The Las Vegas Raiders had their second practice of rookie minicamp on Saturday. It was open to the media and gave fans their first glimpse of new quarterback Fernando Mendoza in action. His growth will be the talk of the offseason and training camp, with a chance he’s ready to start Week 1.
Of course, there is a learning curve for Mendoza being a rookie in the NFL. He has to get used to playing under center and learning the West Coast offense run by head coach Klint Kubiak. The former Heisman Trophy
winner is ready for the challenge and feels good coming off the rookie minicamp.
“I feel really good coming out of this rookie minicamp with the entire like day one and
day two of the system, imprinting it, be able to run it rather than really having the application and the
schematic on paper part. I feel really good coming out of this rookie minicamp, but I think it’s going to be
that repetition under center, getting those quicker feet and just you can always be faster and more
efficient in your reads and decisiveness.“
Mendoza is known for his intelligence and ability to process information quickly. If he can develop in this offense and be ahead of schedule, Raider Nation might see him in the starting lineup sooner than expected.
In other Raiders links:
- Raiders cut starting defensive end from past 2 seasons: Charles Snowden was waived on Saturday after starting the last 2 seasons for the Silver and Black.
- Canadian Niklas Henning signs with the Las Vegas Raiders: The Raiders add another player from the international program in guard Niklas Henning from Canada.
- Raiders sign 4 players, waive 4: Check out the rest of the players who were waived and signed after the end of rookie minicamp.
