Two head coaches in three years later, JaMarcus Russell is still playing like he is a rookie.

And it’s not entirely his fault.

Russell has been forced to learn a new playbook every year and just when you think he’s getting the hang of things, another head coach gets the ax.

Russell has seen two different playbooks in his short professional career, watch his former coach humiliate the owner after being fired and watch his current head coach punch and break his assistant coach’s jaw.

This might explain his lackluster play.

He’s shown flashes of greatness throughout the season but has also shown his inexperience when throwing into double, sometimes triple coverage and his sloppy two-minute drills.

The offense currently obtains one of the most talented and young offenses in the league.  It’s more than just Russell’s fault. The Raiders need a coaching staff.

Russell is a winner, he proved it in college.  He’d be great with leaders and coaches like the ones the Steelers, Patriots and even the Jets.  Instead, he is in Oakland with more interceptions than touchdowns and one of the lowest passer ratings, if not the lowest, in the NFL.

It’s a little unfair to put all this criticism on Russell but he is the quarterback.

But what about the development of Darren McFadden and rookie receivers Louis Murphy and Darrius Heyward-Bay?  These guys could and should be superstars in the future but only with a better coaching staff than what the Raiders see right now.

But Russell hasn’t helped his case either.  Many in the Raiders organization have questioned his passion and dedication to the sport.  There were many speculations of Russell’s commitment after watching him skip or be tardy in meetings and fail to spend time watching film and learning the opponent.

The Raider Nation is dying to see Russell out.

But it doesn’t matter.

Any young quarterback looking at a new coaching staff every year will fail.  That’s probably why Davis won’t take him out.  Yes, Al Davis.

Let’s be honest, the last time Raiders had the closest thing to a head coach was Jon Gruden.

We really don’t want to take a trip down memory lane on to what the final product was after that.

Raiders know Russell has the potential to be one of the elite quarterbacks in the NFL, and can’t afford him to be on the bench, literally.  With a six-year, $68 million contract, Raiders need him on the field.