The center-quarterback relationship in football is both unique and integral to the operation of the offense. When the connection between the comb is solid, so tends to be the offense.
OTAs and minicamps are often where the bond is forged between the pivot and the signal caller. That should’ve been the case with Las Vegas Raiders incumbent anchor Andre James and new presumptive starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Instead, the Jimmy G is mending from surgery to repair his foot — the one he injured back in December with the San Francisco 49ers.