The Las Vegas Raiders (2-6) didn’t see themselves sitting here with this record at this point in the season. It is as perplexing to the owners

A team doesn't hire a coach in his 70s with the expectation of rebuilding — and that certainly wasn't Pete Carroll's mindset when he took over the Raiders in January. Las Vegas' moves since then to bring in veteran players,

Hunter Long was the clear-cut TE2 in this game, laying 53 snaps to Johnny Mundt's 27. The RB2 role continues to be more of a shared role with LeQuint Allen playing 22 snaps and Bhayshul Tuten playing 20. The opponent and in-game situations dictate what that snap count distribution looks like on a weekly basis.

The Jacksonville Jaguars got contributions from almost every player in uniform to beat the Raiders, 30-29, in overtime on Sunday.

But trading away Meyers means the Raiders will have to turn to rookies Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton Jr ., both of whom have shown they have a long way to go before becoming reliable players. Against the Jaguars, Bech didn't play any snaps on offense. Thornton was inactive in favor of veteran Tyler Lockett.

Jakobi Meyers didn't get the extension he was seeking in the offseason, and he never got the trade he asked for either. That might change ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline, however.

On Thursday, the Las Vegas Raiders will travel to Denver to take on the 7-2 Broncos in week ten NFL action. For Raiders head coach Pete Carroll, this will be the first time he's taken on Payton with either man being a head coach in the AFC.