Is JaMarcus Russell Inaccurate or Are the Oakland Receivers Too Fast?

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Published: September 16, 2009

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... but it seems to me that Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell has accuracy problems when he throws at faster receivers.

When he throws at tight-end Zach Miller, he seems to catch everything.  Miller fell to the second round of the 2007 Draft because of a slow time in the 40 at only 4.72.

Meanwhile, Russell would connect with Dwayne Bowe at LSU, who ran a 4.49 at the Combine.

Compare that to the 40s for Johnnie Lee Higgins, Louis Murphy, and Darrius Heyward-Bey, and you'll see that Russell appears to be more comfortable with slower receivers.  Heyward-Bey clocked-in around a 4.28, Higgins at around 4.35, and Murphy at about 4.3.

Chaz Schilens, considered Russell's go-to receiver of the future, clocked-in around 4.4.

Does the speed of a receiver necessarily have an effect on the quarterback's accuracy?

If so, would that mean that the receivers should slow down, or does Russell just need to compensate for it?

I would mu...

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