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sportscurmudgeon · 03-30-2004, 08:45 PM

OaklandSkinz;

You wanted to know why Russell is still in Washington.

Two words: Raw ... speed.

He has bad hands - I mean really bad hands - but he can flat-out fly. And so the coaching staff wants to be sure that they can't teach him how to catch a football reliably before they let him go.

My guess is that the coaches will eventually give up on him because he has had bad hands in college and in his developmental years in the NFL. But these are new coaches; and if they see the speed he brings to the line of scrimmage, they have to want to keep him around to see if they can work a bit of "magic" with him.

He might just be the fastest man in the NFL; if not, he is in the top 5!

03-30-2004, 08:45 PM	#74
sportscurmudgeon Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,159	OaklandSkinz; You wanted to know why Russell is still in Washington. Two words: Raw ... speed. He has bad hands - I mean really bad hands - but he can flat-out fly. And so the coaching staff wants to be sure that they can't teach him how to catch a football reliably before they let him go. My guess is that the coaches will eventually give up on him because he has had bad hands in college and in his developmental years in the NFL. But these are new coaches; and if they see the speed he brings to the line of scrimmage, they have to want to keep him around to see if they can work a bit of "magic" with him. He might just be the fastest man in the NFL; if not, he is in the top 5! __________________ The Sports Curmudgeon www.sportscurmudgeon.com But don't get me wrong, I love sports...