"Despite Las Vegas falling to the Chicago Bears 25-24 at home, the rookie running back brought back his trademark stance and had his best game of the season, recording 155 total yards -- 138 on the ground -- and three touchdowns (two receiving, one rushing). "I loved it," Carroll said. Since high school, Jeanty stood straight up with his hands at his side in the backfield before the snap, a stance that some have compared to Michael Myers, the infamous killer from the "Halloween" horror movies."
"However, during the offseason, the Raiders' coaching staff suggested that Jeanty should switch to a traditional running back stance. "It's a bent knee game," offensive coordinator Chip Kelly said in May. "... In any athletic sport you're playing, you've got to bend your knees. And if you've got to run a flat route on Fred Warner, you'd better be in a position to run, because that dude can fly. So, all we're trying to do is put guys in positions to make plays.""
Ashton Jeanty reverted to his trademark straight-up pre-snap stance and posted 155 total yards, including 138 rushing, and three touchdowns in Las Vegas's 25-24 loss to the Chicago Bears. Jeanty was a Heisman Trophy runner-up at Boise State after rushing for 2,601 yards, the second-most single-season total in FBS history. Raiders coaches recommended a traditional bent-knee stance during the offseason, with offensive coordinator Chip Kelly emphasizing readiness and route-running. Jeanty averaged 3.1 yards per carry over the first three games and was hit at or behind the line on 57% of his carries before averaging 6.6 yards per attempt in the noted game.
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