“In terms of what the spring and summer looks like, I would imagine that Mendoza is going to get just about all the reps,” Gannon explained. “We want to get him as many reps as possible. Why? Because Kirk Cousins doesn’t need a lot of reps in May, June and July. He doesn’t. So we want to get the young rookie up to speed and we want to give him as many reps as possible.
“And then at that point, when we get into the preseason, we can decide, ‘OK, this kid’s ready to play.’ Or, ‘You know what, maybe he’s not ready to play Week 1. Let’s go with the veteran and let’s find a way to eventually work him into the lineup.’”