Jon Gruden: Khalil Mack didn't want to play for Raiders

[botfly10]

Jon Gruden: Khalil Mack didn't want to play for Raiders

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Watching Khalil Mack being a dominant, disruptive and destructive force for the Chicago Bears on Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers must have been difficult for Oakland Raiders fans to watch.

But don't expect any seller's remorse from Jon Gruden, Austin Knoblauch of NFL.com reports. In a video released Monday by ESPN, the Raiders coach explains why it was necessary for the team to trade away the two-time All-Pro linebacker.

"Obviously, Khalil Mack didn't want to play here. That's what's being missed here," Gruden told ESPN's Lisa Salters. "He was under contract, Lisa. He was under contract. He never showed up for an OTA. He never showed up for training camp, and it was obvious he wasn't going to show up for the season.

"So don't forget that. We have to get ready to play, and I want players that want to be here -- that want to help us put this thing back in high gear."

 

[botfly10]

Jon Gruden: Khalil Mack didn't want to play for Raiders

By Austin Knoblauch

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...en-khalil-mack-didnt-want-to-play-for-raiders

Watching Khalil Mack being a dominant, disruptive and destructive force for the Chicago Bears on Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers must have been difficult for Oakland Raiders fans to watch.

But don't expect any seller's remorse from Jon Gruden. In a video released Monday by ESPN, the Raiders coach explains why it was necessary for the team to trade away the two-time All-Pro linebacker.

"Obviously, Khalil Mack didn't want to play here. That's what's being missed here," Gruden told ESPN's Lisa Salters. "He was under contract, Lisa. He was under contract. He never showed up for an OTA. He never showed up for training camp, and it was obvious he wasn't going to show up for the season.

"So don't forget that. We have to get ready to play, and I want players that want to be here -- that want to help us put this thing back in high gear."

It's unclear when Gruden said this to Salters -- there's a very good chance the interview took place before Mack's incredible performance against the Packers that included a sack, a pick-six, a fumble recovery and three tackles.

Still, it's hard to believe Mack's incredible Chicago debut would change Gruden's feelings on the matter. The coach earnestly believes Mack was on an unstoppable trajectory out of Oakland and there was nothing the team could do to get him to change his mind -- short of the 141 million reasons the Bears gave him.

It'd be shocking for Gruden and the Raiders' brass to ever admit they might have made a mistake by trading away Mack. Time will ultimately determine whether the rich draft-day bounty the Raiders received for the Hall of Fame-caliber player was ultimately worth it.

 

[botfly10]

John Gruden is a cunt

 

[DaaBears]

Saw this article a couple of hours ago, was shocked at title, then realized the title was totally deceptive. Maybe Mack loves playing for the Raiders, it was a money issue period.

 

[Aesopian]

Of course he wanted to leave he made it clear he wanted a long term contract and he was low balled.

 

[remydat]

Bigger question is if he wants to play for the Bears after seeing that shitty offense last night.

 

[bamainatlanta]

Of course he wanted to leave he made it clear he wanted a long term contract and he was low balled.

its a business. Mack played his hand perfectly; it wasnt about not playing in Oakland, it was about getting paid. Which is what every player should do. Gruden is just being sour grapes over it; if you can get paid $90 million, then you make sure you get paid $90million.

 

[bamainatlanta]

Bigger question is if he wants to play for the Bears after seeing that shitty offense last night.

even bigger question is playing for a fan base that cunts as bad this board. #cuntfreemondays

 

[remydat]

Cunting is deserved when you blow a 20-0 lead.

For all the Gruden hate, he looks like he still knows how to call a game. Hope Nagy and Trubs watching to see how to throw beyond the LoS.

 

[Wild_x_Card]

Cunting is deserved when you blow a 20-0 lead.

For all the Gruden hate, he looks like he still knows how to call a game. Hope Nagy and Trubs watching to see how to throw beyond the LoS.

Yeah, that's exactly what Nagy and Trubs are up to. Change your manpon or go to an SJW rally and learn the intricacies of true passive aggressive nature.

 

[bamainatlanta]

yeah, that's exactly what nagy and trubs are up to. Change your manpon or go to an sjw rally and learn the intricacies of true passive aggressive nature.

lmao

 

[botfly10]

Gruden is being a bitch by trying to spin the thing to paint Mack in a bad light while absolving himself of responsibility. Its dirty and slimy and cowardly. Not to mention unnecessary.

 

[Adipost]

Did anybody catch the Khalil Mack tidbit from Collinsworth last night? He said he asked Mack if Gruden would have called him and stressed how important he was to the team, would that have changed anything. Mack said it would have.

 

[bamainatlanta]

Did anybody catch the Khalil Mack tidbit from Collinsworth last night? He said he asked Mack if Gruden would have called him and stressed how important he was to the team, would that have changed anything. Mack said it would have.

gruden BTFO

 

[remydat]

Yeah, that's exactly what Nagy and Trubs are up to. Change your manpon or go to an SJW rally and learn the intricacies of true passive aggressive nature.

Perhaps Nagy and Trubs should man up and not play call like they in the Lingerie Football League. Tell Trubs to stop running around out there like his water broke.

 

[WindyCity]

It will go down as one of the all time great trades in Bears history.

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

Perhaps Nagy and Trubs should man up and not play call like they in the Lingerie Football League. Tell Trubs to stop running around out there like his water broke.

lol, you need to go punch some dolphins remy

 

[remydat]

Nah I am mostly just trolling all these Bears homers for shits and giggles.

 

[Warrior Spirit]

Cunting is deserved when you blow a 20-0 lead.

For all the Gruden hate, he looks like he still knows how to call a game. Hope Nagy and Trubs watching to see how to throw beyond the LoS.

True and, ya know, ya pay these guys big money and where are they when your team is being comeback on after going up by 20? Fuller outright sucked and Mack disappeared when Kizer did.

 

[remydat]

True and, ya know, ya pay these guys big money and where are they when your team is being comeback on after going up by 20? Fuller outright sucked and Mack disappeared when Kizer did.

To be fair to Mack he did more than an enough for a guy that signed a week ago. Fully expected him to tire and really had no business playing all those snaps but Floyd and Lynch played like ass so Mack probably forced to play more than intended.

As for Fuller, definitely did not get our money's worth last night.