EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—This is a tricky one. The two men with the most influence on the Las Vegas Raiders’ sideline are eerily similar to the two who’ll be on the opposite side Sunday afternoon.
Jon Gruden (offensively) and Paul Guenther (defensively) coach with an old-school mindset that hasn’t yet fully caught up with the new ways of the NFL. Instead of heavily-influenced collegiate principles, Gruden and Guenther mirror Adam Gase and Gregg Williams in a lot of ways.
Considering Sam Darnold and the New York Jets knocked off the very same team in the very same place a year ago, fans are shaking in their boots right now while they’re coming off usually sound sleep with Trevor Lawrence dancing in their heads.