It’s fairly standard in the lead-up to the following week’s game, the head coach is asked about some of the great players on the opposing team. And the fairly standard response is to talk up that player, even if in some cases it requires some slight exaggerations. This goes for coaches and players. They don’t want to underestimate anyone and they surely don’t want to give the other team any bulletin board material.
The problem this week is the best player on the Bears defense is the player Gruden will forever be reminded of having traded before even coaching his first game back in the NFL.