JaMarcus Russell is flexing while completing an impressive 35 percent of his passes

As a reminder, Chris Cwik and I have a bet regarding who will be a better QB this year, Jason Campbell or JaMarcus Russell. I proposed the bet after much Russell bashing by Cwik.

My side of the bet isn’t looking too glamorous at this point. I know only 2 games have been played, but when I see the bottom ticker showing that JaMarcus Russell is 7-24, I don’t need to look at Jason Campbell’s stats to know that I lost this week. Come on, 7-24! I don’t want to know how that ranks in recent history for lowest completion percentage with at least 20 throws, and I’m a stats guy. Not only that, but it was against the CHIEFS defense, not exactly the “Dome Patrol” from the early 90’s.

While my confidence has certainly been shaken in Russell, I still hold my ground that Jason Campbell is no good. While that may be true, it may hold little ground with reference to the bet.

I am a LSU football fan, and I remember JaMarcus being in a training camp “battle” with Matt Flynn in 2006, but how could a number 1 overall pick play could so poorly? Russell still has time to get better and develop, but he isn’t giving much reason to believe.

On the other side of the bet,  Jason Campbell played fine. He completed 65% of his passes and averaging 6.9 yards per pass attempt. He didn’t have any Touchdowns or interceptions, but gained yards on a sub-par Rams defense. His Redskins defeated St. Louis 9-7 in a rather boring game.

Up next…

Week 3 should be theoretically favorable for both QB’s.

Campbell vs. Lions Defense

Russell vs. Broncos Defense

All that said, here are the latest numbers…