ALAMEDA — First impressions are everything, and the Oakland Raiders are intent on making rude introductions every week.
For whatever the Raiders lack in offensive explosiveness, they more than make up for by establishing an aggressive tone on the very first drive of the game.
Luckily they have a willing-and-able Mr. Rude Awakening in rookie Josh Jacobs, the sparingly used Alabama running back who saved up his energy to provide the Raiders with strong starts and make his own early push into the Raiders’ all-time rushing ranks.
Jacobs may be young at 21 but the Tulsa, Okla.