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- The Raiders will start quarterback Kirk Cousins over rookie No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza.
- Cousins said he prepares reviewing film and giving feedback, ESPN’s Ryan McFadden reported.
- Head coach Klint Kubiak called Mendoza intelligent, tough, eager to attack and to improve.
- Kubiak said the Raiders can slow-play the quarterback transition while the offense adapts.
- He warned most draft picks are rushed and not ready, urging Mendoza to learn from the veteran.
