JaMarcus Russell Is The Worst #1 Overall Pick In NFL History

[dave]

Steve Emtman is up there.

Jamarcus Russell is a spectacular combination of everything that is wrong with high picks:
1) He's fat and out of shape
2) Lacks commitment to the filmroom
3) Has awful, awful coaching
4) May have been overrated from the start anyway
5) Has the worst receivers in football

Everything that could have gone wrong with Russell has.

Frankly, if I ran the Raiders, I'd just cut him and take the cap hit. He's not worth the effort.

 

[dave]

Stop picking black QBs in the first round and you wont have this problem....

I know you're just being a smart-ass, but I had to anyway:

 

[jaxjaggywires]

Couch broke his leg in the final game of the year that season. Holcomb finished that game up and threw for over 400 yards in the playoff loss to Pittsburgh, setting up that ridiculous QB controversy between Couch and Holcomb.

Incidentally, the Browns win over the Jaguars that season is largely pointed at as the point where Wayne Weaver decided to fire Tom Coughlin...they won the game on a hail mary to Quincy Morgan, of all people.

 

[FedEx227]

Courtney Brown and Tim Couch are in the running too but I'd say when it's all done Russell will no doubt be in the top 5 or near there.

 

[jms493]

I know you're just being a smart-ass, but I had to anyway:

don't make me list the ones that suck

 

[Obst]

From what I remember, I don't think Russell Maryland turned into the next Mean Joe Greene. But yeah I'd put Russell up there with Maryland, Alex Smith, Courtney Brown and Couch

 

[Senser81]

Russell Maryland wasn't a gamebreaker, but he was an above-average DT. He is nowhere near as bad as Tim Couch, Alex Smith, etc.

 

[Obst]

Russell Maryland wasn't a gamebreaker, but he was an above-average DT. He is nowhere near as bad as Tim Couch, Alex Smith, etc.

Well it just looks like a bad pick when they could of atleast went with Eric Swann.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

I dont even think its fair to lump Couch with Russell and Smith.. they are that bad.

 

[Nature Boy]

I don't know if he is the worst but top ten for sure.

 

[Prodigal Son]

Well it just looks like a bad pick when they could of atleast went with Eric Swann.

Are you fucking serious?

n/m, I was thinking of every other DL that was selected by the Cardinals. Forgot Swann actually did something.

 

[Hasselbeck]

he needs more time

:jonesy:

He's had 3 years. He sucks. End of discussion.

 

[Bear Pand]

Against Denver he tried to hit a WR on the sideline and the ball just sailed into the stands.

Bad player, terrible attitude, and being on the raiders isn't gonna help.

 

[Tailback U]

Russell is the worst QB i have ever seen.

i don't remember watching Ryan Leaf play but he couldn't have possibly been worse than Russell.

Russell is the most inaccurate qb in the history of football. he had louis murphy open down the sideline last week and he literally threw it out of bounds - like outside the sideline.

 

[Buzzman]

Russell has to eb the worst because of his contract. By having that much money committted in a player and have him suck setes the franchise back 10 years, and the only reason Alex Smith isnt starting and Russell is is because the 49ers are good enough to be in the playoffs with a decent QB so Smith cant play where the Raiders can still experiment with Russell cause there not going anywhere.

THANK GOD RAIDERS TOOK RUSSELL, cause the Lions wouldnt have gotten Calvin and took Russell.

 

[Awesometrax]

Its still too early to write off JaMarcus Russell, but the signs are not good. To me what is inexcusable is that he wasn't even that good in college. He started two years...did ok his junior year and better his senior year. He might have had a strong arm and mobility, but he was a worse LSU QB than the guy he replaced (Matt Flynn).

Speaking of bad #1 overall picks, does anyone remember two years ago when people wanted Brian Brohm of Louisville to enter the draft and thought he'd be the #1 overall pick? The Packers cut him in preseason this year. What a disaster that would have been.

Russell actually left after his junior year... might've been a redshirt year but he still left early.

And with Brohm, I will say one thing... Louisville has one of the worst track records imaginable with producing QBs... Dave Ragone, who some thought was one of the worst QBs to step on an NFL field not too long ago, Stefan LeFors, who was drafted by Carolina, didn't last any amount of time and spent this season in the CFL looking utterly hopeless (if you didn't see it... it was an absolute trainwreck), and then Brohm who was a 2nd round pick last year and couldn't even beat out the aforementioned Matt Flynn.

As for the topic... I think Russell is, at this point, the worst #1 pick I've seen.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Russell is pretty bad...but he also isn't in a position to succeed either. That typically spells doom for any young QB, though.

I'd throw out Tom Cousineau, Audrey Bruce, Kenneth Sims, Walter Patulski, or some other old school guys, but they found themselves to at least be serviceable NFL players.

I'd say guys like Alex Smith and JaMarcus Russell are bigger busts because those guys simply, clearly couldn't hack it in the pro game. I tend to give guys who suffered injuries a pass in discussions like this...guys like Courtney Brown, Steve Emtman, and Ki-Jana Carter and others can take a seat for this discussion, IMO.

However, Russell is still young. It doesn't mean he is absolved, but he can still redeem himself with time and better play. We'll see.

 

[Senser81]

I'd throw out Tom Cousineau.

Haven't heard that name in a LONG time.

The Bills traded OJ Simpson to the 49ers, then used the 1st round pick from the Niners on Cousineau. But they couldn't agree on a contract, so Cousineau spent his first couple years in the CFL. The Bills then traded Cousineau's draft rights to the Browns for a 1st round pick. The Bills used THAT pick on Jim Kelly, so, essentially, the Bills traded OJ Simpson for Jim Kelly (and a few other players).

I think Cousineau played a few years with the Browns, then contracted AIDS or something weird like that. I could be wrong.

 

[Boucher]

Omg Stefan LeFor is the worst qb I've ever seen kid has no arm and no accuracy. I cannot believe the bomber traded for him to be their starting qb

 

[KoRnStARr]

racist much?

results much? lol