The Josh Jacobs Decision

[bucksavage1]

Gruden would of resigned him based on him being his most successful 1st round pick

 

However, we cant afford to let Jacobs walk. If we didn’t have Josh this season, it would be ugly.

We also can’t franchise him either. His agents won’t allow him to sign that and neither would I. Bite the bullet and sign him to a 3-4 year extension front loaded 1st two seasons. We know RBs fall off after 7 seasons but that’s the nature of the game 

[Geezy]

Josh is on pace for over 2,000 all purpose yards. 

[RaidersAreOne]

 

[BackinBlack]

Anyway we can give him a long term contract, and hide some of the big money this year? 
we have like 8 mil right? 

[RaidersAreOne]

 

[Geezy]

4 minutes ago, BackinBlack said:

Anyway we can give him a long term contract, and hide some of the big money this year? 
we have like 8 mil right? 

i know some of the cap will roll over, not positive how much exactly. 

[Devilshark69]

4 hours ago, big_palooka said:

Wouldn't happen. KC likes what they have in Pacheco and don't need a Jacobs caliber back in that offense at that price tag.

Highest bidders would be the Rams IMO.  

I won’t disagree with the rams at all, but I wouldn’t just write KC off because of Pacheco either. You said yourself it could be a softer market. Never say never is how I’ll put it, ok? 

[KlenlyKenny]

Re-sign him. He's proving he's a good player. He's on Pace to have the second best rushing year I  franchise history (behind Marcus Allen). At 24 years old, there's a chance that if you sign him and keep him you're keeping him through his prime. 

[Geezy]

8 minutes ago, KlenlyKenny said:

Re-sign him. He's proving he's a good player. He's on Pace to have the second best rushing year I  franchise history (behind Marcus Allen). At 24 years old, there's a chance that if you sign him and keep him you're keeping him through his prime. 

yep, he also doesnt have the normal wear at this point, due to his college career and the lack of touches. Hes been banged up with some nagging stuff but nothing serious so far. 

[KlenlyKenny]

8 hours ago, Geezy said:

yep, he also doesnt have the normal wear at this point, due to his college career and the lack of touches. Hes been banged up with some nagging stuff but nothing serious so far. 

Yup, I think they should absolutely do it I mean he can be a cornerstone for the team and it would look great for the Raiders because they drafted him. I can't even lie, when he broke that run I was blown away. He got past the linebacker, then when he got past that safety he was gone. It had a grand slam walk off feel to it.

Edited November 29, 2022 by KlenlyKenny

[Heart of Oak]

Hmmm. I have always been on the never pay a RB wagon, they have the highest attrition / depreciation on their bodies, most likely to get injured and arguably it is one of the easier positions to grab a rookie to play as it is strongly based on instincts. However, Jacobs is making me question that strategy as the way he is playing he might just be that Marcus Allen / LaDanian Tomlinson back who is a cornerstone piece - his running style positively demoralizes opponents. With that having been said I would not give him anything longer than 3 years for all the reasons listed above.

I suppose the better question to ask Josh McDaniels is do you think Zamir White is the guy? Can he play to the same (or at least similar) level? As our offense currently is based on the Scissor-Paper-Stone style with Adams and Jacobs - load the box, Adams is getting the ball, hang in coverage and we will run the ball down your throat. I haven't seen enough of White to know if he can be that guy, and if he is not we need to draft another RB.

[Geezy]

remember when we thought Jacobs would be splitting carries lol 

[SilverNBlackFan]

21 minutes ago, RaidersAreOne said:

 

I forgot about that play. JJ is unreal this year.

NFL rushing leader and hes top 5 in receiving for RBs.

[RaidersAreOne]

18 minutes ago, SilverNBlackFan said:

NFL rushing leader and hes top 5 in receiving for RBs.

And I feel like he isn't even used as a pass-catching RB close to enough, at least early in the season. Abdullah shouldn't be stealing many touches from the guy.

[RaidersAreOne]