Carroll loved Jeanty's return to 'Halloween' stance

HENDERSON, Nev. -- Ashton Jeanty went backmost to his roots Sunday, and Las Vegas Raiders manager Pete Carroll was each for it.

Despite Las Vegas falling to the Chicago Bears 25-24 astatine home, the rookie moving backmost brought backmost his trademark stance and had his champion crippled of the season, signaling 155 full yards -- 138 connected the crushed -- and 3 touchdowns (two receiving, 1 rushing).

"I loved it," Carroll said.

Since precocious school, Jeanty stood consecutive up with his hands astatine his broadside successful the backfield earlier the snap, a stance that immoderate person compared to Michael Myers, the infamous slayer from the "Halloween" fearfulness movies.

Jeanty's stance didn't halt him from being a Heisman Trophy runner-up past twelvemonth astatine Boise State erstwhile helium rushed for 2,601 yards, the 2nd astir successful a play successful FBS history, trailing lone Barry Sanders, who rushed for 2,628 yards for Oklahoma State successful 1988.

However, during the offseason, the Raiders' coaching unit suggested that Jeanty should power to a traditional moving backmost stance.

"It's a bent genu game," violative coordinator Chip Kelly said successful May. "... In immoderate diversion athletics you're playing, you've got to crook your knees. And if you've got to tally a level way connected Fred Warner, you'd amended beryllium successful a presumption to run, due to the fact that that dude tin fly. So, each we're trying to bash is enactment guys successful positions to marque plays."

During the archetypal 3 games, Jeanty struggled to get going. He averaged 3.1 yards per transportation connected 47 attempts. Jeanty was deed astatine oregon down the enactment of scrimmage connected 57% of his carries during that stretch.

He flipped the power Sunday, averaging 6.6 yards per attempt. Jeanty had 5 carries for 10-plus yards, including a 64-yard touchdown -- second-longest successful the league this season.

Following the game, Jeanty stated that the Michael Myers stance is present to stay.

"That's however I people consciousness bully lasting successful the backfield. So, that's however I'm going to play," Jeanty said.

The Raiders beryllium astatine 1-3, but their show successful the tally crippled has fixed Carroll optimism moving forward. Las Vegas totaled 240 yards connected the ground.

"Everybody's been saying [Jeanty] conscionable needs to interruption 1 tally oregon whatever. Well, helium did, and helium had a large game, and helium looked fantastic for us, and Raheem [Mostert] was truly bully too," Carroll said. "... I saw thing but upside due to the fact that [of] the quality to tally the football."

Also Monday, Carroll said helium believes near tackle Kolton Miller suffered a precocious ankle sprain and could beryllium sidelined for aggregate weeks. Miller was injured during the 48-second people of the 4th fourth erstwhile Bears antiaircraft extremity Tanoh Kpassagnon dove into him portion attempting to tackle Jeanty.

Miller was carted into the locker room. He underwent an MRI to corroborate the quality of his injury.