In a change, the Oakland Raiders have resembled a watchable NFL team, for more than a minute.
Cue the hallelujahs.
Jon Gruden’s team heads into its open date this weekend with a 3-2 record, in the wake of back-to-back victories against the Colts (3-2) and Bears (3-2).
If for no other reason, you should watch the Raiders because of Josh Jacobs, a special rookie who’s rushed for four touchdowns.
The Raiders haven’t done much right since their Super Bowl flop in San Diego. That was nearly 18 years ago. Their talent margins are still thin — as skinny as former Raiders quarterback Marc Wilson — but a tip of the headset goes to Gruden, whose coaching may be offsetting, if not fully overcoming, a few of his personnel moves that came a cropper (see, Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant).