When should the Raiders start Fernando Mendoza? The too-early, too-late and just-right options

Kirk Cousins was named the Week 1 starter for the Las Vegas Raiders. The shock level was near zero. The Raiders said they were going to do it this way, and they stuck to their word. First-overall pick Fernando Mendoza will have to wait to get his shot. New Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak first floated the idea of sitting Mendoza in March, a full month prior to actually drafting Mendoza first overall. “I think it does help (a rookie QB) if they can sit behind a mature adult and watch how they run the show,” Kubiak said from the…