Charlie Frye - not JaMarcus Russell - to start Sunday
With Raiders quarterback Bruce Gradkowski out for the game against Denver, it won't be JaMarcus Russell getting another opportunity to start.
"I think that's the whole point here, his struggles are out there," [Raiders coach Tom] Cable said (via AP). "It's on film and in the game and those sort of things. Everybody is working to try and help him get better all the time. He's certainly giving back to that, as best he can, and at some point you hope to, as I always say, have a breakthrough and move forward."
Instead, it will be Charlie Frye, who has thrown a total of 33 passes over the past three seasons.
According to Cable, the writing isn't necessarily on the wall when it comes to Russell's future even though the team is going with a guy who hasn't thrown an NFL pass all year over the former top overall pick.
"It's too early for all that," Cable said. "Right now we want to find a way to win these last three games. At this point, this is what we feel, that I feel, is the best thing for us."
Perhaps the Raiders are hoping that Russell will mature the way Vince Young did in Tennessee during the time he was benched.
I'm a little surprised that the Raiders finally conceded that starting Russell was a mistake. So, it's not too far-fetched to think that he won't be back in Oakland in 2010.
Russell, the top overall pick in 2007, has completed 48 percent of his passes this year and threw two touchdowns and ten interceptions.
