Jeff Garcia News

It was hard to formulate a list of the top fantasy stars of the decade who wore a 49ers or Raiders jersey, but let's take a look at the top Bay Area players of the past few seasons.

Every week from now on, we'll profile potential replacements for Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips , should he be fired by the end of the season.

"The season is over." How many times has that phrase been uttered by Raider fans since the fall of 2003? Far more times than the Chargers have beaten Oakland.

There weren't supposed to be any must-wins this early. There weren't supposed to be any franchise crossroads before the Eagles even got to the meat of their 2009 schedule.

First off, I'm going to say that that was just an amazing play by Derrelle Revis.

A win at home against the reeling Jets, who wereA starting a struggling rookie quarterback and travelling across the country, seemed not only feasible, but realistic.

ONE MORE week, one more chance. And not because he's earned it. Having lost the faith of a significant portion of the Raiders fan base, as well as a few teammates and coaches, JaMarcus Russell needed only 24 minutes Sunday to fumble his previously firm status as starting quarterback.

You play JC and hope that the benching opened his eyes. + Campbell or Collins - Campbell or Collins I think it ill be Jason Campbell starting on monday night against the Eagles .

Attention, disgruntled football fans. Looking for a new head coach? There are plenty of qualified candidates out there, sitting by the phone.

With the Oakland Raiders playing the Eagles this weekend on BBC 5 live sports extra , it got me thinking about the state of one of the NFL's most colourful franchises.

You can always tell what sort of opponent the Eagles have coming up by how long Andy Reid chooses to talk about that team during the preambles to his weekly news conferences.

Those of you expecting the Napa District Attorney to throw the book at Raiders coach Tom Cable , for allegedly assaulting an assistant, should be aware that the book might not be flying anywhere.

Former NFL coach Tony Dungy said earlier this month that he advised Michael Vick against signing with the Raiders once the quarterback was released from prison and reinstated by commissioner Roger Goodell.

The Silver and Black-topped circus is back for its annual run. Tom Cable is about to be led off the premises in handcuffs at any moment.

These were supposed to better days for the Cowboys, Browns and Raiders, with Tony Romo rising from undrafted free agent to Brett Favre clone sans Terrell Owens , Brady Quinn becoming the Robo-QB in Cleveland he was at Notre Dame and JaMarcus Russell showing improvement in Year 3. None of it has come to pass.

On any given Sunday, a Raiders fan might consider prayer - and that is exactly what Oakland cornerback Chris Johnson did last Sunday in Houston.

Plenty of excuses can be made for the Raiders' ineptitude on offense. The receivers are too young.

It doesn't necessarily mean a team is giving up on the season when the backup quarterback gets promoted because of an ineffective starter.

Life is not fair. If it were, Jeff Garcia would not be looking for work. Yeah, I know, Garcia has a job.

All indications have been however, that the Raiders do not fully believe in Russell yet, which could be affecting their will to play.