John Gruden
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989 appearances
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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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Yeah, when we found out he drove that van. But yeah, the P.F. Chang's, apparently he goes there every day.
You know, the Bucks... Play the Raiders December 8th in Tampa. Maybe you guys should come down. Maybe MD will be there. There is a nice P.F. Changs in Tampa, perhaps.
We did get a verbal yes. We kind of accosted him at the Super Bowl when we saw him in the lobby in Vegas. We were like, hey, come on the show. And he's like, okay. But I don't think it really stuck.
Well, at one time we were. Now I'm not. I have my own standalone building. I've graduated to higher levels. But when Hooters came around, my dad was coaching for the Bucks. I needed a summer job and Hooters just showed up. This is like 1986. And I got a job at the original Hooters in Clearwater, Florida. I was a wing shaker, oyster shucker, beer keg changer. Best job I ever had.
Then I moved on to Hillsboro Hooters, the number two Hooters. I was a backup college quarterback at Dayton. And I remember getting on the plane, going to training camp, crying. I didn't want to leave Hooters, man. I just want to work at Hooters. My dad said, get your ass on a plane. I love Hooters.
I mean, it's hard labor. Yeah, but it probably makes it easier. But back in the day, when Hooters was rolling, there wasn't a better place for me.
Yeah. Talking about the NFL this year, who in your mind is running the most innovative offensive stuff? Obviously, everyone knows Ben Johnson. He's talked about a lot. But who's maybe an under-the-radar guy you're like – What he's doing is some stuff that people are going to start copying a couple years down the line because that's really what the NFL ends up being is this copycat league.
Yeah, that's something I've been looking for. I have two servers in my office, and I make cut-ups. I'm looking for new concepts to teach and use if I ever do coach. Or when players and coaches come in, what's going on? What are people doing in the red zone, third down, short yardage? I was interested in Grubbs, the guy that went to Seattle early in the year.
They were shredding people, and I still think they do some really cool things offensively in Seattle. I do like Ben Johnson because I recognize the offense. I like what Cliff Kingsbury has done with Washington. And when you have a guy like Daniels, you can call any play you want. But their usage of those backs, they use two at a time, McNichols, Eckler, Robinson. It doesn't matter.
Rodriguez comes in, and they do an excellent job with the ball distribution. I like teams that use the tight end, Zach Ertz. They got a go-to receiver, McLaurin. They can run the ball. They can do a lot. So I can't wait for tonight's game because I want to see Kingsbury, the offensive coordinator of Washington, against Vic Fangio, the D coordinator of Philly, who's done a hell of a job.
Yeah, Vic Fangio can coach defense.
You know what I think, too, is, well, Vic Fangio is a great teacher, and he hired, I think, a very good defensive staff. And when you go watch teams practice, you can see the coaches that are better developing players and teaching their system than maybe others. Fangio has a lot of young players on this defense. They're emerging. I mean, Nolan Smith, nobody realizes he's starting.
The kid, the linebacker, N'Kobe Dean, he's playing his butt off. Zach Bond is one of the best-kept secrets in the league. He was an on-the-ball linebacker for the Saints. I don't ever remember him playing inside linebacker. A rookie corner, Mitchell. A rookie nickel guy, Cooper DeJean. A lot of young guys that are really kicking ass in this system.
I think a lot of it has to do with the simplicity of it. It's not a ton of blitzes and 96 different coverages. But I also think he teaches effort. He teaches guys how to tackle, taking proper angles. They're very detailed. They're very disciplined. And there are no exceptions. Fangio is a hell of a coach, and he's hired really good coaches to help him.
You know, he does a lot pre-snap. What I love about Detroit is they win in the pre-snap, meaning they'll change the tight end, they'll change the receiver, they'll motion two or three times before the ball is snapped, and they'll let Jared Goff pick a play. They're using the pre-snap to recognize your defense. I call it RCE.
You recognize the defense, and when you know what defense they're in, now you communicate a play to beat that defense. And that's what leads to great levels of execution. I call it RCE. Now, they're blessed. They have an excellent offensive line. They got a one-two punch in the backfield that's unbelievable. Those two cats are great.
They got a great slot receiver who's a total badass, the way he plays and blocks. I mean, you watch this guy play, he's like a – Tommy Hearns, he's like a Hagler type guy. He'll get in the ring and kick your ass now. And with Jamison Williams, they got the guy that can turbo it over the top. And Goff, other than last week, hasn't been good. He's been great.
Yeah, he has. He's been like perfect. So the Jets, I got a question about the Jets. There was a report this week that Jeff Ulbrich, the interim head coach, went back to the fundamentals of tackling this week. So they put the pads back on. He even gave a demonstration of tackling to start the practice.
We already know the Jets are in disarray, but what does that say when you have to do a fundamental of tackling? Did you ever do that as a coach halfway through the season? Like, hey, we've got to learn how to tackle again?
Well, we try to emphasize tackling. And when you have a poor tackling game or a poor tackling month, you want to emphasize tackling. I'm surprised he came out and said that. Yeah. Because your players, you know, they got a lot of pride in tackling. But the Jets do have problems. And I had always said that their defense wasn't part of the problem. But I know Ulbrich is in charge of the defense.
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