The Raiders went in to Baltimore today and played hard, although the game got away from them in the end. They’re not good enough to close out a game against a good team, but they don’t have the look of a team that’s given up or who aren’t playing with effort. There was plenty of good and plenty of bad today.
WINNERS
There were plenty of people who questioned whether Jackson, a Heisman-winning quarterback at Louisville, could transition to playing quarterback in the NFL. After two weeks of starting, Jackson is 2-0, and while he has some work to do as a passer I don’t see any reason that he can’t be an effective starting quarterback.