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NAPA, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2007) -- Lane Kiffin isnt saying yet who the Oakland Raiders starting quarterback will be for the preseason opener against Arizona. The only thing for certain is that it wont be JaMarcus Russell, the unsigned No. 1 draft pick who remains at his mothers house in Mobile, Ala. Daunte Culpepper, Chicago Bears jerseys Josh McCown and Andrew Walter are all listed together on the depth chart put out by the team. The thought was that were obviously in a competition at that spot (and) no one of the three has emerged as a clear-cut guy by any means, Kiffin said. We dont need to have the starter (named) right now so were going to let them play, and to the best that we can, theyll have equal reps in the game. As they have throughout training camp, McCown and Walter split reps with the Raiders first-team offense Tuesday and figure to get the majority of work against the Cardinals. Culpepper -- who became the favorite nfl jerseys shop to win the starting job after signing with a one-year deal with Oakland on July 31 -- practiced with the second-team offense and will have a limited package of plays against Arizona while he tries to get up to speed with Kiffins offense. NFL women jerseys Were not playing a real game yet so well just keep pushing him as hard as we can push him along and see how far he comes, Kiffin said. In his brief time with the Raiders, Culpepper has proven his arm is fine. During passing drills, his throws are sharper and more crisp than either McCowns or Walters. But there are still questions about Culpeppers mobility after he missed most of last season due to lingering problems in his right knee. There are reservations about McCown and Walter, as well. McCown was part of a draft-day trade with Detroit and hasnt thrown a pass in a regular-season game since 2005. He spent all of last season as a back-up to Jon Kitna with the Lions and was hoping to parlay a starting job this year into a big payday next offseason when he becomes a free agent. Walter was 2-6 as a starter for the Raiders last season and was the lowest rated quarterback in the NFL after throwing 13 interceptions and completing 55.8 percent of his throws. He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in the offseason and wasnt able to practice until the team opened camp. Meanwhile, Russell remains unsigned and is one of only two first-round picks without a contract. His representatives have yet to speak publicly on the matter,Green Bay Packers and Marc Badain -- the Raiders chief negotiator with Russell -- declined to comment after attending practice. Kiffin, who has maintained contact with Russell throughout negotiations, didnt sound optimistic when asked if an agreement with Russell was close. I wouldnt use the word close, no, Kiffin said, adding that the prolonged talks are hurting the rookie quarterbacks chances of playing in the preseason. Every day hurts him. Every (missed) practice just puts him that far behind. We just talked about how hard it is for Daunte to catch up and hes been playing in this league for a while. Heres somebody whos never taken a snap in the league, so every day that he misses hurts his chances.