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63 sats \ 3 replies \ @gsc360 OP 20h \ parent \ on: Help us build the BackPage Last week on sports #23 Stacker_Sports

What's the story behind the Gruden firing?

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45 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 20h

I don't know exactly. Al Davis is the most eccentric owner in NFL history and he made both brilliant and unfathomable decisions (for instance, he basically benched Marcus Allen in his prime).

It's possible he didn't like Gruden becoming more synonymous with the Raiders than he was or not listening to him about football decisions. He also may have just thought a 2nd round pick was good value for a HC.

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63 sats \ 1 reply \ @gsc360 OP 20h

Eccentric meter how many Jerry Jones was the dude

Now the owner is his son, right ?

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37 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 19h

Jerry is probably 2nd to Al.

Supposedly, Al stole the team from the original owners (his business partners) while they were stuck on a cross-country flight. The two youngest Super Bowl winning coaches ever, were guys he found (Madden and Gruden) and he has way more iconic lines than Jerry (plus a biopic starring Nick Cage and Christian Bale).

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