Back when Pete Carroll was running the Seahawks , Marshawn Lynch was his star back—the kind of player that Ashton Jeanty , the Raiders’ rookie RB, grew up watching and admiring. Fast forward to now, Carroll’s the HC in Vegas, and Jeanty is supposed to be his go-to back. But in the Week 2 matchup against the Chargers , the rookie couldn’t quite light it up the way Lynch used to.

The No. 6 overall pick finished the game with just 43 yards on 11 carries, averaging 3.9 yards per carry. The signs were clear: the Raiders’ run game was supposed to be their strength this season with Jeanty in the backfield, but it eventually came out flat when it mattered most.

Carroll’s team sidelined the 21-year-old for the final couple of drives, as Zamir White and Dylan Laube stepped in his

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