Raiders Starting Quarterback Selection Delayed Amid Preseason Rivalry
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The Las Vegas Raiders are making us wait a bit longer to find out who the starting quarterback will be, as the competition between veteran Kirk Cousins and rookie first overall pick Fernando Mendoza comes to a close. Head coach Kirk Kubiak has been adamant about waiting to name his QB1, though many signs have pointed to Cousins as their guy. With just over two weeks until the team's opener against the Miami Dolphins, the mystery remains, but the hints are there.
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Bleacher ReportESPN's Jeremy Fowler says the consensus around the NFL is the Las Vegas Raiders are eventually going to name Kirk Cousins the starting quarterback over Fernando Mendoza.
ESPNKubiak mum on Vegas' QB as Mendoza struggles Raiders coach Klint Kubiak refused to name a regular-season starter after Thursday's preseason finale, although his utilization hints at Kirk Cousins getting the call in Week 1.
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The news comes after Mendoza struggled in the Raiders' Thursday preseason finale against the San Francisco 49ers.
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CBS Sports"[Mendoza] needs another three preseason games, all those rookies do. Now that the season's starting the practice reps get smaller and that's just life," Kubiak said after the Raiders' 18-12 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday. "Us as coaches we gotta get them ready to play, keep developing them."
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Kubiak said after the preseason finale Mendoza "needs another preseason games" in order to keep his development going.
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CBS Sports"I'd love to play [Mendoza] the whole game but there's other guys we want to get looked at and I thought overall this preseason that we got him plenty of time," Kubiak said.
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01 CBS Sports Following the team's final preseason game, Kubiak said his No. 1 overall pick could benefit from a few more preseason games, but unfortunately for Mendoza, that's not something he has. The NFL now only holds three preseason games per team, meaning the players, especially the rookies, have less time to prove themselves and get those valuable in-game reps.
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02 Bleacher Report Pats, Gonzo Not Close on Deal Fowler said it "makes sense" the Raiders would name Cousins QB1 before the roster cutdown deadline this Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.
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03 Fox Sports Rashod Bateman - NFL News, Rumors, & Updates - FOX Sports Rashod Bateman - NFL News, Rumors, & Updates FOX Sports
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