This article is written by Raiders Reporter Elias Trejo, Featured Columnist at BleacherReport.com. His opinion is not necessarily in agreement with this site's editors. But, we feel it's an intriguing opinion ona player who has been blamed repeatedly for the failings of a franchise.

When it comes to the Raiders QB competition you keep hearing that Bruce Gradkowski has the heart to be the starting QB. You also hear that JaMarcus Russell lacks heart, and the work ethic, and the ability to read defenses.

Sometimes I wonder what the definition of having heart really means, and why people like to say that Russell lacks heart. From what I have seen the last three years, Russell has shown that he has more heart than he is given credit for.

With the 2009 season in the books, and the Free Agency market set to open up on Friday, this year's selections of free agents are going to make the 2010 season an interesting one to say the least. 

The elimination of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and no actual salary cap on teams will show which teams are trying to win right now and which are trying to build for the future.  There are gonna be some guys who will come in and make an immediate impact, and then of course you'll have the guys who get signed and disappear into the roster. 

Here's an idea of who you can expect to see make a big impact, and who will just keep the seat warm.

As the free agency period approaches on an uncapped 2010 season, a lot of questions still surround some impact players across the league.  With no salary cap set in place this year, there is potential to see some teams go on a spending spree and try to make the jump from pretender to contender in just one year.  Let’s take a look at some of the big questions around the league.

With the Super Bowl only a few days away, I thought I’d take the Super Bowl hype for a little 2010 NFL Draft spin. 

We’ll take a look at some Super Bowl starters that remind me of some current NFL prospects. Guys like Pierre Garcon have their Division III counterparts, while stars like Reggie Bush have their clones as well.

So, let’s take a look at hour some Super Bowl XLVI compare to some NFL prospects.

Three things are constant every December. The thirty-one day countdown to the New Year begins, the Holiday season engulfs our minds and wallets, and the Cowboys will find a way to go from a Super Bowl contender to a playoff maybe. While the common stat of "the Cowboys haven't had a winning record in December since 2000" just doesn't do enough justice for how bad the Cowboys really are in this final month of the year.

Another week through in the inagural UFL season, we'll dive into what happened in the two games of action. Also, be sure to check our player tracker to see how the notable names performed in the league thus far.

Now that bye weeks have started, www.NFLHouse.com will be posting our weekly article of our original "Bye Week Buyers". In each installment, we list the top players out for the host of bye week teams, and give you suitable replacements that are likely in free agency in most leagues.

While these guys are not jersey-buying worthy or trading card material, that's not the goal of the league. The league is designed to bring great football with some notable faces to a fan base that yearns for more football. These names include former NFL starters, notable rotational guys, former college greats, and some names that you may not have heard of but will be exemplified through this league.

The first weekend (two games) of the UFL season, I felt, was a success. No league since the USFL has had a product and structure like this league seems to have. While these guys are not jersey-buying worthy or trading card material, that's not the goal of the league. The league is designed to bring great football with some notable faces to a fan base that yearns for more football.

Because here at NFLHouse.com we feel this league has a chance to blossom down the road, we will be your top source for the UFL season. As seen in this article and in future articles, we will go over first a quick recap of the two games per week. Also, we will including a player tracker with some notable names. These names include former NFL starters, notable rotational guys, former college greats, and some names that you may not have heard of but will be exemplified through this league.

In each installment, we list the top players out for the host of Bye Week teams, and give you suitable replacements that are likely in free agency in most leagues.