Pete Carroll said on Monday he didn’t want to use the NFL trade deadline to sacrifice the present for the future.

But that’s largely what the Raiders did the following day when they traded wide receiver Jakobi Meyers to Jacksonville for two picks in next year’s draft.

Las Vegas’ offense was struggling even when Meyers was still on the club, but now that he’s gone, the Raiders are going to have even more difficulty moving the ball because of all the attention focused on tight end Brock Bowers.

That was evident in Thursday night’s 10-7 loss at Denver in which the Broncos made sure everyone but Bowers beat them in the passing game. All the Raiders had to offer was Tre Tucker, 33-year-old Tyler Lockett, tight end Michael Mayer and rookie receivers Dont’e Thornton Jr. and Jack Bech.

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