Josh Jacobs: Raiders Staff ‘Take It To Another Level’
Following his best season, Raiders RB Josh Jacobs says the Raiders group is the best he’s been a part of.
Josh Jacobs rushed for 1,653 yards in 2022, over 200 more than anyone else in the league. He produced career-highs of 400 receiving yards, 97.2 rushing yards per game and 4.9 yards per carry.
As well as that, Josh Jacobs matched his career best for rushing touchdowns with 12.
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Jacobs was recruited by Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock, but is thriving under the new set up under Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler.
“Obviously, Gruden is a great football mind, but these guys, man, take it to another level just when it comes to the way they explain things and the way they utilize certain guys,” Jacobs said. “So, just learning their offensive playbook, learning the terminology and then taking it and putting my own little spin on it, it’s definitely been fun.
“The way we go about working, [this is] definitely the best working group that I’ve been around since being in the NFL. It’s just about putting the little pieces together right now, and identifying what those little pieces are, identifying each player’s role and just trying to execute that to the fullest.”
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“Obviously, J.J.’s performance was a huge bright spot for us,” McDaniels said. “I have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for him as a person and as a player, and he kind of embodies all the things that we want a Raider to be.
“Dave and I have talked about that; J.J. and I have had private conversations about those kinds of things. I think all that will play out in due time. But love him and would love to have him continue to be a Raider.”
