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ArticleRaiders Mailbag: What week will Fernando Mendoza make his 1st start, what will...
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I set the line at 6.5 games after Mendoza was drafted and before the schedule was released, and stuck to that for the majority of the summer. However, with the Los Angeles Rams, Myles Garrett and now Aaron Donald awaiting in Week 7, I'm wavering on that and it's time to adjust the line. Putting a rookie quarterback in front of that defensive line for his first start is a very bad idea.
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Mendoza's first start projected for Week 8 vs. Jets, not Week 7 vs. Rams.

Kirk Cousins projects Mendoza's first start in Week 8 against the Jets (adjusted from initial Week 6.5 line), citing the need to avoid throwing a rookie into a chaotic situation against elite defensive lines like the Rams' in Week 7; Cousins expects the Raiders to be 2-5 heading into that matchup with home wins over Miami and Kansas City.

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