Raiders Desperately in Need of WR Jakobi Meyers' Return

"Jakobi [Meyers]? Oh man, I'm excited about Jakobi," Pierce said. "I've always been a fan of Jakobi from the day we – I'll go back to when we scrimmaged the Patriots, and he came in here. I'm like, 'Man, who's this dude diving there on the linebackers, blocking, the physicality.' And then we got him here, and just the ultimate team player. 

“I think you've seen since he's been here as a receiver, as a blocker, as a runner, as a thrower. I mean, you ask him to do anything, he'll do it for you, and he's the ultimate team player. He's quiet, soft-spoken, but he's a hard worker. Is he ready for that number-one role? I'm not going to label him that, but I think he's always been one of the top receivers on our team, and now he has an opportunity to get more balls, yes." 

There is undoubtedly a drop off from having Adams as a team’s No.1 receiver, compared to Meyers as the primary option. Still, Meyers has plenty of experience being a team’s top receiver and is still the best wide receiver the Raiders have on the roster. He is by far the most experienced receiver the Raiders have and they will lean on that experience moving forward. 

This is an excellent opportunity for Meyers to showcase his skills as a team’s best wide receiver. With him approaching a contract year, Meyers has the chance to secure another respectable contract with a productive rest of this season.