The Oakland Raiders are currently sitting at .500 at the hallway point through the season and are generating a lot of excitement throughout the fan base, media and the league as a whole. After a sobering 2018 campaign that saw the Raiders with a 4-12 finish the Raiders are on a trajectory, in this piece we are going to take a look at five storylines that show where the team is halfway through the season.
Josh Jacobs is making a strong push for Rookie of the Year
When the Raiders drafted Josh Jacobs 24th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft, using one of the picks they received from the Chicago Bears in exchange for Khalil Mack in 2018, a tremendous amount of scrutiny was placed upon the pick.