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The Oakland Raiders have struggled through the first three games of the season, dropping each in a disappointing fashion that has put them in an early rut. A notable issue has been their struggle to create pressure on opposing quarterbacks since the departure of All-Pro Khalil Mack. According to Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, head […]

The honeymoon stage for the Oakland Raiders and Jon Gruden has long been over and just two weeks into the season, leaks of frustration and divide have hit the wire. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, things are coming to a head in Oakland due to the scouting system, among other things. “But the manner in […]

The Oakland Raiders have understandably received scathing criticism for trading star defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears prior to the 2018 NFL season. To make matter worse, all head coach Jon Gruden has done since then is stoke the flames of the current dumpster fire. Gruden has acknowledged Oakland’s difficulties with pressuring quarterbacks […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden thinks that left tackle Kolton Miller can be a star. Miller was selected No. 15 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft to replace left tackle Donald Penn, one of the game’s best. At 6-foot-9, Miller is a towering force on the offensive line. Many pundits were skeptical about Penn […]

It has been nearly a couple of weeks since the Oakland Raiders made the move to trade All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears, which has given head coach Jon Gruden a chance to further assess the move. According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Gruden has voiced that he has […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden tried to send a message when he released punter Marquette King who is one of the best in the NFL. King signed with the Denver Broncos and will now get a chance to go against his former coach and team in Week 2. King was interviewed by 9News and he […]

The Oakland Raiders have officially brought back wide receiver Martavis Bryant just a couple of weeks after they cut him from their 53-man roster ahead of the season. Bryant, whom the Raiders acquired for a third-round pick from the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2017 Draft, did not impress during training camp, which contributed to his […]

For a moment, it appeared as though the Oakland Raiders were going to give the Los Angeles Rams a run for their money in the 2018 NFL season opener. Fortunately, cornerback Aqib Talib and the defense were able to bounce back in the second half against head coach Jon Gruden. The Raiders’ offense had diced up the […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden says he wants his offense to get Amari Cooper going in Week 2. Cooper was on the field for all but five of the Raiders’ offensive snaps in their 33-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1. Despite being on the field so much, he was only […]

Despite their Week 1 routing from the Los Angeles Rams, Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden believes that Derek Carr has the makings of a great quarterback. Carr completed 29 of 40 passes for 303 yards in their 33-13 loss to the Rams. The Raiders led 13-10 at halftime, but Carr struggled to be effective […]

Had Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden picked up his phone and dialed Khalil Mack’s number in the offseason, the pass rusher would’ve been there on the field Monday night chasing Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff and providing the Raiders what they clearly and sorely missed in that game. According to a story shared […]

In the short period of time that has passed since the Oakland Raiders made the decision to trade All-Pro defensive end, Khalil Mack, there has been plenty of criticism tossed the franchise’s way primarily at head coach Jon Gruden. During a recent interview with TMZ Sports, former star linebacker and current NFL Network analyst Willie […]

The first game as head coach for Jon Gruden in his second stint with the Oakland Raiders didn’t go as planned and a big reason for that was the lack of pass rush. After having an excellent start to the game, the Los Angeles Rams made gameplan adjustments during halftime, and it caused the Raiders […]

The Oakland Raiders are set to make their season debut on Monday against the Los Angeles Rams but before that, Raiders head coach Jon Gruden expressed his true feelings about Khalil Mack and the saga that his team went through in the offseason with regards to the controversial linebacker, who now plays for the Chicago […]

Bill Simmons of The Ringer doesn’t like the moves that Jon Gruden has made this offseason and he is so confident that the team will not make the playoffs he has vowed to eat a testicle if the Oakland Raiders will make the playoffs. Simmons on his Guess The Lines the podcast tried to pick […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden still seems to be salty about a game that took place over 16 years ago, and he’s back in the league to get revenge on Tom Brady. It was Jan. 19, 2002 when the infamous Tuck Rule Game took place in which the New England Patriots beat the Raiders 16-13 […]

Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders ended the Khalil Mack saga by trading him to the Chicago Bears over the holiday weekend. The move drew a lot of criticism across the league, and it was initially met by shock by several Raiders players. Per a team press release, Gruden had this to say when asked […]

While Derek Carr was a Pro Bowl alternate last season, he took a clear step back from his outstanding 2016 campaign that unfortunately saw him suffer a season-ending injury late in the year. Carr will try to find his mojo again under new Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, who’s a big fan of working […]

In the first several months of his second tenure with the Oakland Raiders, there has been plenty attention on the relationship that head coach Jon Gruden has had with general manager Reggie McKenzie. This has only persisted with the team making the surprising move to trade star defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears […]

The Oakland Raiders’ decision to trade a third-round pick for wide receiver Martavis Bryant doesn’t look particularly smart in hindsight. Bryant was cut over the weekend as he faces another suspension from the league. And even when he was still with the team, he struggled to pick up the offensive playbook. But Raiders head coach […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden addressed the media for the first time since the blockbuster trade of Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears. Gruden admits that Mack’s contract demands far exceeded what the team was willing to offer and felt that the trade offer from the Bears was worth taking. “We made an offer. […]

The Oakland Raiders made the massive decision to trade star defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears on Saturday. Although, it doesn’t seem like that decision ultimately came from the team’s general manager, Reggie McKenzie. According to Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman, one team executive got the sense that the Raiders GM did not want […]

In the last several weeks, things have remained quite far apart between the Oakland Raiders and All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack regarding his contract situation. Head coach Jon Gruden hasn’t provided any more clarity on the situation as he has voiced on Monday that he couldn’t provide a timetable for when Mack will be back on […]

The Oakland Raiders have Derek Carr as their starting quarterback. After that, Jon Gruden doesn’t know if he is comfortable with the quarterback depth chart. Gruden wouldn’t commit to his backup quarterback currently being on the roster when asked about it on Friday. “I don’t know,” Gruden said Friday via NFL.com. “You know, we’re going […]

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis wanted to bring back head coach Jon Gruden for quite some time. Although Jack Del Rio made an impression in his short stint with the Raiders, the team was determined to sign Gruden if he was genuinely ready to make the move from the broadcast booth back to the sideline. Fortunately […]

Oakland Raiders star Khalil Mack continues to no-show preseason, which has now seen his fines reach over $1 million. And with the regular season just a couple weeks away, it doesn’t seem like his holdout is going to end anytime soon. But Raiders coach Jon Gruden isn’t giving up hope yet. Per Mike Florio of […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden’s job is being made easier by having a cerebral player under his wing in Derek Carr, as evidenced by the high praises the team’s returning mentor has heaped on the quarterback. So impressed is Gruden of Carr that he said the signal-caller knows the intricacies of the team’s offense […]

The Oakland Raiders best player Khalil Mack hasn’t been at training camp since it opened holding out for a new contract and it seems to be the hottest topic around the Raiders. Coach Jon Gruden doesn’t think that Mack being gone has been a distraction to the team, although he does wish that he was with the […]

One of the biggest storylines in camp for the Oakland Raiders this offseason has been the fluctuating performance of wide receiver Martavis Bryant. As a result, it appears head coach Jon Gruden has come up with a nickname for the new wideout. Bryant’s arrival in Oakland has been riddled with notable performances both good and bad. According […]

The Oakland Raiders have undergone some major changes that were headlined by the arrival of head coach Jon Gruden, which has put in place a new offensive scheme ahead of the 2018 season. It hasn’t taken long for Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr to get a grip of the game plan as Gruden has voiced […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay has spent the last several days expressing his displeasure with the team’s effort in the preseason opener. However, he could not help but acknowledge the intrigue surrounding the matchup with Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden this week. The showdown with Gruden is sure to bring up a sense […]

In his first game back on the sidelines in nearly a decade, Oakland Raiders Jon Gruden helped lead his team to a preseason opener win over the Detroit Lions. It was a unique feeling for Gruden as he hadn’t been on the sideline at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum as the head coach of the Raiders in 17 […]

The Oakland Raiders made several major changes to the roster this offseason, including the addition of former Pro Bowl wide receiver Jordy Nelson through free agency. Nelson has brought some much-needed veteran presence to the wide receiver corps. On Thursday, head coach Jon Gruden voiced that he believes the 32-year-old can help push Amari Cooper […]

In the last several years, the game of football has become more highly scrutiny due to the health concerns that come with the territory as the presence of CTE in the brain that has contributed to the premature death of many former NFL players has given some hesitance to parents to allow for their children to […]

The early reviews about new Oakland Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant are in, and they’re not good. He’s already been called out publicly by Raiders coach Jon Gruden for his poor performance in camp, where he has been outplayed by Ryan Switzer. Former Raiders receiver James Jones went out and talked with Raiders offensive coordinator […]

There are still a lot of questions about how Jon Gruden will work out with the Oakland Raiders. Something the modern NFL game has passed him by and he has received a lot of criticism for some of the personnel moves he made this offseason. There is one guy who is in line to really […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has not been shy about voicing his opinion on some of his players. His no-nonsense approach may have given an indication of how the receiving corps is stacking up thus far. The Raiders have added a bevy of new faces to the receiving corps this offseason. According to Vic […]

The Oakland Raiders made some pretty sizable gambles this offseason, one of which was on Martavis Bryant. They traded their third-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers during the draft to acquire the mercurial but talented wideout. However, it doesn’t seem as though Jon Gruden has liked what he’s seen from his new offensive weapon thus […]

There has been plenty of speculation regarding the dynamic between head coach Jon Gruden and quarterback Derek Carr. It appears Gruden and Carr are closer than some might believe. With training camp in full swing, the two have gotten assimilated with each other quickly. According to Levi Damien of SB Nation, Carr admits he may have already […]