Raiders GM John Spytek said teams have called to inquire about the possibility of trading for the No. 1 overall pick but added, 'Those teams know where they stand.'
, but that hasn't stopped teams from calling general manager John Spytek about the possibility of trading for the top draft choice. 'We've gotten a few calls, and those teams know where they stand,' Spytek said at Tuesday's pre-draft news conference.
Spytek has always been open-minded about trade offers. He mentioned that good ones can materialize on draft night if a team waits a few moments before making a selection.'If there's a player that stands out that we feel it's not worth losing, it's not worth even picking up the phone, then we'll just make the pick,' Spytek said. 'But if it's a player that we're not as excited about, or there's a group of players that we would love to pick from, and we can get value for that, and we're certainly open to listening to that.'
Mendoza is expected to become the 30th quarterback selected No. 1 overall in the common draft era . It would be the fourth straight year a quarterback is selected 1st overall, tied for the second-longest streak in the common draft era.'Ultimately, this is a meritocracy, and the best guy will play,' Spytek said. 'It's just really hard to play really well at a young age. But we've seen plenty of quarterbacks do it recently. We added Kirk, we have Aiden and we'll see how it goes.'
in 2018. For Spytek, patience is a necessity when dealing with a young quarterback, even though he understands that it can be challenging in this league. 'It's a hard position to play, and there's a lot to learn beyond throwing football and being a good teammate,' Spytek said. 'A lot of these guys live their entire life in shotgun . They don't huddle. You really got to teach some of these guys how to run a huddle, how to break a huddle, how to get under center and call a cadence.' He added: 'We all understand there's not a ton of patience in the job that we chose here, but if you can find some level of patience and put people in positions when they're ready, that's the best way forward.'br/
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