Mendoza to Start This Week Vs The Seahawks
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Attyla
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agreed
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Maybe Benson steps up now also
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Monday's headline...
Mendoza wins in major upset in first NFL start.
Mendoza wins in major upset in first NFL start.
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Hope he hits well above the Mendoza line and don't get killed......
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Remember when some actually believed that lolXramfan wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2026 12:27 pm I just heard AOC will start against Seattle.
Kidding, I’ll let myself out
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He will make some mistakes at the line and reading coverages, but he will open up a lot of the offense. Time for him to get meaningful reps and hopefully grow from it all.
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The results, while not meaningless, are inconsequential to me. It is about the learning curve for next year.
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I expected all along that he would start some games but thought it would be after the bye. With the vikings in a bind the way they are that changed the dynamic of everything and I'm left wondering some things that were taken into consideration...
-The timing of it all and our schedule. 1 game at home against the #1 defense in the league and a pathetic rushing attack. Then 2 on the road, with 1 of those games being the broncos coming off their bye week.
-The upside of above and then some. Now he has 3 extra games to acclimate. He's going to see a superb defense, face a team coming off of a bye on the road, play back to back road games, go into a bye as a starter to prepare for the next game. Play a team he has already faced/seen once. Then finish with 2 road games one being a cold weather game in a very loud stadium. With, quite possibly that team fighting for a bye and his chance to knock them off and send them on the road. Going into next season he will now have spent half a season in the same offense and assuming we fix the run game (first and foremost) and add a WR or two with a much improved cast around him.
-His mental makeup. Very steady character and he now has had the entire offseason and 10 weeks to prepare.
-Quarterbacking, what he lacks in experience he makes up with ability.
-Compensation, I don't see us making a trade for anything less than a 3rd. At that point I doubt it was worth it to them. This pick can now be used to help improve the team and might even end up being an offensive pick. Additionally, we got him for nothing, Fernando was able to learn from him, he is off the books for millions and we acquired a 3rd round pick to boot!
-The timing of it all and our schedule. 1 game at home against the #1 defense in the league and a pathetic rushing attack. Then 2 on the road, with 1 of those games being the broncos coming off their bye week.
-The upside of above and then some. Now he has 3 extra games to acclimate. He's going to see a superb defense, face a team coming off of a bye on the road, play back to back road games, go into a bye as a starter to prepare for the next game. Play a team he has already faced/seen once. Then finish with 2 road games one being a cold weather game in a very loud stadium. With, quite possibly that team fighting for a bye and his chance to knock them off and send them on the road. Going into next season he will now have spent half a season in the same offense and assuming we fix the run game (first and foremost) and add a WR or two with a much improved cast around him.
-His mental makeup. Very steady character and he now has had the entire offseason and 10 weeks to prepare.
-Quarterbacking, what he lacks in experience he makes up with ability.
-Compensation, I don't see us making a trade for anything less than a 3rd. At that point I doubt it was worth it to them. This pick can now be used to help improve the team and might even end up being an offensive pick. Additionally, we got him for nothing, Fernando was able to learn from him, he is off the books for millions and we acquired a 3rd round pick to boot!
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Hey! Even an expert can be wrong once is a while. Over and over again...Sir Raider Duck, OMS wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2026 12:44 pm I thought our resident "expert" assured us all that Mendoza would sit the entire season...
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Okay.... let's see what the kid has. I know what everyone of us is hoping for...................
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Heck with the Mendoza line this is Fernandomania!!!!!! lolRaidermofojeff wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2026 1:19 pm Hope he hits well above the Mendoza line and don't get killed......
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The first person to bitch about his performance or call him a bust should get a lifetime ban because you know someone is going to say it before the year is up.
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One think I think you can read into the Cousins trade is that the Raiders believe Mendoza is ready. That is more valuable than the third round pick.
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