26CornerBlitz Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) @yardbarker Report: Jon Gruden interested in leaving ESPN to coach Eagles http://dlvr.it/DCkQpl Edited January 8, 2016 by 26CornerBlitz
TheFunPolice Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 My favorite rumor is Belichick to coach Giants
Augie Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 Had some experience around Gruden in SW Florida. He is about as loved as Riley Cooper, so that's a match made in heaven. Or hell.
YoloinOhio Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 @howardeskin Philly.com story reported Jon Gruden had interest in becoming #Eagles HC. Got response from Gruden 2night. "I'm not interested"
Superman00 Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 Why would he want THIS job specifically when they don't have a QB? Wouldn't he be informing the Giants or the Titans, even Detroit seems better with Stafford and Johnson than what Chip left behind
TheFunPolice Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 Gruden has a history in Philly I could see him expressing interest via back channels, being told it wasn't mutual, then saying he never had interest to save face
machine gun kelly Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 I live in Tampa. There is absolutely zero interest from this guy coaching again, but especially there where there is no franchise QB. This is akin to Cowher coming back, Holmgren coming back, several years ago, Parcels coming back. The question you have to ask is why? He makes 3-4 mil a year doing ESPN, and then has tons of consulting, and commercials. He makes a ton of money to do not that much on ESPN, is able to have these coaching clinics, has helped his kids at Carrolwood Day School, and so on. From my friends who have kids at this school he comes across as a very nice amenable guy to other parents.
Augie Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 Gruden has a history in Philly I could see him expressing interest via back channels, being told it wasn't mutual, then saying he never had interest to save face Wouldn't be the first time. From my time in the area while he was there, he's easy to not love. The TV stuff is in his wheelhouse.
boyst Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 I hope that this is true. I want him off the TV. He is the worst and most pompous personality on TV next to oprah
26CornerBlitz Posted January 8, 2016 Author Posted January 8, 2016 Turns out, Jon Gruden is not interested in the Eagles job With the seven current NFL head coaching vacancies comes a lot of speculation about the cast of characters who will be in the running for those jobs. One name to strike off the list: Jon Gruden.
TheFunPolice Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Gruden mentioned years ago wanting to follow John Madden's lead: leave coaching and go into broadcasting young and make THAT your career. Teams tried to lure Madden back into coaching off and on, even near the end of his broadcasting career when he was about to retire from calling games, let alone coach them. The thing is, once you go back it's all risk. Madden knew he had the best gig in football in the booth: everyone loves you, you get to be around the game all the time, everyone looks up to you as this legendary figure. You are welcomed and celebrated everywhere you go. People smile and WANT to be around you. Heck, the networks even paid for the Madden Cruiser and it became a thing people followed and had fun with. As soon as you come back to coaching you will lose games, make questionable decisions, and face criticism. It becomes a LOT of work, and unless you win it all you will be viewed as a failure (if you are on the level of where Madden was at the time and Gruden HOPES to get to in 20 years). I can totally see why both men decided to stay in the booth. Unless you cannot imagine NOT being on the sidelines there is no downside to being in the booth. Also, Madden > Gruden by a LONG shot. I guarantee he would have been a winning HC even in his 60's or early 70's. The players would run through brick walls for him. But I get why he never did it. But let's say Madden came back in the early 2000's and led Dallas to a 12-4 record and lost in the divisional round or conference title game. Then he went 11-5 and got them a couple rounds deep. Why? Without another SB title it would be considered a failure. That's why Gruden aint coming back. He is trying to be like Madden. Edited January 8, 2016 by TheFunPolice
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