All indications have been however, that the Raiders do not fully believe in Russell yet, which could be affecting their will to play.

To many Raider fans, and even outside critics, the Raiders appeared to have a chance to compete this season, but instead we're seeing the same old, same old.

Three and outs, field goals, more field goals, and allowed touchdowns by the defense.

These performances by Russell are what I feared would happen, though I wasn't going to openly predict it, because that type of thing can pollute the confidence of players.

I figured that Jeff Garcia had been signed in case of an emergency, but that Russell was still expected to be the future. Instead the Raiders cut Garcia,...

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