The middle of the field is where Jimmy Garoppolo is supposed to thrive. And the addition of Michael Mayer in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft provided another weapon who can eat where Garoppolo feasts.
Through the four games Garoppolo has started as the Las Vegas Raiders quarterback, that hasn’t materialized. That needs to change in a hurry.
Garoppolo is never going to be mistaken for cannon-armed signal callers. So the deep bombs on go routes or even sluggos are out of the question. That’s a big reason why Las Vegas is seeing more loaded boxes gear at stymying running back Josh Jacobs.