Oakland Raiders: The good, bad, and ugly in preseason win over the Packers

Bad: Seth Roberts

Seth who?

Seth Roberts, who signed a shiny new three-year, $12 million dollar deal last year has been all but invisible this offseason. He’s dealt with a few nagging injury problems that have cost him a little time on the field – and likely irked Gruden in the process – but, he’s back.

And he’s still the invisible man out there.

During the Draft, there was a lot of chatter about Gruden trying to work a deal to trade Roberts. Obviously, nothing materialized, and he remains a Raider. The question is – for how much longer.

Roberts saw his first action of the preseason, getting 51 offensive snaps in – and saw just one total target in his time on the field. Roberts finished the game with zero catches.

Oakland’s receiving group is deep and talented – with only so many roster spaces allocated to any one position group, cracking that group is an uphill battle for some. Like Roberts.

With Amari Cooper and Jordy Nelson locking up the top two spots, and given that they flipped a third-round pick on Martavis Bryant, you’d have to think he’s got the inside lane on the third receivers spot.

It will all come down to how many receivers Gruden chooses to keep – could be five, could be six. Either way though, Roberts likely won’t be around by the time the season starts. He’s battling with a number of other guys like Ryan Switzer, Marcell Ateman, Griff Whalen, and Johnny Holton, for a position on the roster.

And given his lack of playing time – and lack of targets – it seems like a battle he’s well on his way to losing.