NAPA — We know Jon Gruden can talk.
Now, after a decade away from the sideline, we’re going to find out if he can coach.
Gruden held his first full-squad (well, minus Khalil Mack) Training Camp practice in Napa on Friday — the opening salvo to Gruden’s return to the game and quest to restore the Raiders’ to glory.
Afterward, he held court. And to Gruden’s credit, he’s fully aware that his hiring is drawing criticism — that many see him as a salesman for a football team that’s abandoning its home on a delayed timetable, all while needing to sell pricey personal seat licenses in Las Vegas first and a football coach second.