay...
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Would be great...if the IRS didn't exist. You have to imagine, he wasn't just paying his bills but his family's bills....his friends bills....his friends friends bills.
 
Raidersabc123 said:
He never owns up to anything even when we lost games because of him he would never take fault
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You really think the Raiders were losing games because of him? Those teams were coached and constructed horribly. No QB would have made right in that situation.

JaMarcus was a high risk pick who had to be in the perfect situation to succeed, IMO. He was in the most imperfect situation he could find himself in, and yeah, his own flaws only exacerbated that.

I love the guy and I will always remember the countless jizzworthy memories he gave me, but he had more red flags than the Chinese capital. He was always going to be a disaster on the Raiders. Terrible organization for a kid with makeup issues to be given the keys to.
 
Do I think the Raiders lost games because of him? Absoluty fucking yes!!! I never blamed 100% of our losses on him but a huge chunk was.

He would fall asleep during film sessions and during practice he would be the last one showing up and first to leave thats the kind of player he was. The coaches had to call plays for him that would only invole half the field because he wasn't smart enough to go to a second read.

It wasn't impossible to succeeded with the team and coaches we had hell even gradkowski started the same season as Russell and the Raiders looked like a real football team. Bottom line Russell is just a lazy bastard
 
NAHSTE said:
You really think the Raiders were losing games because of him? Those teams were coached and constructed horribly. No QB would have made right in that situation.

JaMarcus was a high risk pick who had to be in the perfect situation to succeed, IMO. He was in the most imperfect situation he could find himself in, and yeah, his own flaws only exacerbated that.

I love the guy and I will always remember the countless jizzworthy memories he gave me, but he had more red flags than the Chinese capital. He was always going to be a disaster on the Raiders. Terrible organization for a kid with makeup issues to be given the keys to.
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Quinn>Russell

:smug:
 
Fuck Russell. He's got his money. His dumbass contract is one of the main reasons we had the lockout.

Apnea? He didn't give up 42 points? You had more turnovers than touchdowns in your entire career! You missed receivers by miles, threw into triple coverages and hit cornerbacks in stride. How about the fact that you just blow?
 
Deviant said:
Fuck Russell. He's got his money. His dumbass contract is one of the main reasons we had the lockout.
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LOL right. Because he's the only number 1 pick to ever receive a large contract. It's all his fault. Matt Ryan and Sam Bradford and Matthew Stafford and Alex Smith all signed reasonable deals of modest amounts. But this greedy darkie fat ass just had to buck the system and ask for lots of money, breaking the contract system in the process.

Why are you so mad at him?
 
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