John Gruden
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard 25 Mar
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My wife, when I got fired by Tampa, I had an office at my house and I had my little projector. And back then we had the beta tapes. And I'd have coaches coming in the office at 6 a.m. My wife would come downstairs in her pajamas. She didn't go for this. You got to get out of here. Get all your stuff. So I bought a building. I rented a building. Eventually, I bought a building.
And when you guys come down, I can't wait.
Well, to be honest with you, the Bears made me mad. Yeah, yeah. You know, I just have high expectations for the kind of roster they have, I mean, skill-wise. And I'm not just talking about the coaching or the coordinator or the play calling. The players are not making me happy. I saw a guy run an out route and sit down while the play is going on.
That was bad, very bad. The Jets have made me upset. You know, I – I put a lot of stock in this quarterback, Rodgers. I think he's one of the best I've ever seen play. He had an injury last year. He's coming back. Their protection hasn't been good. Their running game hasn't been good. Their body language is horrific. I get upset.
I wanted to be a coach. My dad was a coach. So I've been around coaching my whole life and I knew I wasn't going to be a good enough player. So I said, man, maybe one day I can be a coach.
All right, so give me the list of teams right now that can win the Super Bowl. We have our list. I want to see how it matches up.
I think we have, what, five, six?
And depending on how the Steelers play this weekend, maybe the Steelers get put in that group.
Well, you can't make that list. I was at the Bucs 49er game last week, and with McCaffrey back and Jawan Jennings back, I was telling Big Cat, they're going to be a hard offense to stop because Mason, the backup running back, hell, he's leading the league in rushing down there. So you got – and Purdy is a lot better quarterback when you see him live. This guy is strong. He's loose.
He's gutty, man. Gritty. Love him. And I think their defense, although they're missing some key guys, I don't know if their safety, Hufanga's coming back or not, but if he comes back – I love the 49ers. 49ers added to the list. Did we miss any other teams? They might have the best fullback, too. We talked about Arizona. Yeah, Arizona. You know, somebody's going to come out of the West. Yeah.
Somebody's going to come out of the West, and someone's going to win that division and get a home playoff game. Yep. Who's it going to be? Yeah. Who's it going to be? It's going to be Arizona, in my opinion, but I really think it's going to be the 49ers.
I think the Bills need Milano back. I think they need to get healthy on defense. The big thing with the Bills is Von Miller. Are you really Von Miller? If Von Miller and Rousseau and the fourth-quarter pass rush, Ed Oliver, if they can get that fourth-quarter pass rush humming, that's what bothered me against the Dolphins two weeks ago, is I thought that pass rush would just eat up Tua.
And it didn't happen. I think they've got to get that pass rush revved up, and they could be. They could seriously be a problem if they do.
Yeah. Okay, I have one last question. This has been great, Coach. We're so excited that you're here with us.
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Last question. We know it's football number one. What other sports are you watching? Because I heard a rumor that you watch all the sports. Yeah, I love sports.
I love the Cincinnati Reds when I was growing up, so I love baseball. Matter of fact, I'm going to Arizona to see Tony La Russa. We're having a Wounded Warrior service dog event. Love baseball. And I do love basketball. I was Bobby Knight's ball boy. I just don't like the three-point shot. I think it's too much. Okay, I like that.
Oh. I do like golf. I got the caddy for John Daly one time.
Yeah.
I was up at the Hooter Owl's Nest, they call it. I was just having some beers. I was coaching Tampa, relaxing. Lightning bolt. They suspend play. So Daly comes up with this caddy. And this rain delay goes on and on and on. It gets cold and it's wet. It appears like the tournament's over. Mm-hmm. So the caddy had a couple cocktails, I guess. He was off. I had a Daly's bib on.
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