JaMarcus Russell out as Raiders QB

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—The Oakland Raiders have pulled quarterback JaMarcus Russell(notes) in the second quarter after he committed three turnovers in the first half against the New York Jets.

Bruce Gradkowski(notes) replaced Russell with the Raiders trailing 21-0 midway through the second quarter Sunday. Russell lost a fumble and threw two interceptions before leaving, giving him 13 turnovers this season.

Russell, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, has been booed recently by the frustrated home crowd in Oakland as he has failed to complete even half his passes this season.

Updated Oct 25, 5:23 pm EDT
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  1. <i>gshamar22</i>
    176. Posted by gshamar22 Tue Nov 10 11:51am EST

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    jamarcus needs to set his sorry ass down and really get some game. Thats what i think and i'm a oakland native. he should be put on a pop warner team cause that where he belongs. We need to get rid of Al too while where at it.
  2. diablou
    175. Posted by diablou Thu Oct 29 6:28pm EDT

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    the whole Blame should not go to the no talent QB, injuries in the line also an upgrade of the playbook, hell it's the same plays offence and defence since the 70s a little change can help. What is the definition of insanity, doing the same DAMN thing OVER & over again expecting something different to happen. San Diego Is a conferance game They Know the Raider Playbook. IT doesnt change, the team is predictable, MR Davis has ADD, looking at what was. San Diego IS NOT a good Team, The western Division is BAD. I hope The Best For The Raiders And Mr. Davis But I dont think I will see another Raider Victory for years to come. At least 2 wins in a row. I feel for the Detroit Fans now, Jmarcus should save his money, he has no hope or ability in football.
  3. Montzerrat
    174. Posted by Montzerrat Tue Oct 27 8:42pm EDT

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    I luv oakland raiders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  4. Man of Steel
    173. Posted by Man of Steel Mon Oct 26 8:27pm EDT

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    Yo LUCY......everybody has a clock......every team has a clock. Some clocks are just slower than the others. That hand on the clock will hit the Raiders back into their winning ways. But it is up to the Raider organization and the team as a whole that will determine the speed of that clock. YO EVERYBODY.....this is deep yo!...learn this...this can also be applied in everybody's personal lives!
  5. <i>lcifer28</i>
    172. Posted by lcifer28 Mon Oct 26 6:03pm EDT

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    man of steel ,,,,,,,,,,you my friend are one of the mofos in my #167 post
    i said i appreciate , you sling it to the end !
  6. <i>efwood@...</i>
    171. Posted by efwood@... Mon Oct 26 5:16pm EDT

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    Maybe a boycott would be good, but it will not improve Russell's game. He deserves to be benched, I have read that Russell doesn't come to practices or shows up late, putting on more weight whe he was told to lose weight, so really he does what he wants to do. Why isn't he benched for those reasons?. We want more and expect more, make it happen, AL.
  7. Man of Steel
    170. Posted by Man of Steel Mon Oct 26 4:41pm EDT

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    Hey LUCY...what u just said is a very good sign of being a good trashtalker! You are showing major signs of maturity...You are now seriously changing my mind on putting a bounty on you! Taking blows with your team is what you call LOYALTY! Everything else that u say that is outside the painful truth is nothing but a pile of GARBAGE! You live with your team ad you also die with your team! That I respect about you...except I'm BLACK N GOLD TILL I DIE!!! My other motto is, "ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN!"---that's the way it is in the world of sports nowadays. I got friends that are Raider fans that are hardcore rowdy but when they step up to me, I just give them a dose of their own medicine but more potent --THEY COULD NOT HANG! You have to admit, you raider fans always START crap! And now you guys cant back it! You live n die by the sword...take the blows, homie...
  8. <i>lcifer28</i>
    169. Posted by lcifer28 Mon Oct 26 4:21pm EDT

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    I read a post a couple of weeks back. The poster said we should boycott the Raiders for just two weeks. This is not a bad idea.send a message to the higher ups of the Raider org. Two weeks of empty seats at two home games will mean no
    team merchandise being sold, no food and drinks being sold and poor parking revenues. What better way to get a message out to the team ,,,,,,,,no money in take , at two home games . Not to mention two blackouts will cause serious damage to revenue taken in. This is a statement to the team , a threat confirming
    we the fans of the Oakland Raiders will not stand for management making a mockery of this once iconic team . They dose not think so , but we can severely
    hurt this team by not spending the money at home games . It is only fitting , we
    conduct our only mutiny . this team as all the other NFL teams , rely on the fans and their money . If you purchase a defective car , you go straight to the dealer
    and demand the problem corrected . If you buy a steak at the grocery store and
    it is spoiled , you march right back to the grocer and demand your money back or you never shop at these places again . This is the same scenario . Dont
    pay into their wallets !
  9. Yvette
    168. Posted by Yvette Mon Oct 26 4:16pm EDT

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    as a RAIDERS fan I'll have balls to say yeah that we do SUCK and we don't give a rats ass about it at least my team is not full of banwagons like the stupid SD Chargers. and i do agree that Russel should not play cause to say he does suck butt I'm NEVER going to let my team down and i could care less if people talk about my team at least i know i stick to them...
    I AGREE THAT BRUCE GRADKOWSKI SHOW TAKE RUSSEL'S PLACE AS QB
    AND NUFF SAID...
  10. <i>lcifer28</i>
    167. Posted by lcifer28 Mon Oct 26 4:01pm EDT

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    before all the vultures come out and say LCIFER only shows up after a Raider win,,,,,,,,,here i is loud and proud and in your face to,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,let you know
    we suck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you all know who you are and this should make you smile!
    I still will carry the banner , I am still Silver n Black till I die !!!!!!!!!!! and I am going to take my lumps ! I cant control what my team will do every week , I
    am not the coach , who I thought back in preseason and the last 4 games of last season , had the ability to turn things around . I'm not so sure now ! but let it be
    known I will slap back with avengence against any sh!t talking fool that attempts to ruffle my feathers ! at the same time i appreciate you mofo's also ! If my team
    decides to lay down , you all know i wont ! To all my foes whos teams have won last sunday , good for you ! at least some of us has hope for a winning season !
  11. Jojo
    166. Posted by Jojo Mon Oct 26 3:57pm EDT

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    jamedgunn i like that he is gonna be the next ryan lef'' hah
  12. Jojo
    165. Posted by Jojo Mon Oct 26 3:56pm EDT

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    russell @#$%in sucks hes a loser and always be one until he improves his accuracy and learns how to hold on to the ball and not fumble or intercept''.
  13. vic
    164. Posted by vic Mon Oct 26 2:13pm EDT

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    Al Davis' name is the best joke ive heard in a while..
  14. norm
    163. Posted by norm Mon Oct 26 12:19pm EDT

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    Oakland has a football team?
    Why?

    How the mighty have fallen.
  15. Aj
    162. Posted by Aj Mon Oct 26 12:07pm EDT

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    we can not block, we don't know how to block, both offense and defense don't know how to block !!!!!!!
    poor, poor Coaching !!!!! our Raiders team doesn't have an Identity !!!! we can't play football...................
    keep loosing games baby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more and more black out games in Oakland ..................................
  16. Aj
    161. Posted by Aj Mon Oct 26 12:01pm EDT

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    sell the team, we don't care where ! Russell sucks !!!!!! Al Davis Sucks !!!!!!!!! The Raiders Organization sucks!!!!!!!!
  17. <i>jammedgun</i>
    160. Posted by jammedgun Mon Oct 26 11:24am EDT

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    jamarcus russell = ryan leaf.....
  18. Pete
    159. Posted by Pete Mon Oct 26 11:21am EDT

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    Moving the Raiders back to LA will NOT make the team better. I know the thinking is they would have more money to sign better players, but that is not the problem with this team. The REAL problem is the internal philosophy of this team which comes straight from the top of the organization until that changes this team will remain right where they are.

    Al Davis was a great owner and can be again if he would just wake up and realize that it is 2009 not 1975, so until Al let's go of that philosphy he has on running this team the team will not change. I know for a fact that this the problem with the team.

    It is not all on Russell. I agree that he has played real bad and was glad to see him benched Sunday. I was at the game and believe me the crowd was ready to walk out of that game if Russell was not taken out of the game. Actually I think the crowd was ready to do something much worst to Russell then just walk out.

    These thoughts are not just mine I have friends that play for the Raiders I will not mention their names but during our conversations yesterday after the game this is what we talked about.
  19. Mark G
    158. Posted by Mark G Mon Oct 26 2:07am EDT

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    I'm glad their blacked out... would you really want to watch this team?
  20. ennyk67
    157. Posted by ennyk67 Mon Oct 26 1:09am EDT

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    Note to Oakland Raiders: Please go back to LA so we can watch you lose on TV. Every game is blacked out in the Bay Area.
  21. Dkt4eer
    156. Posted by Dkt4eer Mon Oct 26 12:59am EDT

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    #152, Gruden did not want to be a coach anymore, I am sure that if he wants then Al David must agree these facts:

    1) Gruden makes the call for every play in game not Al David
    2) Gruden must be a coach and General manager also Gruden has all the decisions for all the picks.
    3) Higher pay check (since a lot of NFL teams also want Gruden)
    4) Gruden has all the power in games.
  22. Rum Raider24
    155. Posted by Rum Raider24 Mon Oct 26 12:51am EDT

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    i agree that davis needs 2 ride off into the sunset and that going back 2 la wud not b bad 4 them...but 2 say that their 02 superbowl appearance was luck i do not. if your in the playoffs 3 years in a row and have the first round bye is it luck? or just ppl talkin bout a team they dont follow...or 4 that matter a sport they dont even watch?!
  23. CyberCosmiX
    154. Posted by CyberCosmiX Mon Oct 26 12:19am EDT

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    sad, sad, sad... JaMarcus is yet -another- botched Raider draft pick. The organization has been in disarray since, well since leaving L.A., save for a single lucky trip to the super bowl in that time. Seems like it's more snake-bit than mismanagement though, there simply isn't enough talent on the team to help support these high draft choices to succeed. Look, Al Davis really should consider stepping aside from team management type decisions, something like Red Auerbach did with the Celtics. Sad thing is, with all the money the Raiders have spent on free-agents over the years, the number of high draft picks, it still doesn't help. Honestly, they should look at returning to L.A., they were great their years there and L.A. is about to start building a mega-stadium.

    GO BACK TO LA!!!!!!
  24. John
    152. Posted by John Sun Oct 25 10:54pm EDT

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    Been a Raider fan for 40 years, this is the low point. The whole bunch sucks, from Al on down. Here ios what we need to do now:
    Get rid of Russell. Go find a known factor, like Garcia.
    Get rid of Al as the daily decision maker.
    Sell the team this summer and move it to LA, and get Pete Carroll to coach. If he won't come over, get Neuheisal. Either one would be fine.
    In the mean time, get rid of Cable too and put Flores back as interum coach. If he won't do it, call Gruden back short term, hell maybe even long term.
    OR hire Micky Mouse because ANYONE would be better than what we have now!
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