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Cousins' Week 1 performance, it might have opened the door for Mendoza to start a little earlier than expected. Putting it simply, the 38-year-old's arm is dead. He was one-of-seven and threw two interceptions on passes 10 (ten!) or more yards past the line of scrimmage against the Dolphins.
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Cousins' weak Week 1 arm could accelerate Mendoza's starting timeline.

Despite being selected first overall, the Raiders started veteran Kirk Cousins in Week One, but Cousins' poor performance—one-of-seven on passes 10+ yards downfield with two interceptions—has opened the door for Mendoza to start sooner rather than later. The source notes that if the team isn't winning with Cousins, there's no point continuing to give reps to a quarterback who likely won't be on the team next year when the future of the franchise is sitting on the sidelines, meaning calls for Mendoza are going to get louder if Cousins doesn't improve.

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