Always need to take Spring mini camps with a grain of salt but ESPN.com is reporting that Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell is in much better shape than a year ago. Additionally in early May practices Russell looked strong throwing an impressive deep ball – something the Raiders didn’t do much last year.
*** The FantasyDraftEdge.com Fantasy Impact Take ***
Our stance here is certainly wait and see – as it often is this time of year – particularly with Russell. We’ve never believed too strongly that JaMarcus Russell would be a solid NFL fantasy football quarterback. We’ll admit we’re wrong if in fact some new weapons and increased experience lets Russell realize the talent that made him the #1 overall pick. Until we see it with some very impressive numbers in the pre-season the Raiders QB stays low on our cheat sheet player rankings.
