Jon Gruden “the coach” brought a revitalizing energy to the Oakland Raiders in the wake of Jack Del Rio’s exit. But, Gruden “the general manager” well, not so much. In spite of this, right now, the “general manager” is looking, in all honesty, like a damn genius. Is It Time to Eat Crow For Those […]
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Under Jon Gruden, the Oakland Raiders have weathered the toughest part of their schedule and are now in firm control of their own postseason destiny. With a plethora of rookies contributing to the team, the needle is only going up by the week on this team’s potential. With a soft schedule and good coaching, this
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Fire up the Jim Mora Sr. “Playoffs!?” video and memes all you want on this one, baby. Because Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and the franchise’s quarterback Derek Carr have not only the proper mindset, but the only one the team should have when it comes to postseason aspirations. “I don’t feel like we
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Raiders HC Jon Gruden’s side of the ball is generating an outstanding 6.2 yards per play. That’s good for 4th in the NFL. See, Gruden still got it. Raiders: The Gruden-Guenther Comparison is Stark Paul Guenther’s group, however, is allowing an alarming 6.1 yards per play. That’s good for 5th worst int he league. See,
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Let’s start with the statistics, shall we? According to Pro Football Reference, the Raiders defense has yielded 137 completions (out of 191 for a clip of 67.5 percent) for 1,810 yards and 16 touchdowns to three interceptions. The pass rush generated 10 sacks, 32 pressures, 11 quarterback hurries and blitzed 57 times. The Raiders are
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Jon Gruden is taking the game back to the 90’s behind this power run philosophy as he rides the wheels of rookie Josh Jacobs. Many pronounced the Oakland Raiders dead before the season even started. Between one of the toughest NFL schedules ever, and off-field drama most didn’t expect the Silver and Black to do
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No one likes rebuilds. But that is exactly what Oakland Raiders fans got when Mark Davis finally lured Jon Gruden back to the team with a ten-year $100 million contract. Davis gave Gruden full control of the team, and it was quickly torn down in preparation to build it back up to fulfill Gruden’s vision
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Losing is never fun. Nobody ever wakes up in the morning, excited to lose. Unfortunately, the Oakland Raiders lost again on Sunday, this time, in brutal fashion against the Minnesota Vikings, the team they beat to win their first Super Bowl, a lifetime ago. The Vikings seem to have held onto a bit of that
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The Oakland Raiders shut down the noise. Everyone already counted the Raiders out. The team has one of the most brutal schedules in the history of the NFL. In what seems like a yearly tradition now, Oakland will yet again give up a home game to travel to London, setting up a period of five
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Darren Waller has been a bit of a mystery to this point in his career, but Ryan Smith suspects the legend of Oakland’s new tight end is only beginning.
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