On the team, this is a key component. Useful should the running game bog down, the wide receivers help keep defenses honest and protect the offense from teams' "stacking the box". Sometimes teams design the offense to run exclusively around these players or a coach might try a more balances approach.

For the Oakland Raiders, JaMarcus Russell's maturity is going to be measured on how well these players respond and if needed, can ...

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