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Dante Moore or Fernando Mendoza

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Call your shot....or add your own.

Dante Moore:

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Dante-Moore-QB-UCLA

Fernando Mendoza:

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Fer ... California

May the football godz look kindly down upon the feeble and inept.

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Everyone should have a pretty good idea where The Raiders' O-Line stands before the draft.
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RickRyb wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 5:14 pm Everyone should have a pretty good idea where The Raiders' O-Line stands before the draft.
Well let's hope we don't bring in another grossly overpaid Cappa to solve the problem.
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RickRyb wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 5:14 pm Everyone should have a pretty good idea where The Raiders' O-Line stands before the draft.
You would think, but it's shocking how the last 3 coaching staffs didn't recognize the lack of talent we had on the O Line.
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BoKnows81 wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 4:56 pm Just a thought. Remember when the Raiders drafted the wrong Byron Young? Let's hope they draft the right Mendoza this time.

Half kidding.
You’re not crazy. The exact same thought crossed my mind at least twice today lol
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If we secure the 1st overall, wouldn't it be typical Raider fashion that Mendoza opts to return to school
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Sometimes teams get the #1 draft pick and there's no real consensus #1 player, or for a QB needy team, maybe someone worthy of being drafted, but not a sure thing (for example Cam Ward last year with the Titans, or Tavon Walker, Bryce Young etc).

Other times, there's a franchise player and a big drop off after that (Joe Burrow, Andrew Luck). Trevor Lawrence and Caleb Williams would qualify in that category, so obviously no guarantee that player becomes as projected (though both players look to be coming around to what we thought they would be).

This year sure feels like the latter and not the former.

Mendoza feels like an elite prospect, definitely on the level of top QB's in other good years, and it would be a huge let down to miss out on the #1 pick. We must secure the loss on Sunday, or hope the Giants win. Anything less than #1 would be devastating.
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rcraider wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 5:24 pm You would think, but it's shocking how the last 3 coaching staffs didn't recognize the lack of talent we had on the O Line.
I do think people are underestimating how terrible Petes son is. The ol would not have been good but hes made every single player worse
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Corleone wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 5:26 pm Sometimes teams get the #1 draft pick and there's no real consensus #1 player, or for a QB needy team, maybe someone worthy of being drafted, but not a sure thing (for example Cam Ward last year with the Titans, or Tavon Walker, Bryce Young etc).

Other times, there's a franchise player and a big drop off after that (Joe Burrow, Andrew Luck). Trevor Lawrence and Caleb Williams would qualify in that category, so obviously no guarantee that player becomes as projected (though both players look to be coming around to what we thought they would be).

This year sure feels like the latter and not the former.

Mendoza feels like an elite prospect, definitely on the level of top QB's in other good years, and it would be a huge let down to miss out on the #1 pick. We must secure the loss on Sunday, or hope the Giants win. Anything less than #1 would be devastating.
I have no clue why people don’t think Mendoza is an elite prospect.
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pfish57 wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 4:59 pm What the fck does that clown act have to do with what i said??? I'm all aboard with Mendoza at #1
No idea what the hell you’re talking about bro.
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To think that there are people that believe Mendoza is not better than any of last years QBs is mind boggling. I think tonight changed their minds.
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BoKnows81 wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 5:36 pm To think that there are people that believe Mendoza is not better than any of last years QBs is mind boggling. I think tonight changed their minds.
No doubt I would take him, Moore or Simpson over Ward lol
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Mendoza will definitely be the first pick in the draft. We just need to make sure that it is us taking him and not the Jets.
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pfish57 wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 5:40 pm No doubt I would take him, Moore or Simpson over Ward lol
Ward is so garbage. You wanna talk about a guy who wasn't worth the #1 pick... that's him.
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NoClapsPlease wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 4:44 pm Scroll up a few.
same question
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