Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden isn’t having a great start to the 2018 season as he hoped for when he signed a 10-year, $100 million contract with the team in January. Back then, the 55-year-old announced big things and promised that his team would play great football. Instead, the Raiders are now one of the rare NFL teams with a 0-3 record and pretty much out of playoff picture.

It looks like Gruden realized that he can’t back up his previous statements, and has now started to preach patience, saying that the “results will happen” at some point.

”It’s justifiable,” – said Gruden off criticism aimed towards him after a bad start. “I have a pretty good idea of what this business is all about. But I’m also realistic. I’m also very optimistic. I’m going to continue to work hard. I think I have as good a coaching staff as there is in football. The results will happen. It might not happen this week. It might not happen this month, next month, but we’re going to get results here, and we’re going to get this Oakland Raider football team back on track. We just have to prove it.”

It wasn’t a surprise that Oakland Raiders looked at Jon Gruden as their savior. He already coached the team with success between 1997 and 2001 and was the man who denied them a Super Bowl trophy in 2002 as a coach of Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Raiders had a winning season only once since then, and it was almost poetic when they turned to Gruden and convinced him to come out of semi-retirement.

But, the football changed a lot since Jon Gruden coached the last time, and it remains unclear how will he adapt to the new NFL. So far he struggled, but our hunch tells us that the Raiders will give him more than enough time to settle in even if that means one or two embarrassing seasons.

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ESPN reports that Jon Gruden being a new head coach for the Oakland Raiders is a done deal. According to ESPN‘s Adam Schefter, Gruden will sign one of the longest coaching deals in NFL history, inking a 10-year contract, worth around $100 million. This means that Gruden will be one of the best-paid members of the Raiders since only three players (Derek Carr, Kelechi Osemele, and Gabe Jackson) are earning more than $10 million annually. The Raiders will officially introduce Gruden on Tuesday when they called up a news conference.

Although a surprise, Gruden’s 10-year contract isn’t a first in the league’s history since Dallas Cowboys previously gave both Jimmy Johnson and Tom Landry 10-year deals. It does, however, show how Raiders are desperate to get their man. The owner Mark Davis was so determined to hire Gruden that he was ready to offer him an ownership stake in the team as part of the deal.

NFL announced on Friday that during their search for a new head coach, the Raiders compiled with Rooney Rule which requires the team to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operation jobs.

“We believe the Rooney Rule was complied with. Minority candidates were interviewed,” – said NFL executive vice president of communications Joe Lockhart during a conference call. “We’ll see what decision they make.“

Jon Gruden will make a return to Oakland Raiders, who gave him his first head coach job in 1998. In his first stint with the team, he compiled 38-26 record before being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004. On his first season with the Buccaneers, Gruden won the Super Bowl after 12-4 regular season finish. He served as team’s coach until 2008, when he was fired. Gruden’s career record is 100-85 and 5-4 in the postseason. He currently serves as an analyst for ESPN‘s Monday Night Football.

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After missing the playoffs this season and compiling a 6-10 record, the Oakland Raiders are on a search for a new head coach. Jack Del Rio was fired on Monday, and the Raiders already know their top target. According to multiple reports, the team is trying to get Jon Gruden back. Current Monday Night Football analyst already coached the Raiders from 1998 to 2001 and wouldn’t have anything against coming back.

“I think there’s a good chance. I’m excited about where I am in terms of studying the game and preparing to come back and coach, I just don’t want to sit here and speculate,” – Gruden said when asked whether there is a chance for him to coach the Raiders again. “It’s almost like – I don’t know what’s going to happen, I’ve got to be honest with you. It’s been a long couple of weeks, I know they’ve gone through their process of interviewing candidates and until they’re done I won’t know, but I did have a good meeting with Mark, I’ve known him a long time and got a lot of respect for the Raider football organization.“

Ever since he left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2009, Gruden has been mentioned as a candidate for numerous vacant coach spots in NFL but never did take any. This time could be different, given his connection with the Raiders organization.

The decision to move on from Jack Del Rio might be a strange one for the Oakland Raiders – especially since Del Rio signed a 4-year contract extension at the beginning of the season – but the fact is that he didn’t do much this season. The 2017 season should have been the breakthrough for this Raiders team, but it turned out opposite and it looked like the team regressed. Del Rio had a 25-23 record during his time with the Raiders.

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Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden isn’t having a great start to the 2018 season as he hoped for when he signed a 10-year, $100 million contract with the team in January. Back then, the 55-year-old announced big things and promised that his team would play great football. Instead, the Raiders are now one of the rare NFL teams with a 0-3 record and pretty much out of playoff picture.

It looks like Gruden realized that he can’t back up his previous statements, and has now started to preach patience, saying that the “results will happen” at some point.

”It’s justifiable,” – said Gruden off criticism aimed towards him after a bad start. “I have a pretty good idea of what this business is all about. But I’m also realistic. I’m also very optimistic. I’m going to continue to work hard. I think I have as good a coaching staff as there is in football. The results will happen. It might not happen this week. It might not happen this month, next month, but we’re going to get results here, and we’re going to get this Oakland Raider football team back on track. We just have to prove it.”

It wasn’t a surprise that Oakland Raiders looked at Jon Gruden as their savior. He already coached the team with success between 1997 and 2001 and was the man who denied them a Super Bowl trophy in 2002 as a coach of Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Raiders had a winning season only once since then, and it was almost poetic when they turned to Gruden and convinced him to come out of semi-retirement.

But, the football changed a lot since Jon Gruden coached the last time, and it remains unclear how will he adapt to the new NFL. So far he struggled, but our hunch tells us that the Raiders will give him more than enough time to settle in even if that means one or two embarrassing seasons.

The post Raiders’ Coach Jon Gruden on 0-3 Start: “The Results Will Happen” appeared first on SportzBonanza.

ESPN reports that Jon Gruden being a new head coach for the Oakland Raiders is a done deal. According to ESPN‘s Adam Schefter, Gruden will sign one of the longest coaching deals in NFL history, inking a 10-year contract, worth around $100 million. This means that Gruden will be one of the best-paid members of the Raiders since only three players (Derek Carr, Kelechi Osemele, and Gabe Jackson) are earning more than $10 million annually. The Raiders will officially introduce Gruden on Tuesday when they called up a news conference.

Although a surprise, Gruden’s 10-year contract isn’t a first in the league’s history since Dallas Cowboys previously gave both Jimmy Johnson and Tom Landry 10-year deals. It does, however, show how Raiders are desperate to get their man. The owner Mark Davis was so determined to hire Gruden that he was ready to offer him an ownership stake in the team as part of the deal.

NFL announced on Friday that during their search for a new head coach, the Raiders compiled with Rooney Rule which requires the team to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operation jobs.

“We believe the Rooney Rule was complied with. Minority candidates were interviewed,” – said NFL executive vice president of communications Joe Lockhart during a conference call. “We’ll see what decision they make.“

Jon Gruden will make a return to Oakland Raiders, who gave him his first head coach job in 1998. In his first stint with the team, he compiled 38-26 record before being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004. On his first season with the Buccaneers, Gruden won the Super Bowl after 12-4 regular season finish. He served as team’s coach until 2008, when he was fired. Gruden’s career record is 100-85 and 5-4 in the postseason. He currently serves as an analyst for ESPN‘s Monday Night Football.

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After missing the playoffs this season and compiling a 6-10 record, the Oakland Raiders are on a search for a new head coach. Jack Del Rio was fired on Monday, and the Raiders already know their top target. According to multiple reports, the team is trying to get Jon Gruden back. Current Monday Night Football analyst already coached the Raiders from 1998 to 2001 and wouldn’t have anything against coming back.

“I think there’s a good chance. I’m excited about where I am in terms of studying the game and preparing to come back and coach, I just don’t want to sit here and speculate,” – Gruden said when asked whether there is a chance for him to coach the Raiders again. “It’s almost like – I don’t know what’s going to happen, I’ve got to be honest with you. It’s been a long couple of weeks, I know they’ve gone through their process of interviewing candidates and until they’re done I won’t know, but I did have a good meeting with Mark, I’ve known him a long time and got a lot of respect for the Raider football organization.“

Ever since he left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2009, Gruden has been mentioned as a candidate for numerous vacant coach spots in NFL but never did take any. This time could be different, given his connection with the Raiders organization.

The decision to move on from Jack Del Rio might be a strange one for the Oakland Raiders – especially since Del Rio signed a 4-year contract extension at the beginning of the season – but the fact is that he didn’t do much this season. The 2017 season should have been the breakthrough for this Raiders team, but it turned out opposite and it looked like the team regressed. Del Rio had a 25-23 record during his time with the Raiders.

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