Week 11 QB projections • OAK Stats
QB JaMarcus Russell, Oakland Raiders
HT: 6-6, WT: 255, Born: 8-9-1985, College: LSU, Drafted: Round 1, Pick 1
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Stats and Week 11 Projection
| WK | OPP | RES | CMP | ATT | PYD | Y/A | PTD | INT | RSH | YD | Y/R | TD | FPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | at SD | L, 16-24 | 14 | 22 | 109 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | vs KC | L, 10-16 | 8 | 23 | 64 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| SEASON TOTAL | 96 | 205 | 1064 | 5.2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 2.4 | 0 | 49 | ||
| 11 | vs CIN | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Week 11 Injury Status and Other News
He was not listed on Friday's official injury report. [Thu Nov 19, 6:11 PM] JaMarcus Russell Jerry McDonald, of InsideBayAre.com, reports JaMarcus Russell stayed after practice and did extra throwing. McDonald mentioned that he can not recall that happening all year long.[Tue Nov 17, 5:39 PM] JaMarcus Russell Aaron Wilson, of the National Football Post, reports JaMarcus Russell said he is not sure why he was benched in Week 10. "I really can't explain it. I really don't know what to say about it, but that was his decision, and just move on from it," Russell said. Russell has completed only 47.1 percent of his passes this season and has thrown two touchdowns and nine interceptions.
Meanwhile, Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Chiefs SS Mike Brown said Russell usually only reads one side of the field, which makes it easier for a defense. "Obviously, he's been struggling a little bit. He's turned the ball over more than any quarterback in the league. That's something that we talked about. And usually he only looks at one side of the field. He doesn't read the whole field," Brown said.
And finally, McDonald also reports Raiders head coach Tom Cable said Russell misread consecutive plays when receivers were open, which lead to the benching.
Week 11 Matchup Info
vs Cincinnati Bengals - Detailed analysis coming soon.
Game Summaries
Week 1 vs SD - Russell's night was one that reminded us of his strengths and weaknesses. He struggled mightily to put touch on passes and drop the ball into spots downfield, missing wide open receivers more than once. Still, he owned the middle of the field, finding Zach Miller for multiple big gains, and he threw the bomb on 4th and 15 to Louis Murphy to give the Raiders the lead late in the game. Russell had a TD pass to Murphy late in the first half taken away when Murphy couldn't control the ball after he hit the ground, or he could have had a more respectable stat line. He will still be a weak fantasy play because the Raiders area a run first team, but the team rallied behind Russell, and he should improve as the season goes on.Week 2 at KC - Russell played about as poorly as a signalcaller can play and still come away with the victory. When he wasn't missing open receivers badly, he was luckily missing well-covered receivers, because those passes would have been intercepted if they were well-thrown. The standard "drive" for the Raiders was a three and out. Russell threw one pass that was a perfectly served up pick six for Brandon Flowers, but Flowers showed why he is a DB, not a WR, and dropped the ball. Russell is the biggest QB in the league, and he still threw a pass up for grabs that should have been intercepted when he was faced with pressure up the gut. Still, despite all that, he got locked in for the game's final drive, and finally connected with Darren McFadden twice (who he missed at least three times earlier in the game because he has trouble throwing a short touch pass), and made a perfect strike downfield to Todd Watkins to get the team inside the 20. Russell has little to no fantasy value, and he is seriously affecting the value of his teammates.
Week 3 vs DEN - To say Russell struggled mightily would be the understatement of the year. Russell was out of sync most of the day, and seemed uncomfortable in the pocket. The Broncos defense was able to put pressure on him, and Russell was rushing his throws because of it. He didn't set his feet when he threw, and it made his passes sail most of the day. Because of these errant throws the Broncos were able to pick him off two times, and frustrate him more than he already was. Russell didn't seem to make it very far through his progressions, and was unable to look off the Broncos safeties.
Week 4 at HOU - Once again, Jamarcus Russell demonstrated that if you need a ball thrown hard and straight, he's your guy. Otherwise, there wasn't much for the Raiders or Raiders' fans to get excited about. With the exception of a short pass dropped by the fullback and a 17 yard pass to Louis Murphy ruled (incorrectly) as an incompletion, Russell managed to over-throw and under-throw receivers at a dizzying pace against the Texans. Despite having one of the strongest arms in the league, Russell only threw one ball deep downfield (incomplete) and all of his completed passes traveled no more then 8 or 9 yards downfield in the air. Russell lost one fumble and rushed for one yard (to go with 2 sacks for 8 lost yards) as the Raiders totaled a mere 8 first downs (6 via the passing game). Most of Russell's passes seemed to be thrown as hard as possible regardless of down and distance with many Raiders' receivers having the ball speed by them before they even turned to the quarterback.
Week 5 at NYG - Russell was actually reasonably accurate in this one, but a ball security problem reared its ugly head vs. the Giants to negate any positive effects of his quality downfield throwing. Russell lost three fumbles, including one on a corner blitz from Terrell Thomas that he didn't feel, and another when he actually escaped the initial pressure only to get hit outside of the pocket as he was about to throw. Russell threw with pinpoint accuracy on two downfield throws to Zach Miller in the middle of the field, and he tossed one perfect arcing deep ball to Louis Murphy that took a leaping breakup from Russell's nemesis today, Terrell Thomas. Russell did have a few ugly throws, including one about five yards short to Darrius Heyward-Bey, and a deep ball to no one in particular. He did flash some toughness on his runs, and one excellent bullet throw on the run that showed off his arm strength. Russell was under pressure all day from the Giants defensive ends. It looked like they were unblocked at times, and on at least one sack, they were. Russell had some problems today, but the blame for the offense stalling out deserves to be spread around.
Week 6 vs PHI - JaMarcus Russell's passing day looked much more impressive than it really was, as a big play to TE Zach Miller gave him most of his yardage and his only score for the day. Russell did not get much help as both of his interceptions went off of his wide receivers' hands, but it is telling that he had zero passes for over 19 yards aside from Miller's big catch and run. Russell threw mostly on checkdown passes to Miller and his running backs, but it was just enough to get the win. Do not think that Russell has turned the corner, as he still holds the ball way too long and is not getting much help from playmakers downfield.
Week 7 vs NYJ - Russell was another turnover machine once again in Week 7, this time fumbling the first play of the game that game the Jets a short field and a quick 7-0 lead. Russell threw two interceptions later in the first half, one of which was just a terrible throw that looked like it was intended for safety Jim Leonhard of the Jets. Russell was benched in the second quarter in favor of Bruce Gradkowski but after the game head coach Tom Cable stated that Russell is still the starter.
Week 8 at SD - Russell, fresh off what head coach Tom Cable referred to as his best week of practice of the season, looked about as hopeless as he's looked for most of the season. He overthrew his intended target TE Zach Miller on his lone interception, though he very nearly threw several other interceptions that were simply poor decision. One in particular was thrown to WR Louis Murphy in triple coverage that was especially bad. When he was given loads of time to throw and the Chargers weren't blitzing, he tended to make better decisions -- but that goes for 100% of NFL quarterbacks. The few times they needed him to make a play, he mostly failed. He showed very little touch on anything down the field and had almost no ability to get the ball further than ten yards from the line of scrimmage with any kind of accuracy. With the Raiders driving for the potentially game-tying field goal, he fumbled and then later took a sack to knock them from first down range into a nearly-impossible situation.
Week 10 vs KC - Russell actually played well in this game in the first half. He was let down by a ton of drops, including one Heyward-Bey drop on a perfectly thrown deep ball. On the next play, Russell hit Louis Murphy down the sidelines for a big gainer that was called back by penalty. After that, Russell regressed to his erratic passing and decision-making. He got worse as the game went on, until he finally got pulled for Bruce Gradkowski. The Raiders week 11 starter at QB is currently unknown.
