NFL Draft Preview: JaMarcus Russell

JaMarcus' worst enemy. BACK AWAY FROM THE BUFFET!

Day two of my NFL Draft previews brings us to the player that most believe will be the first name Roger Goodell EVER announces at the NFL Draft. He's strong, he's kind of agile, and he may be fat. He's JaMarcus Russell.....

Name: JaMarcus Russell

Position: Quarterback

School: LSU

Pros: The ability to throw a spiral over a mountain. Manbeast who is difficult to tackle since he's as large as some defensive lineman. Ability to move in pocket to avoid pass rush. Cool name with two capital letters.

Cons: Not as dreamy as Brady (Tom or Quinn). May lack the ability to stop eating. Possible arrogant prick.

Completely Unbiased Synopsis: JaMarcus is one of those players that gets me a bit worried. He has a cannon for an arm and throws a beautiful ball but he seems to have come out of nowhere a bit. His game against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl catapulted him to the top of the draft, but let's be real folks, that was Notre Dame. They're not exactly known for their lockdown defense. Russell reminds most people of Daunte Culpepper since he's a similar size and has a similar arm. He also seems to have a similar attitude which would not be a good thing. JaMarcus showed up to the combine overweight and didn't seem to give a damn about it. This usually throws up a red flag for me. I understand that you're actually going to work out at your pro day (which he did to rave reviews) but if you were interviewing for a multi-million dollar job with nothing else to worry about, wouldn't you make sure to show up to one stage of it in shape and ready to go? I'm not asking you to work out at the combine, but at least show up in shape. As far as his level of play in college, JaMarcus played in the SEC which means he was playing top level competition week in and week out. That being said he played pretty well most of the time, though in tough games last year against Florida, Tennessee, and Auburn, his performance dipped a bit. Don't know if that's a sign of things to come but I guess we'll see.

Where He's Headed: Hmmm, let's see. Unbelievable arm? Check. Possible attitude problem? Check. Sure sounds like an Oakland Raider to me. I really don't see any way the Raiders don't take Russell with the number one overall pick. Al Davis (who people tell me is still alive) loves a vertical passing offense and this guy has a rocket for an arm so I'm sure Davis would be drooling if he still had that ability. The only other guy I could see the Raiders taking at number one is Calvin Johnson and that may not happen even if they are able to trade Randy Moss. I'd be willing to throw down a pretty good amount of money that JaMarcus is the first one getting his name called on April 28th. If he doesn't, you can expect a lot of teams trying to trade up to number two (and swindle Matt Millen's dumb ass) to get Russell.

BOLD PREDICTION: JaMarcus goes to the Raiders, and becomes a QB who is great at times but still throws stupid interceptions that make you want to bash your head against a wall repeatedly.

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