While Fleener struggled, the main three receivers did not. The raiders simply took him out of the game.

Btw, that's what happens when you stick to volume and not split snaps with the fourth and fifth receivers. I don't think Snead was ever targeted like that before. Before the season I was calling him the fourth receiving option.

I think there is probably zero chance that the Raiders' plan was to take Fleener out of the game. That makes no sense, and seeing what the others did should explain exactly why you wouldn't focus on Fleener.

They simply couldn't cover our receivers. Fleener wasn't really needed... Until the one play he was, and he dropped it. I said it when they signed him that he got some stats with the Colts because he played with Andrew Luck, who loves throwing to tight ends and was his teammate throughout college. But he always had the dropsies. So, to me, his perceived value was inflated.

It didn't look to me like he was fitting in during preseason, but no one did. Yesterday, though, all excuses were off. He made zero plays. Got to step it up.