The Raiders’ struggles throughout the 2000s are well documented, and only now are they in the process of a true and much needed rebuild.
In 2007, No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell was chosen with hopes of turning the franchise around, and as we all know, it did not exactly turn out that way.
Although there were plenty of problems and poor decisions made within the organization around the time, missing on a pick of that magnitude, coming with the contract value it did, stands out in a big way.
