a lot better last season under Payton's tutelage.
Help me understand how you would think these stats are awful:
66.4% passing for 3,070 yards, 26 TDs, 8 Ints, and a 98.0 passer rating.
The QBR for Russell was still on the low end, but 50.7 was much improved over the 38.7 he posted under Hackett.