Breaking down the matchup between the Jets in the Raiders on Sunday afternoon.
The Jets look to bounce back from a tough loss to the Patriots and get back to their winning ways when they travel to Oakland to take on the Raiders, but this isn't the sadsack Raiders of the recent pass. This Raiders team actually has some real, honest-to-goodness, talent. Young talent at that. The Raiders look to be trending in the right direction, for the first time in seemingly forever, and it's all because of two second-year players and a rookie receiver.
Quarterback Derek Carr is progressing nicely and looks like he might just be more than an average quarterback in this league, Khalil Mack is a terror on the defensive-side of the ball and rookie receiver Amari Cooper hasn't wasted any time showing the NFL that he is absolutely, as Brandon Marshall called him, a "stud muffin.