Asher

Former Raiders media, now I give my thoughts from time to time

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

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[Josh Dubow @JoshDubowAP]

#49ers Fred Warner picked for 1st team. Trent Williams, George Kittle, Dre Greenlaw 2nd teamers

#Raiders Dylan Laube and Brock Bowers are 1st teamers and AJ Cole picked for 2nd team

[Ted Nguyen @FB_FilmAnalysis]

Good job, Bears fans

[Vic Tafur @VicTafur]

Getting paid by three teams this season.

[𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 @RedPillReport]

Whoever did this gets post of the month! 😂🤣

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

Pretty awesome returns

[Spotrac @spotrac]

The Las Vegas #Raiders end up paying $650,000 for...

▫️ 9 Kirk Cousins starts (4 wins)
▫️6+ months of mentorship for Fernando Mendoza
▫️a 2027 3rd-Round pick

[Vincent Bonsignore @VinnyBonsignore]

The @Raiders had a conversation with Kirk Cousins prior to trading him, explaining to him what was on the table. They felt they owed it to him to get his input.

[Electrical Substation @SCSubstation]

Really nice move. He’s always been super healthy, plus he’s young.

Great job @49ers! ⚡️

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

Completely agree

[Bill Williamson @BWilliamsonNFL]

I'm guessing DT Tim Keenan is a good candidate to take the 53rd spot on the roster with Cousins gone. #Raiders

[NFL Memes @NFLMemes]

Kirk Cousins waking up with the #32 ranked defense in the NFL and going to bed with the #1 ranked defense

[Ted Nguyen @FB_FilmAnalysis]

2 weeks in a row the TV broadcast brought up that Mendoza has been carving up the defense in practice. His development accelerated the timeline of him getting inserted in the starting lineup. SEA, DEN, and CLE will be tough but hopefully he can catch a bit of rhythm after the bye

[marshall newhouse @MNewhouse73]

People saying the Raiders could’ve waited & leveraged Vikings for more than 3rd Rd pick before deadline…

I disagree, a couple reasons:…

(1) there weren’t multiple bidders

(2) league is small, no need to overreach on negotiation for 38 yr old QB. You’ve already won...

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

What I appreciate about the QB moves this season is the process:

-#1 overall QB has some learning, let's not rush it
-Get a good starting QB at a reasonable price
-Be realistic about where this team is at the trade deadline
-Future focused, maximize assets, get something

[Field Yates @FieldYates]

The Kirk Cousins signing was a master stroke by Raiders GM John Spytek:

The Raiders paid Cousins a total of $650,000

They got:
- 9 games of rock solid QB play
- 6+ months for #1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza to learn the system and be mentored by Cousins
- A 2027 3rd round pick

[Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero]

Blockbuster! The Raiders are trading four-time Pro Bowl QB Kirk Cousins to the Vikings for their 2027 third-round pick, sources tell @ringer @netflixsports.

Cousins returns to Minnesota for the playoff push, while Las Vegas turns to No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza.

[ryan @StillRyanFive]

raiders should move kirk cousins. get whatever desperate, “max value” would be for him right now. this team obviously isn’t competing in 2026; let young nando get some live reps (understand this is in direct contrast to what tom brady prefers).

[Ryan Paganetti @RyanPaganetti]

I was estimating a 25% chance that Kirk Cousins would be on the Vikings by the end of the day earlier today.

I am now updating that estimate to 40%

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

My take on the Kirk Cousins trade:

The Mendoza era can start any time, this team is not competing this year. Reps for FM are valuable.

Having Kirk as a sideline mentor is also valuable.

But not as valuable as day 2 picks.

Trade KC if you get good value, keep him if not.

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

@Sacphil08

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

100%. They do nothing well and I actually feel okay about some of the pieces. Rob Leonard ain't it.

[Eddie Borsilli @Borsilli]

I've seen some bad Raider defenses in my day. This one may take the cake. Completely lost

[Albert Breer @AlbertBreer]

Elusive. Low to the ground. Has burst.