ALAMEDA — Josh Jacobs is being watched closely, and not just because he’s been a marvel of forward progress not seen by the Raiders since the days of Marcus Allen.
No player other than quarterback Derek Carr is more important to the offense. Stopping Jacobs will become Job 1 of every opponent over the last 10 games of the season, starting with Sunday’s road game against the Houston Texans.
“He runs hard. Gets his pads down, he’s built very low to the ground,” Texans coach Bill O’Brien told Bay Area reporters Tuesday by conference call. “A very difficult guy to tackle.