Only 78 days have passed since Jon Gruden was introduced as head coach of the Oakland Raiders.
He reminded reporters of that often in their hour-plus sitdown in Orlando at the annual league meeting, mostly to note he’ll be able to disseminate far more about his team once he’s actually allowed to talk with players.
Still, Gruden covered a wide variety of subjects on Tuesday morning, from his favorite Raider to the team’s biggest needs to Colin Kaepernick. Here are the highlights:
Clarifying his “throw the game back to 1998” comment from the combine: You guys are having a lot of fun with that.