After that beating the Jets gave the Raiders at home last Sunday, it's time to take a closer look at JaMarcus Russell. We all know former head coach Lane Kiffin had so little confidence in JaMarcus that the only thing he did in the pocket was turn and hand it to his running back. We later learned that following Kiffin's firing, Al Davis said his head coach had to develop JaMarcus into the great player he was. New head coach Tom Cable then hired respected Quarterbacks coach Paul Hackett and Passing Game coordinator Ted Tollner. They were to develop JaMarcus into the next Mad Bomber. A few years ago, before Gruden, Al brought in quarterback Jeff George. George didn't do much in Atlanta or Indianapolis, but he had that powerful throwing arm Al covets, and besides, he was a great quarterback in practice. But something always happened when he was in the game, maybe it was the opponents pressure, or maybe he was a Jonas. Whatever it was, George also tended to blame others for his lack of success. His lack of leadership got him canned by Gruden, and an early exit from the NFL. Now in his third year, JaMarcus is still inexperienced and not exactly football smart. Tom Cable said that JaMarcus could not get the O lined-up correctly on the first play of the game. What would Gruden have done? It was the last year Gruden was in Oakland. Gannon got nailed and went to the sideline shaken. Before Gruden let Gannon back in the game he made him go through the audibles of a certain formation, which Gannon nailed. Could JaMarcus do that after the QB's meeting let alone with a bell-ringer? So Raider fans if we look back at our history, lousy QBs have always translated into failure. Do you remember any success with Kerry Collins, Donald Hollis, Billy Joe Hobart, Vince Evans, Jay Schroeder, Rusty Hilger, Marc Wilson, etc.? What about Daryl Lamonica, Kenny Stabler, Jim Plunkett and Rich Gannon? Great times indeed. Is there a quarterback out there who can return the Raiders to greatness?