re: Can you read anything into JR's ear ring?

Why not? When the kid actually had a coach who knew something about coaching QBs, he actually made progress. If you go back to last year with Greg Knapp, he looked good over the last few games. Knapp has coached Steve Young, Jeff Garcia, and Michael Vick. There is no one on the Raiders staff that has that kind of track record and it has showed in his performance. Knapp leaves and JR regresses. There is a correlation in my opinion.