FIRST THINGS FIRST | Nick Wright CONFIDENT Las Vegas Raiders MUST DRAFT Mendoza | NFL

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1. If I were in charge of the Raiders' draft, I would do the exact opposite of what Nick Wrong said.

2. The most important factor for the Raiders is the coach. Mendoza is a lot of potential that will only be wasted if the coaching and roster construction isn't done right

3. Nicks point about pairing him with Cignetti is a good one. I’d be banging down that guys door if I had a head coaching vacancy, and the ability to pair him with the QB he just won a national championship with might be the edge it takes to get him in the building

4. A little bit surprised on Nick's take here, considering he has believed in Geno since immediately after he signed with the Raiders and still believes in him to this day.

5. He's 6,6 with a big talented arm.

6. I respect Nick’s decision to defer to an expert.

7. They can draft mendoza, let him sit behind geno. Build the line, let the team gel under new coach. Not getting to the superbowl yr 1!

8. I think Mendoza is best move for the Raiders maybe not for Mendoza

9. Mendoza 15 will sell millions of jerseys and that alone is worth the 1st pick for Mark Davis

10. Yup! We are the Patriots of 2025, we need our HC, Draft QB, tons of FA money and high draft picks

11. 😂 love it! The dog with a bone at the pond

12. If it was me I’d go get a young offensive minded coach and draft Mendoza. They got all kinds of cap to get good players in free agency.

13. Every team that is in the final 4 this year has drafted a QB way more times than the Raiders. Seahawks drafted a few before Russ hit. The Broncos drafted some before Bo nix hit. New England drafted some even while Brady was there and eventually hit on Drake maye. Rams drafted some as well until they traded for stafford.. the point is you gotta keep drafting a QB not necessarily in the first round every year but definitely one should be drafted every year because you never know. You might pass up on the next great one. Just keep shooting until you make a shot…

14. You will never have your QB until you finally found it. Gotta keep taking swings at the most important position, until you get it right. You have to go with Mendoza no matter what. If you miss you miss but if you hit?