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I'm all for being patient with Mendoza and not throwing him into the fire before he's ready, but at some point, Kubiak has to see what the kid has and how he handles adversity. I'm going to keep pounding this drum that the Raiders should follow the Patriots' model with Drake Maye.
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Cousins backs patient Mendoza development following Patriots' Drake Maye blueprint.

Kirk Cousins advocates for the Patriots' Drake Maye model: patience with Mendoza's development before starting him, allowing him time to adjust to the NFL and build reps for 2027 and beyond; Cousins argues that if the Raiders aren't winning with Kirk Cousins at QB, Kubiak will eventually have to see what Mendoza can do and how he handles adversity to avoid losing the locker room.

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