Suffice it to say, Jon Gruden’s encore performance with the Oakland Raiders hasn’t gotten off to a very smooth start. Like, at all. To say things are bad – and even worse than the 1-5 record might otherwise indicate – might be the understatement of the year.
Oh, it started off well enough, with Gruden rolling in like a conquering hero, to the cheers and adoration of the Raider Nation.
Surely, with Gruden back at the helm, so too, would a return to those halcyon days of his first run with the organization, right? We would see a franchise that has had exactly one winning season since the last time he stalked the sidelines – more than fifteen years ago – get back on the right path again quickly.