daineraider Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 7 hours ago, Bignutz said: Not sure what you are talking about? all I said was that I didn't understand why everyone thinks this guy is the next Lombardi. Will he be successful now? Remains to be seen. Who said anything about him being the next Lombardi? And you said he won a Super Bowl with Dungys team, so I said he beat his own team(the Raiders), which he helped build. I’m not arguing he will be B.B. by any means, but I don’t think it’s unrealistic to think he can have some success. As for his contract, yeah it’s a bit crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incarcerated_Scarface Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Will he even change the roster much? On MNF he loves every player so I'm thinking he makes hardly any changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I like him as a re-tread and I don’t really care about the contract, but I think some people are hyping him more than he deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 His press conference will be on ESPN and NFLN in about 18 min for anyone interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 First position Gruden brings up in press conference. "Do we have a full-back?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr LBC Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Yin-Yang said: I like him as a re-tread and I don’t really care about the contract, but I think some people are hyping him more than he deserves. To me this feels a lot like (just with a larger gap in between the hires) Andy Reid joining the Chiefs. There should definitely be stability and I don't think you can call it a bad hire. But until he can show (as Andy hasn't been able to) that he's shed his bad habits from before, talk of winning championships is pretty darn premature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr LBC Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Now there's one thing that doesn't really sit well with me from the presser (OK two things because now knowing the names of the guys they interviewed to satisfy the Rooney Rule, they went against what would have been Al's aim when he was working to push the hiring of minorities): Gruden hasn't really studied the roster? I mean, that could be coachspeak or cagey speak, but if it's true, that doesn't really strike me as someone who is taking this as seriously and it sets a bad precedent. And if it doesn't work out, Mark Davis deserves all the crow served to him because he didn't even bother using the process when he finally had a bargainable position and, as he flat out admitted, went Gruden or bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 minute ago, The LBC said: Gruden hasn't really studied the roster? I mean, that could be coachspeak or cagey speak, but if it's true, that doesn't really strike me as someone who is taking this as seriously and it sets a bad precedent. I think that is a little bit over an overblown comment. Studied, I sure he has. Studied every individual to see who fits what he wants, probably not. Probably was also used to keep the talk away from individual players during the press conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaKid7 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, gopherwrestler said: I think that is a little bit over an overblown comment. Studied, I sure he has. Studied every individual to see who fits what he wants, probably not. Probably was also used to keep the talk away from individual players during the press conference. Yeah absolutely no way he hasn’t studied this roster. If he answers that question with a yes, he opens a whole can of worms of specific questions about specific players and their roles. Easier to use thag blanket statement and get on wth the presser. It’s an introductory presser at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Congrats to Raiders fan. Never thought much of Del Rio as a head coach. Gruden is proven and even though he's been away for awhile I think he's going into a great franchise. May take a couple year but he'll get the defense right and he'll definitely have Derek Carr looking good next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Someone makes a surprise appearance as a reporter toward the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBeast23 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 People read into a presser too much. This only served as an introduction as head coach. Of course he’s not gonna talk about specifics about the team or individual players or he will be there for 3 hours talking about his plan rather than field general questions about being excited to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmad Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I'm not too crazy about Gruden but I love Greg Olsen as his OC, Olsen has improved every QB (Except Gabbert sort of) he's worked with and should help Carr get back to where he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyghost Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 10 hours ago, steadypimpin said: Will he even change the roster much? On MNF he loves every player so I'm thinking he makes hardly any changes. Consider the possibility that being an announcer heavily involves being impartial, and being a coach like Gruden involves being critical. Maybe, just maybe, it's a TV persona. It is his job after all. To think he will be the persona as a coach that he was as an announcer is kinda absurd. Especially taking into account we have already seen him extensively as a coach, and it was not much like his TV personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chieferific Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I feel bad for the Raiders. With Gruden as the HC, every week they will be playing a team that has "one of the best players" at every position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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