This has been a season to neglect for the Las Vegas Raiders, who’ve did not make the leap into postseason rivalry that they hoped for. Sadly, that signifies that the eye for a lot of is already on the offseason and what the Raiders might do in free company. This additionally entails doubtlessly shedding their gamers, and one identify who might depart is cornerback Nate Hobbs.
Hobbs has been one of many higher gamers on this Raiders protection this season and is among the higher nickel cornerbacks within the league. He shall be a free agent this offseason and a workforce with cash might look to signal him to a profitable contract.
A type of groups may very well be the Tennessee Titans, who can have loads of cash to spend. The Bleacher Report Scouting Division just lately listed Hobbs as a participant the Titans might goal in free company and defined why he would make sense for them:
The Titans had three off-ball linebackers play one hundred pc of the snaps in a recreation two weeks in the past. In addition they not often play greater than two corners and barely deploy three safeties. In a league the place workforce’s “base” defenses are thought-about their changeups, the Titans simply don’t have the positional flexibility to get completely different packages on the sector proper now.
Signing a slot specialist might assist. That’s at all times been the place Nate Hobbs has thrived for the Raiders. He has the flexibility to bump outdoors if he wants too, however the mixture of L’Jarius Sneed, Roger McCreary and Nate Hobbs may very well be a very good trio that permits the Titans to play nickel extra subsequent yr.
This makes some sense for the Titans, and adaptability is crucial. The query is whether or not the Raiders can pay sufficient to maintain him round ought to a workforce make a giant provide or whether or not they’re good with Jack Jones and Jakorian Bennett and really feel they will plug somebody into that nickel position.
As they give the impression of being to show issues round and get again to being a contender, the Raiders should work out which gamers are value maintaining round, and the choice on Nate Hobbs will come quickly.
