Fernando Mendoza Welcome To Las Vegas

[Sold My Soul]

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.

[Raider_Dave]

That ball flew 57 yards in the air with no margin for error. If you hang that up even a little bit the safety is snatching it.

40 yards vertical from marker to marker, 40 yards across the field from left hash to sideline.

40^2 + 40^2 = 3200
√3200 ≈ 56.5 yards

Sick throw

From the sideline to far hash is 33 yards.
So 40^2 + 33^2 = 2689 = 51.8^2
So 51.8 yards.
Still a hell of a throw.

[Arsenal Raider]

From the sideline to far hash is 33 yards.
So 40^2 + 33^2 = 2689 = 51.8^2
So 51.8 yards.
Still a hell of a throw.

Good point. I double checked and it is 33.33... yards to the far hash, but I was also conservative with the vertical measurement.

To split hairs, it'd be ≈42 yards and ≈33.33 yards.

42^2 + 33.33^2 = 2,875.11 = 53.62^2
53.6 yards

I owe you a beer

[Jmarti76]

Good point. I double checked and it is 33.33... yards to the far hash, but I was also conservative with the vertical measurement.

To split hairs, it'd be ≈42 yards and ≈33.33 yards.

42^2 + 33.33^2 = 2,875.11 = 53.62^2
53.6 yards

I owe you a beer

Fernando would be so proud! Pythagorean Theorem to the rescue!

[Attyla]

[BoKnows81]

This is great!

[Jmarti76]

This is great!

I think I love him even more now!

[Reno Hightower]

Mendoza will have a great resource in the building in Jimmy Plunkett.

Not so much as being Raiders but understanding and managing the expectations of being a Heisman Trophy winning QB taken with the first overall pick in the draft.

The shared hispanic heritage is nice coincidence but few people can understand what Mendoza is up against better than Plunkett.

The sentimental fan in me hopes the Raiders will issue Mendoza #16 but the kid needs to chart his own course with his own number.

[Oaktownonly]

Mendoza will have a great resource in the building in Jimmy Plunkett.

Not so much as being Raiders but understanding and managing the expectations of being a Heisman Trophy winning QB taken with the first overall pick in the draft.

The shared hispanic heritage is nice coincidence but few people can understand what Mendoza is up against better than Plunkett.

The sentimental fan in me hopes the Raiders will issue Mendoza #16 but the kid needs to chart his own course with his own number.

I really want him to Chart his own course. Let this team create a new identity. Time to start making some GOOD new memories with this young team.

[Arsenal Raider]

Mendoza will have a great resource in the building in Jimmy Plunkett.

Not so much as being Raiders but understanding and managing the expectations of being a Heisman Trophy winning QB taken with the first overall pick in the draft.

The shared hispanic heritage is nice coincidence but few people can understand what Mendoza is up against better than Plunkett.

The sentimental fan in me hopes the Raiders will issue Mendoza #16 but the kid needs to chart his own course with his own number.

I'd love to see him wear #12, but I'm sure he'll end up with #15.

16 is an ugly number IMO

[Attyla]

The Kubiak hire just confirms in my mind that the first overall pick in the draft is not for sale at any price. As I have said, tat coach from that tree does not take this job without Mendoza. He is not going to risk professional suicide.

[Reno Hightower]

I really want him to Chart his own course. Let this team create a new identity. Time to start making some GOOD new memories with this young team.

I agree. The Stabler comparisons were not good for Todd Marinovich. Plunkett has a better head on his shoulders as does Mendoza.

Lamonica had his own style, Stabler had his own style, as did Plunkett and Gannon. Onward and upward.

[Reno Hightower]

I'd love to see him wear #12, but I'm sure he'll end up with #15.

16 is an ugly number IMO

It's funny you say that because I have always disliked #15, even before Mahomes was a thing. Flores wore #15 and so did Hoss.

#12 has always been my favorite number, now I better change my passwords and ATM code, lol.

[Dr Death]

I liked Hoss.

[Attyla]

I liked Hoss.

I liked Hoss as well, a number is a number

[Raidersman321]

First time in forever I look forward to a Raiders game now. We'll (hopefully) have a promising QB for the future and an actual offensive-minded coach who utilizes his system to put his best players in the best position to excel. Instead of like Gruden or McDumbass, who repeatedly just said "go out and beat your guy", which doesn't work in today's game.

Now we just need a competent defensive coordinator.