Fernando Mendoza Is The Raiders’ Savior — And Brady Can Help
Is Fernando Mendoza really the franchise quarterback the Las Vegas Raiders have been waiting for now that he’s declared for the 2026 NFL Draft?
Jason Fitz and Caroline Fenton of Yahoo Sports Daily dig into why Mendoza’s playoff run sparked real belief and why the Raiders, with Tom Brady looming over the decision, cannot afford to fail another young quarterback.
00:00 Will Fernando Mendoza be the Raiders’ savior?
05:05 On his college football championship game performance
06:57 Will the Raiders fail Mendoza?
08:32 On Tom Brady helping develop a quarterback
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25 comments
Tom didn’t want Geno lol
Papa Pete did
The Raiders ruining Mendoza?? It’s coaching not a franchise that ruins players. Let’s see who we get to coach this guy before you make hot take comments.
Colts did the same thing with Andrew Luck
Mendoza will bring GREATNESS back to the Raiders 🏆🏴☠️
Geno got the first pick. Money well spent.
Bro is literally yelling at Tom Brady like he already ruined Mendoza. Crazy
We got the PICKS, we got a bunch of SHECKLES for trade & FA, we got a spending OWNER…and we got… MENDOZA! Next up? HC, OC, & DC!
Seriously. What QB have the Raiders EVER RUINED?! Fight me.
I've never watched this show. The only reason I did is because of Fernando. I'm so glad I did cause I just fell in love with this blonde haired football queen of a woman. I would leave my wife if I could talk football with this lady. Jesus, that was crazy beautiful.
Mendoza is not the savior, but he is a big piece of the puzzle.
Mendoza is Raider tough.
Fernando Mendoza is HIM hes Andrew Luck 2.0 #RaiderNation
They love to hate the raiders. Nobody said the titans would ruin cam ward and that was a much worse scenario then Mendoza.
They’re gonna ruin him
Don’t compare Brady to Jordan. Jordan owned the entire team. Think of Brady like Magic Johnson. They are winners
Fernando needs a great TEAM! Every great QB does
We'll have to get him an Oline. He knows we need one, we know we need one, Brady knows we need one. As long as we get him an Oline, he will be superior.
Damn I feel the same way. The team is better than it looked last year though. We need some lineman and the offense will be pretty good.
With Brady as a mentor, Mendoza can be great.
What he said!!!
Fernando Mendoza will be a RAIDER legend!
If The Jets offer a haul of 1st round picks, they have 5 in 2026 & 2027.
WE BETTER TAKE THEM…..!
I love how we are just taking a swing on a new QB. Man I’m tired of the Jimmy G’s.
Fitz is Legend Raider… Love u Man.
who is this random girl saying she scared raiders gonna ruin mendoza like be quite gonna have great players around him goofy