Comments on: Why Frye, and not Gradkowski, should be the Raiders’ starting QB

By: mike flory

mike flory — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:08:35 +0000

jp losman will beat out russ for the third spot, im praying

By: mike flory

mike flory — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:07:31 +0000

dude your smoking crak he had more fumbles but grad put us in the endzone

By: Tmac

Tmac — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:19:00 +0000

Neither Frye nor Grad are under contract for next year, right?

If so, all this talk may be moot because Al could easily pull a “Beurlein” and eliminate the competition for his golden child JaFatso.

By: Arj

Arj — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:15:57 +0000

ANYBODY BUT FAT ASS RUSSELL!!!!

By: WCRaider

WCRaider — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:50:38 +0000

To pick apart some of your argument here, the majority, vast, of fumbles occurred while Gallery was injured and thus not in the lineup, damn near all of them. The point about Heyward-Bey is irrelevant but Darius will be fine next year.

I agree that Frye should be the starter for a different reason, he has a good throwing motion. He and Bruce both make good decisions and know where the play is supposed to develop, they are equals in finding open options and throwing the ball where a receiver has a chance to make a play on the ball. I would like to see both resigned with Frye and Bruce battling it out in camp for the starting position though, take another shot of whiskey, I have hopes that Russell will get off his dead ass and put in the work that is necessary to become a starter and team leader.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:26:17 +0000

I went to the Pittsburgh game and the Cleveland game. It’s not even close. Bruce is the better of the two. I’m more interested in JP Losman, however.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:59:59 +0000

Dude, fumbles are either the result of poor protection, or not protecting the ball. I Gradkowski’s case, the fumbles were mainly poor protection. Frye threw critical and red zone interceptions, whereas Gradkowski punched the ball in for TDs in the red zone and particularly in key drives for the lead or winning score. He’s clutch. Frye, though talented, is further back on the learning curve. While he has greater arm strength, he’s not equal to Gradkowski in game savvy, and, frankly, balls. When Gradkowski has the ball late in the game, you know the Raiders are going to score, and so does the other team. Not so with Frye, as of yet. The Frye argument is a stretch, but hopefully Frye wil make it a QB controversy next season. The competition would be great.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:30:10 +0000

Bruce is by far a better QB than Frye…Stats don’t lie…What we really need is someone to protect our QB in the pocket…

By: SoCALRaider805

SoCALRaider805 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:42:22 +0000

this idea makes SOME sense but its not realistic. so many overlook the “leadership” quality of a quarterback. Grad motivated his team to a point that ALL the Raiders on the field were playing up to their potential and with inspiration. there is a HUGE reason why Grad won those upset games… he made everyone in the huddle confident and with a real belief that they could win. anyone who has played the game to at least the college level would understand this. the QB is the voice you hear in every huddle. his demeanor and confidence in himself MATTERS!!… and the results of the game back up his character. Grad may not look the best but he is medicine for the sickly Raiders.

By: peter laughing at you

peter laughing at you — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:41:55 +0000

seriously dude?

you should be fired. So we should take the 1 td and 4 turnovers as oppose to 6 tds and 6 turnovers?

ill take the scores any day, and i really feel like your lacking some football etiquette if you disagree.