Is It Actually Better If Fernando Mendoza Sits?

Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup!https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/SILVERIs the best thing for Fernando Mendoza and the Raiders' season actually not playing him right away?On this episode of the Silver & Black Sports Network Podcast, Jesse Merrick takes a deep dive into the Raiders' quarterback situation and explores whether Raiders fans should actually be rooting for Kirk Cousins to keep Fernando Mendoza on the bench early in the season. Jesse also examines historical trends involving No. 1 overall quarterbacks and how the following season pans out for teams that play them.Plus: - What we learned from Episode 1 of Behind the Shield - Why the Raiders may finally be out of purgatory - Why the Stefon Diggs-to-Raiders narrative still doesn't make sense- Keyron Crawford's fit in Rob Leonard's defenseCHAPTERS LIST00:00 IS IT BETTER FOR LV IF MENDOZA SITS?11:30 TAKEAWAYS FROM BEHIND THE SHIELD: EP. 117:39 STEFON DIGGS & WR CONVERSATION26:44 WATCHING KEYRON CRAWFORD Subscribe for more Raiders coverageSilver & Black Sports Network FREE Raiders Newsletterhttps://SilverAndBlackSportsNetwork.com Follow SBSN:X: S / jessesbsn Instagram: u / silverandblacksportsnetwork TikTok: b / silverandblacksportsnet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...#raiders #raidersreport #RaiderNation #FernandoMendoza #KirkCousins #LasVegasRaiders #KlintKubiak #StefonDiggs #RobLeonard #NFL #SilverAndBlackSportsNetworkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.