Raiders C Tyler Linderbaum on Fernando Mendoza

Yeah, I think, you know, from from his point of view working with us is a how can I be better communicator, whether that's in the huddle at the line of scrimmage, you know, we got, he's got a lot on his plate. So, you know, cadences and things like that is, you know, how can we be better overall in operation standpoint. And, you know, you don't want to bicker about too many things. He has a lot on his plate as the quarterbacks do, but he's handled it very well. And he's only going to continue to get better. What have you seen about his improvement in taking stats directly from behind center? Say that again? Taking stats directly behind center. What do you see in his improvement there? For Fernando? Fernando, right. Yeah, I don't know. Is that something that he didn't do a lot of in college? Correct. Very little, very little. Yeah, I mean, I haven't noticed a big issue with it. I think it's interesting. You get guys who are always in the shotgun and then now have to go under center. It's a, there's sometimes a big learning curve, but, you know, he's been working on it. I mean, we have the, I've had the whole OTAs, all camps. So, rule number one, that's when the play starts, is that quarterback center exchange. So, there can't be any mistakes. What have you learned from your cousins? And, obviously, you know, he's kind of a widely known as, like, the dad of the group, but do you have any advice to have him in the group? Oh, gosh. I don't know. Maybe he'll get back to me in a few weeks before I'm back up here. I think just the thing about Kirk is just how much experience he has and his knowledge of the game and experiences in certain situations. His approach, being in whatever year it is for him, you know, it's something that young guys can take away. So, he's someone that's always prepared, always has the right mindset, and it's something that a lot of guys look up to.