Derek Carr, Amari Cooper and Marshawn Lynch (Oakland Raiders)
This is an exciting power trio that nobody was discussing around the water cooler at the close of the 2016 season.
It was a season that saw Carr suffer a broken leg at the very worst time. The Pro Bowler went down in Week 16 and missed the entire playoffs, pretty much ending Oakland’s championship aspirations. Carr is now doing well and should be back to his healthy self this upcoming season. He will look to build on the 3,937 passing yards and 28 touchdowns he tallied before the aforementioned injury.
Heading into his third season, Cooper should continue to flourish as well. He produced a 62.9 percent catch rate for 1,153 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 2016. When Cooper is drawing double coverage, Carr will have the trusty Michael Crabtree on hand.
Lastly, Beastmode is back in the NFL and will be joining one of the league’s most up and coming offenses. It might be hard for Seattle Seahawks fans to see Lynch in silver and black taking hand-offs from Carr, but Raiders fans are going to eat that up.
Marshawn Lynch taking part in drills with Raiders for first time at OTA's #raiders #marshawnLynch @RAIDERS pic.twitter.com/FmthLgsG26
— Alex Flanagan (@Alex_Flanagan) May 30, 2017
The 31-year-old running back kept in fantastic physical shape during his one year off. Soon enough, we will see him in action helping to get his Raiders into Super Bowl contention.