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This is huge! It’s the most anticipated debut by a Raiders draft choice in decades. It’s hard not to see Fernando Mendoza as the savior who can heal the longstanding wounds of Raiders fans. He debuts midseason against a genuinely tough defense and with a subpar offensive line in front of him.

Mendoza had a noted connection with fellow rookie M. Benson in preseason. Will they shine together? One thing for sure — Rookie should know where Bowers is on every passing play.

Not sure which one to post in so I pick this one

That big box has been wrapped up and under the tree for so long. Now it’s finally Christmas.

My birthday is days away, so this is my gift to myself.

Failure is fine. Kubiak can then examine the wreckage to determine what needs to be fixed.

Without the wreckage what will they work on?

KillerRaider30 wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2026 4:18 am Failure is fine. Kubiak can then examine the wreckage to determine what needs to be fixed.

Without the wreckage what will they work on?

Mendoza can work on how he'll say "I'm going to Disneyland"

RunOverByHubbard wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2026 4:01 am This is huge! It’s the most anticipated debut by a Raiders draft choice in decades. It’s hard not to see Fernando Mendoza as the savior who can heal the longstanding wounds of Raiders fans. He debuts midseason against a genuinely tough defense and with a subpar offensive line in front of him.

Mendoza had a noted connection with fellow rookie M. Benson in preseason. Will they shine together? One thing for sure — Rookie should know where Bowers is on every passing play.

It's often the case that a backup QB ends up with a connection with a backup WR because they work together a lot on the scout team so Benson might show up more than he has with Cousins. Mendoza and Tucker are really close off the field so I'm sure there will be a connection there. If you're a QB and you don't have a connection with Bowers, then I don't think you're actually a QB.

I expect Mayer's targets to drop a bit because he's a middle of the field guy and Mendoza's comfort zone is more outside.

Would love to see Mendoza have great game; but this is his first start against a great defense and just having a decent game would be a plus….

SuperRaider wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2026 4:59 am Would love to see Mendoza have great game; but this is his first start against a great defense and just having a decent game would be a plus….

Stay healthy. Don't make the same mistake twice.

I actually expect a lot out of Jeanty, but more in a role game. I expect him to be blocking a lot, and his hitch route in the passing game is good and is a great play for a first time QB to use while getting his feet wet. I don't expect a lot of yards from the run game but the tough yards I do expect to see a few times.

But keeping Mendoza's jersey clean? Yea, that has got to be job one and Jeanty needs to be used in that regard.

Mendo hype vid

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aiden should really start these games were gonna get reamed in.
if by some miracle management ever figures out we need a semi competent team out there, and, if mendoza is half decent some fans will use a rancid win loss record to demand a change.

charlieinblack wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2026 5:26 am aiden should really start these games were gonna get reamed in.

no

It's expected that Mendoza will struggle today.

This team, us fans, it's about time we experience the unexpected, in a good way. It's been far too long since we've had elite QB play. Klint says he's ready. Time to show it.

It's a brand new day. LFG.

charlieinblack wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2026 5:26 am aiden should really start these games were gonna get reamed in.
if by some miracle management ever figures out we need a semi competent team out there, and, if mendoza is half decent some fans will use a rancid win loss record to demand a change.

We drafted a guy first overall. He’s played football for a lot of years. Why do we want to bubble wrap we hope can start for 10+ years playing at a high level.