Former coach has inspirational message for Raiders

Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden coached the Silver and Black in two separate stints. Both ended unceremoniously, especially the last one.

In November 2021, Gruden was fired when leaked emails were published. A lawsuit is currently underway against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Gruden claims that the NFL “cherry-picked” emails from before his time as coach to fire him.

Despite his tumultuous end with the Raiders, Gruden recently said he’s still a Raiders fan on “The Pacman Jones Show,” according to The Spun.

“You know my son (Deuce Gruden) is on that staff,” Gruden said said. “He’s one of the strength coaches, so I watch every single game. I’m still cheering for them like I’m still on staff.”

Gruden also shared his thoughts on the Davante Adams trade. He said he did everything in his power to get the ball to Adams more often. He said he wouldn’t have let the All-Pro wide receiver get away.

The Super Bowl-winning head coach diagnosed the Raiders’ No. 1 problem as “too many turnovers.”

“They had a lot of injuries, but people don’t realize the defense took some losses,” Gruden said. “The quarterback position and offensive coordinator are new; It’s a mix that didn’t work at the moment.”

Head coach Antonio Pierce is the third head coach since Gruden left in 2021. Pierce’s vision and energy showed promise throughout the offseason, especially when he finished so strongly last year. However, the Raiders are now 2-5 and things continue to turn around.

Regarding Pierce, Gruden was optimistic and acknowledged (from experience) the difficult situation of the first-year head coach.

“It’s his first year as a full-time head coach,” Gruden said. “There was a lot of adversity. I don’t like writing people off after seven games. I think there’s still a lot of football left to play. You have to get the quarterback to play well consistently or he won’t do it.” It doesn’t matter who coaches the team. It’s a struggle offensively at the moment.

Gruden’s record in his two Silver and Black appearances is 60-57.

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