The 2010 Draft QB Class could be Historically Awful

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

It's unfair to assume that Russell lacks desire and Bradford doesn't. Maybe Sam Bradford isn't really passionate about football. Maybe Russell wanted nothing more in life than to be a successful NFL QB. We simply can't assume that the black guy lacked desire, even though we do know that he wasn't successful at all.

The only thing we really know is that both got drafted first overall by awful teams and weren't good though two seasons. In Russell's case we know he regressed terribly in his third year and is now out of the league. That's the difference. The ending to Russell's story (I believe) has already been written.

Why was his race even mentioned? It's obvious from his weight and off-season habits he had no desire to get better at his craft. Three years after he was drafted #1, and he can't even sniff a chance at a roster spot even now at his young age. The below should give you some understanding on JR's character.


“Life coach” fires JaMarcus Russell | ProFootballTalk

Russell reportedly worked hard after starting to work with Lucas last September, but he quickly lost focus. He showed up to NFL workouts last November and December out of shape, and his work habits “continued to deteriorate.” Lucas grew tired of trying to get Russell to care.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Why was his race even mentioned? It's obvious from his weight and off-season habits he had no desire to get better at his craft. Three years after he was drafted #1, and he can't even sniff a chance at a roster spot even now at his young age. The below should give you some understanding on JR's character.


“Life coach” fires JaMarcus Russell | ProFootballTalk

Nothing about JaMarcus Russell's character should be obvious to us. The very end of his NFL career was a total train wreck. A very rare train wreck, I might add. A lot of people wrote a lot of terrible things about him and then there was the whole citation for codeine that made him untouchable.

I do think it's fair to criticize his work habits. I don't think it's fair to cite his desire or character as a defense for Sam Bradford.