Skins work out JaMarcus Russell (and a bunch of other free agents)

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Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

He could have woken up when he was benched and like Vince Young, have an epiphany. It apparently didn't happen.

Also, who are these QBs who stunk it up and then proceeded to light it up later? And by "stunk it up" I mean play terribly, not so-so or "ok".

I guess I'll never convince you that the NFL has missed on QBs, because I'll name guys like Brad Johnson, Trent Green and Tony Romo and you'll just say something about how you knew all along they were better than terrible.

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

Oh, and the body language and play of his teammates when he walked into the game against us last year? Any willingness to play for him apparently flew out the window.

Isn't it possible the body language and play of his teammates had something to do with poor leadership and the fact they were going nowhere?

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

It's quite clear that he was wallowing in the life of his 50 mil and couldn't give a damn about football.

This you are right about, and it's actually the point I have been trying to make. He was immature, like most young adults, and it's possible that has changed (or could in the future). Don't write him off just yet. That's all I'm saying.

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

So what if the organization is dysfunctional, Russell could have been motivated by the simple desire to get back the starting job. A benching should be a huge wake-up call to the QB to play well or else. Even that wasn't enough.

You act as if the only thing that matters for success is a good QB. You act as if Russell just had to make the decision to be good, and they would have won the Superbowl, regardless of how bad the rest of the organization was.