Favre, Vick Sagas Emphasize JaMarcus Russell’s Importance to Raiders

The media circus surrounding the recent signings of Brett Favre and Michael Vick serves as a reminder that the Oakland Raiders have reached a stress-free level unknown to them in recent years.

Thanks to newfound stability at head coach and quarterback, the Raiders are finally starting to shed the controversies that had become commonplace for them.

A team’s most important player is its starting quarterback, and it sends a bad message to the fans and players in Minnesota and Philadelphia when their teams are seen scrambling to land long shots at that position.

Bringing in a player off the street who threatens the current starter in th...

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