With the combination of the salary cap and the emphasis on the passing game in today’s version of the NFL, the free agent market for running backs can be tricky. The position has been devalued by analytics so teams have spent less money on ball carriers in recent years, which isn’t good news for impending free-agent running backs like the Las Vegas Raiders’ Josh Jacobs.
That could mean Jacobs ends up being disappointed by the Raiders’ contract offer next month, and Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton weighed in on the matter.
“The Raiders have several holes to fill at guard, right tackle (if Jermaine Eluemunor hits the open market), and all across a defense that ranked 26th in scoring last season.