The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to name Kirk Cousins the Week 1 starter and keep No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza on the bench. Host Jim Rand explains why that is not a wasted draft pick. It is a depth chart that refuses to confuse capital with readiness. Mendoza was the last first-overall quarterback since Baker Mayfield in 2018 lined up to open a season as a backup. Pittsburgh traded 2023 first-round tackle Broderick Jones to Dallas for a 2027 third and sixth, sending a fourth back the other way. The Steelers declined his fifth-year option, drafted his replacement, then sold the regret before cut-down day. In Dublin, Bill Belichick's North Carolina beat TCU 15-10. The Horned Frogs scored on their first two drives and then went silent for 49 minutes. Ugly football. Cleaner football. Year two is not a parade. It is a standard. Sunday at East Lake,  ...