NFL analyst thinks Jakobi Meyers will have a better season with the Raiders
In 2023 the Las Vegas Raiders will have even more offensive firepower than they did last year. That isn't saying much when you think about how bad the team was, but on paper last year, they were loaded. Now, add to that. They have Davante Adams, the best or top three receivers in the league. […]
In 2023 the Las Vegas Raiders will have even more offensive firepower than they did last year. That isn't saying much when you think about how bad the team was, but on paper last year, they were loaded. Now, add to that.
They have Davante Adams, the best or top three receivers in the league. They have Hunter Renfrow, Jakobi Meyers, and DeAndre Carter. They got rid of Darren Waller, who has dealt with injuries the last two seasons, playing in just 19 of 34 possible games. But, they got Austin Hooper, who has missed just nine games in seven seasons.
They added Meyers from the New England Patriots, a system that is nearly identical, as he came off over 800 receiving yards with Mac Jones throwing the ball to him. One NFL analyst thinks that he will have an even better season in 2023 with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Average salary: $11 million
With Patriots in 2022: 14 games | 67 rec. | 804 rec. yards | 6 rec. TDs
2023 numbers will be: BETTER
At first blush, the addition of Meyers seems odd, given his overlapping skill set with Hunter Renfrow, but I think the duo can fit in Las Vegas. Meyers played mostly from the slot but is proficient out wide, offering Josh McDaniels flexibility within the corps. The former Patriots receiver is adept over the middle, where new Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo does his best work, so Meyers should see a bevy of targets while in a position to make plays. Trading tight end Darren Waller away also frees up space in the pass-catching pecking order. Davante Adams is the clear alpha and will remain the go-to receiver. But there is room for a No. 2 to eat. Given Renfrow's regression last season due to injury and McDaniels' apparent desire to import a player with similar skills, I'm betting the plan is for Meyers to have a big role in the offense in 2023.
The Raiders have one of the best-receiving corps in the NFL, and if we are talking about the best four receivers on a team, the Raiders have that title. Having a guy other than Davante Adams that can go for over 1,000 yards is going to be crazy.
Now that the offense has had a year to be established with the system in place, and they got players that know the system, we can only assume it's going to be better in 2023 than it was in 2022. And now Meyers will have more opportunities with a better quarterback to have an even better year.
