JaMarcus Russell | TigerFan.com

TheDude · Aug 23, 2008

It would appear that Russell is not as dumb as some people would have us believe. I guess he has some "football smarts" after all. Give 'em hell Russell.

In Russell's lone touchdown drive, the Raiders passed on every play, and it's worth noting deep passes were called, with the quarterback opting for the safer play.
``We had go routes on both sides, depending on their coverage,'' Russell said. ``We did it so much at practice, checking the ball down, that it's better than the deep ball sometimes, letting the backs break a few tackles, get a first down or a big run. We kind of forced that into my head, and I'm just kind of living by that right now.''
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islstl · Aug 23, 2008

Good stuff.

Interested to see how things transpire this season.

I hope his O-line holds up.