Seeing lots of smoke Mendoza may return to Indy

[Coach34]

for 1 more season. Cuban pledged to match what his 1st year NFL salary would be. He would then have the chance to repeat and avoid being on the awful Raiders for the next 3-5 years. What a time in college football. I got to get 9th grader up to 5K calories a day. So much money out there

[StarkVegasSteve]

for 1 more season. Cuban pledged to match what his 1st year NFL salary would be. He would then have the chance to repeat and avoid being on the awful Raiders for the next 3-5 years. What a time in college football. I got to get 9th grader up to 5K calories a day. So much money out there

He's not coming back. They have already replaced him with the TCU kid. You don't turn down a guaranteed 4 year deal for 1 year. He's going to be the number 1 overall pick barring something strange. He could tear his knee play 1 next year and be done forever. If he's still in college, he's done. If he's in the NFL his contract is guaranteed.

Again, also, they already have brought in Mendoza's replacement. Hoover isn't going to spend his last year on the bench behind Mendoza.

[msstate7]

If he's going 1-1, this would be the dumbest decision in the history of football

[Coach34]

If he's going 1-1, this would be the dumbest decision in the history of football

Disagree. The franchise you go to is more important says history.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Maybe he should sign a 15-year, $100 million deal with Indiana and just play for them until he is in his late 30's. That doesn't seem far-fetched in today's NCAA environment.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Maybe he should sign a 15-year, $100 million deal with Indiana and just play for them until he is in his late 30's. That doesn't seem far-fetched in today's NCAA environment.

Hell at the rate the NCAA is going he could sign with Oakland, decide he doesn't like it, then come back to a QB needy team in October of next year.

[Santiago]

Would Cuban pay his insurance policy for loss of future revenue?

[msstate7]

Disagree. The franchise you go to is more important says history.

Last year's 1-1 (ward) signed a 4-year, 48.8 million with a 32 million signing bonus. Bryce young's 5th year option this time was 26 million. So is Cuban gonna pay him 48.8 million (74.8 million if you consider 5th year option)? Hell no, he isn't. That means all the risk is on Mendoza... every year QBs come out of no where to take over that 1-1 spot. And as a player, you want that 2nd contract, so you don't delay it. It would be the single dumbest move ever unless Cuban gives him the whole estimated contract

[Todd4State]

It's crazy to me that some of these guys seem like they would rather play college ball than the NFL. If it was a wishbone QB or something that doesn't necessarily translate to the NFL like Tommie Frazier I would get it but Mendoza and Chambliss are running pro stylish schemes in college.

[Coach34]

With great risk comes great reward.

He could make about 7MM at Indy- get insurance- win B2B to become a legend, then get drafted really high in 27 to get that millions deal

[DawgFromOxford]

Disagree. The franchise you go to is more important says history.

Sure but chances are the top picks next year are going to be the same awful franchises so you are just delaying the inevitable. It?s not like the chiefs are suddenly going to end up with pick 1 next year

[Tbonewannabe]

I would choose the Raiders over the Jets or Cleveland

[Tater]

Raiders with Klint Kubiak isn't the worst situation in the world. Better than the Browns / Jets next year.

[Quaoarsking]

If he's going 1-1, this would be the dumbest decision in the history of football

Wasn't Andrew Luck projected as the #1 pick in the draft after his junior year, but then went back to Stanford and was the #1 pick the following year?

[Tater]

He takes a big swing... and misses.

[Dawgface]

Maybe he should sign a 15-year, $100 million deal with Indiana and just play for them until he is in his late 30's. That doesn't seem far-fetched in today's NCAA environment.

That’s where it’s headed unless they(whoever that is) gets this crap under control.

[sleepy dawg]

for 1 more season. Cuban pledged to match what his 1st year NFL salary would be. He would then have the chance to repeat and avoid being on the awful Raiders for the next 3-5 years. What a time in college football. I got to get 9th grader up to 5K calories a day. So much money out there

Raiders very well could have the #1 pick next year too.

[DawgNsuds]

Disagree. The franchise you go to is more important says history.

he could take a page out of the Elway/Eli playbook, Elway had baseball as leverage and Eli had Archie, but still could use the Indiana eligibility as leverage.

[Dawgface]

The Raiders should take that #1 pick and trade for other pics or players to build a team first. Mendoza won’t do squat behind their OL. But teams seem to go after the qb first and hope he doesn’t get killed while they try to build an OL.

[BrunswickDawg]

He just declared for the draft

[sleepy dawg]

The Raiders should take that #1 pick and trade for other pics or players to build a team first. Mendoza won?t do squat behind their OL. But teams seem to go after the qb first and hope he doesn?t get killed while they try to build an OL.

bengals still trying to build one

[Coach34]

Vegas
Jets
Arizona
Cleveland

All need QB's and all are career killers

[DEDawg]

The Raiders should take that #1 pick and trade for other pics or players to build a team first. Mendoza won’t do squat behind their OL. But teams seem to go after the qb first and hope he doesn’t get killed while they try to build an OL.

They?re in a rare position. Have $100M in cap space + skill players + an elite defensive piece to build. They can be good quick, spend heavily to fix OL so you don?t David Carr Mendoza then keep adding pieces to the defense. Get the right coach this is a 2 year rebuild for them

[Coach34]

Cowboys draft at 12 and 20- deeeeeeeeeeeefenseeeeeeeee

[parabrave]

Cowboys draft at 12 and 20- deeeeeeeeeeeefenseeeeeeeee

Definitely But knowing Jerry he will draft a 5'9" cornerback because he is just fast and a tweener LB who gets blown over in a stiff wind. Or if he was smart he would trade for Simmons then will have the Top DL in the League.

[Pancho]

Indian has a quality 5'9" CB