Tom Brady cautions Raider fans about Fernando Mendoza's development
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Tom Brady is warning Las Vegas Raiders fans to be patient with rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
While Raider fans are excited about Mendoza, Brady cautioned them to remember that the rookie is still developing.
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"Now you’re just a member of the team," Brady said on the "Stick to Football" podcast about the Raiders making Mendoza the first pick of this year's draft. "Now you have to develop him. And I think most people, and probably a lot of fans, they think just because you get a player on the team, well, now he’s going to be great. No, there’s a lot of development that still needs to happen."
Brady wanted to remind fans that development doesn't happen overnight, and he pointed to his friend and rival Peyton Manning as an example. Brady admired how Manning bounced back after his rookie season and hopes Mendoza uses him as an example.
"It was tremendous talent that he had, to be able to do that," Brady said about Manning. "And he was very much like me: process-oriented, tough, disciplined, driven, accountable, and I’d say that path is harder than the path I took. My path was challenging in different ways. Peyton, if he failed, everyone saw it right away. And he had to take that on, and he superseded all those expectations because of his will and determination. And I love that about him."
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