Raiders first-year head coach Klint Kubiak has said that his team’s starting quarterback position is Kirk Cousins’ to lose .
But even after this week’s joint practice and preseason game with the Texans, he’s still not ready to name Cousins the Week 1 starter.
While some of that may have to do with the progress displayed by No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza, Kubiak said in his Friday press conference that it’s more about his general philosophy.
“I just don’t think it ever benefits a player to know that they have a spot secured ,” Kubiak said. “If there’s always a little bit of uneasiness about that, that benefits the whole team — the player…
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