Published 7/6/2009
by Paula Lehman
at Bleacher Report - NFL
The Raiders have already settled on their quarterback for 2009. It's JaMarcus Russell, according to all reports and comments from head coach Tom Cable. But I'm in agreement with a B/R article that notes a controversy is emerging .
With recent comments from Garcia himself, you can see parity between the two frontmen for Oakland. Garcia is showing confidence while Russell seems to be fading into the distance.
On the one hand, earlier this month Russell showed signs of correcting his lack of past leadership and announced he would hold a secret practice for all quarterbacks and wide receivers before training camp started.
That was before the 2007 first round pick went totally AWOL on the last day of OTA. Gone. No excuse, no apologies.
In the meantime, Garcia is exuding nothing but blunt power—at least from his mouth.
"Not knocking JaMarcus or anybody else on the team, but I just have a belief in my own abilities," Garcia told the Detroit News in an interview for today's edition. ...
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