The 2022 NFL preseason kicked off Thursday night, featuring a matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders. It's the (more exciting in theory than in practice) Hall of Fame Game from Canton, Ohio.
Spoiler alert for those tracking wins and losses in the preseason: The Raiders took home the 27-11 win. The Twitter talk mostly focused on the usage of Raiders RB Josh Jacobs (11 snaps, five carries, two targets, six routes run for 30 rushing yards and two receptions for 14 yards). He played in their first two drives while most of their other starters did not.
While it has become very unusual for starters to see much playing time in the first preseason game, there’s a reason we shouldn’t care much and why we shouldn't overextend that concern into hand-wringing about Jacobs' job security.
