Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden isn't exactly fond of the NFL's current product.
Gruden expressed his concerns about the NFL during a recent conversation with Cam Heyward. He claims the game is "dissolving" despite people's claims about the sport evolving.
According to Gruden, the biggest issue right now is the lack of communication on offense.
"We’re just not communicating," Gruden said, via USA Today. "I always use these three letters ‘RCE.’ You got to recognize the defense, recognize the coverage, and then you start to communicate. You can change the play, you can stay with the play, but you got to be a great communicator. And if you can recognize defenses, communicate what you want to do, you got a chance to execute."
Gruden continued, "When you just run up to the line of scrimmage, clap your hands, and hope for the best. I can’t take all these RPO bubble screens and high turbo tempo offenses with six false starts a game and no communication. ... I’d rather slam my hand in a car door than watch some of this."
© Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Would Gruden coach again in the NFL?
Gruden, 62, hasn’t been coaching since the 2021 season when he resigned from his role with the Raiders. He later sued the NFL for allegedly forming a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” to take him down.
Even though Gruden has been at odds with the NFL, he'd be open to coaching again.
"I would love to get into a locker room and start putting together some game plans again," Gruden said. "I miss it, man. But, we’ll take one day at a time and all you can do is prepare yourself for somebody to toss you the chalk and interview you."
There were rumblings that Gruden turned down a chance to join Aaron Glenn’s staff on the New York Jets. We'll see if another opportunity comes his way soon.
