Packers coach already sees problems coming with two Raiders stars
The Las Vegas Raiders have another primetime game coming up on Monday Night Football, but this time against an NFC opponent, but one that isn't familiar. The Raiders are playing the Green Bay Packers, Davante Adams' former team, but without his former quarterback.This game is very winnable for the silver and black. They have an […]
The Las Vegas Raiders have another primetime game coming up on Monday Night Football, but this time against an NFC opponent, but one that isn't familiar. The Raiders are playing the Green Bay Packers, Davante Adams' former team, but without his former quarterback.
This game is very winnable for the silver and black. They have an opportunity to get back on track against a team that won't roll over but has certainly had its own fair share of troubles. They are coming off of extra rest, having played Thursday Night Football against the Detroit Lions.
But the Packers are just as worried, if not more worried, about the Raiders than the other way around. The Raiders are not a team that has been elite by any standard this season, but they can hurt you on offense if everything is going right.
"I think this league is full of great players, and every team has them. And week-in and week-out, you got to find ways to defend them and have a plan for them, and Tae is one of the current and one of the best of all-time," Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry said. "It will be a great challenge for us, but of course, I'm excited to see him. I enjoyed the time that I had with him even though it was brief here, but [he's an] incredible player."
Davante Adams started his career there and played in Green Bay for eight years. Joe Barry and Adams spent a season together in 2021, Adams' last season, so I am sure he has seen what Tae can do. He watched Davante Adams go for 1,500 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. He knows exactly what to expect.
"Oh, of course, and then with [Josh] Jacobs [as] their back: That's what every offense is searching for – someone that gives you an issue in the passing game, and then they can counterbalance with someone handing the ball off to," Barry continued. "But that's week-in and week-out life in the NFL. It will be a great challenge this week [with] two really good players."
Jacobs hasn't had the start of the season you would like, but he can go off any given week, which is why he was the league leader in rushing last season. And even last season, he started slow and ended up bursting for big games around Week 4 when he had 144 rushing yards, and then had two more weeks after that with 140-plus rushing yards.
The Packers know that, despite his slow start, you can't sleep on Jacobs.
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