The Raiders Should Cut Garcia Now To Avoid QB Controversey

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Published: August 8, 2009

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... few Raider fans calling for Garcia to start over Russell. This has mainly been caused by media pundits and a few of the fans that have been blinded by the media's talking heads.

But in all reality, how Russell and Garcia actually compare, one is much better than the other.

In order to come to a decision lets take a look at the Raiders QBs past seasons.

First Jeff Garcia, a nearly 40-year-old veteran QB, has limited arm strength but still possesses decent mobility for his age

Born in Gilroy, he attended San Jose State and even played for that team across the bridge. Heres a look at his stats last year: 2,712 yards passing, 12 TDs, 23 sacks, 6 INTs, 12 games played, 90.2 QB rating, 7.2 yards per completion and a 64.9 completion percentage.

JaMarcus Russell: 6'6'', 265-pound QB about to start his third year out of LSU. Born in Alabama, he has tremendous physical ability and is quite mobile for his size, he is much like a QB in a tight-end's body...

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