Gruden Out!

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by 10ECTyrant, Oct 11, 2021.

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  1. dg1979us

    dg1979us Pro Bowler

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    Lots of players are cut before the season starts. Thats how it works. NO reason for Gruden to send the email the way he did if he was strictly talking about his ability.
     
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  2. Dman5TX

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    It’s hard for anyone to navigate something when the rules constantly change.

    I don’t think there’s any reasonable way Gruden could have continued to coach because the league was clearly going to keep piling on and the media would have been roasting the Raiders the entire time. He had no choice. Now do I think Gruden should have been smarter about sending emails like that? Yep.

    But it’s not like he beat his wife unconscious or had murder investigation against him (OJ & Ray Lewis). Somehow all of those things are not as bad as email some words.
     
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  3. Dman5TX

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    Yes because they aren’t good enough from an ability standpoint.

    He worded it that way because Sam’s sexual preference was the reason the league was making such a big deal about him being drafted. Idk why this is so hard to understand.
     
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  4. jplusip

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    Oh, for sure, I doubt Gruden knew one way or the other whether or not Fisher was pressured by the NFL, and he was likely only lamenting his personal speculation.

    And yeah, I'm not familiar with the full breadth of what all he said in his emails; only the highlights that the media keeps posting.
     
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  5. Dman5TX

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    Fisher can deny it all he wants but there was a clear push from the sports media about Sam being drafted. When have draft experts ever chimed in during mock draft segments about where a late round player will go? Lol I mean cmon!!
     
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  6. dg1979us

    dg1979us Pro Bowler

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    Again, you dont know that. When is the last time an SEC defensive player of the year went undrafted? I mean, if he were a first round pick I would be more inclined to agree with you, but 6th and 7th round picks are often times teams just taking a flyer on guys who were either productive college players without the measurables, or guys with the measurables who maybe werent that great in college, but the team still feels maybe they can coach them up. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt, but Michael Sam being drafted in the 6th round certainly isnt a crazy draft pick. It's not like he was a random gay guy they found on the street, he was a very good college player.
     
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  7. Titanoiler51

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    I agree with much of what you say here. I am not sure why there are certain areas that just are not forgivable in certain parts of society. So don’t here me saying everything is right about how this went down and how it was handled. What I am saying is that if you have been paying attention to society for the last decade or so, the minute this news hit you knew this would be the outcome. So I am not saying this is the way things should be…but I am saying it is the way things are and they are not changing anytime soon.
     
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  8. LYLESDALY

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    Anyone find it ironic that Tampa Bay removed him from the ring of honor for some not so choice words in a ten year old email, all while Antonio Brown a known rapist and woman beater scored two TDs from them last week? I guess as long as you commit an actual crime with a victim you're in the clear...
     
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  9. Ontario Titan

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    Brady isn't lobbying for Gruden to join Tampa
     
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  10. Dman5TX

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    I do know that because it happened lol. He was completely overmatched in the pre season.

    He was SEC co-defensive player of the year and he had half of his production come in 2 games against Arkansas State and Vandy lol. He was a good college football player but he wasn’t dominant by any means.
     
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