JaMarcus Russell Voluntarily steals money from his volunteer coaching gig

[smwhorn 485]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2804453-david-diehl-raiders-gave-jamarcus-russell-blank-tapes-to-see-if-qb-watched-film?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

In fact, he was really REALLY not good at it.

Not that it would have helped him anyway.

[n64ra 1150]

damn, how lazy can you be

[shakahorn 1656]

I never believed purple drank was a real thing until JaMarcus got busted for it.

[BigHorn'13 3494]

Haha. "I watched the blitz packages."

[bamachine 1231]

What a coincidence, he was also not good at watching his weight.

[Vic Mackey 47952]

32 minutes ago, shakahorn said:

I never believed purple drank was a real thing until JaMarcus got busted for it.

Purple drank was around a few decades before Jamarcus was even relevant.

[Sgt Hulk 14427]

I feel like this can be applied to our coaching staff too.  

[ChiTownDoc 21345]

6 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Purple drank was around a few decades before Jamarcus was even relevant.

No shit.  Purple drank will always be relevant.  Fuck Jamarcus.  

[Bevo Num1 1068]

I never believed purple drank was a real thing until JaMarcus got busted for it.

You know how I know you're not from the hood?

[Francisco 2.0 32587]

He spent more time preparing for this photo shoot than watching game film.

 

[DougO 5264]

Jamarcus ain't come here to play video.

[Neonmoon 38130]

They interviewed him, vetted him, and still drafted him. The blame falls on them. 

[pacman 7504]

It's the NFL. Not run by a bunch of geniuses.

[Beau Vine 55863]

47 minutes ago, DougO said:

Jamarcus ain't come here to play video.

Why you need to learn blitz packages when you can throw 75 yard from yo knees?

[and 73]

1 hour ago, DougO said:

Jamarcus ain't come here to play video.

LOL, I was just going to post that. 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Why you need to learn blitz packages when you can throw 75 yard from yo knees?

He can get intercepted anywhere on the field!

[Wally Fairway 5674]

not surprising - wasn't it Russell whose Wonderlic included 2+2=CAT

[UDontKnow 10571]

JaMarcus Russell didn't need Jeff Fisher to ruin his career.

[AUS-97HORN 12050]

This fucking clown basically didnt survive 2 fucking years in the league (his first year he played in 3 games) and was kicked to the curb after 3 official seasons... after being the #1 fucking draft pick.

meanwhile, Vince spent 7 years in the league, went to 2 pro bowls and was rookie of the year, and he is somehow classified as almost an equivalent bust.....

i would be more interested to know if the coaches called him out on the blank tapes.... that would have been high comedy there.

[Whatever 700]

I haven't heard anyone comparing Russell to Vince.  Where have you seen that?

Anybody that tries to compare their NFL careers should be in a mental institution.

[Zavala 1384]

On 11/5/2018 at 7:08 PM, pacman said:

It's the NFL. Not run by a bunch of geniuses.

heh

[Jkwellborn 7035]

I haven't heard anyone comparing Russell to Vince.  Where have you seen that?
Anybody that tries to compare their NFL careers should be in a mental institution.

More than a few lists have VY as the biggest bust of the era.

[Whatever 700]

6 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

More than a few lists have VY as the biggest bust of the era.

Well fuck me then.  Whoever is compiling those lists are regarded.

[Gator Dave 14]

2 hours ago, Whatever said:

Well fuck me then.  Whoever is compiling those lists are regarded.

jefffisher.com

[Jkwellborn 7035]

jefffisher.com

I thought the link was 7and9forever.com

[runthebone 8375]

That is a fantastic story.

[PittsburghTiger 6340]

If only the Raiders coaches had studied blank tapes instead of Russell's LSU tape, they might have opted to go with Calvin Johnson, Joe Thomas, Patrick Willis or Darrelle Revis with the No. 1 pick in that same draft class. 

 

From the link ^^

[0xdeadbeef 1699]

3 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:

More than a few lists have VY as the biggest bust of the era.

Anybody who calls a QB with an NFL record of 31-19 a bust is just stupid.

 

[Bateshorn 9991]

Jamarcus Russell wasn't good at anything other than throwing a football through a brick wall.

[ousux 5637]

I never believed purple drank was a real thing until JaMarcus got busted for it.

It was around long before Jawalrus.

 

Edit- see several have already pointed this out, disregard.

[henrygandorf 29225]

whomever came up with the blank tapes is likely also involved in the whole "taping a $100 bill to the back page of the playbook" shit you hear about.  how many times can you successfully fool potential top nfl picks before you refine your vetting strategy?

[Jkwellborn 7035]

Anybody who calls a QB with an NFL record of 31-19 a bust is just stupid.

 

I agree. But there’s a link on here to that very thing. It’s not the only one I’ve seen either.

[ButtFumble 5286]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

whomever came up with the blank tapes is likely also involved in the whole "taping a $100 bill to the back page of the playbook" shit you hear about.  how many times can you successfully fool potential top nfl picks before you refine your vetting strategy?

Things You Can Do For Decades for $1,000 Alex

[Macanudo 13318]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

whomever came up with the blank tapes is likely also involved in the whole "taping a $100 bill to the back page of the playbook" shit you hear about.  how many times can you successfully fool potential top nfl picks before you refine your vetting strategy?

Well, it's the Raiders.   The same guys who gave John Gruden $100,000,000 last year.

[Whatever 700]

jefffisher.com

I hope Jeff Fisher stubs his toe and gets a paper cut every day for the rest of his life.

[Deej 77813]

8 hours ago, 0xdeadbeef said:

Anybody who calls a QB with an NFL record of 31-19 a bust is just stupid.

 

I'm just here to say "Fuck Jeff Fisher!"

[hookem48 4843]

12 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:

More than a few lists have VY as the biggest bust of the era.

I think a lot of that is because people expected more out of VY, hell who besides the Raiders thought Jamarcus was anything? All the fuck that guy did at LSU was wait till receivers got open and threw the ball as hard as he could to them. 

[Zavala 1384]

12 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:

More than a few lists have VY as the biggest bust of the era.

Rookie of the year tho. Dumbfuck lists dont take into account he was benched and ruined by Fisher.

[immamac 44339]

He apparently was also not good at understanding the word volunteer or understanding the law around donations. 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40457877/former-no-1-pick-jamarcus-russell-fired-coach-faces-lawsuit

Long story short he got a donation check for 70k+ and withdrew 55k after depositing it in his own account lol. 

[Sawbonz 28218]

What do volunteer mean?

[TreatyOak 17366]

Amazing that they were able to identify him. Receiving a $75,000 check from a businessman and depositing it at a credit union, and then withdrawing $55,000 in cash isn’t normally traceable. 

[Genco 3056]

[Hermanator 7665]

A guy this stupid stayed eligible at LSU for 3 years. Bastion of academic excellence 

He wasn't arrested so were no theft/embezzlement laws broken? Said he's getting a civil suit from the guy he stole from

[TreatyOak 17366]

2 hours ago, Hermanator said:

A guy this stupid stayed eligible at LSU for 3 years. Bastion of academic excellence 

He wasn't arrested so were no theft/embezzlement laws broken? Said he's getting a civil suit from the guy he stole from

Wondering the same. Guessing if he returns the money, no charges will be filed. However, the lawsuit seems to indicate that he didn’t return it so I’m confused. Anybody wondering if he owes some of the wrong people a lot of money?

[immamac 44339]

8 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

Wondering the same. Guessing if he returns the money, no charges will be filed. However, the lawsuit seems to indicate that he didn’t return it so I’m confused. Anybody wondering if he owes some of the wrong people a lot of money?

I would imagine that he's a few marbles short of playing a game. On the lost marbles scale. 

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

On 11/5/2018 at 3:15 PM, n64ra said:

damn, how lazy can you be

 

[TreatyOak 17366]

I rate both Russell and VY's careers as abject failures. Russell, of course, is perhaps the worst-ever bust, and is the grand-prize winner. Yes, VY hung around the league, but when you measure his career against the expectations, coupled with his ongoing personal issues, he is a textbook definition bust of a prospect. I'm glad he won us a championship and I wish he could get his life together, but he is a confirmed dumb guy and is 100% responsible for his failures.

I hope he gets help and stops bringing shame upon his name, but I don't expect it.  

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2779]

Did the guy make the check out to JR?  

[Texzilla588 772]

This fucking clown basically didnt survive 2 fucking years in the league (his first year he played in 3 games) and was kicked to the curb after 3 official seasons... after being the #1 fucking draft pick.
meanwhile, Vince spent 7 years in the league, went to 2 pro bowls and was rookie of the year, and he is somehow classified as almost an equivalent bust.....
i would be more interested to know if the coaches called him out on the blank tapes.... that would have been high comedy there.

The difference is Al Davis was singing J’Marcus persuades until the end. Vince had his coach purposely trying to kill him and his career. Jeff Fisher is an evil motherfucker. Murdered Steve McNair. Tried to kill VY.

[TreatyOak 17366]

27 minutes ago, Texzilla588 said:

The difference is Al Davis was singing J’Marcus persuades until the end. Vince had his coach purposely trying to kill him and his career. Jeff Fisher is an evil motherfucker. Murdered Steve McNair. Tried to kill VY.

Great players survive bad coaches, even Jeff Fisher-bad-level. 

Nick Foles, Case Keenum and Jared Goff all suffered under Jeff Fisher. Heck, Nick Foles nearly retired out of frustration. All of them had their most success AFTER they got away from Fisher. Vince Young had plenty of chances after Fisher but didn't have the character or work habits to make himself a success.