After meeting with this Dolphins staff and top players as an ESPN Monday Night Football announcer last year before they were beaten handily in Carolina, Jon Gruden sees Miami from a different perspective this week, as coach of the 0-2 Oakland Raiders, who visit the 2-0 Dolphins at 1 p.m. Sunday.
And Gruden shared several observations on the Dolphins in a conference call with South Florida reporters Wednesday:
u25aa On Miami’s defense: “There’s no question they’re playing extremely well up front. Usually, when you’re playing great defense like they are, it all starts up front.