NFL power rankings: Which teams will have the best passing attack this season?

16. Las Vegas Raiders

The Las Vegas Raiders made the most lateral of all lateral moves this past offseason when they moved on from longtime starting quarterback Derek Carr and then went after veteran Jimmy Garoppolo.

The Raiders are still going to be one of those offenses that you can’t quite figure out. They will have their ups, but they will have some moments that make you wonder what the heck is going on. That’s how they were with Carr, and it’s not going to be much different with a guy like Garoppolo.

Hopefully, they have Josh Jacobs in the backfield as long as there isn’t a contract dispute and he ends up playing this year. Jacobs, the NFL’s leading rusher in 2022, gives this offense a consistency that’s much needed for a unit that was otherwise inconsistent.

Here’s the game plan, if I’m Vegas: Give the ball to Davante Adams… a lot.

Adams will dominate if he gets his targets, just as he’s always done. He’s going to be Garoppolo’s best friend, assuming Garoppolo is able to play. That’s another wildcard in this situation, with Garoppolo still not being healthy.

If he’s not under center, who knows where the Raiders will turn. Maybe, it’ll be rookie Aidan O’Connell or veteran Brian Hoyer. In either of those events, the Raiders won’t even finish 16th.