The best game of Ashton Jeanty’s young NFL career just happened to coincide with a switch back to the unorthodox stance he used at Boise State.

That may have just been a coincidence. Still, don’t expect the Raiders rookie running back to mix things up again anytime soon.

“It works, so no need to change it,” Jeanty said.

Jeanty showed how successful the stance can be in Week 4 by running for a career-high 138 yards on 21 carries in the Raiders’ loss to the Bears . Sixty-four of those yards came on a touchdown run in the second quarter.

That kind of production makes the debate about his unusual straight-up stance seem silly. His coaches are fully on board with Jeanty going back to what he’s comfortable with.

“I loved it,” coach Pete Carroll said.

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