Speaking to Gruden’s players, there seems to be a common theme. For those who watched him on the sideline for 11 NFL seasons or for 9 years in the Monday Night Football booth, you may expect he has a lot of energy and is pretty hardcore. But when you experience it day after day as his Raiders players are now, it can still be a bit surprising.
Their responses are all pretty similar. There’s wide eyes, some head shaking and some laughter. That’s the laughter of amazement and how Gruden can keep up his energy level as he does.