Always pumped to get a win, especially against a divisional opponent. When was the last time the Raiders started 1-0 and the rest of the division started 0-1? Where’s Josh Dubow when I need him?

Going to rattle off a few observations..

OFFENSE:

• Jimmy G showed more balls today than I’ve seen out of DC in all the seasons combined since he broke his leg. The man stood tall in the pocket and created extra time when he needed to. Just not taking sacks at certain points in the game was crucial for us today. I get that he’s not Pat Mahomes, but I can’t hide my excitement over the fact we have a legit leader with some real swagger under center. He definitely missed Adams a couple times in the end zone, but his only egregious mistake IMO was the end zone interception, clean game for Jimmy otherwise.He was 10-12 in the first half and I believe the two incompletions hit the 2 hands of his receivers (one to Adams and another to Jakobi in the end zone). They were tight throws in tight coverage, but looked to be catchable balls.
• The offensive looked more fluid and cohesive. Nobody appeared out of place and the game plan from the first half didn’t look crazy different from the second half. The biggest negative I will point out is the lack of deep shots. I really can’t recall many.
• The other negative I would take away (and I’m getting picky here) is the lack of involvement from other players in the game plan. Jimmy completed passes to 7 different players, 3 of whom were running backs. Russ completed passes to 7 different players on the first drive of the game for the Donkeys.
• Glad to have Jacobs back, but even if him and the team deny it, the guy is shaking some rust off. He is still great at making the first guy miss and I like the #8 jersey. Even though he averaged only 2.5 yards per carry today I can only imagine how painful the game would have been given we had to play our backup running backs. I hope they get him more involved in the passing game next week.
• O-line gave up zero sacks. Any game we do that in we are going to have a chance to play a close game.
• It very much shows that Michael Mayer was used predominantly as a tight end who played mostly in the slot in college. His run blocking looks rough. Definitely looking weak when he’s in on run plays. This was noticeable to tje coaches because as the game went on most of the running plays that included a tight end in the formstion occurred with Hooper on the fields. Definitely something other teams are going to eventually pick up on, so I hope he can get better in that department and in a hurry. While I know tight ends sometimes have a rough time transitioning to the NFL, zero catches today was certainly disappointing.
• Jakobi was feasting opposite of Adams. I really hope he’s not going to be out vs the Bills next week. That east coast time zone game is going to be hard enough as it is. Hopefully the Jets really beat up on them tomorrow.
• I liked seeing Adams in the slot today. He made so many plays from the slot in Green Bay so it’s nice to see McDaniels employing him there. A lot of it did have to do with trying to get him away fromPat Surtain or forcing the D to play zone. While Adams didn’t have a huge game he certainly was not shut down. The attention he drew definitely opened things up for Jakobi. Lastly, Surtain is legit.
• Hunter Renfrow was non-existent. Yes he was on the field, but I don’t think he was targeted once. Given Jakobi is out next week, he really needs to step up in the slot, as does KW given he’s slotted to start opposite Davante.