Josh Jacobs - Raiders RB

[TripItUp 2,689]

1 hour ago, Ilov80s said:

I can see that. Test wise Gore killed the agility drills where JJ flamed out in every drill. I can see Gore or Mark Ingram has being kind of a best case scenario for Jacobs.

Mark Ingram makes the most sense to me as his ceiling.

 

as for Gore, there was a buzz coming out of Miami that he was a hall of famer and best football player they had ever seen despite his lack of measurables so the narrative was quite different imho.

[Ilov80s 20,095]

29 minutes ago, TripItUp said:

Mark Ingram makes the most sense to me as his ceiling.

 

as for Gore, there was a buzz coming out of Miami that he was a hall of famer and best football player they had ever seen despite his lack of measurables so the narrative was quite different imho.

Gore’s testing was also done after he had 2 college ACL tears in a time when everyone didn’t always fully recover from it

Edited June 29 by Ilov80s

[TripItUp 2,689]

9 minutes ago, Ilov80s said:

Gore’s testing was Alain done after he had 2 college ACL tears in a time when everyone didn’t always fully recover from it

Agreed

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7 hours ago, TripItUp said:

Mark Ingram makes the most sense to me as his ceiling.

 

as for Gore, there was a buzz coming out of Miami that he was a hall of famer and best football player they had ever seen despite his lack of measurables so the narrative was quite different imho.

Different narrative and college production. Waldman is the oracle of film grinding. Jacobs running style is similar to Gore on tape. Also Jacobs is going to catch a lot of passes. Does Ingram do that? 

[TripItUp 2,689]

5 hours ago, Gandalf said:

Different narrative and college production. Waldman is the oracle of film grinding. Jacobs running style is similar to Gore on tape. Also Jacobs is going to catch a lot of passes. Does Ingram do that? 

I disagree with Waldman on the gore comp and I don’t disagree with Matt often. Gore runs with lower shoulder pad level and more power.   If Jacobs was anything close to Gore he would have gone a lot higher in the draft.

 

jacobs will get more receptions, this we can agree on.

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5 hours ago, TripItUp said:

I disagree with Waldman on the gore comp and I don’t disagree with Matt often. Gore runs with lower shoulder pad level and more power.   If Jacobs was anything close to Gore he would have gone a lot higher in the draft.

 

jacobs will get more receptions, this we can agree on.

No doubt Gore is the upside comparison. I do see it when I watch his game too. This is a problem with film grinding. It’s subjective. Jacobs has the opportunity to get 20 carries a game and be the bell cow of that offense. I’m in.

[-OZ- 5,427]

8 hours ago, TripItUp said:

I disagree with Waldman on the gore comp and I don’t disagree with Matt often. Gore runs with lower shoulder pad level and more power.   If Jacobs was anything close to Gore he would have gone a lot higher in the draft.

 

jacobs will get more receptions, this we can agree on.

Very few running backs would go a lot higher than late first. As great as Gore has been, longevity has been his greatest asset. Which you just can't predict, especially not for Jacobs. I sure wouldn't predict a similar career, but perhaps in any given week he's similar. 

[TripItUp 2,689]

10 minutes ago, -OZ- said:

Very few running backs would go a lot higher than late first. As great as Gore has been, longevity has been his greatest asset. Which you just can't predict, especially not for Jacobs. I sure wouldn't predict a similar career, but perhaps in any given week he's similar. 

I think you’re forgetting how great peak Gore was.

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45 minutes ago, TripItUp said:

I think you’re forgetting how great peak Gore was.

What was his peak? One season where he averaged more than 100 yards per game?

With receiving he did it like 3 times while missing games. You could be right that I'm forgetting his greatness, but even after looking at his stats I don't remember him being a top 5 back (draft pick) in any year. And he never was an all pro. 

I remember him being a solid rb2 type. 

His best claim to fame is 12 years over 1,000 yards from scrimmage. 

Really good for a long time, he's a HOFer. 

[TripItUp 2,689]

9 minutes ago, -OZ- said:

What was his peak? One season where he averaged more than 100 yards per game?

With receiving he did it like 3 times while missing games. You could be right that I'm forgetting his greatness, but even after looking at his stats I don't remember him being a top 5 back (draft pick) in any year. And he never was an all pro. 

I remember him being a solid rb2 type. 

His best claim to fame is 12 years over 1,000 yards from scrimmage. 

Really good for a long time, he's a HOFer. 

He was the best pure runner in the game for 3 years IMO.  He's a lot more than what his already impressive stats showed during those peak years.  

Jacobs is not in his class and never will be as a runner.

[TheWinz 1,080]

44 minutes ago, -OZ- said:

What was his peak? One season where he averaged more than 100 yards per game?

With receiving he did it like 3 times while missing games. You could be right that I'm forgetting his greatness, but even after looking at his stats I don't remember him being a top 5 back (draft pick) in any year. And he never was an all pro. 

I remember him being a solid rb2 type. 

His best claim to fame is 12 years over 1,000 yards from scrimmage. 

Really good for a long time, he's a HOFer. 

For a 12 yr stretch, he finished as a RB1 five times, and a RB2 seven times.  Just think about that for a minute - from the age of 23 to the age of 34, he never finished lower than a RB2.  He finished as a RB1 at the age of 33, 12 yrs into his career.  His ironman label actually does a disservice to his talent level.

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2 hours ago, TheWinz said:

For a 12 yr stretch, he finished as a RB1 five times, and a RB2 seven times.  Just think about that for a minute - from the age of 23 to the age of 34, he never finished lower than a RB2.  He finished as a RB1 at the age of 33, 12 yrs into his career.  His ironman label actually does a disservice to his talent level.

I'm not trying to insult the guy, he's kinda the ideal teammate on the field (I honestly have no idea what he's like in the locker room or practice, etc, I assume he's good there too). 

Ironman is never a disservice IMO (triathlete and Marvel fan).  The part you asked me to think about is exactly the point. But how many times was he the #1 back? 

But I stand by what I said, he was never the elite at the position. Not when he played with Tomlinson, AD, and others who flashed but didn't last.

I'll take Gore's career well over many others already in the hall. 

Edited June 30 by -OZ-

[TheWinz 1,080]

17 minutes ago, -OZ- said:

I'm not trying to insult the guy, he's kinda the ideal teammate on the field (I honestly have no idea what he's like in the locker room or practice, etc, I assume he's good there too). 

Ironman is never a disservice IMO (triathlete and Marvel fan).  The part you asked me to think about is exactly the point. But how many times was he the #1 back? 

But I stand by what I said, he was never the elite at the position. Not when he played with Tomlinson, AD, and others who flashed but didn't last.

I'll take Gore's career well over many others already in the hall. 

I understand.  I just thought it was kinda comical to be comparing Jacobs, who has yet to log a single NFL carry, to the NFL's 4th all time leading rusher.  I guess if we are comparing them as of today, sure, but remember, Frank is now 142 yrs old.

[King of the Jungle 927]

1 hour ago, TheWinz said:

I understand.  I just thought it was kinda comical to be comparing Jacobs, who has yet to log a single NFL carry, to the NFL's 4th all time leading rusher.  I guess if we are comparing them as of today, sure, but remember, Frank is now 142 yrs old.

Gore will forever be underrated. I bet if you polled NFL coaches in regards to Frank Gore they would describe him as one of the best. Running, catching, blocking...one of the more complete backs of his time. 

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5 hours ago, TheWinz said:

For a 12 yr stretch, he finished as a RB1 five times, and a RB2 seven times.  Just think about that for a minute - from the age of 23 to the age of 34, he never finished lower than a RB2.  He finished as a RB1 at the age of 33, 12 yrs into his career.  His ironman label actually does a disservice to his talent level.

I love Gore but I think his point his fair.  "Peak" Gore is kind of a funny statement because his career is basically devoid of peaks and valleys.  His 2nd best season was almost the same as his age 33 season.  His career was basically a big flat line (of goodness).

[Twenty-Four Eighty-Four 399]

https://www.rotoworld.com/football/nfl/player-news

The Athletic's Vic Tafur reports there is a "growing sentiment" that Josh Jacobs will not be at camp when rookies report on July 23.

Camp doesn't officially start until veterans report July 26, but Jacobs is reportedly eyeing a holdout beyond then due to a hangup regarding the payment schedule of his signing bonus. According to Tafur, negotiations between the team and the No. 24 overall pick "have not been going well" as Jacobs remains Oakland's only unsigned selection. Worst-case scenario would be a situation similar to Joey Bosa's back in '16 when the two sides didn't reach an agreement until 31 days into camp.

SOURCE: Vic Tafur on Twitter

Jul 6, 2019, 10:07 AM ET

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors 2,985]

On one hand, I think those thinking Jacobs is going to be Saquon lite are being way over-optimistic -- the guy has yet to play and NFL down, and it's not like we saw a whole lot of evidence in college that he is anywhere near elite or elite-light.

On the other hand, though he didn't get a full load in college, he showed his versatility even with limited carries. I can't see at all the argument that he's not good at football. He can get low and run hard with force and violence, and has solid balance to run through tackles. He shows patience and some degree of vision and speed bouncing outside and is a sound one-cut back. He has soft hands and great tracking ability as a receiver.

Yes, he's nowhere near elite -- he lacks the homerun gear and both the burst/explosion and open field wiggle/cuts that separate the elite from the very good.

But he's exactly what the Raiders need -- an all purpose, every down back who can be used as a credible run/pass threat in any down/distance. That alone is going to give him value on this team.

If I'm Gruden, I'm eager to develop Jacobs as a key centerpiece to the run game, pairing him with a guy like Chris Warren for the short, grinding, hammer runs. Jacobs doesn't need to be elite in this role to shine -- he just needs to do the job he's capable of, based off his work in college, limited though it was.

Charlie Garner/Nap Kaufman and Tyrone Wheatley didn't need to be All-pro, leading backs. They needed to work perfectly in tandem, which they did in Gruden's Thunder/Lighting run game. If I'm Gruden, would be salivating at the prospects of developing both Jacobs and Warren towards this end.

Either way, Jacobs will likely get a lot of volume, and used in all aspects of the offense. I am not breaking the bank for him - I think some people are over-reaching for him based on some of the mock ADPs I see at this point. But can easily see the opportunity he has both from an NFL and fantasy perspective to be valuable this year.

[steelers1080 997]

On 7/6/2019 at 11:34 AM, Twenty-Four Eighty-Four said:

https://www.rotoworld.com/football/nfl/player-news

The Athletic's Vic Tafur reports there is a "growing sentiment" that Josh Jacobs will not be at camp when rookies report on July 23.

Camp doesn't officially start until veterans report July 26, but Jacobs is reportedly eyeing a holdout beyond then due to a hangup regarding the payment schedule of his signing bonus. According to Tafur, negotiations between the team and the No. 24 overall pick "have not been going well" as Jacobs remains Oakland's only unsigned selection. Worst-case scenario would be a situation similar to Joey Bosa's back in '16 when the two sides didn't reach an agreement until 31 days into camp.

SOURCE: Vic Tafur on Twitter

Jul 6, 2019, 10:07 AM ET

 

Not great news. Gruden holds grudges forever. If he holds out over money, there's every chance that Gruden could bench him in weird situations just to prove a point. 

[Stompin' Tom Connors 2,985]

4 hours ago, steelers1080 said:

Not great news. Gruden holds grudges forever. If he holds out over money, there's every chance that Gruden could bench him in weird situations just to prove a point. 

What evidence is there that Gruden holds grudges? I see this come up occasionally, and just wonder what the basis for it is.

As a Steeler fan (just guessing by your name/avatar) are you referring to Jerry Porter mouthing off about Gruden being tough on rookies and putting pressure on them (as well as everyone on the team) to produce. I remember Porter complaining about his playing time even though he wasn't producing when he was in the game, Gruden thinking Porter had a lack of work ethic because of his constant sitting out of practices with nagging injuries, and Porter demanding to be traded.

This wasn't so much as a grudge as Gruden responding to a guy who thought he was above the team and mouthing off without backing it up with his play, and responding when that player continued to run his mouth about what he deserved. 

I guess you could call Gruden a guy who favors team players instead of showboat look-at-me guys -- likely the reason for shedding Marquette King. I could see any GM being annoyed that a rookie would hold out over the timing of a few hundred thou when he has yet to prove himself to the team and the NFL. And any coach will bench players when they are underperforming.

But holding a grudge forever? Benching players to make a point? I guess I never saw it.

[steelers1080 997]

Apparently the Money issue stems from the fact that all the players drafted before pick 24 (Jacobs' pick) have guarantees for all 4 years of the rookie contract, and all the players drafted 24 and later don't have them for all 4 years. So, Jacobs wants those guarantees, but the Raiders are cash poor and cheap, so they don't seem to want to make guarantees.  Both sides need the holdout to end in order to have a good year, hopefully it ends sooner than later.  

[Crippler 131]

Nothing to worry about. He will be in camp. 

 

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/raiders/raiders-sign-first-round-draft-pick-josh-jacobs-rookie-contract

 

I like potential to be top 10 RB this year. The opportunity is their and like the talent

glad Oakland management came to senses here

[SDJohnny 156]

23 hours ago, steelers1080 said:

Apparently the Money issue stems from the fact that all the players drafted before pick 24 (Jacobs' pick) have guarantees for all 4 years of the rookie contract, and all the players drafted 24 and later don't have them for all 4 years. So, Jacobs wants those guarantees, but the Raiders are cash poor and cheap, so they don't seem to want to make guarantees.  Both sides need the holdout to end in order to have a good year, hopefully it ends sooner than later.  

That is a tired outdated narrative that was fully disproved this off season.

https://247sports.com/nfl/oakland-raiders/Article/Oakland-Raiders-guaranteed-money-spending-extravaganza-131076352/

Trent Brown; The Raiders brought the former Patriots lineman to town on a four-year, $66 million contract that includes $36.25 million guaranteed. 

Additionally, the Raiders signed Antonio Brown to a restructured three-year, $50.125 million contract with $30.125 million guaranteed at signing. Between the two big additions to the roster, the Silver and Black have dedicated 58 percent of the $114.5 million in guaranteed money.

 Wide receiver Tyrell Williams is receiving $22 million in guaranteed money while safety Lamarcus Joyner gets $21.3 million.

 

The Raiders were not limited at all in free agency and in fact fully guaranteed Jacobs contract.

https://www.raiders.com/lasvegas/live-stadium-camera There's plenty of cash to go around.

[Stompin' Tom Connors 2,985]

5 hours ago, SDJohnny said:

That is a tired outdated narrative that was fully disproved this off season.

https://247sports.com/nfl/oakland-raiders/Article/Oakland-Raiders-guaranteed-money-spending-extravaganza-131076352/

Trent Brown; The Raiders brought the former Patriots lineman to town on a four-year, $66 million contract that includes $36.25 million guaranteed. 

Additionally, the Raiders signed Antonio Brown to a restructured three-year, $50.125 million contract with $30.125 million guaranteed at signing. Between the two big additions to the roster, the Silver and Black have dedicated 58 percent of the $114.5 million in guaranteed money.

 Wide receiver Tyrell Williams is receiving $22 million in guaranteed money while safety Lamarcus Joyner gets $21.3 million.

 

The Raiders were not limited at all in free agency and in fact fully guaranteed Jacobs contract.

https://www.raiders.com/lasvegas/live-stadium-camera There's plenty of cash to go around.

Believe that the Raiders are working with about $20M of cap space right now, 13th most overall -- with the 12th least amount of dead money owed.

Reggie McKenzie could be faulted for a few things such as his draft pick success rate, but he did a phenomenal job turning around a truly dire cap situation in 2012 to one of the better structured teams in the league over the past few years.

[LawFitz 957]

^^^Yep, and Mayock has continued the Reggie model with the contracts he's doled out. With the exception of AB, all the new big contracts are essentially 1-2 yr deals with annual team-controlled options for years 2-4. The cap flexibility of these new deals is another facet that will make the Khalil trade hard to grade for years to come. I still hate it, but it certainly opened up the roster for a number of new (and potentially very significant) additions, some of whom we might not see for another 1-3 years, given the way the 2019 big $$$ Raider free agents could easily be replaced down the line.

[Faust 3,656]

Josh Jacobs, Jalen Richard could be a formidable pass-catching duo for the Raiders in 2019

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Raiders coach Jon Gruden said first-round RB Josh Jacobs must "earn" his role.

Jacobs remains the heavy favorite to lead Oakland's backfield in 2019, though the Raiders won't be handing him his job on a silver platter. "He has to prove he can get up time and time again. Some of these hits are car crashes," warned Gruden, who also offered that Jacobs is a "great kid with a lot of talent." We still anticipate Jacobs getting the nod over fading veteran Doug Martin, though knowing Gruden, he could pull a fast one on us and start Martin just to prove a point.

SOURCE: Scott Bair on Twitter

Jul 26, 2019, 3:30 PM ET

 

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The Athletic's Vic Tafur reports Josh Jacobs has shown "great hands" at training camp.

The Raiders view Jacobs as a three-down back but are making him earn his role. His biggest threat to playing time is in pass situations, with Jalen Richard coming off a 68-catch season. Jacobs should start Week 1 over Doug Martin, but he may not be the workhorse some are expecting. It wouldn't be surprising if Jacobs's rookie year value is touchdown dependent.

SOURCE: The Athletic

Aug 3, 2019, 11:14 AM ET

 

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RAIDERS CAMP PRACTICE 8 (Rookie report) Josh Jacobs is starting to pull away from veteran Doug Martin in the race to be the team’s starting running back. It was on report day when coach Jon Gruden said he wanted to see how much the first-round pick, taken 24th overall, could “eat,” how long he could “stay at the table.” So I asked Jacobs what his appetite was like. He smiled. “I guess we’re going to see,” he said. Gruden continued to heap praise on the rookie. “He can catch, he can block, he’s tough, he’s got breakaway speed, he’s got all the things I’m looking for,” Gruden said of Jacobs after practice. “But he’s got to put it all together. And when he does, I think he’s got a chance to be a feature back, and a good one in the NFL, and he’s on the right track.” Scrimmaging against the Rams next week here in Napa will be the next test, before the exhibition season begins.

Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff Write

 

[BobbyLayne 7,116]

Man, the Raiders really, really want to be right about this pick. Opportunity trumps talent in this case. 

[Milkman 1,626]

4 minutes ago, BobbyLayne said:

Man, the Raiders really, really want to be right about this pick. Opportunity trumps talent in this case. 

Agreed. Talent is B- but his opportunity is an A. 

[bostonfred 25,424]

16 hours ago, Milkman said:

Agreed. Talent is B- but his opportunity is an A. 

I thought the reason people were down on him is that his talent is an "incomplete", not that he necessarily lacked talent?

[Milkman 1,626]

5 minutes ago, bostonfred said:

I thought the reason people were down on him is that his talent is an "incomplete", not that he necessarily lacked talent?

Opportunity trumps talent at the RB position so this is a mute point but he is not what I look for in a RB. His versatility is nice though. 

[DocHolliday 2,638]

5 minutes ago, bostonfred said:

I thought the reason people were down on him is that his talent is an "incomplete", not that he necessarily lacked talent?

Not sure that it matters.  He doesn't seem elite or great but is a solid RB that should get a fair amount of touches.  Those touches are important in today's RBBC NFL.   In PPR leagues, he should be a low end RB1

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Raiders mailbag: Too soon to panic about Antonio Brown

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What’s your best guess the split between Jacobs and Richard? Jacobs the bell cow? (@cloppbeast)

The Raiders would love to have it go that way, but much will depend on how Josh Jacobs produced in that role in Weeks 1 and 2. Although Richard is a capable ball carrier, I don’t think you’ll see him get 10 or more carries very often. But he might catch 60 passes.

 

 

[cloppbeast 993]

20 minutes ago, Faust said:

What’s your best guess the split between Jacobs and Richard? Jacobs the bell cow? (@cloppbeast)

The Raiders would love to have it go that way, but much will depend on how Josh Jacobs produced in that role in Weeks 1 and 2. Although Richard is a capable ball carrier, I don’t think you’ll see him get 10 or more carries very often. But he might catch 60 passes.

Hey, that's my question!

[Dr. Octopus 10,172]

On ‎8‎/‎6‎/‎2019 at 11:55 AM, Milkman said:

Opportunity trumps talent at the RB position so this is a mute point but he is not what I look for in a RB. His versatility is nice though. 

moot

[cloppbeast 993]

3 minutes ago, Dr. Octopus said:

moot

Now that @Bronco Billy is on leave, we all have to pick up the slack. Well done. 

I kid, I kid.

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@iAM_JoshJacobs

If you wondering why I’m not on hardknocks it’s because I be hiding from them

9:40 PM - 13 Aug 2019

 

[montana_grizzly_bears 73]

4 rushes on the first and only drive tonight. The cutback on the second (?) rush showed some good vision. 

[Tanner9919 350]

4-21. looked good. Gruden loves his RBs. he's going to be the main man. Raiders are going to be ( much) improved. Carr was slick out there. 

 

[Tool 1,033]

On 8/16/2019 at 9:08 AM, Tanner9919 said:

4-21. looked good. Gruden loves his RBs. he's going to be the main man. Raiders are going to be ( much) improved. Carr was slick out there. 

 

Yeah, i think he could be a little undervalued.

[joffer 9,854]

so Martin released?  Who's the handcuff, Richard or Washington?

[Arodin 2,916]

2 minutes ago, joffer said:

so Martin released?  Who's the handcuff, Richard or Washington?

I expect Washington is the handcuff in the sense of seeing the biggest workload increase if Jacobs goes down,

Richard would be the third-down guy regardless, and likely also see expanded carries in Jacobs’ absence.

[Faust 3,656]

 

Oakland Raiders: Josh Jacobs is set to handle a hefty workload

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6 hours ago, Arodin said:

I expect Washington is the handcuff in the sense of seeing the biggest workload increase if Jacobs goes down,

Richard would be the third-down guy regardless, and likely also see expanded carries in Jacobs’ absence.

While I think Washington and Richard are very similar players I think it is pretty clear that Rishard is ahead of Washington in the pecking order. He also has some value even with Jacobs getting the majority of the touches.

I do agree there would be more of a split between the two then I expect there to be between Jacobs and Richard, but Richard is the guy to have for such contingencies imo.

[FreeBaGeL 6,877]

On 8/13/2019 at 8:04 AM, Dr. Octopus said:

moot

Well we know what he meant so it's kind of a moo point anyway.

[BigTex 748]

Welcome to my squad son and right there is the bench go get comfy!

Tex

[Faust 3,656]

 

With Doug Martin Hurt, Josh Jacobs Could Face an Even Heavier Workload

[rockaction 14,478]

9 minutes ago, Faust said:

With Doug Martin Hurt, Josh Jacobs Could Face an Even Heavier Workload

Martin got released or is getting released, according to sources. I think Jacobs could face heavier workload regardless of injury.

Edited August 29 by rockaction

[BigTex 748]

From NFL.com

“The Oakland Raiders announced they placed Martin on injured reserve. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported, via a source, that the team and Martin are working out a settlement and he'll be released.”

“The development of first-round selection Josh Jacobs might have made the 30-year Martin expendable on a final roster that will surely include all-purpose back Jalen Richard as well.”

 

Tex