{"id":698672,"date":"2026-01-23T10:40:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/698672\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:40:30","slug":"tom-bradys-secret-plan-for-fernando-mendoza-as-las-vegas-raiders-makes-final-decision-over-no1-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/698672\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady’s secret plan for Fernando Mendoza as Las Vegas Raiders makes final decision over No1 pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS minority owner Tom Brady wants to hire an offensive-minded head coach \u2013 after setting his sights on making Fernando Mendoza the No1 pick in the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

The franchise had a season to forget, going 3-14 and posting the worst record in the entire league.<\/p>\n

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Tom Brady is looking to bring an offensive-minded head coach to the Las Vegas RaidersCredit: AP<\/p>\n

Fernando Mendoza is set to be the first pick in the NFL DraftCredit: Reuters<\/p>\n

The dismal record resulted in Pete Carroll being fired<\/a> after just one year in charge earlier this month.<\/p>\n

And the Raiders have quickly looked at pinpointing an ideal replacement as early preparations are made for next season.<\/p>\n

NFL insider Jordan Schultz<\/a> reports that Brady, 48, has devised a secret plan to land an offensive-minded head coach who will pair perfectly with expected incoming quarterback Mendoza.<\/p>\n

The seven-time Super Bowl champion is set to pick Carroll\u2019s successor alongside general manager John Spytek.<\/p>\n

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Klint Kubiak, who is in the postseason as the Seattle Seahawks\u2019 offensive coordinator, is among the frontrunners for the job.<\/p>\n

Davis Webb is also being considered after shining as the offensive pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is not thought to be on course to be given the nod.<\/p>\n

Mendoza, 22, led the Indiana Hoosiers to their first-ever national championship<\/a> last weekend.<\/p>\n

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And Brady was at Hard Rock Stadium to watch the 27-21 win over the Miami Hurricanes.<\/p>\n

Indiana went undefeated throughout the entire campaign and Mendoza recorded 41 passing touchdowns along the way.<\/p>\n

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His form resulted in being crowned the winner of the coveted Heisman Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And Mendoza is being eyed as the perfect option to spearhead the Raiders\u2019 revival.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas will have the No1 pick in the NFL Draft<\/a>, with the first round taking place on April 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAS VEGAS RAIDERS minority owner Tom Brady wants to hire an offensive-minded head coach \u2013 after setting his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":698673,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2065],"tags":[331,7,2643,1744,393,2455,2454,6,525],"class_list":{"0":"post-698672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-las-vegas-raiders","8":"tag-college-football","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-indiana-hoosiers-football","11":"tag-las-vegas","12":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","13":"tag-lasvegas","14":"tag-lasvegasraiders","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-raiders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115943992715753045","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=698672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/698673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=698672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=698672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=698672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}