John Gruden
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989 appearances
13 recordings
2 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 25 Mar
John Gruden’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And then we've got a big game tonight. That's what I'm most excited about, the Commanders heading into Philly. So it'll be an awesome night. I'm fired up.
No, I do love Hooters. I did love Hooters when Hooters was in their heyday. But my wife cheered at Tennessee. I love Tennessee. I was a graduate coach there. And I did talk to the athletic director. And I don't look up to anybody more than I look up to Peyton Manning and Kenny Chesney. Those are two of my favorite Tennessee guys. And I was very interested in doing it.
But at that time, I was having so much fun on Monday Night Football with Mike Tirico, I couldn't take any other job.
Yeah. You did have that stretch where it was like every year, it was like, well, Gruden's open. That had to feel good. It was every single year it felt like they'd be like, well, there's an opening, Gruden.
Well, they fire so many coaches now, Big Cat. I mean, every year, you know, six or seven of your best friends get fired. And, yeah, but to be in the thought process is always exciting. Hell, Tennessee was one that is really close to my heart. I almost did consider pulling a trigger there.
I do. I remember as a young coach, when I was coaching the Raiders in 1998, I went to the owner's meetings. And every owner and every head coach was in there. I was 34 years old. I look over there, and there's Marty Schottenheimer. Over there is Mike Shanahan and Mike Holmgren. Then you see Joe Gibbs, Bill Cower.
And it just seemed every team, Tom Coughlin of the Jaguars, Tony Dungy, Tampa, every team had a coach that was there for a period of years, Dan Reeves with the Falcons. And now... They change coaches every year or two, and they change offense and defensive coordinators like they change shirts. And I think that has a lot to do with the lack of quarterback consistency and development over time.
That is a great point. You know, that's why the model that I learned growing up was with the 49ers. Bill Walsh called the plays, was the head coach. Mike Holmgren, who I worked for, was the head coach, called the plays. So if you lose your coordinator. you're able to call the plays yourself.
But when you're a defensive coach, and as you said, if you hire a hot shot coordinator, he's probably going to be gone. You better have somebody in your operation that has learned the system, that can teach the system, and keep your system alive if that guy leaves.
Yeah. This is a weird question, but I'm going to ask a weird question. Did Mark Davis ever say, like, hey, I really like your haircut?
No.
I said, I like your haircut.
You should go Mark Davis. You know what? I get my $15. I get it dry, and I let it fly, and I move on. He's wearing a hat and sunglasses. But no, my hairstyle is not really well thought through.
I mean, Mark Davis, did you ever think about it? Like, hey, he might give me a couple extra million dollars if I just start going bowl cut. Yeah, he might. I don't know.
I never looked at it quite like that, but I have been criticized for my hair several times.
Did I ask you if you ever went to a P.F. Chang's with him?
I have.
You have? Tell us everything. We want to go to a P.F. Chang's.
Well, in Oakland, there's a beautiful P.F. Chang's. Not in Oakland. It's a fancy part of town. I can't remember what it was called. But there's not a normal P.F. Chang's. It's like the killer P.F. Chang's. It's like the P.F. Chang's on steroids. An M.D. walks in. He sits up there. He's got the same seat. And they know exactly what he wants. So he doesn't even order. They just bring it.
Well, they pretty much know what he wants. He absolutely is dialed in at P.F. Chang's. I mean, it's unbelievable. And it's really a hell of a place. I learned to love it myself.
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