Jon Gruden
Jon Gruden
Jon David Grudenis an American former college football player and professional coach. He was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning Super Bowl XXXVII in his first year with the Buccaneers. At the time, Gruden was the youngest head coach ever to win a Super Bowl at age 39 years, 5 months and 9 days...
battle bit guy knows pride rehab sure team
I'm sure he is. He's got a lot of pride, he's been through a lot with the rehab to get well, with the knee, with the back. I think, in his own mind, he's probably a little bit frustrated. But he's a team guy and he knows it's a long battle back.
credit days great guy happy hard proud special
I'm really happy for him, proud of him. It's a credit to him and his hard work. This guy is a special talent, a special kid. Hopefully, he's got a lot more great days ahead.
area both days definitely dramatic five four france guy improvement last matt seen stood todd
They know this is an area that we've got to make dramatic improvement in. If this guy can come through or if it's Matt Bryant, so be it. So far, we like what we've seen out here in the last four or five days from both of them. But Todd France definitely stood out.
concerned contract excited focus guys pleased work
I'm one of those guys who is never pleased with anything. I'm a little concerned about someareas of this team, obviously, and excited about some others. We've got a lot of work to do, we've got 53 guys under contract right now and we have some focus on what we have to do next.
guys pleased
I'm one of those guys who is never pleased with anything,
appear aptitude ball both good guys hang kicking kicks shown whatever
They've shown good aptitude kicking off; onside kicks, squib kicks; they can hang the ball high. Whatever kicks you want they can kick. Both of these guys are accomplished and they appear to me like they're NFL-ready.
glimpse guys
We got our first glimpse of what these guys can do wire-to-wire.
block couple damage deception ends field guy known named short tight
We've got a guy named Alstott that's been known to do some damage (in short yardage). We have some deception there too now with a couple of tight ends that can not only block but get down the field and do some things.
develop four guys next three
And these are guys we can develop over the next three or four years, which we haven't been able to do, really.
guys hopefully instant passing quickness running three
And with Travis Stephens, I think you see the instant quickness and acceleration he has. He's a completely different size. But those three guys are going to be a big part of the running game, and hopefully the passing game.
alex chris dan guys help michael rookie smith tackle together turn
And when you put him together with Michael Clayton and Alex Smith and Barrett Ruud and Dan Buenning and rookie tackle Chris Colmer, well, you feel you've got guys who can help you turn things around here.
contract focus good gotta guys work
We've got 53 guys under contract right now. We have some closure, and we have some focus on what we need to do next. We gotta lot of good work done, and we gotta long way to go.
chance future guy move plan sometime
Sometime in the future Barrett Ruud will get his chance to play, and we always feel like we have a contingency plan to move a guy like Shelton if we need to,
anyone feels guy offense
As long as Carnell feels good, he's going, ... He's the front-running back here and, no offense to anyone else, he's a guy that we are going to feature.