FYI Gruden will be holding a presser

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NFLN will be covering..this should be Guuudd.
 

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Bad choice in T-shirt, Chucky.

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Jon Gruden: We weren’t offering Khalil Mack anything close to the Bears’ offer
Posted by Michael David Smith on September 2, 2018, 8:19 PM EDT


Oakland traded Khalil Mack to Chicago on Saturday, and the Bears promptly made Mack the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. That’s something the Raiders weren’t going to do.

Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said today that the Raiders did make Mack an offer, but it was not even in the same ballpark as the enormous deal he signed with the Bears.

“I don’t believe we were anywhere close to where the Bears were,” Gruden said. “He got a great contract from the Bears. A great contract. You know, $90 million guaranteed is an astronomical number, it’s phenomenal for the players, great for him obviously. But that was something we could not do.”

Gruden didn’t think it was realistic to make Mack the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL after paying quarterback Derek Carr so much.

“You’ve got to field a 53-man roster and there are some implications of having two players making that much,” Gruden said.

Gruden said getting the Bears’ 2019 and 2020 first-round draft picks could be huge for the Raiders in the future.

“Two first-round draft choices is a lot of compensation that we have to do something with,” Gruden said.

If Gruden doesn’t do something with those picks, his trade will be second-guessed forever.
 

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It's amazing to me the split personality between Chucky the head coach and Gruden the broadcaster.
 

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Raiders should of signed Mack before Carr, making all that money and Chucky doesn’t seems to have many responsibilities.
 

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Here it is..

[video=youtube_share;-eJ7dRyazBw]https://youtu.be/-eJ7dRyazBw[/video]

Every site that I look at, every article I come across involving this trade has two things:

1. Raiders fans, that are either angry, or in denial of how this sets that team back.

2. Same Raider fans, hoping that Mack gets hurt, or the Bears finish last so that's a top 5 pick.

It's kind of sad to watch, honestly. Some serious "5 stages of death" stuff with those guys.
 

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its just a presser. what did people think was going to happen?
 

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Gruden has been a train wreck.

-signed every old dude he could
-traded a 3rd round pick for a WR he cut
-trades the teams best player
-drives the bus over his GM 10x
 

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They couldn’t afford him long term. The Bears could. It’s that simple.

I regret drafting Matt Stafford in my FF league now.
 

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Gruden has been a train wreck.

-signed every old dude he could
-traded a 3rd round pick for a WR he cut
-trades the teams best player
-drives the bus over his GM 10x

Shocker. Guy has a colossal ego.
 

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Raider nation is talking about how Mitch better turn out to be something special but I have the same thoughts about Carr. Yes he's shown some great talent and ability but now he's gotten a MASSIVE contract and has no weapons. They have no defense. If anybody is in a position to succeed it's Mitch. Better weapons and IMO a better offensive coaching staff. Plus having a top tier defense helps the offense as well. Less points given up, not always playing from behind, more turnovers, etc.
 

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