From the episode

Fernando's got real tools. He can throw the ball to the sideline down the field and then he can also run people over...I think he's going to play a lot of games...He's the quarterback 17.

STACKED’s take

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Mendoza projects to start Week 6; real fantasy tools make him QB17 upside.

JJ Zachariason projects Fernando Mendoza to start Week 6 (after two home games following New England) and ranks him higher than several other starting quarterbacks despite not starting Week 1. Zachariason sees real fantasy tools: Mendoza can throw downfield to the sideline and run over defenders. Zachariason compares him to Trevor Lawrence rather than Jared Goff and expects him to play many games with Clint Kubiak as coordinator, potentially finishing QB17 in the back half of the season.

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