How Klint Kubiak Plans to Unleash Raiders' Ultimate 'Joker'

• "We've got to get the most out of Brock [Bowers]," Kubiak said. "He's been successful in college and high school with whoever's coached him. Can't say enough great things about him. Love his work ethic. He is a standard-bearer."

• "I remember in Washington, [former tight end] Jordan Reed was arguably our best eligible there, and he became kind of the Joker that you were able to use in unique ways, and Brock [Bowers], in a lot of ways, is that," Kirk Cousins said.

• "I'm ready for whatever they want me to do," Bowers said. "Everyone saw the success [Seattle] had last year, so I mean, we're just trying to see what they did well and try to build into our own offense."

Overall Takeaways

With no true WR1 on the offense, the superstar tight end will undoubtedly be the top pass-catching option for Cousins. This passing attack will funnel through Bowers, who should open up space for the rushing attack and the other weapons in the offense.

Kubiak's installment as the head coach and primary play-caller should fully unlock Bowers' skill set, and a career year is in the cards. In his rookie season, Bowers recorded 112 receptions for 1,194 yards and five touchdowns, so surpassing that output is a tall feat. With that being said, Bowers compiling double-digit touchdowns is a likely possibility.

Because Bowers possesses wide receiver-adjacent skills and is an above-average run blocker, expect the third-year tight end to be utilized all over the field. Defenses will zero in on Bowers and prioritize limiting his production, but Kubiak will ensure that Bowers remains a constant factor regardless.

Last season may have been a major disappointment for Bowers and Las Vegas, but those fortunes should turn around with one of the best offensive-minded coaches in the league at the helm in the Silver and Black.