I don’t know if it’s fair to call Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell a bust when he still plays for the worst organization in the NFL, but the Oakland Raiders bust-to-be has a unique style of leadership. It’s one that, in my day, I’ve seen emulated in the corporate world. From the National Football Post, emphasis added:
The work ethic of quarterback JaMarcus Russell is still being questioned by many who have worked with him in the past and are working with him now. After he issued a call to his teammates to practice and finish the OTA days strong, he then disappeared and was AWOL on the last day.
Nothing’s more irritating in a workplace setting than that guy. It’s the person that does all the rah-rah talk and gets into everyone else’s business and then neglects his or her own house, usually with some ridiculous excuse like, “I thought this was due next week,” or “My kid was hit by a bus and I have to take him to the emergency room.” Some people just aren’t team players.
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Scene: The sideline of last night's BCS Championship Game. LSU leads Ohio State going into halftime.
Troy Smith: [unintelligible]
Chris Myers: WHAT?
Troy Smith: [unintelligible]
Chris Myers: YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP, I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER JAMARCUS' SWEATER!!!
[Awful Announcing; better photo at the Postmen]
GQ, the magazine for closeted gay men who aren't quite ready for the leap of gayness that is Men's Health, features several of the NFL's most talented young quarterbacks, plus Ben Roethlisberger, in this month's issue.
There's too much goodness for me to delve into details, so expect a more thorough breakdown from me at Kissing Suzy Kolber tomorrow. In the meantime, you deserve to see Browns QB James Dean Brady Quinn, plus JaMarcus Russell in a coat he borrowed from Vin Diesel in XXX. Matt Leinart only did the shoot because he got to keep the model.
In a related story, be sure to look for Trent Green's favorite places to eat a 5 a.m. breakfast in next month's AARP Magazine.
(Big ups: J.E. Skeets)
