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I'll say this, if the Raiders are able to draft him, the kid will have already unified this forum. Even the most ardent realists are in favor of the pick. Not sure if I have ever witnessed that, certainly not here nor the PSD discussion forum I used to frequent.

There was far from a consensus on Purple Drank. I remember wanting Megatron.

Thread title is a play on the Fernando Valenzuela sensation in the early 1980's.

Toast wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 7:30 pm I'll say this, if the Raiders are able to draft him, the kid will have already unified this forum. Even the most ardent realists are in favor of the pick.

Seems like we are and maybe he can be our guy for a quarter century or so, kinda like Rivers.

Also appears most are on board with losing out the rest of the season.

Toast wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 7:30 pm I'll say this, if the Raiders are able to draft him, the kid will have already unified this forum. Even the most ardent realists are in favor of the pick. Not sure if I have ever witnessed that, certainly not here nor the PSD discussion forum I used to frequent.

There was far from a consensus on Purple Drank. I remember wanting Megatron.

I can't recall anyone wanting Purple drank. I know Kiffin wanted Megatron and Brady Quinn.

rcraider wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 1:49 am I can't recall anyone wanting Purple drank. I know Kiffin wanted Megatron and Brady Quinn.

What a horrible draft class to find a QB.

Attyla wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 4:40 am

Maybe this would be the new Raiders theme song coming out of the tunnel instead of Hells Bells.

Hells Bells needs to go. Great song but we need a new direction. I might need to turn in my man card but I kind of like the ABBA song, not saying it's on my running play list, lol.

Toast wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 2:26 pm Hells Bells needs to go. Great song but we need a new direction. I might need to turn in my man card but I kind of like the ABBA song, not saying it's on my running play list, lol.

I'm a big Abba fan, always have been since I heard "SOS" back when I was in school.

Come take my man card, I double dog dares ya.

...were we to end up with Fernando, my hope would be that we don't draft a receiver named Mandy, or I could see a thread revival after this one runs it course.....

(.....70's 'pop' hits for $300, Alex?.....)

Not getting my hopes up
Not getting my hopes up
Not getting my hopes up

Oaktownonly wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 11:50 am Maybe this would be the new Raiders theme song coming out of the tunnel instead of Hells Bells.

This would be more apropros:

Fernando my ass. This dude could absolutely suck at the NFL level. I understand he "seems" to be the guy right now, but... has it ever worked out for us? Does anything ever work out for us?

Just have a solid draft... including whoever we pick at QB. Just take solid football players. Coaching is waaayyyyyy more important than who the f[raiders_icon]cking QB is. Until the coaching debacle is fixed, the QB doesn't really f[raiders_icon]cking matter.


Sorry for the mini rant... too many pours of Bourbon tonight.

raider_kin wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 3:29 pm I'm a big Abba fan, always have been since I heard "SOS" back when I was in school.

Come take my man card, I double dog dares ya.

Apparently you never had one to take

Dr Death wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 5:58 pm Fernando my ass. This dude could absolutely suck at the NFL level. I understand he "seems" to be the guy right now, but... has it ever worked out for us? Does anything ever work out for us?

Just have a solid draft... including whoever we pick at QB. Just take solid football players. Coaching is waaayyyyyy more important than who the fcking QB is. Until the coaching debacle is fixed, the QB doesn't really fcking matter.


Sorry for the mini rant... too many pours of Bourbon tonight.

I will never be too drunk to realize Mendoza is the no brainer pick for this team.

BoKnows81 wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 6:56 pm I will never be too drunk to realize Mendoza is the no brainer pick for this team.

The thing is.... he's only the no brainer pick THIS TIME... in this particular draft. That doesn't mean he won't suck. It just means he's the only choice in a very thin QB draft class.