Raiders’ Chip Kelly Gives Blunt Response Over Ashton Jeanty Concerns
The Las Vegas Raiders‘ rushing game continues to be a major concern, a point highlighted in their 41-24 loss to the Washington Commanders on September 21 at Northwest Stadium.
In that game, the Raiders totaled just 93 rushing yards, with rookie Ashton Jeanty leading the way with 63. The 21-year-old carried the ball 17 times, averaging 3.7 yards per carry.
Though it shows a modest improvement, Las Vegas will need a much stronger ground attack to achieve consistent success as the season progresses. While the focus is on the Raiders’
“I think it’s the defenses right now,” Kelly told reporters on September 25
“Everybody else—Saquon Barkley averages 3.3 yards per carry, Christian McCaffrey averages three yards per carry. So Ashton Jeanty’s right in the bunch with those guys. I think across the league through the first three games, defenses are ahead of offenses at a big rate… That’s just the league. Sometimes defenses are ahead, then offenses catch up, and it goes back and forth. That’s the nature of this game.”
Raiders Have Faced Top Run Defenses
In the first three games, the Silver and Black have played a couple of the top run defenses in the NFL. The New England Patriots (181 yards), Los Angeles Chargers (284 yards), and Commanders (302 yards) are the top defenses in rushing yards allowed, per
Against the Chicago Bears, the Raiders should be able to run the football, considering the NFC North side has allowed 418 rushing yards so far this season. This Week 4 game might be what Jeanty needs to get going.
NFL Analyst Calls Out Raiders O-Line
Despite Chicago being one of the worst run defenses, it will all depend on the Las Vegas offensive line to generate running lanes for Jeanty. Nonetheless, NFL analyst Mark Schlereth
“The concern is the Raiders couldn’t block their way out of a wet paper sack,” Schlereth said during an appearance
“I’ve got a couple of guys on there. Daron Payne for Washington is a really good player, and I think they’ve got a bunch of really good players, but they don’t have anybody other than Daron Payne who’s an absolute war daddy on that line of scrimmage. [The Raiders] offensive line was awful. It was purely awful in this game.”
“Being unable to block anybody and then Ashton learning exactly what he is supposed to do is a bad combination right off the start. I thought the right side of their offensive line, with their right tackle and
Taylor Swift's upcoming 'Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon' appearance includes a Chiefs Easter Egg
Taylor Swift's new album, The Life of a Showgirl, is set to drop next week, and the singer already has some exciting things lined up to celebrate. One of those includes an appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
Fallon teased Swift's appearance on Thursday morning, posting a video that included numerous Easter eggs, including the No. 13, which clued fans in immediately to who it was. Plus, he captioned the post, "not a lot going on at the moment," which is also a saying heavily associated with the singer.
This will be Swift's first appearance on Fallon since 2022, when she went on to promote her album “Midnights."
But, Oct. 6, which just so happens to be the day of her appearance, is also the day the Chiefs play against the Jacksonville Jaguars in a primetime matchup.
Fans have already begun to speculate which songs might be about Kelce, especially considering the two got engaged recently. And now, they can't wait to hear what the singer will say about her fiancé.
Be sure to tune in!
Will Travis Kelce Appear In Taylor Swift's Album Release Movie?
An album wasn't enough for Swift! She had to give her fans a little more.
So with that, she announced that her album release will also include an 89-minute movie titled “Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.” It will run the weekend of Swift's release, beginning on Oct. 3.
Fans will get to see "the exclusive world premiere of the music video for my new single ‘The Fate of Ophelia,’ along with never before seen behind-the-scenes footage of how we made it, cut by cut explanations of what inspired this music, and the brand new lyric videos from my new album
And with those behind-the-scenes clips, the question is whether Kelce will appear in any, especially with some saying that the song titles already give clues as to which will be about him.
We'll just have to wait and see.
