Las Vegas Raiders: Josh Jacobs ‘the same old Josh’ upon return

The Las Vegas Raiders signed Josh Jacobs for at least one-more year to keep the offense at full power.

Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs addressed the media on a Zoom call and of course, the first question asked was how the relationship has been now that Jacobs is back on the field for the Raiders. Jacobs seemed to have a positive attitude and did mention he stayed in shape as well.

Jacobs was rated PFF’s best running back last season and had the most forced missed tackles. Having a running back who can break tackles is invaluable on third and short downs, plays that typically win the game. While fans love the long runs, the plays that win games are the broken tackle on 3rd and 3 with two broken tackles that gain 4 yards. with 1,653 yards and also led the league with scrimmage yards over 2,000 total yards on 393 touches along with over a dozen touchdowns. To say Jacobs was invaluable to the success of the Raiders offense last year would be an understatement. Jacobs didn’t sign the Franchise Tag of just over $10 million by the July 17th deadline and didn’t report to training camp as well. As time went on, the Raiders and Jacobs eventually agreed to a one-year $12 million deal.