Jul 21st 2008 5:00PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC West

Soon-to-be really exciting offense. There is certainly no shortage of high-powered weaponry in Lane Kiffin’s stable. JaMarcus Russell is surrounded by Javon Walker, Drew Carter, Ronald Curry, Darren McFadden, and Justin Fargas. That’s explosivity and it’s only a matter of time before it ignites. Hopefully Al Davis likes the results, or they’ll be starting over again next year.

I LOVE JAMARCUS RUSSELL. I want to yell it from the mountaintops. Only I don’t have a mountain. I have a keyboard. (here’s hoping you get the movie reference … otherwise that would have been really weird) Seriously, though, there’s a reason that JaMarcus was the top overall pick. He’s talented as sin. Last year was a very weird season for him, but he did finish on a high note (23-31, 224 yards, TD) against the Chargers. He has been provided two new, speedy deep threats — assuming Walker’s recovered from his Vegas outing — and McFadden, in addition to a steadily improving offensive line and Fargas. With a full arsenal at his disposal in camp, look for the 23 year-old to storm out of the gates in this is coming-out season.Continue Reading