Mendoza to Start This Week Vs The Seahawks

[Attyla]

You heard it here first.

Time for the future.

[Reno Hightower]

This will go down as a seminal moment in Raiders history-book it! I would love his first win to be against an old AFC West rival. Considering all of this shit I took growing up in WA State in the 1980's that would be perfect.

Jim Plunkett won his first career start against the Raiders-such things happen...

It's going to be fun bearing witness to the entire process.

[islandboy]

f[raiders_icon]ck it, Thornton and Benson running sprints to the end zone the whole f[raiders_icon]cking game. Put extra oxygen tanks on the sideline and sub them back and forth.

This could work.

Rotate Tre, Dontae and Malik on 3 consecutive plays running deep each play and go no huddle if incomplete.

1st down-Malik
2nd down- Dontae
3rd down Tre for the TD

[charlieinblack]

how many quarters before our fanbase destroy him?

[Willmark]

how many quarters before our fanbase destroy him?

He gets nine years. I didn't set up the rules of just how much we need to tolerate. Those that supported (and still do) Boy Wonder did.

After all, until such time has passed how can we know for sure?

/sarcasm

[16 to 88]

I hope he's ready, but my take is more that they know they weren't gonna make a real playoff run with Kirk (or anyone else) and cut bait when given a golden chance..... It is all very interesting though....

I think it goes deeper than that and a lot of pro v. con went into the decision. I'm also of the belief that it all would have been a moot point if they didn't get at least a 3rd for him. I don't see them parting ways for a 4th or lower.

Interesting note: The Vikings play the Packers in GB this Sunday on the road after a Monday night with Kirk getting the playbook in his hands on Wednesday. Kick off temperature slated to be around 45 degrees.

[raiders93]

I think it goes deeper than that and a lot of pro v. con went into the decision. I'm also of the belief that it all would have been a moot point if they didn't get at least a 3rd for him. I don't see them parting ways for a 4th or lower.

Interesting note: The Vikings play the Packers in GB this Sunday on the road after a Monday night with Kirk getting the playbook in his hands on Wednesday. Kick off temperature slated to be around 45 degrees.

Lots of reporting coming out on this. In terms of what’s being reported… seems like the stars kind of aligned on this one.

On one hand, reports are Mendoza is ready and has looked ready for a few weeks now… it’s getting hard to justify keeping him in the bench.

It’s also hard to justify benching Kirk for how he’s played… and presumably the staff has a lot of respect for him to just bench him when he’s playing well.

And the last reporting paints it as something of a happy ending with us facilitating Kirk’s request to go back to Minnesota. He gets to go be THE guy, not answering questions about his job every week. We get compensated for doing right by Kirk, and now there’s no QB controversy as we turn it over to Mendo.

[Sold My Soul]

C'mon O-Line....Don't fail me now.

[GoodTimeCharlie]

Lots of reporting coming out on this. In terms of what’s being reported… seems like the stars kind of aligned on this one.

On one hand, reports are Mendoza is ready and has looked ready for a few weeks now… it’s getting hard to justify keeping him in the bench.

It’s also hard to justify benching Kirk for how he’s played… and presumably the staff has a lot of respect for him to just bench him when he’s playing well.

And the last reporting paints it as something of a happy ending with us facilitating Kirk’s request to go back to Minnesota. He gets to go be THE guy, not answering questions about his job every week. We get compensated for doing right by Kirk, and now there’s no QB controversy as we turn it over to Mendo.

Just a smooth “Win-Win” for all. Nice to be a part of that. Been awhile. Looking forward to more of them. Even a Win-Lose is fine as long as we’re on the winning side. Raider Nation has had enough of the wrong side of this shit to last us all a lifetime.

[Marzan]

how many quarters before our fanbase destroy him?

Considering how fickle our fanbase is, don’t be surprised if some people are calling for AOC to play by the bye week if Mendoza plays poorly the next couple of games. That’s just how some people are wired unfortunately.

[GoodTimeCharlie]

I have no idea where to put this, but I just love the line, “the old man murdered them”.

[RunOverByHubbard]

This will go down as a seminal moment in Raiders history-book it! I would love his first win to be against an old AFC West rival. Considering all of this shit I took growing up in WA State in the 1980's that would be perfect.

Jim Plunkett won his first career start against the Raiders-such things happen...

It's going to be fun bearing witness to the entire process.

I was thinking the same thing when I read your post. This may be the most anticipated start for a Raiders QB ever. Stabler sat for a while and came in due to injury to Lamonica. There was not a lot of build up to that moment. This is different. W have the #1 overall pick and the Heisman winner starting his career Sunday. Very cool.

[Willmark]

I was thinking the same thing when I read your post. This may be the most anticipated start for a Raiders QB ever. Stabler sat for a while and came in due to injury to Lamonica. There was not a lot of build up to that moment. This is different. W have the #1 overall pick and the Heisman winner starting his career Sunday. Very cool.

The NFL is salivating thinking about the boost Fernando can potentially give them.

[WNYRAIDER]

Game day thread should be interesting. If Mendo starts the game like Kirk began the second half against SF, the nashing of teeth about a bust will be biblical.

....you know you'll get the over reactions, but I think ,most are more practical in expecting some awkward plays and growing pains, along with the encouraging plays. ....the thing with him is that I truly believe he will learn from his mistakes and work through it more quickly than most, and that was a big part of what made him the #1 pick.
...I also think he will make some of the ones around him better ,or at ;least look better, and make our wr cupboard not look quite as bare as it appears to have been, and especially once they get used to each other in real action.

[WNYRAIDER]

I want Mendoza to succeed, big time.

The problem is: while he has more physical talents he doesn’t have the experience that Kirk did. Sure the only way he does Iis by playing and getting better

At the same time? “Hey kid first start is vs Seattle!”

To reiterate I want him to succeed but the next few games could be rocky at QB.

....i'm sure that Seattle will show good sportsmanship and be gentle with the kid. (....)

...kidding aside, the trade deadline was when it was, and you have to think that of those in the know did not feel that he was ready, they would have started aoc for a few.....

[SuperRaider]

Mendoza will have bad games; but I think in the Seattle game; he will play very good as Seattle DC does not really have any game tape on him playing in the pros…

Even if we go 0-8 under Mendoza playing; it still great that he getting playing time….was kinda getting worried that Cousin was going to play all 17 games this season…