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Four Las Vegas Raiders got into it Friday in Henderson. Two of them sat Saturday. Two of them took first-team reps. Nobody has asked Klint Kubiak to explain the difference — and that difference is the whole story of what this staff is building.

Maxx Crosby tipped a pair of passes at Kirk Cousins' release point and caught his hand on the second one. Cousins grabbed him by the jersey. No punches, both finished practice. Kubiak said almost nothing Friday, went home, slept on it, and Saturday morning his QB1 and the best defensive player this franchise has had in a decade stood on the sideline through the entire 11-on-11 period in front of 90 teammates.

But there was a second fight Friday. Jonah Laulu and Caleb Rogers went at it in the trenches. Rogers practiced Saturday, took first-team reps at right guard for a third straight day, and was on the playside of Ashton Jeanty's long touchdown run.

The verdict: this staff is operating on a genuinely different standard than any Raiders regime since the move to Vegas — accountability that runs upward, not downward. And there's a falsifiable tell you can check by the Houston joint practice on August 18th.

Also in this episode: Fernando Mendoza's first day with the first team, including three touchdowns and the snap issues nobody wants to talk about. Two on-air corrections. A national outlet that fabricated details and got syndicated to Yahoo. The Athletic's QB tiers, with Kirk Cousins landing 28th. The right guard competition and DJ Glaze's very unsettled hold on right tackle. Plus calls from Dave Casper the Ghost and Pastor Mike Behind Bars.

Chapters:

(00:00) Friday afternoon in Henderson
(06:08) Rebuilding what Maxx Crosby actually did
(08:31) Correction #1: it was not an interception
(11:42) The second fight nobody reported
(15:50) The red jersey is not a guideline
(20:05) Kubiak's full quote — and the pronoun that matters
(26:07) The verdict: accountability that runs upward
(30:46) The tell — Houston joint practice, August 18
(31:24) They told you this would happen on July 29
(36:33) Fernando Mendoza's first day with the ones
(40:30) How the touchdown count got made up
(43:18) The snap issues nobody wants to talk about
(47:56) QB tiers: Kirk Cousins 28th overall
(51:30) Offensive line and the right guard competition
(56:34) Rapid fire: Jeanty, Bech, Benson, Koonce
(01:02:23) Raider Nation calls
(01:11:30) Closing verdict

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Maxx Crosby, Kirk Cousins, And The First Real Proof Klint Kubiak Is In Charge

Wednesday was a day off in Henderson, so Gully opens with what actually came out of Tuesday's practice. Masses and McCoy are both pushing for CB2, and if a Day 3 rookie wins that job in eleven practices, that says something about this draft class. Tonka Hemingway has a slim lead at nose tackle with Adam Butler and Benito Jones right behind him. Kwity Paye had a lot to say about him.

Then there's DJ Glaze. A lot of you have been asking why nobody's talking about him. He's taken the majority of right tackle reps and he's got 31 straight starts, but listen to how Rick Dennison talks about him: working hard, made some progress, things to get better at. That's process language, not a vote of confidence. Charles Grant and Trey Zuhn III are right there.

Then it's your turn. Anders in Oakland calls in with the best framing of Klint Kubiak anyone's given yet, running him through Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower and Washington, and makes the case that the buck actually stops with this staff. Raider Eddie in Denver wants to know if Glaze is too slow-footed for tackle and belongs at guard, whether Grant is really being groomed to back up Kolton Miller, and where Trey Zuhn fits. Plus Angry Rick 68 on X gets into Mike Florio and how PFT covers this franchise.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro: it's Thursday, Court of Public Opinion day

0:26 How to get on the show 1:38 Camp notes: Wednesday was a day off

1:58 Masses and McCoy are taking CB2

3:34 Tonka Hemingway's push at nose tackle

4:38 Why nobody's talking about DJ Glaze

6:04 Raider Nation Court of Public Opinion

7:03 Anders in Oakland on Kubiak, Spytek and leadership

10:05 Gully: the buck stops with this staff 13:32 Raider Eddie in Denver: is Glaze actually a guard? 15:59 O-line depth, Trey Zuhn III and Kolton Miller's mileage

19:56 Angry Rick 68 on Mike Florio and PFT

22:15 Strictly Business 450: what a "much better season" really looks like

25:05 Ry7: is Kirk Cousins "faux successful"?

28:24 Las Vegas Ranger: Masses blanketed Dont'e Thornton Jr.

30:13 Red Dirt Raider: the Mendoza reps non-controversy

33:37 Michael Turner 3761: nine years and "didn't like you at first"

35:13 Omega Supreme with Cheese: Cousins' age and the Brady-Bledsoe path

39:17 Wrap, where to find Gully's writing, and sign-off

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Two Rookies Are Taking CB2 | Raider Nation Court of Public Opinion

The Las Vegas Raiders put the pads on for the first time Monday morning — the fifth practice of training camp — and Fernando Mendoza was still working with the second team.

Over the weekend that became a national argument. Mike Florio said the Raiders are "deliberately choosing the lesser guy" by naming Kirk Cousins the starter, and warned it would cost them the locker room. Albert Breer was standing on that same practice field and wrote that Cousins is still clearly the best guy at running Klint Kubiak's offense. Two respected voices, one practice, opposite conclusions.

Gully works through both, then makes the case that everyone is arguing about the wrong thing — because what has actually broken for Mendoza in this camp isn't arm talent, it's operation. And the man who built this whole plan isn't the head coach. It's a minority owner named Tom Brady.

Plus: Maxx Crosby was dominant on the first day in pads, seven months off a meniscus repair, which puts the Baltimore trade that fell apart back on the table. Eric Stokes is playing like a CB1 and spending practice coaching up the rookies trying to take his job. And the offensive line finally got a real test.

Chapters:

0:00 Pads are on — Day 5 at Raiders camp 1:34 Klint Kubiak: "We don't have any turds" 2:04 Florio: the Raiders are starting "the lesser guy" 3:40 Albert Breer's answer from the practice field 5:00 The under-center problem nobody mentions 6:25 What actually happened to Mendoza in pads 7:12 The Jordan Meredith snap detail 8:42 Operation, not arm talent 10:18 Tom Brady's fingerprints are all over this 12:25 Sits all year or plays a lot? Both can't be true 12:54 Carson Palmer, 2003 — the last No. 1 QB to sit 14:10 The tell: watch his under-center reps 15:05 Maxx Crosby was dominant in pads 16:17 Baltimore had two first-rounders on the table 17:49 The snap count nobody will talk about 20:24 Eric Stokes is playing like CB1 21:49 The CB2 job — being honest, we don't know 23:17 Jermod McCoy's knee 25:20 Why the secondary decides this season 27:04 The wide receiver problem 28:48 No No. 1 receiver, and Kubiak may not want one 31:45 The trenches: Linderbaum at the point of attack 33:54 Kubiak adjusted inside the practice 34:32 Tonka Hemingway is emerging 35:43 The whole rebuild in one morning 37:17 What's next: Thursday and Allegiant 39:50 Raider Nation hotline + where to find us

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Raiders Camp Day 5: Mendoza Still With The Twos, Crosby Dominant, CB2 Wide Open

Training camp is officially open, and the Raiders got the headline they needed before a single snap: Klint Kubiak said "full go" on Maxx Crosby. Scott breaks down Kubiak's Tuesday press conference — why Crosby's health and the rookie corner's recovery matter more than any camp battle, why Kirk Cousins is the starting quarterback for now, and what "versatility over raw talent" means for the guard competition. Then it's calls and comments from Raider Nation on the rebuild timeline, the Vita Vea trade chatter, the Washington Jr./Gentry backfield, and a wide receiver room that still has to prove itself.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:37 Training camp opens — Kubiak's two words that matter
1:51 Kubiak on Maxx Crosby: full reps, no snap count management
3:17 Crosby vs. the rookie corner — contrasting tone, contrasting plans
5:09 How Kubiak communicates through the media
7:02 Fernando Mendoza update — Kirk Cousins confirmed as starter
7:56 Position battles: guard competition, "versatility over raw talent"
8:45 Why Crosby's health and the rookie's recovery are the real story
9:28 How to be part of the show
11:01 Caller: MTM in Hawaii — rebuild timeline, record expectations, Mendoza
16:41 Caller: Al in Texas — the starting QB question, settled
20:33 Comment: Should the Raiders trade for Vita Vea?
22:59 Comment: "Voice of reason"
23:51 Comment: Washington Jr. and Gentry — thunder and lightning backfield
25:53 Comment: The wide receiver room still has to prove it
28:47 Comment: Why the background isn't "Chiefs red"
30:52 Comment: Can the Raiders bring back the deep ball?
33:36 Comment: Pushing back on Kubiak's coaching track record
38:26 Wrap-up and what's next

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Kirk Cousins Confirmed Raiders Starter, Maxx Crosby Full Go | Training Camp Update

Training camp is open, and this is the most consequential stretch of the Klint Kubiak era. Gully breaks down what the Las Vegas Raiders actually got with the Kubiak hire — and the honest counter-argument: six stops since 2021, and a running game that finished outside the top 10 in designed run rate at his last two stops before Seattle's Super Bowl run.

Also this episode: why the offensive line spend — highest-paid center in football Tyler Linderbaum — was the smartest money John Spytek and Tom Brady spent this offseason, why Ashton Jeanty might be the real swing piece of this offense rather than the wide receiver room, Fernando Mendoza's fully guaranteed $57.27 million rookie deal, why the QB timeline still points to Kirk Cousins deep into the season, and a Max Crosby health update heading into camp.

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Open camp practices: August 2, 3, 7, and 8 at the team facility, and August 11 at Allegiant Stadium.

Silver & Black Today — Las Vegas Raiders analysis.

Chapters:

0:00 Camp Is Open: Cold Open
1:21 Today's Topics Preview
2:43 What Did the Raiders Get With Kubiak? Seattle's Numbers
6:19 The Honest Counter: Six Stops Since 2021
8:18 The Run Game Track Record Concern
9:34 The Tell on the Run Game
10:46 The $281M Free Agency Spend
11:44 Linderbaum, the O-Line & the Max Crosby Update
14:14 The QB Room Investment
15:20 The O-Line Was the Smart Money
17:36 The Tell on Gentry
18:45 Ashton Jeanty: The Swing Piece
22:36 Mendoza Signs His Rookie Deal
24:14 The QB Timeline Restated
28:21 Closing Take & 9-Year Perspective
30:14 Camp Dates & Call-In Info

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Raiders Camp Opens: Kubiak's Real Track Record, Jeanty's Ceiling & Mendoza's New Deal

Raiders camp is officially underway. Rookies report to the Intermountain Health Performance Center today, and the veterans don't walk in behind them until the 28th — five days where Klint Kubiak gets a clean look at what he actually has before Kirk Cousins, Maxx Crosby and the rest of the roster start soaking up practice reps.

Three names I've got on my camp-watch list, and why:

 	 Fernando Mendoza — No. 1 overall pick, Heisman winner, national champion. My read hasn't changed: Cousins opens the season and Mendoza's real debut lands somewhere around Week 7 or 8.

 	 Treydan Stukes — the second-round safety out of Arizona who might have the cleanest shot at snaps that count. Four picks last season, a 34.4 passer rating allowed when targeted.The catch: he has only 39 career snaps at true free safety.

 	 Mike Washington Jr. — the fourth-rounder the Raiders traded up for. Ran a 4.33, 1,070 yards and 6.4 a carry at Arkansas, second-best in the SEC. Kubiak wants a real two-back rotation to take reps off Ashton Jeanty, and Washington is the addition to that room.

Then it's Raider Nation Court of Public Opinion — your calls, comments and videos.
 Chapters: 

00:00 Raiders camp opens — five days of rookies only

01:00 Rookie #1: Fernando Mendoza

04:30 Rookie #2: Treydan Stukes

08:03 Rookie #3: Mike Washington Jr.

11:50 Why camp separates the shorts guys from the real ones

13:06 Raider Nation Court: Pastor Mike Behind Bars on the QB job

18:10 Darkside Nation on the linebacker room

21:16 Dennis McConnell on the wide receiver room

23:57 The safety room and long-term stability

27:11 Paul Raider 41 — welcome back and what's next for the show

29:12 Dont'e Thornton Jr. and the drop problem

33:01 How to get on next week's show

34:20 Camp is finally here — closing thoughts

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