00:00My friends, a lot of action at the trade deadline on the NFL.
00:06Big surprises and the come-up of a young Latino
00:10that has a personal connection, maybe by the 6th or 7th degree,
00:15with Humberto Guida, my friends.
00:17Fernando Mendoza, it is the new cubic one for Los Raiders
00:21that just lost to the 49ers last week, by the way,
00:25if you guys didn't know.
00:27But Humberto, this is a big moment.
00:29We were waiting for this Latino superstar in the making
00:35to have an opportunity,
00:36and now he's going to have half a season to perform.
00:38But let's explain what happened.
00:39Kirk Cousins, who they signed great QB, journeyman QB,
00:43he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings
00:45because the Minnesota Vikings have a horrible...
00:47They're starting QB.
00:49Kyle Murray got hurt.
00:50Then they signed Carson Wentz,
00:51who had the worst performance out of any QB in recent history recently.
00:55I mean, he looked like I should have been starting for the Vikings.
00:57So they traded for Kirk Cousins,
00:59and what happened is I think Las Vegas had always planned
01:02for Fernando Mendoza to take over at some point this season.
01:05So once they had an opportunity with the trade deadline,
01:08they traded Kirk Cousins.
01:09I think the loss of the San Francisco 49ers probably put it in their head.
01:12They're not going to make the playoffs.
01:14And so now, friend, Fernando Mendoza is going to become probably...
01:17Is he the only Latino quarterback, I think, in the league?
01:19Probably.
01:20So Cuban-American.
01:21Yep.
01:21Went to my high school, but then Jesuit.
01:23Then he transferred to Columbus,
01:25another Catholic all-boy high school in Miami.
01:27In Miami, all the Cubans, whether they can afford it or not,
01:29send their kid to Catholic school.
01:30But Fernando Mendoza, he's a good example.
01:33He's a good kid.
01:33He's wholesome.
01:34Yep.
01:34And I think he's ready.
01:35He got to learn as the understudy for half the season,
01:38and now he's ready to take on.
01:40Like, what do you know about Fernando Mendoza?
01:41What do I know about him?
01:42I know he was a starting quarterback for Indiana.
01:45That's right.
01:45I know he got the Heisman Trophy.
01:46I know they won the championship.
01:47Seems like a really wholesome guy.
01:50I think that's why a lot of people know him.
01:51A lot of people like him.
01:52He's a very likable person.
01:53Latinos are expecting to be represented in a way,
01:57and Fernando Mendoza provides a big opportunity
01:59for Latino excellence.
02:00He speaks in Spanish whenever he gets a chance.
02:02He talks about his mom, who has, I believe, MS.
02:06And he's always calling her.
02:07There was a funny ad that came out recently
02:09where he has to call his mom.
02:11He remembers to call his mom.
02:12I think, look, I feel there's good things.
02:14Now, he did play for about half a game,
02:16and during the preseason, there were some missed reviews.
02:18He has a great arm.
02:19He has the head on his shoulders.
02:21Is he going to learn how to adapt to the NFL game?
02:23Because it's a lot different from college.
02:24He's going to be under center a lot.
02:25He's not going to be in shotgun.
02:27But I think he has what it takes.
02:28And also, he has room to grow,
02:30because Las Vegas, the Raiders,
02:33they know they're not going to make the playoffs.
02:34So they're going to give him some room
02:35to make some errors.
02:36And I feel he'll come into his own
02:38towards the end of the season.
02:39So I'm looking forward to it.
02:40Any other big trades that you saw that you liked?
02:42Well, the Jacksonville Jaguars,
02:44who I think are team B in the AFC following,
02:47you know, I think Buffalo Bills are the best in the AFC,
02:49Jacksonville second.
02:50They traded for, like, three guys on the defense.
02:52Yep.
02:53So in the NFL, typically,
02:54there's not a lot of in-season trades in seasons past.
02:58This year, at the trade deadline,
03:00everyone went crazy.
03:01It was crazy.
03:02Yeah.
03:02So we'll see.
