Raiders act fast by signing speedy receiver DeSean Jackson

3 years ago 291

The Raiders had plentifulness of clip to bespeak connected their exasperating nonaccomplishment to the New York Giants — 1 caused chiefly by self-inflicted wounds — connected their formation location from New Jersey connected Sunday night.

Three turnovers by backmost Derek Carr, including a 14-point plaything resulting from a pick-six and a fumble astatine the Giants’ 13-yard enactment successful the closing minute, were the astir glaring mistakes.

But six penalties and a 1-for-6 conversion complaint successful the reddish portion surely played a part. Hence, the request for reflection.

“As men, we request to spell into the building, ticker tape, re-evaluate and beryllium ace captious upon ourselves individually and get things fixed,” antiaircraft extremity Yannick Ngakoue said.

Added wide receiver Hunter Renfrow: “That’s the bully part. We tin power that. Just get amended this week astatine practice.”

There was an underlying constituent they weren’t consenting to concede, though the swift enactment by their beforehand bureau loudly proclaimed what the players tried to downplay.

The nonaccomplishment of wide receiver Henry Ruggs, released past week aft his apprehension connected DUI and reckless driving charges pursuing a car clang that killed a 23-year-old Las Vegas woman, and the big-play constituent helium provided was profoundly felt against the Giants.

The Raiders hardly looked to propulsion the shot downfield, astatine slightest not the mode they did erstwhile Ruggs was connected the field. And the spacious country his teammates had erstwhile defenses were compelled to give aggregate defenders to Ruggs nary longer was available.

That was evident successful the information that they did not implicit a walk for astatine slightest 29 yards for the archetypal clip each season.

But by the clip they landed successful Las Vegas, assistance was connected the mode to code that.

It comes successful the signifier of seasoned wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who reached declaration presumption with the Raiders soon aft Sunday’s loss. He was released past week by the Los Angeles Rams.

Jackson wanted a bigger portion of the Rams’ violative pie, but the Rams, loaded astatine the accomplishment positions, were incapable to oblige.

At 34, Jackson nary longer possesses the top-end velocity helium had arsenic a dynamic playmaker with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Football Team. His days of producing 7 seasons of 900-plus receiving yards, arsenic helium did from 2008 to 2016, astir apt are implicit arsenic a result.

But arsenic Jackson showed successful his constricted enactment with the Rams by catching 8 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown, helium inactive tin beryllium a viable heavy threat. And adjacent though helium has mislaid a step, his beingness connected the tract tin assistance unfastened the tract for teammates.

By acting accelerated connected Jackson, the Raiders get him successful the gathering successful clip to statesman practicing Wednesday.

“It volition beryllium bully for america to get different velocity constituent going connected offense,” interim manager Rich Bisaccia said. “We are excited astir getting him to practice.”

In that way, helium appears to beryllium a cleanable acceptable with choky extremity Darren Waller and receivers Bryan Edwards and Renfrow.

Jackson is expected to marque his Raiders debut against the Kansas City Chiefs connected Sunday nighttime astatine Allegiant Stadium.

“We are going to get him up to velocity arsenic rapidly arsenic possible,” Bisaccia said. “We’ll get him successful presumption to tally immoderate routes oregon immoderate packages that volition assistance america hopefully beryllium successful presumption to play a small spot better.”

Contact Vincent Bonsignore astatine vbonsignore@reviewjournal.com. Follow @VinnyBonsignore connected Twitter.

Read Entire Article