Jon Gruden has settled nicely into a cushy job at "Monday Night Football," trotting out his this guys and I gotta tell yas in a different NFL locale each week. But coaches gotta coach, and for the last few years Gruden has been the go-to name every time a major pro or college coaching job comes open.
Gruden, of course, has a Super Bowl victory on his resume, and has cultivated a reputation as a Quarterback Whisperer. He's free from a whole lot of criticism and responsibility that goes with coaching right now, and that's a lovely place to be.
According to the NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, though, there's a one job Gruden would take if offered:
There are a couple interesting elements to that rumor. First, the Raiders are awful, so it's not like they'd be giving up on some grand plan were they to clean house top to bottom and bring in Gruden. Ol' Chucky coached Oakland to a 40-28 record for four years from 1998 to 2001; these days, it might take Oakland a quarter of a century to get 40 wins.
Plus, there's also this particular little nugget, also disclosed by Rapoport:
The Raiders were picking fifth last year, and Manziel was still on the board. Oakland went with Derek Carr in the second round. The idea of Manziel in Oakland is an intoxicating one, though if he were thrown to the wolves this early he might already be out of the game. For now, Gruden remains in the most deisrable position of all: the one where everybody wants you.
[Via Larry Brown Sports]
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