Nov 29th 2008 1:35PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC WestNo team in the NFL has completed fewer passes this season than the Oakland Raiders, and frankly, it’s not even close. That’s probably not all that shocking to you, seeing as how JaMarcus Russell is a second-year quarterback, and the Raiders are, for the most part, a running team blessed with a deep backfield including Justin Fargas, Darren McFadden and Michael Bush. Naturally, like any team, they’re going to stick with their strength.

Still, Russell has struggled at times, while also showing flashes of the potential that made him the No. 1 overall pick a year ago. Perhaps one of the problems he’s dealing with this season is the fact his wide receivers are, well, for lack of a better word — terrible.

Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee pointed out today that the Raiders haven’t had more than one wide receiver catch a pass in a game in four weeks, and that Michael Bush, a 245-pound running back — who is now playing fullback — is second on the team with 18 receptions.

Sounds pretty bad. But it gets worse.Continue Reading