Klint Kubiak: Brock Bowers is a football robot from heaven

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Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak hasn't been in his job long, but he's been in it long enough to know who one of the cornerstones of his team will be this season. Tight end Brock Bowers had 112 catches for 1,194 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie, but an early-season knee injury forced him to play at less than 100 percent and miss time during his second year. The 2024 first-round pick 64 catches for 680 yards and seven touchdowns in 12 games, but it doesn't sound like any of the knee issues have been troubling Bowers this offseason. Kubiak called Bowers a "standard bearer" for the organization and had a colorful description of what's impressed him most about Bowers on the field. "He’s kind of a football robot , in a good way," Kubiak said at a Wednesday press conference. "He’s a football robot from heaven. You know, he’s a Cadillac out there. We gotta get the most out of Brock. Wherever he goes, he’s been successful." The Raiders have followed up the Bowers selection by taking running back Ashton Jeanty and quarterback Fernando Mendoza in the first round of the last two drafts. If all goes as hoped in Vegas, the trio will be the centerpiece of a lot of winning during the Kubiak era.