Lowest hanging fruit

Everybody and their mother seems to be criticizing JaMarcus Russell recently (his horrid season makes it pretty easy, i.e. the lowest hanging fruit). So what the hell, I thought I'd join in.

Ryan Leaf, generally considered to be the worst draft choice of all-time, in his third season in the NFL (he missed all of 1999, but Russell missed most of his rookie season so it's even):

50% completion percentage, 11 TDs, 18 INTs, 5.8 yards per attempt, 56.2 rating

JaMarcus Russell in his third season thus far:

39.8% completion percentage, 1 TD, 4 INTs, 4.7 yards per attempt, 42.4 rating

Leaf had across-the-board better numbers than Russell. What's great is that the Raiders probably won't bench Russell because of his draft status and contract (plus Gradkowski as his backup), so we may be looking at one of the least valuable seasons from a starting QB in NFL history. There may have been QBs who put up worse numbers than Russell, but if he keeps starting he's going to be doing it with a lot more attempts, making it even less valuable. Most players who produce like Russell get benched, which is what could make this a historic season.