ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Ten years may not seem long in general, but it is an eternity in the NFL.
So many things have changed since Jon Gruden last roamed an NFL sideline, in 2008 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And we’re not just talking about the CBA, rules changes or where the Oakland Raiders will be calling home in 2020. (Pssst, Las Vegas).
Because while no one who has ever been around Gruden the past decade will ever argue that he is not insanely prepared to coach a football game, there are questions as to whether or not his manic, in-your-face style of coaching will jibe with this generation of players.