Mendoza to Start This Week Vs The Seahawks

[Attyla]

You heard it here first.

Time for the future.

[Rainman56]

The last decades of Raider fandom have left me with very low expectations as to what constitutes success. So as long as Fernando:

a) Keeps his weight under 300 lbs.
b) Doesn’t lie to his coaches about learning the playbook.
c) Doesn’t take amphetamines before a game.
d) Doesn't get a season ending injury….

I will be a happy man.

I'd add
a) Doesn't go full fetal under pressure
b) Doesn't makes excuses
c) Doesn't fumble like it's a bodilly function
D) Doesn't give up and hunt Gophers on 4th down
E) Does whatever he can to help the team when
F) Doesn't be a candyass that feels entitled and handled with kid gloves his whole career.
G) Is humble and not full of $hit

[Be_Easy_25]

Im pretty confident the Raiders or Mendoza don't care about your grading scale

Good.

Don’t cry about it on the forum if/when you see it.

[Attyla]

Good.

Don’t cry about it on the forum if/when you see it.

Honestly I don't give a shit if you grade on a curve or not. You probably don't realize that you are lying to yourself. Everyone grades on a curve all the time. Bias is a curve. Fandom is a curve. Hell, just being a flawed person is grading on a curve. Any time a subjective topic is being judged, a curve is being employed. So lie to yourself but don't be surprised if you get called on your opinion of his performance

[GoodTimeCharlie]

Grading on a curve is so passé. If you truly want to take something worthless like an opinion and give it some sparkle and panache, try grading on a swoop or an arch or a bow.

Hell-to-the-yeah. Now. You. Are. Cookin’. With. Gas.

[Xramfan]

I'd add
a) Doesn't go full fetal under pressure
b) Doesn't makes excuses
c) Doesn't fumble like it's a bodilly function
D) Doesn't give up and hunt Gophers on 4th down
E) Does whatever he can to help the team when
F) Doesn't be a candyass that feels entitled and handled with kid gloves his whole career.
G) Is humble and not full of $hit

Not going to lie.... C) had me bursting

[vtraider]

I'd add
E) Does whatever he can to help the team when

"Does whatever he can to help the team when"

When what happens?

[Reno Hightower]

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.

It's definitely a first for me.

I was pretty young for the 1981 season but I don't remember much hype surrounding Marc Wilson's first start, which I believe was in Oakland. JaMarcus Russell was never really embraced by the fanbase like Fernando has been plus I think we all feel as though a corner may have been turned. I know I do. I imagine the atmosphere at Allegiant will be pretty electric. My cousin is flying down for the game. I asked him to get me a Gamed Day program. Yes, very cool moment.

[Willmark]

The curse on our storied franchise started at a hyper specific point: November 30th, 1986. Raiders vs the Eagles
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm ... story.html

It was the first time the Raiders lost three games in a row in quite some time. The fumble by Marcus (my favorite Raider) set in motion all the events since then, we just didn't know it at the time.

This Sunday, win or lose? Hopefully its the start of clawing our way back. Hell for all we know perhaps it was started by Kirk the first game of the season.

Here's to Fernando beginning his ascent to the greatest Raider QB of all time.

[Reno Hightower]

The curse on our storied franchise started at a hyper specific point: November 30th, 1986. Raiders vs the Eagles
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm ... story.html

It was the first time the Raiders lost three games in a row in quite some time. The fumble by Marcus (my favorite Raider) set in motion all the events since then, we just didn't know it at the time.

This Sunday, win or lose? Hopefully its the start of clawing our way back. Hell for all we know perhaps it was started by Kirk the first game of the season.

Here's to Fernando beginning his ascent to the greatest Raider QB of all time.

I remember that game as if it were yesterday's. Big plays, special teams gaffs and turnovers. Marcus was the toast of the town the week prior with his game winning TD run in OT against the Chargers on Thursday Night Football.

Jim Plunkett's last 300 yard passing effort.

This has been an enjoyable season to watch and it will get better this Sunday. Onward and upward.

[Willmark]

I remember that game as if it were yesterday's. Big plays, special teams gaffs and turnovers. Marcus was the toast of the town the week prior with his game winning TD run in OT against the Chargers on Thursday Night Football. Jim Plunkett's last 300 yard passing effort.

Haunting is the only word for it that I can think of.

It was also the start of the "Madness of King Al" his destructive feud with Allen (and lets be honest it was Al's fault) led to the eventually implosion of the franchise. There were more than just that obviously, but sure didn't help.

This has been an enjoyable season to watch and it will get better this Sunday. Onward and upward.

Same.

[Xramfan]

[rich72]

Im not expecting much against the Seahawks defense. Its like being thrown to the wolves.

[Xramfan]

Good…

[16 to 88]

Theres a difference between constructive critisizm and petulant temper tantrums lol.

Well said. It’s pretty easy to tell the difference between someone genuinely debating an idea and someone just looking for an excuse to pick a fight. The board is always better when we stick to the actual topics rather than treating the forum like a personal grudge match.

[DanKD]

Tuckers interview has me even more hyped. His little smirk about how he looked in practice this week.