OTA’s 2026

Jarin Vallinas
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It was media day at OTA's so here's the notes. #Raiders

QB News
- Cousins 20 yard pass to Tre Tucker(Stokes in coverage)
- Cousins passed tipped, picked off by Quay Walker
- Cousins big gain to Jack Bech on a deep seem
- Cousins hit Bowers and Bech down the middle before TD to Tre Tucker
- Mendoza was getting reps from under center and in shotgun
- Mendoza hit a 30 yard pass to Malik Benson
- AO'C hit a deep ball to Shedrick Jackson

WR News
- No Jalen Nailor today
- Dont'e Thornton is wearing a red jersey, doing spring work on side of the field

TE News
- No Ian Thomas or Carter Runyon today

OL News
Starting Lineup:
- LT Kolton Miller
- LG Spencer Burford
- C Tyler Linderbaum
- RG Jackson Powers-Johnson
- RT DJ Glaze

- When JPJ needed to take a second, Caleb Rogers replaced him on RG
- Trey Zuhn played RG and RT again in Mendoza's group

DL News
- No Benito Jones today
- Maxx Crosby again stretching but no practicing but was vibing doing handstands and hugging Mendoza

LB News
- No Nakobe Dean yet again

DB News
- No Jermod McCoy or Jeremy Chinn today
- Taron Johnson worked with Safety coach Matt Robinson
- Hezekiah Masses broke up a Aidan O'Connell pass
 
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As to McCoy, his recent absence from public OTAs is noticeable. Also, the words about him improving and getting back to 100% forgets that 100% was McCoy as a sophomore. He did not play his junior year. While he was excellent as a sophomore, sophomores don’t play in the NFL. A little unrealistic to think he’s immediately a plug-in-play CB after missing an entire developmental season, even if healthy.
 
As to McCoy, his recent absence from public OTAs is noticeable. Also, the words about him improving and getting back to 100% forgets that 100% was McCoy as a sophomore. He did not play his junior year. While he was excellent as a sophomore, sophomores don’t play in the NFL. A little unrealistic to think he’s immediately a plug-in-play CB after missing an entire developmental season, even if healthy.
There’s no way around it, he’s a gamble. That’s why you spend a 4th on him and not a penny more.
 
There’s no way around it, he’s a gamble. That’s why you spend a 4th on him and not a penny more.

We took Tonka and Donte Thornton last year in round four both of them likely suck. Decamerion Richardson the year before and I think he played two snaps for us last year. Its just the usual way day three picks work.

I was stoked as hell we took the swing on day 3 and not in round 1 haha.

Chances are much higher that a 4th round pick ends up a Walmart greeter than a Maxx Crosby.
 
We took Tonka and Donte Thornton last year in round four both of them likely suck. Decamerion Richardson the year before and I think he played two snaps for us last year. Its just the usual way day three picks work.

I was stoked as hell we took the swing on day 3 and not in round 1 haha.

Chances are much higher that a 4th round pick ends up a Walmart greeter than a Maxx Crosby.
Yup, guy like him is worth the risk in the 4th.
 
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We took Tonka and Donte Thornton last year in round four both of them likely suck. Decamerion Richardson the year before and I think he played two snaps for us last year. Its just the usual way day three picks work.

I was stoked as hell we took the swing on day 3 and not in round 1 haha.

Chances are much higher that a 4th round pick ends up a Walmart greeter than a Maxx Crosby.

How dare you. Tonka is a great playah.
 
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