The Oakland Raiders are 1-7 in the Jon Gruden era so far, but Gruden is still optimistic about the future of the franchise. Even after the Raiders suffered their seventh loss of the season at the hands of the 49ers Thursday night, the coach doubled down on his claims that people are "dying" to come play for Oakland.
"I see players after every game we play that want to be Raiders. That's been the case my whole life," Gruden said following his team's 34-3 loss in the Battle of the Bay at Levi's Stadium.