Should Fernando Mendoza start for the Raiders this Sunday against the Buffalo Bills? Scott’s answer is closer, but not yet, and he names the record that would change it.

After the Raiders’ 45-17 loss in New England, Scott goes through Mendoza’s first eight NFL throws and why he wouldn’t read much into them against a Patriots defense playing prevent. He also makes the case that Kirk Cousins didn’t lose this game, looks at whether the offensive line had one bad day or a real problem, and pushes back on Klint Kubiak’s claim that the team abandoned the run. Then he lays out the stretch ahead: Bills, Rams, Jets, 49ers, Seahawks.

In this episode:

  • Why Scott would keep Cousins in the lineup for the Bills and Rams
  • Pass protection: 3 sacks, pressure on roughly 4 of 10 dropbacks, and what New England did with four rushers
  • A run game averaging 2.1 yards per carry, with Ashton Jeanty banged up
  • Brock Bowers carrying a passing game with receivers missing
  • What Kubiak said after the game, and what it tells you about the staff
  • The record at which Mendoza starts against Seattle on Nov. 15

TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Should Fernando Mendoza start vs the Bills? 2:09 Patriots 45, Raiders 17: the numbers 4:51 What Mendoza’s eight throws actually showed 6:56 Kirk Cousins didn’t lose this game 9:36 Where Scott lands, and what changes his mind 11:12 Offensive line: one bad game or a pattern? 14:56 The run game: 2.1 yards per carry 15:51 Kalshi sponsor read 18:49 Did Kubiak really abandon the run? 21:17 Brock Bowers is carrying the passing game 25:02 The schedule: Bills, Rams, Jets, 49ers, Seahawks 29:54 Questions about Kubiak and the staff 33:02 Final takeaways


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