{"podcast":{"title":"The Autumn Windbags: The Best Las Vegas Raiders Podcast Ever!","slug":"the-autumn-windbags-the-best-las-vegas-raiders-podcast-ever-3474799","podcast_index_feed_id":3474799,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/theautumnwindbags/feed.xml","website_url":"https://theautumnwindbags.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10355641/Logo_T_nrypnw.jpg","author":"The Autumn Windbags","episode_count":100,"summary":"An audio attack from the Silver and Black! Lifelong Raiders fanatics RJ Clifford and Juan Soto take you on a vocal journey through everything Raiders like you were right there in the Black Hole. Passion, context, interviews and analysis you won’t get anywhere else. You’ve tried the rest, now try the best Raiders podcast on God’s green earth. Become a better Raiders fan and happier human by joining The Autumn Windbags!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-autumn-windbags-the-best-las-vegas-raiders-podcast-ever-3474799"},"episode":{"title":"The Hidden Problem with Drafting Fernando Mendoza… and John Spytek Knows It","slug":"the-hidden-problem-with-drafting-fernando-mendoza-and-john-spytek-knows-it","published_at":"2026-04-16T04:48:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-autumn-windbags-the-best-las-vegas-raiders-podcast-ever-3474799/the-hidden-problem-with-drafting-fernando-mendoza-and-john-spytek-knows-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-autumn-windbags-the-best-las-vegas-raiders-podcast-ever-3474799","url":"https://theautumnwindbags.podbean.com/e/the-hidden-problem-with-drafting-fernando-mendoza%e2%80%a6-and-john-spytek-knows-it/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t4c3rh9gx5sp9628/Ep_354.mp3","summary":"The Hidden Problem with Drafting Fernando Mendoza… and John Spytek Knows It 0:00 Juan Soto Returns to The Autumn Windbags 1:18 The Show Is Changing 2:01 Seven Days Until the Draft 2:38 What Are the Odds the Raiders Trade the #1 Pick? 5:04 Why the Raiders Already Built Around Fernando Mendoza 7:32 The Truth About Drafting Quarterbacks 9:42 Why the Rookie Wage Scale Changes Everything 12:16 The Raiders Are Trying Not to Fail Their QB 14:16 John Spytek’s Most Revealing Quote 18:46 The Biggest Criticism of Fernando Mendoza 20:06 Why Elite Physical Traits Don’t Matter 23:36 Mendoza’s Real Superpower 26:27 What the Raiders’ Top-30 Visits Reveal 31:47 Why the Kirk Cousins Contract Was Genius 35:34 Why The Autumn Windbags Is Changing Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAT0MnawkRvZYSo9UfMx6-w/join #TheAutumnWindbags #Raiders #LasVegasRaiders #NFL Swag: https://the-autumn-windbags.myspreadshop.com/ Buy us a Beer?: https://cash.app/$AutumnWindbags Follow the guys on Twitter/Instagram: https://twitter.com/RJcliffordMMA https://twitter.com/MrJuanderfull42 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Autumn-Windbags-103656098294802 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theautumnwindbags/ Email: TheAutumnWindbags@gmail.com Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-autumn-windbags-podcast/id1544222518 And Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2D89TOexTTGFNQwmDr7QBC","meta_description":"The Hidden Problem with Drafting Fernando Mendoza… and John Spytek Knows It 0:00 Juan Soto Returns to The Autumn Windbags 1:18 The Show Is Changing 2:01 S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2229,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-autumn-windbags-the-best-las-vegas-raiders-podcast-ever-3474799/episodes/the-hidden-problem-with-drafting-fernando-mendoza-and-john-spytek-knows-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-autumn-windbags-the-best-las-vegas-raiders-podcast-ever-3474799/the-hidden-problem-with-drafting-fernando-mendoza-and-john-spytek-knows-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}