Last Thursday Womens Antonio Brown Jersey , the Raiders made Josh Jacobs the top back selected in the draft at 24 overall in the first round. They touted him as the complete package who could stay on the field all three downs..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Raiders Draft 2019Jon Gruden says Raiders ?comfortable? with Doug Martin as three-down back, rookie first rounder Josh Jacobs has got to beat him outNew,72commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareJon Gruden says Raiders ?comfortable? with Doug Martin as three-down back, rookie first rounder Josh Jacobs has got to beat him outOakland RaidersLast Thursday, the Raiders made Josh Jacobs the top back selected in the draft at 24 overall in the first round. They touted him as the complete package who could stay on the field all three downs due to his ability to block and catch passes out of the backfield as well as be a power runner.True, Jacobs did display all those skills at Alabama, but he never did so as a workhorse back and Jon Gruden wasn?t going to go all in and say the young back was ready to take on a full load or even if he was capable of it due to Jacobs being a part time back for the Crimson Tide.Already on the Raiders was Isaiah Crowell who is a proven NFL starter who fell into their laps essentially when he was cast off by the Jets after they spent big money to sign Le?Veon Bell to a free agent deal. Days after Jacobs was drafted, Crowell tore his Achilles in offseason workouts and was lost for the season, ending what could have been a nice one-two punch with him and Jacobs.?Isiah [Crowell] came in here on a one-year contract and I was hoping this would be a launching pad for him to really showcase what he can do,? said Gruden. ?And it?s very unfortunate and we wish him the best. I mean the way he got hurt was amazing, I?ve never seen anything like it. It was a freak injury.?With Crowell down, predictions for Jacobs? rookie season shot up. Fantasy gurus began licking their chops at the possibilities of him being a workhorse, churning out yards and points. The Raiders had ?break glass in case of emergency? option sitting on his couch though. They simply phoned up last year?s starter Doug Martin and said come on back in.?Fortunately Doug Martin has been very interested in coming back,? Gruden continued. ?He led out team in rushing and Doug will be able to I think be a great mentor to Jacobs. He knows the system, he produced in the system. Doug?s had some real highs and some real lows in this league. And he?ll be a great resource for our young back and he can also still play. So, we?re happy to have Doug back and obviously disappointed for Isaiah.?Mentor, yes. But starting ahead of the back who Gruden was reportedly so excited to draft at 24 that he supposedly wanted to trade up to make sure he got him and had to be calmed down several times by Mike Mayock? Starting over that guy? That?s what Gruden would like us to believe.?Doug Martin was a three-down back last year,? Gruden said when asked if Jacobs would be the team?s three-down back right away. ?He finished the season quite well. We?re comfortable with Doug.?We?ll see what happens with [Josh] Jacobs. Jacobs has got a lot to learn in our system and he?s gotta beat out some good backs.?All right. So, not handing the youngster anything. Making him feel like he has to work for it. And asking last year?s starter who averaged 4.3 yards per carry as the starter to step back into that role may not be the choice you?d expect from a team that just spent a first round pick on a running back, but it isn?t terribly far-fetched.But, wait, did he say ?Backs?? Plural? As in more than one? Come on now.?I think Jalen Richard is really exciting. He wants to be a three-down back,? Gruden added. ?We just paid him a lot of money because of his skills. And I think DeAndre Washington who was hurt most of last year is also going to contribute.?Uh, yeah. Ok.Oh, and let?s not forget about last year?s preseason phenom Chris Warren III now. Gruden said he left him out, joking he tries ?not to give Chris any sugar.??I like Chris Warren,? Gruden said. ?He?s 260 pounds, he can run, he had a very good preseason for us, and he?s learned a lot about our offense and about this profession and he?s got some pretty good genes. His dad was one hell of a back for the Seahawks, so we?ll see where he is. We?re anxious to put him back in circulation as well.?It?s certainly that time of year. When Gruden keeps his players? hopes up that they can all be the guy while trying to keep us guessing about what he will do at certain positions. Hey, who knows, maybe Marshawn Lynch will be back too? He said he would come back if they want him. So Antonio Brown Jersey White , why the hell not. Let?s really make this a competition. Follow @LeviDamien ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) ? When Jon Gruden was hired for a second stint as Oakland Raiders coach, there were immediately questions about how quarterback Derek Carr would respond to Gruden?s intensity, cursing and hands-on approach after four seasons with more low-key coordinators and defensive-minded head coaches.Carr laughed off those doubts, pointing out that he?s familiar with the swear words Gruden sometimes spews even if Carr doesn?t use them, and he said he welcomes the challenge of a coach who willalways keep him on edge.?I have to be on my game in front of my teammates,? Carr said. ?It?s awesome, man. I absolutely love it. He wants me to get up in front of the room and show them the way I do things and hear it from my voice. Just the way the quarterback position is treated. He?s a quarterback guy, being the head coach is completely different.?Carr began his career with Dennis Allen as head coach back in 2014 and Jack Del Rio came in the following year for three seasons. Their expertise was defense, leaving much of the offense and the tutoring of Carr to the coordinators.It?s been completely different with Gruden in charge, as he will call the plays, runs the offensive meetings and frequently peppers Carr with questions about how he would handle all types of situations.?Whenever we?re not doing something, we?re together,? Carr said. ?If we?re in an offensive meeting. If we?re not in an offensive meeting, I?m sitting right next to him in the quarterback room. If I?m not in on a rep, I?m standing right by him. He?s (saying,) ?Hey what do you think? What would you get to here? What would you do? What would you do?? That?s the way it should be. He challenges me. He pushes me. He wants the best for me. You can tell that with his preparation every day. He?s ready every day to give me something to let me dominate that day. It?s awesome.?The success of the relationship between Gruden and Carr will go a long way in determining the success of the Raiders this season as they try to bounce back from a disappointing six-win season.After showing steady progress his first three seasons that helped Carr grow from a second-round pick in 2014 to a quarterback with MVP support in a breakthrough 2016, Carr took a major step back last season under first-time coordinator Todd Downing.After breaking his leg in the next-to-last regular-season game in 2016 to cost him an opportunity to play in the postseason, Carr had another injury early last season when he broke a bone in his back in a Week 4 loss at Denver.He missed only one game because of the injury but never looked completely comfortable in the pocket after that as he matched his career high with 13 interceptions and recorded his worst totals in yards, touchdowns and passer rating since his rookie year in 2014.Carr has looked like a new quarterback in practice this season.?Derek looks like a completely different person in my eyes, just from the way he?s attacking the game,? tight end Jared Cook said. ?From the way he?s attacking the challenges that Gruden has been giving to him. , he gets it right, no hesitation. Every time Gruden asks him to get up in front of a meeting room and call out a play, run a play, get to the right check, get to the right audible, he does it every time. That?s a responsibility that Derek never had last year. You see a totally different player out of him. He?s attacking the game differently mentally and he has a totally different attitude going in to this year.?The Raiders hope that translates on the field starting with Monday night?s opener against the Los Angeles Rams. Carr didn?t get tested much in the preseason, playing just two drives.But Gruden has done his best to challenge him at practice and sees the quarterback he was so high on back at the ?Gruden QB Camp? four years ago. Gruden has never had a promising young quarterback like Carr.He had success with veteran Rich Gannon his first time in Oakland and won a Super Bowl with Brad Johnson in Tampa Bay. But Gruden struggled to find a consistent passer in his later years with the Buccaneers. He believes Carr can be that guy.?I try not to over-coach him,? Gruden said. ?He is a blast to be around. He is extremely talented. He?s a great worker. We?re trying to give him a system that he can sink his teeth into and take control of when the game starts. He?s got tremendous leadership and style. But, I think we?re making progress. I can?t speak for him, but I sure enjoy coming in here and working with him every day.?