Raiders Sign No. 1 Pick JaMarcus Russell

The former LSU quarterback has finally ended his lengthy holdout and signed a 6 year deal worth up to $68 million dollars with the Oakland Raiders. Almost half of the contract is guaranteed ($31-32 million dollars). Last year's number 1 pick Mario Williams only received $21 million guaranteed from the Houston Texans, then again, he was a defensive end and not a franchise quartberback. Not since Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Bryant McKinnie in 2002, has there been a holdout this long. As far as top overall picks go you would have to go back to when Bo Jackson refused to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1986.

Russell could see the practice as soon as Wednesday barring any problems during his physical. Russell's lengthy holdout while economically beneficial, was not very beneficial in terms of actually playing a down in his first season in the NFL. As of right now the Oakland Raiders are planning to start Josh McCown and have former Miami Dolphins/Minnesota Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper backing him up. Had Russell not held out for as long as he did he probably would have been competing for the starting quarterback role. And considering his competition at quarterback would have been a journeyman and a washed up veteran, I would've liked his chances.

East Coast Bias - August 3, 2007

Today's Headlines

- MLB Rundown:

Yankees, AL Central Race, Braves

- NFL Training Camp News:

Strahan, Moss, and Culpepper

The Weekly Phil

- Eagles Training Camp

- Phillies Wild Card Chances


On the podcast today, we start with news from Major League Baseball. We discuss the Yankees wild card hopes, the Indians-Tigers race, and the trade deadlines moves of the Braves. We then switch to the gridiron and get into some of the big stories from the NFL for our next topic. Strahan's possible retirement, Moss's fit with the Patriots, and Culpepper signing with the Raiders are the topics we debate. And finally, Brendan and I talk Eagles/Phillies news in a segment we like to call The Weekly Phil.

East Coast Bias - July 20, 2007

We're Backkkkkk!


Today's Headlines

- Bonds Approaches The 755 Milestone

- Vick Indicted By Federal Government

- 2007 British Open - Tiger Or The Field?

The ECB Mailbag

- Answering Questions on Beckham, Bonds, Yi, Culpepper, and the Yankees


On the Friday, July 20th episode of ECB, we start with Barry Bonds and his inevitable breaking of Hank Aaron's 755. We then talk about the Mike Vick situation and discuss the impact of the indictment. The British Open is our last piece of news and we ponder the Tiger vs. the field question. We end the show with the debut of The ECB Mailbag, where we respond to your emails and give you our hard hitting answers to your questions.

Episode 4 - The Return of Jason

Today's Headlines

NBA Finals Game 2 Analysis

Our Top 3 Closers of All Time

Who would you rather have at QB Trent Green or Daunte Culpepper?


Weekly Segment

-Overrated and Underrated


For today's podcast me and Jason delve into which quarterback we'd rather have, Trent Green or Daunte Culpepper? We also debate who are the top 3 closers of all time. Is Mariano Rivera really the greatest closer of all time? Jason would like you to think so but I drop some knowledge on him. We of course have our reaction to the blowout that was Game 2 of the NBA Finals and we finally finish up with a our weekly segment of underrated and overrated. Feel free to e-mail us if you have any questions you'd like us to answer on our show or just let us know what you think of the podcast. Thanks again for listening.

Culpepper Fights Back

Daunte Culpepper has vowed to block any trade the Miami Dolphins might attempt in order to get him out of Miami. Culpepper participated in early drills at Dolphins mini-camp but as soon as team oriented workouts began Terry Shea, the Dolphins QB coach, told Culpepper he was barred from team drills. Culpepper was escorted by security off the field and spent the rest of the day in the weight room. He is owed $5.5 million this coming season and with his current contract, which runs through 2013 and is worth $51.5 million, no team is going to be willing to pay that. Culpepper was quoted as saying, "I definitely expect to be released," Culpepper said. "I will not be traded."

Dolphins Plan To Trade Culpepper

Just a day after the Dolphins acquired Trent Green from the Kansas City Chiefs for a 5th round draft pick, Dolphins management informed Daunte Culpepper he won't be challenging Green for the starting job. Barring a pending physical of Trent Green, the Dolphins will be shopping Culpepper around. Culpepper has other ideas though as he was quoted, "They would like to trade me in order to get something for me. However, it is my position that I have already been down that road and I am not interested in being traded." Culpepper is scheduled to make $5.5 million dollars next season while Green is scheduled to make around $7 million. With the Dolphins selecting John Beck, QB out of BYU, in the second round there doesn't seem to be a need for Culpepper. Culpepper only played 4 games last season because of injuries and appears to be only shadow of what he used to be prior to his catastrophic knee injury during the 2005 season. If there are any updates on this story you folks will be the first to know.