Tonight marks the first game of the Jon Gruden Era Part 2 for the Oakland
Raiders
Rodney Hudson Jersey , and with tonight’s game in Oakland on ESPN, the network has been giving Gruden and the Raiders plenty of attention. Naturally,
the question that comes up first is about Khalil Mack. Gruden pulled no punches
when asked about the Mack situation.“Obviously, Khalil Mack didn’t want to play
here, that’s what’s being missed here. He was under contract, and he never
showed up for an OTA, he never showed up for training camp, and it was obvious
he wasn’t gonna show up for the season. So
http://www.raiderscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-tahir-whitehead-jersey , don’t forget that. We have to get ready to play. And I want players that wanna
be here, that wanna help us put this thing back in high gear,” said Gruden.This
is a pretty hardline stance from Gruden, considering that teams rarely let elite
players actually play out their contracts and hit free agency. Quarterbacks and
top-level edge rushers almost never reach the open market. In my view, to say
‘Mack was under contract’ ignores the work that should have been done to extend
said contract.But Gruden is also one coach known to talk in negative terms about
players who are out with injury, as evidenced by the recent treatment of and
candor about Obi Melifonwu and Martavis Bryant. If Gruden gets that fired up
about players who are hurt, imagine how he feels about healthy players who
simply don’t show up?But, of course
Cheap Frostee Rucker Jersey , hard feelings and second-guessing over this subject are going to continue no matter what.The story here is about Cris
Collinsworth’s statement during the Packers-Bears game that he spoke with Mack,
who told him that a phone call from Gruden could have made him feel more wanted
and helped negotiations. The problem with that is that Gruden doesn’t seem the
type of guy to reach out to make anyone feel better, and it’s also unlikely that
Gruden calling up and saying ‘Hey we need you here buddy’ would have brought
Mack’s asking price down a few million dollars a year. The Raiders had a budget,
and Mack wanted more. As we saw from last night’s game, he was certainly worth
what he was asking, but the Raiders were unwilling to meet that price.The only
thing that’s truly going to make this story go away is Jon Gruden and the
Raiders winning, and winning a lot. That will be harder to do without Khalil
Mack, but the Raiders are potent on offense and have some terrific young pass
rushers and a far more competent coaching staff than last season. Mack’s effort
with the Bears still resulted in a loss
Cheap Mike Nugent Jersey , which does not at all diminish his individual accomplishments but does show the importance of having a franchise quarterback,
which the Raiders do. The Raiders beating the Rams tonight would go a long way
toward putting this story to bed and getting some heat off the Raiders
organization.2018 NFL Week 1: Rams vs. Raiders game time open thread Greetings,
Raider Nation! The Great Raiderdamus welcomes you to the very first regular
season game of 2018 for the Oakland Raiders, led by mercurial head coach Jon
Gruden. Tonight they’ll take on the Rams, who are one of the best teams in the
NFL on paper. We’ve seen plenty of paper champions fall apart in the past, but
will the Rams be another?With the trade of Khalil Mack, the team now lives and
dies with Derek Carr. And if we consider the Raiders’ performance in the
playoffs without Carr, it always did anyway. The Rams have a talented young
quarterback in Jared Goff and a high-priced defense featuring Aaron
Donald
Cheap Johnny Townsend Jersey , Ndamukong Suh, Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib.Can the Raiders get the second Gruden Era off to a winning start in front
of an always-rabid home crowd?Game details:Location: Oakland-Alameda Country
Coliseuem, Oakland CAGame time: Monday 7:20 pm Pacific (10:20 pm ET)TV:
ESPNOnline streaming: NFL Game PassRadio: Bay Area: 95.7 The Game, 98.5 KFOX
(Brent Musberger, Lincoln Kennedy) | Full listingsAnnouncers: Booth: Joe
Tessitore, Jason Witten and Booger McFarland. Sideline Lisa SaltersOdds: Rams
are 6-point favorites (See all NFL odds via OddsShark)Enemy blog: Turf Show
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