Don't get excited, Oakland: JaMarcus's benching is temporary

Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell(notes), despite four games this season with a quarterback rating under 50, had somehow managed not to get benched. For some reason, though, Tom Cable decided that today was the day. JaMarcus, after three turnovers, finally got the hook. Bruce Gradkowski(notes) entered the game, and while he wasn't the worldbeater you'd expect him to be, he wasn't JaMarcus-awful. He managed to throw 19 passes without being intercepted (though he did cough up a fumble) and led the Raiders down to the Jets one-yard-line. Sadly, no score. Unfortunately, any improvement that was gained by Gradkowski's insertion will be short-lived. Head coach Tom Cable announced after the game that the job still belonged to JaMarcus. And as a fan of the team that plays the Raiders play next week, allow me to say "Thank you, Tom Cable." I kid. I don't think there's any way this is really Tom Cable's decision. That's because ...