ALAMEDA — Paul Guenther has said it several times already this season. He’s not used to seeing teams consistently blow his defense away.
In Guenther’s four years as the Bengals’ defensive coordinator prior to joining Jon Gruden’s staff in 2018, his defenses ranked 12th, second, eighth and 16th in the league, respectively, in points allowed per game. The Raiders currently rank 31st in that category allowing 31.5 points per game, and the only team below them, Tampa Bay, already fired their defensive coordinator this season.
When Guenther arrived home after last Thursday’s 34-3 loss to second-year quarterback Nick Mullens and the 49ers, his son had already seen a video online showing his dad and Gruden verbally sparring on the sideline.