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This has completely taken the pressure off the Raiders to force rookie Fernando Mendoza into the lineup as a savior. Now they can develop him at a proper pace and hand over the baton when Mendoza is ready
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Raiders' success allows Mendoza proper development timeline instead of emergency insertion.

Edholm highlights that the Raiders' strong start with Kirk Cousins has taken pressure off the team to force rookie Fernando Mendoza into the lineup as a savior, allowing them to develop him at a proper pace and hand over the baton when Mendoza is ready rather than when the team is struggling. This short-term development approach could have important long-term benefits.

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