With Brown out, it is time to give attention to rookie RB Josh Jacobs
ALAMEDA, Calif. — You drafted Antonio Brown in your fantasy workforce, and after a roller-coaster summer season he is out with the Oakland Raiders earlier than ever taking part in a sport.
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So what do you do now?
Throw within the sport tape of the Raiders’ exhibition at Arizona and make investments closely in Josh Jacobs.
Yeah, I notice one is an uncoverable, if unbearable, wideout and the opposite is an untested rookie working again. However the Raiders have but to make use of the game-breaking Brown in any form of sport state of affairs and Jacobs ran wild within the preseason in opposition to the Cardinals.
Small pattern dimension, I do know, however on his first three carries Jacobs darted for eight yards, dashed for six extra and went with one other cutback for a 6-yard pickup. Twenty yards on three makes an attempt. Good.
His imaginative and prescient is what impressed quarterback Derek Carr probably the most.
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Matthew Berry explains why he is so excessive on rookie RB Josh Jacobs and talks about how his historical past at QB can have an effect on the Raiders.
“I am sitting again there taking part in ‘Madden,’ inform him to chop again and making an attempt to run for him,” Carr mentioned.
“I feel the factor that rubbed off on me probably the most about Josh was his want-to. It wasn’t like, ‘Oh man, that is my first sport.’ None of that. He was on the market simply making an attempt to bully individuals. He was on the market making an attempt to run arduous. He did not care that he is a rookie. He is making an attempt to show that he is one of the best again within the NFL. That is his mindset. Actually impressed … along with his demeanor and mentality.”
No, the Raiders will not fully flip right into a run-first workforce sans Brown, however they may want Jacobs to maintain Denver Broncos edge rushers Von Miller and Bradley Chubb sincere on Monday night time. And if Raiders tackles Kolton Miller and Trent Brown can maintain them at bay, search for tight finish Darren Waller and receiver Tyrell Williams to share the targets initially supposed for Brown.
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Then once more, what if the Raiders determine to interchange Brown by signing acquainted face and “Arduous Knocks” darling Keelan Doss off the Jacksonville Jaguars’ roster? I child. Kinda.
However have the Raiders already been making ready for the Broncos with out Brown?
“Yeah, and we have been doing that,” coach Jon Gruden mentioned Thursday. “Clearly, you have been at coaching camp, I feel for the final 4 weeks we have now been working towards with out him and making ready to play irrespective of who’s injured. It’s important to adapt. Sadly, we needed to adapt once more in the present day, however we’re actually enthusiastic about our receiving corps.
“We have been going out to apply every single day and we have adjusted with out him. We by no means knew typically when he was going to apply, so we’re good at it. We’re good at adapting and adjusting, sadly. I am going maintain my fingers crossed and I am simply going to say to you, I am actually excited concerning the guys that we do have and we’ll do one of the best we are able to.”