How to Ruin a Franchise: Gruden, Mayock & The RAIDERS

[@thatsgoodsports]

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[@massivematt3113]

Grudens first time back really looking like a stand up comedy session 💀 That’s bold

[@dimedisciple5144]

Look at the Bucs drafts from 2002-2008 and you’ll see Gruden’s draft “prowess.” His drafts felt like a troll.

[@theSammyM333]

Dungy built supreme team and got fired just before Tampa´s Dynasty was starting. Gruden had no time to destroy greatest NFL defense in first year, but next season we all saw the truth of Gruden´s talent.

[@cJames404]

That’s what’s so weird about his history. Everyone forgets this. Brandon didn’t even mention it in his video. When Gruden was hired by ESPN, fans all acted like he was a modern day football god. While the truth was it took him only a few seasons to turn the Bucs back into what they had been until Dungy arrived - irrelevant. That’s going to happen to any coach who doesn’t like young players, said it wasn’t his job to develop rookie QBs and collected veteran QBs to prove he could turn any QB around.

[@alexanderguerrero347]

@@theSammyM333 What about the raiders team gruden made before he left that went to the superbowl

[@robbiemac281]

Exactly, this was NOT the first time by a long shot

[@rohanthandi4903]

Bro said he’s scouting for his comeback for 10 years and he literally drafted the worst players possible lol

[@claymac7895]

Let me explain the simple nature of Jon Gruden, he’s a very simple creature that can be summed up with one word; EGO. He and Mayock refused to draft blue chip prospects because they needed to look smarter than everyone else by taking players who no one else thought was good. So winning wasn’t their top priority, nurturing their ego was the top priority.

[@marcusrichardson1460]

Truth

[@daveatkins3796]

There was no way Gruden was ever going to live up to that contract nor make it justifiable. Not even close. So what do the Raiders do? Go for one gimmicky hire to the next one.

[@Chuck_EL]

i never got the jon gruden coach hype....hes a great personality on tv , a good anaylst, he was great on mnf but as a coach hes never adapted to his team's strength and didnt learn to adjust to where the game way headed, its why he failed in tampa bay a few years after the superbowl... the sports media thinks a few funny or entertaining soundbites by gruden means hes a great coach, he was an ok coach to mediocre

[@ChangeIsEverywhere]

I spent 5 hours driving John and his wife to an Oscar party a few years ago. I was a fan of his broadcasting because he reminded me of my high school coach Digger O’dell and after spending time in the car driving he was actually exactly like I’d expected, he was personable, asking questions about where I was from and truly just having regular conversations, when he got out of the car he said my full name, from Kearny Arizona, it sounds like your high school coach was a good man…I replied yes sir he was. Tipped me 250$. He will alway be one of my favorite famous people I drove.

[@claymac7895]

@@ChangeIsEverywhere - You should see the emails he sent about you after that trip.. He ripped you to pieces.

[@db5627]

As a raiders fan when Davis fired del Rio and brought gruden back with a ridiculous contract I was very much against it. I respect gruden for what he did 20 years earlier but I would of liked him to stay jn the booth calling games and for del Rio to have gotten one more year.

[@HzizsVynryn]

When Gruden/his team pushed out Marquette King I started having serious doubts. Everything since then never really cleared them up.

[@DevilKillerJCS]

@@HzizsVynryn Yeah, that was a major head scratcher, but then again, nearly every decision Gruden/Mayock made was like that. Getting rid of 3 pro bowl O-linemen before last year's draft was probably the dumbest one, especially considering who they got to replace that (Leatherwood). Only good picks they got were Crosby and Renfrow, and neither are first round picks (though if there was a redraft both probably would be now lol). But yeah, I'm in the same boat as many other Raiders fans; the Del Rio firing then Gruden hiring was not something I was excited about. I thought he'd destroy the team on purpose tbh (Gruden had a grudge against Al Davis, nevermind the fact that he passed away). That didn't happen but he still screwed the team up during his time there. Really surprised he didn't get rid of Carr.

[@Dr.Spatula]

@@HzizsVynryn not that weird when you consider only one team tried to pick him up. Doesn't matter how good of a kicker you are if your penalties fuck the field position

[@timnor4803]

I was happy he left the booth😂😂

[@HzizsVynryn]

@@Dr.Spatula That happened once or twice and King apologized for it. Any team, even the Patriots, will ask about a talented athlete and figure out the attitude adjustment later. The lack of ANY interest (according to King) led him to believe his reputation was being damaged and he couldn't fight it. He was too talented to not be courted.

[@ericsteyskal96]

A friendly reminder that the Raiders won 6 of the last 7 games vs the Broncos Update. 7 of 8 and six in a row

[@antcantcook960]

A friendly reminder Raiders haven’t won a chip since Reagan’s first term as president.

[@chrishall5176]

A Friendly Reminder that neither of these teams has had a snowballs chance in hell of winning a Superbowl since Payton Manning retired

[@zackhicks5320]

Regular season wins don’t matter if you don’t do anything with them, but you’re a Raiders fan… you might not be able to understand that😂

[@DeathsWhistle]

A friendly reminder that the Raiders will place last in the AFC West for 2022

[@brennanmatheson31]

Broncos fans salty as fuck, damn

[@ernestomtz853]

Watch all of Brandon’s videos😂 he loves to hate the Raiders but I appreciate the coverage RNFL!🤘🏽

[@paolo-n2000]

Gruden took a playoff contending team on verge and dismantled it! He traded away the teams best player in Khalil Mack, the best WR in Amari and used those 1st round picks to draft a bunch of scrubs!!!! Amari for Jonathan Abrams. Khalil Mack for Josh Jacobs, Damon Arnette and Bryan Edwards. Cle Ferrell = bust. Henry Ruggs = bust. Leatherwood = bust. Just an overall abysmal display of horrendous player personnel decisions!!!

[@sharky2404]

And then they made the playoffs again

[@whosaidthat84]

I remember during contract negotiations, Mack's camp had mentioned how Gruden never reached out to Khalil or even tried to. Compare to that to when Aaron Donald was negotiating with the Rams and how McVay and Snead were in constant contact with his camp and eventually got the deal done. Both were from the best defensive players from the 2014 draft and look at how different their careers turned out.

[@MatataMcCleskey]

Trump twang "WRONG"

[@juancontre5858]

Sorry but big mcdummy has done more damage to this organization in one season than Gruden did over the las few years , haha mcdummy is a joke.????

[@bighomie2483]

This Channel is so underrated. Love your content and dude is actually funny and not corny lol. Don’t know how you only got 300k subs should be more but keep doing what you do.

[@nanathegoat5106]

Yep should be wayyy more

[@quasimoto7662]

I’m not so sure if it was sufficiently “ruined” as some say. The raiders in the past 3 seasons have been better than the previous 20. Just really poor decisions from a personnel standpoint

[@ericsteyskal96]

Gruden is a good coach. He understands football and how to gameplan. But he was given too much power. If he did not have so much power over the organization they would have done much better

[@M85619]

@@ericsteyskal96 he DEMANDED that power, everything went through him...and it crumbled

[@Dr.Spatula]

@@ericsteyskal96 he was a shit drafter and play caller

[@Dr.Spatula]

They were better in 2016 than '19 or '20

[@desert_hunter83]

Low expectations from Raider fans 😂🤣

[@garycollins6419]

Brandon’s disdain for the raiders is so deep he actually paid a CGI company a large sum of money to do a deep fake onto that stand in who’s wearing the jacket

[@loosecrash]

dude, yes!!!

[@thatsgoodsports]

I am now broke

[@Chuck_EL]

@@loosecrash brandon's smirk when he mentioned gruden hiring mayock and gruden being fired thou lmao

[@ward26102]

@@thatsgoodsports Auction off the jacket.

[@ghostcon]

How do you know someone is a bad person? They hit you with the “I go to church” to justify how they are not a bad person.

[@johnathanhaley3822]

All you need to know about Jon Gruden is he took Cadillac Williams over Aaron Rodgers, DeMarcus Ware and Adam Jones. And had it not been for Tony Dungy assembling a historically great defense he wouldn't have a ring.

[@uriamudeltoro5075]

They should've actually been there the year before.....Emmanuel caught that damn ball......

[@MrMuttly55]

The only reason Dungy won a championship is because had Payton Manning as his QB.

[@celica49]

People say Gruden only has a ring because of Dungy, but he ended up playing against the team that he built.

[@zlinedavid]

To be fair, Cadillac did win ROY, but then blew out both patella tendons in back to back seasons. He did play for a few more years after that, but in backup roles. The fact he played at all after blowing both out is pretty remarkable.

[@overthetoppranks]

Imagine being Mic’d up with a broken leg

[@corvus2512]

Anyone who says “I’m a good person, I go to church” fundamentally misunderstands what a good person is AND what going to church is about.

[@boltstrike2787]

Ah yes, Gruden's track record of first round draft picks is glorious (ly terrible). Gruden is to first round draft picks what Bill O'Brien is to trades, and the league is not the same for getting rid of them. Damn you NFL and your unwillingness to embrace hilarious catastrophe! I'd love to see the two of them become co-GMs somewhere.

[@Zexx4]

It's funny my local sport talk radio addressed this and they basically brought up that the last 3 or 4 years of Raiders first round picks, the very next pick wherever they draft has been at least usable player that isnt cut after a year or 2

[@actionjackson5566]

As a lifelong raider fan I can't say you're lying about anything but that still didn't stop us from stomping y'all six of the last seven times just saying

[@raidertiwn1755]

Facts

[@overthetoppranks]

Bruh they really got Carr Mic’d up with a broken leg they did him dirty ngl

[@loganmartin1682]

The raiders have been “a year away from being ***Scary***” for most of my adult life.

[@JefferyT1991]

It looks like they have what they need now but so does their competition. They’ll be able to stay in the fight and that’s commendable given the damage done by the previous regime

[@bernardthefourth]

The offense was pretty good. Defense has been a failure for over 10 years now.

[@bigalsnow8199]

Ohhh really...ya think 🤔 Maybe it's because the Raiders drafted offense...offense...offense for years while trading away Khalil Mack. This shows how much value they placed on defense.

[@juancontre5858]

This guy likes to talk crap , i like John Gruden, he was taking this team on the right direction last year, but Goodell wasn't going to allow it an for him to resign, this new coaches have been save by mark Davis, an the players that are real an care about this team even though they dismantled the team still work in progress.

[@TheCountofToulouse]

Gruden is slowly MORPHING into Mark Davis. I've wondered why he was never able to really attain the success of his early years. He was seen as the future on the NFL, Chuckie. He was getting all the press and it was deserved. He had taken a journeyman QB and a cast of characters and was knocking on the Championship door, then he was thrown away in what was seen as one the biggest shockers in NFL history...only to be eclipsed by an even BIGGER shocker when he would face the OLD team he built with the NEW team he built and beat them in the Super Bowl. I can't imagine the regret Al Davis must have felt on THAT ride back to what ever posh accommodations he surrounded himself with.

[@Chebornek]

The Gruden Mayock fiasco was almost as much fun to experience in this lifetime as was watching Josh McDaniels dismantling the Broncos when he was sent from the mothership to do so.

[@daveatkins3796]

The Raiders have always been decades behind the rest of the NFL, so it was only fitting they get McDaniels and Ziegler to try the “Let be the Patriots” because that’s worked so well for the other nine teams that have tried it.

[@zzdoodzz]

Bill O'Brien dismantling the Houston Texans was an amazing thing to watch.

[@TheKilliluminati]

Now McWeasle is dismantling the Raiders lmaoo

[@codycevering2733]

The raiders are the team that always reminds me of horrible haircuts.

[@latarribell4152]

Gruden got his rep after inheriting a Bucs team built by Dungy and getting to play one of the most incompetent head coaches in NFL history, who couldn’t be bothered to change the playbook that Gruden created. I still get nightmares listening to John Lynch call the Raider’s plays pre-snap.

[@superdeuce7492]

Not the 2-3 seasons making afc championship before being fired for the tuck rule.

[@ericross441]

He did what Dungy couldn't do. Dungy with two different teams had some of the greatest talent in NFL History and got one Super Bowl, beating Rex Grossman lol.

[@crashburn3292]

To be fair, he led the Raiders to 12-4, 10-6 and 11-5 records, after turning "journeyman" QB Rich Gannon into an MVP and creating an offensive juggernaut. He very well could've won the Raiders a Superbowl if Al Davis didn't trade him.

[@wray2real]

Gruden the only coach to have two teams in the Super Bowl at the same time. The Raiders got there with his system and playbook. He took the Buccaneers where Dungy couldn't all this happened at the same time. He should get credit for this stuff. It's so mind blowing people can't wrap their heads around it.

[@xguudaxcoax4560]

That is not how he got his rep.

[@aaronsanders4122]

It still blows my mind that the raiders traded Amari Cooper. Why did they do that exactly

[@timnor4803]

It's the Gruden grinder... take top players and turn the picks for trading them into nothing😂

[@MAEX25]

Dropped passes regularly, went missing for entire games and didn’t want to play for the Raiders. Why did Dallas trade him?

[@TheDreadedRaider]

Because gloves to fit brick for hands got expensive when we was in broke ass Oakland

[@timnor4803]

@@TheDreadedRaider he had 2 1000 yard seasons for the raiders....

[@crashburn3292]

Brandon wearing that jacket almost ensures the Raiders will win the Superbowl this year.

[@hitmua]

I was a lifelong raiders fan but the way this team was run, the contract they gave Gruden, and the way they torched their team in their last season in Oakland. Where the straws that broke the camel's back for me. No point in supporting an organization that is willing to subject their fans who endured a lot of 4-12 to that insulting excuse of a product.

[@mattheaton4653]

I watch and love all of your videos, and am fully aware that you are a Broncos fan… I’ve been a Raider for all 34 years of my life, but the ending of this video is FUCKING LEGENDARY.

[@thatsgoodsports]

Appreciate it. Love me some Renfrow

[@mudviln2875]

@@thatsgoodsports No!!

[@darkhorse989]

20:50 I did NOT see that twist coming, you really had me. 😆😆😆

[@ericchristopher2326]

Chiefs fan here. Gotta say, it feels like that chiefs kingdom flag buried underneath their new stadium is really doing some work.

[@drsnowboard]

' I go to Church and ....I beg forgiveness'. And there is the 'get out of jail free' card for every religious narcissist ever.

[@diddyfaplord]

Yea and they’re not even really religious. They just use religion as a get out of jail free card like you said.

[@jamesgoss1860]

And to think, this all started because Del Rio kept Carr in the game during a 33-14 blowout with 11 minutes remaining.

[@nanathegoat5106]

Bruh

[@incarnateflame3462]

33-14 is not a blow out and most teams would not sit their starters. you cant blame del rio for a freak injury that happens so rarely on a football field. what took place was just unfortunate for Del Rio.

[@mauricemendez3658]

"If I was Gruden's attorney I would show his draft history in court." 🤣🤣🤣

[@BBall0027]

As a Steelers fan, I was rooting for Gruden just because after his commentary of the JuJu block on Vontaze Burfict, I wanted him to stay 500 miles away from the booth.

[@stephbenson7340]

It's still wild to me that Davis was so eager to get Jon Gruden to coach the Raiders. The same Jon Gruden who the Raiders traded to Tampa Bay only for Gruden to crush their dreams of their first Super Bowl win since 1983. They immediately collapsed and have been 0-2 in playoff games since, never making it to the divisional round. That's the Jon Gruden he wanted.

[@ElZappata]

…his father traded him …he clashed with AD…but he never wanted to go

[@roberttynski6850]

And now the video of Damon Arnette being arrested twice in one day. Leatherwood, Ferrell, etc...it really is hard to take how Mayock and Gruden could make such monumentally bad choices with such high draft picks.

[@LS-wn5cd]

As a Chiefs fan I was excited for the Gruden era, because Gruden was more BS than coach and Mayock was no different so I believed they were going in the wrong direction once this happened. Now one thing you maybe didn't put together but deserves some thought. Perhaps McKenzie was fired because of Gruden's color issues? I wonder what Mark's father would think about all of this considering his advocating civil rights? He was the first NFL owner in the modern era to hire a black head coach. Now saying all of that I do believe Gruden was the scapegoat to make sure there weren't continued investigations from what was discovered in Washington. I think all of that needs to come out in the clear. In fact, Goddell probably needs to be fired for not allowing the information be revealed. Now that we've reached the whole streaming factor Goddell will probably stay on a couple more years and make his exit with a nice retirement package. Perna, maybe you should try and do a balls deep in depth investigative story on the emails situation? I'm guessing there might be some sources out there that may know something more information than what we've been given.

[@Steve-wo7gt]

He did the same exact thing to the Bucs. He got rid of Rich McKay, a GM who built one of the all-time great Defenses by drafting at least 3 HOFers, and replaced him with Bruce Allen.🙄 Thus starting a downward spiral that lasted about 12 years, finally ending in 2020 when the Bucs won the SB again.

[@dedricderesenn6424]

I remember the day the announcement of Grudens return. I remember all the joy in the air. I remember being told I wasn’t a real fan because I said Stucky’s days were behind him. Funny how none of you now didn’t want Gruden.

[@kindleyfernand4389]

Remember, Gruden is the same guy that single handedly ruined what would of been a dynasty in the 02 Bucs.

[@hunterwade9030]

Just not true

[@REfan2002]

Dana White: Raiders had Tom Brady in the bag, but Chuck blew that up. My cousin is a die hard Raiders fan. He would have became a Bronco or Chargers

[@patrickhuffman9632]

Brandon. You're awesome man. I love your content. Legit perks up my mood when you upload.

[@andrewkelley9328]

I am actually having a reaction to that jacket. I feel like I need to bleach my eyes. Burn it Perna.

[@kylemilleru3190]

your “would you trust this man” to the judge was gold😂😂

[@Riley_Mundt]

Jon Gruden is a good coach, just don't let him draft or sign free agent deals.

[@jack90054]

Also just noticed that Divine Deablo was rated the best Raiders draft pick in 2021... a complete troll pick by Clickbait Sports turned out to be the better than the Raiders' actual 1st rounder

[@celica49]

The way I understand it, Mayock was responsible for the later rounds, which brought in guys like Crosby and Renfrow, but Gruden had the early rounds as his deal. I would have liked to see Mayock have control of at least 1 draft all on his own, but it is what it is

[@chriscam4165]

Jon Gruden helped the Bucs win two super bowls at the expense of the Raiders it's beautiful

[@troystaunton254]

Going to church doesn’t make you a good person, in fact most of the trashist people I’ve ever met have validated being trash by claiming they’re going to church so it’s ok. Being married for 31 years also not a massive achievement.

[@lilcaddie]

He was a broncos fan this whole time??? Lol I had literally forgotten you were playing a raiders by the end and laughed out loud

[@HollyCat504]

Looks like Josh Jacobs is having his resurrection this season since he’s still leading the league in rushing. It’s almost like it’s “The Revenge Tour” for them declining his 5th year option lol.

[@beejay79]

Good video Perna. Being a raiders fan during all this was definitely hard to get through. I just gave up on football after the ruggs incident. But I'm back.. and hopeful.

[@mmurray821]

Oh man.... I haven't seen those style of jackets since the 80s. I had the Bronco one.

[@snoopy_peanuts_77]

I think in a few years people will look back and give Mayock more credit...He's not that bad...he should never have cowered to gruden

[@alexfifield1117]

There's something Blasphemous about seeing Brandon Perna in a raiders jacket

[@USA666USA]

Greatest sports media episode ever. Great work.

[@bulldogsbob]

Look at all the crap Carr has dealt with during his time with the Raiders and you will find no other Qb would have done better.

[@jeffreycahill3995]

Stafford in Detroit, cough, cough.

[@bulldogsbob]

@@jeffreycahill3995 Yep and look what He did when he escaped from Detroit and went to the Rams.

[@gordonpainter8237]

As a bears fan it was amazing to see the raiders miss on almost all of those picks they got in the mack trade

[@01ironmetal]

As a raider fan it was amazing to see the bears fail to get a championship (and waste macks prime). Especially when bears moved.on from "once in a lifetime talent".

[@mudviln2875]

As a raider fan... I laughed when they traded mack away to the chargers. We still got Jacobs and that was not a miss. We win!!

[@xguudaxcoax4560]

Just like I loved how every year after 2018 he was overpaid.

[@FootBall-go1hr]

Bro yall didn't even give them much picks. You traded one first for khlil Mack then pick swapped a 1st for 2nd. Both teams lost that trade, but you guys still have Cole Kmet and Jaquan Brisker from it amd all they have is a half back so the Raider lost even more than the Bears.

[@FootBall-go1hr]

@@mudviln2875 You laugged when khalil mack went to the chargers? Bruh him and bosa are litterally gonna be the reason yall might not make the playoffs this year. Who the fuck is happy with Khalil mack in their division?

[@PeaceTrainUSA-1000]

It's not like Gruden didn't have a history of bad personnel decision-making.

[@aappaapp6627]

12:27 that's a pretty good insight I hadn't considered. Gruden only wanted to pick the flashy 1st rounders and mayock picked better in the later rounds, hitting more often on talented players in the second half than gruden did in the first. Interesting theory

[@Eightballer405]

I was a long-time, long-suffering Raiders fan until the Khalil Mack trade. The moment I got word of that deal, the first words out of my mouth were, "I'm fucking done with this team." And it was from this channel that I first heard about that infamous trade. TL;DR - Brandon Perna is indirectly responsible for me abandoning the Raiders.

[@hartleyshandcrafted]

i sincerely hope josh mcdaniels hasnt changed since he was the HC in denver. I wanna see the raiders tank so hard even the T-1000 would be impressed.

[@uriamudeltoro5075]

That's harsh....lol

[@jeffmcdonald4225]

Can we all just agree that the real crime here is that haircut on Mr. Davis?

[@claymac7895]

The reason Mayock and Gruden refused to draft blue chip prospects is very simple. They had to prove they were smarter than everyone else by drafting players others thought weren’t good. Ego, plain and simple.

[@travisstase1577]

Mayock somehow predicted Aaron Rodgers to GB in the 2005 draft and everyone thought he was on the crazy juice. Could be a good GM somewhere he actually has power..

[@marcanthonyreyes9075]

By the way the disappointed Raiders fan with his Dad after drafting Johnathan Abrams is my Cousin and uncle lmfao, safe to say we shared the same emotions that day lmfao but 2022 here we come Baby!

[@clipobserver]

Brandon "Why am I pretending to be a Raiders fan?" Perna

[@alanpeel1981]

Brandon "My Leaked Emails Revealed My Real Team Allegiance" Perna

[@megamakina7088]

Perna shouldve went full Davis raider track suit. Glorious.

[@anthonyl4083]

I think Gruden's main fault as a play caller was he was obvious. He didn't really disguise his plays. When he ran the ball he had this mentality that the stronger team would out muscle the weaker team and the NFL has evolved passed this mindset. He needed to be more pass heavy and never went that direction. Also his defensive coordinators were also from a bygone generation as well. I liked the decision at first to hire him, JDR seemed to have reached his limit and Gruden was a head coach with a ring which is hard to be in the NFL. By year 3 I wanted him gone so bad

[@darkcloudproductions4866]

I knew Gruden was going be trash when he was ESPN telling everybody to draft Johnie Manzelle 😂 so glad they found those emails

[@twoshirts1842]

That jacket is sick.

[@swifter2383]

As a Bucs fan, I’m still loyal to Gruden

[@eugeneflorence4355]

I hate it when Perna is right. Also the salvation army Raider's Jacket is a nice conversation piece.

[@romanprice7863]

Josh Jacobs has been balling this year

[@cooperblaisdell3070]

Them not picking up Josh Jacobs 5th year option doesn’t make much sense to me😂 get as many years as you can out of them without giving them that new contract

[@davidgalinat4257]

Perna: "I kinda like Jon Gruden, he just says whatever crazy thing he is thinking." Kinda like Donald Trump? Perna: "Not like that! Not like that!"

[@TryPuttingItInRice]

The problem was that Gruden cant draft and yet was given full reign to do so especially with the first round picks. Mayock had good selections with what he was able to do. Gruden shouldve just coached and let Mayock handle getting the players. Also, holy L on the Watson part. Dude is innocent and youre slandering him.

[@TheCephalon]

That Josh Jacobs take didn’t age well for you. He just rushed for 1650 yards on 4.9 a carry

[@boki424]

I didn't believe Gruden was gonna be good, not only because of his long absence, but also his late career with the Bucs. Giving him a 10 year contract was insane, yet Raider Nation embraced it. I didn't like Mayock either ... would've much rather taken someone who went up the ranks in a good organization, like KC or Baltimore. McDaniels might actually be good this 2nd time around.

[@ianalex9062]

Sadly, I can only see McDaniels as a snake from Denver

[@boki424]

@@ianalex9062 yeah, he was pretty douchy in Denver, but people can change. I didn't like what he did to the Colts a few years ago either, so maybe he hasn't.

[@ianalex9062]

@@boki424 I just don’t see the change in him, and he may very well prove me wrong, and I want that, because I’m a Raiders fan, but I just don’t see it

[@boki424]

@@ianalex9062 well, imho, McDaniels is the best OC at adjusting the gameplan to his opponents ... he can go run heavy or pass heavy, and he's really good at both. The Raiders offense will be much better. Not so sure about the OL though. Didn't Gruden break apart a really good OL? 😁

[@ianalex9062]

@@boki424 Gruden- sucked. That’s all that needs to be said.

[@zooluRaider24]

I love how Brandon stomps on the Raiders all the time. As well he should. Unfortunately for him being a Broncos fan. But the fact is, the Raiders beat the Broncos twice last year and made it to the playoffs. Let's ride

[@LOTLore]

I imagine perna’s skin is burning wearing a raiders jacket

[@hornstein77]

Wait, you’ve been a Broncos fan this whole time!?!? What a twist!!!!!

[@delljr2769]

To keep is fair and real, Gruden inherited a melted down team. In just weeks Raiders went from a 12-4 playoff team to a 6-10 team. It started in early 2017, week 3 against Washington. Raiders offensive pass game got exposed and Raiders had no run game to fall back on while the defense was prone to giving up 400-500 yards per/game.

[@celica49]

That was the year I think Del Rio lost the locker room.

[@delljr2769]

@@celica49 There was some political differences as Trump was Pres then, but the team melted down none the less. I hope this year we have a more balanced offense where we can be a threat running and passing with a defense giving up 20 or less on average. We'll know who the Raiders are against Chargers, for example will the Chargers go for it on 4th down the entire game like last year. If Raiders dont stop that shit other teams will begin going for it on 4th down which will make for a long season.

[@RunsLikeMays]

After trading Bryan Edwards this offseason, the Raiders literally have no one left on their team from their 2020 Draft Class. That's the biggest abject failure of the Gruden-Mayock Era

[@WOWDOWN]

Amik Robertson was drafted 2020 but I feel you

[@waddle1334]

Being a Raiders fan is frustrating. I remember Gruden was announced, if this was 2003/04: brilliant. Giving him that money, him blowing up a very good offence and trading away Mack was unacceptable. Gruden said it himself he didn’t believe in stats and reports, so is it that much of a surprise his main picks didn’t work out? From playoff contention to basement dwellers, so it’s like the past 10 years: pain.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Why does John Gruden have a Mark Davis haircut?

[@system331]

Ive never thought that Jon Gruden was that coach. Hes always been in very favorable situations since the super bowl win he inherited in Tampa. He constantly disappointed

[@FiveeTrees]

With all these terrible drafts raiders still better than the broncos and chargers through those years

[@jeffmcdonald4225]

Agreed. And what, exactly, did the Bears get out of Mack?

[@hankfairchild7951]

Wow that finish was a top 10 anime betrayal of all time, as a longtime viewer I had no idea you were a Denver fan!

[@bigalsnow8199]

On Gruden. He turned the Raiders into winners before...then he demolished them in the super bowl. I hate that Mark forced Gruden to dump Mack and destroy the offensive line but he was only following orders. Gruden was given 10 years to get the Raiders back to the super bowl. He had them in the playoffs in 3

[@vinsanity982]

As a long time Bucs fan from the Creamsicle days, I can tell you that Gruden had a huge ego. The bucs could be getting completely stuffed on offense, then he'd give Alstott a carry who would bulldoze it for 15 yards, then Gruden would sit him for the rest of the game. He couldn't let Alstott do his thing just because that was Dungy's boy, even if it cost them the game. I don't know how many times I was screaming for him to put A-train back into the game

[@Kk_1100]

How did they still make the playoffs last year even with all the turmoil? Tells you the team wasnt actually that bad.

[@claymac7895]

Gruden never was a good coach. He walked into a super bowl with Tony Dungey’s team. He NEVER would have won a Super Bowl.

[@SuperStarTidus18]

I live in Las Vegas, but I hate the Raiders… I would have rather get the damn Jags tbh.

[@skm5974]

You can tell supporting Denver during the Russ Wilson error has done a number on this guy😂😂😂

[@michaelvasquez3544]

Perna! Nelson Agholor was an awesome Raider. He was just terrible before on the Eagles and after on the Patriots.

[@DonovanTekin]

Don't forget AB riding into training camp on a hot air balloon. Getting us (Raider Fans) all excited,, thinking he was all in.

[@Bewbscueser]

Holy shit! Standing side by side Mark Davis and Reggie McKenzie look like mutants from a dystopian radioactive hellscape.