Count Josh Jacobs among the many who were confused by the Las Vegas Raiders’ trading 60 percent of their starting offensive line this offseason.
“I’m not going to lie to you, when it first happened I was like, ‘Damn, what are we doing?’ the Raiders’ star running back said in a media briefing on Tuesday.
Yet, Jacobs said he quickly started to understand the new vision of the team’s offensive line (younger, cheaper and more athletic) and he is comfortable running behind the new-look unit this season.
“When I saw guys that they picked up and I watched the game film of each new guy that came in, seeing them practice, I was watching a couple of practices still on the iPad and things like that, and I saw how they were working,” Jacobs said.