Oakland Raiders Coaching Search Adds a Disturbing Name

Someone who really wants to be here like Moss…

Rich Gannon said on Sirius NFL Radio today that he believes the Oakland job is the one job that could pull Jon Gruden from the broadcasting booth. He also stated that Madden has a great relationship with Jon Gruden and could be the one to get him to come back to Oakland.

Reggie has also worked with Chucky before…..

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1018650-jackson-out-jon-gruden-likely-already-likely-en-route-to-alameda-facility?fb_ref=team&fb_source=group

Hell , if they interview Capers, they might as well interview Joe Bugel LOL

Capers’ record as a coach reflects his time with the expansion Panthers, as he was their first coach ever and they weren’t a particularly good team. You will also find that Tom Coughlin’s overall record reflects the Jaguars’ initial mediocrity as well though he has gone on to better things with the Giants.

Capers led the Panthers to the NFC championship game in their second year OF EXISTENCE in 1996 which is really something for any coach to hang their hat on, but after that the team really fell off the map. We can’t really judge Capers by his record considering the teams he was the coach of (expansion Panthers, expansion Texans who were beyond awful in their early years). He was very successful as the defensive coordinator of the Steelers in the early 90’s and of the current Packers. I agree that he is more well suited to a coordinator position, but we can’t just say he can’t be a head coach when he’s only coached terrible expansion teams.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2002/jan/16

Gruden says he won’t discuss the Irish stew
December 04, 2001|David Bush

Though never saying point blank that he has no interest in the Notre Dame coaching job, Raiders coach Jon Gruden yesterday repeated he has had no contact with the school and that he is happy where he is.

“The last thing I want to do is speculate. I love it here. I love this team.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2001-12-04/sports/17630550_1_offensive-coordinator-bill-callahan-jon-gruden-raiders-coach

Back to school
December 09, 2001

Perhaps Jon Gruden would do almost anything to get away from Al Davis, but the fact is that Gruden — and Steve Mariucci, for that matter — always were unlikely candidates to take a college job like Notre Dame, even before they said they were not interested

http://articles.sfgate.com/2001-12-09/sports/17631510_1_nfl-head-coaches-jon-gruden-jobs

Gruden deserves to keep job
January 21, 2002|By David Steele

ONE OF sports’ most time-honored axioms is to never let a game come down to an official’s call. The same should go for a coach’s job.

But could it happen to Jon Gruden? Could referee Walt Coleman’s brainlock in the snow of Foxboro not only end the Raiders’ season prematurely, but Gruden’s tenure as well?

The issue is relevant because the Raiders’ head coach, now officially a lame duck, has become linked to yet another job, this time in Tampa. Reports are that Al Davis is unhappy about the late-season collapse and puts part of the blame on the fact that it took place right about the time the rumors about Notre Dame and other openings began to swirl around Gruden. Furthermore, Davis reportedly wouldn’t be against cutting a deal to let Gruden go with a year left on his contract, in return for compensation.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-01-21/sports/17527158_1_jon-gruden-gruden-s-tenure-raiders

Gruden good as gone? / Agent says coach won’t be with Raiders after ’02
January 22, 2002|By Ira Miller, Chronicle Staff Writer

Jon Gruden gave the Raiders a stark choice yesterday: They can let him out of his contract now, and probably get draft choices as compensation from another NFL team that wants him as their coach — the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Or, they can keep him around for a lame-duck year, and wouldn’t that be fun? Then Gruden would leave the Raiders after the 2002 season when his contract expires, and they would get nothing in return.

Those are two lousy choices for the Raiders, but that’s all they have.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-01-22/sports/17527219_1_jon-gruden-raiders-boss-al-davis-washington-s-steve-spurrier

Agent says Gruden won’t re-sign with Raiders
January 23, 2002|By David Bush

A Raiders representative said the team hoped to have Jon Gruden coaching beyond 2002, but his agent last night reiterated that Gruden would not sign another contract with the team.

“Jon Gruden will not sign another contract with the Raiders,” agent Bob LaMonte told The Chronicle again last night. “This is not about leverage. There is no agenda here. He will honor his contract (which runs through 2002), and that’s it.”

Raiders senior assistant Bruce Allen said the Raiders have not ruled out Gruden’s lasting beyond 2002, despite LaMonte’s comments. “Jon’s status has been addressed every year since his rookie season,” Allen said. “We anticipate Jon will be here for years to come.”

Faced with LaMonte’s ultimatum and the fact that Gruden is at the top of Tampa Bay’s wish list, the Raiders might want to let Gruden go early in return for some compensation from the Bucs. “I have no comment on that,” LaMonte said.

“That’s up to the Raiders, and we have not heard from them.”

http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-01-23/sports/17528791_1_jon-gruden-senior-assistant-bruce-allen-raiders

Reaction to Gruden loss is split across the bay
February 19, 2002|Charles Burress, Pamela J. Podger, Chronicle Staff Writers

But after Davis gave his explanation of Gruden’s departure and said it was Gruden’s choice, Ricardo said he appreciated Davis’ apparent willingness to let Gruden pursue job offers.

Opinion was divided over whether the Raiders got a good deal for letting Gruden go — two first-round draft picks and two second-round picks, plus $8 million.

“It’s not enough — you can’t replace that guy,” Kugler said.

But Audelo said it “seems like a good deal for Raiders,” and Ricardo said Davis “looks like he won the Lotto. I think they got a hell of deal. They were going to lose Jon Gruden anyway” when his Raiders contract expired at the end of the 2002 season.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-02-19/news/17532342_1_raiders-fans-oakland-raiders-head-jon-gruden

Raiders’ players must accept burden
March 27, 2002|David Steele

They have to close the door on Jon Gruden and open it to Bill Callahan, and the sooner the better. The process, clearly, is in full swing, with tales now emerging of locker-room dissension in Gruden’s final days and the harmony that supposedly will replace it.

Yes, Brown acknowledged, last season ended with significant (albeit unnamed) players who "just could not function with Gruden, no matter what was tried, no matter what was said to the players or what was said to the coach. . . . We had guys going into the game (saying), ’I’m gonna kill this guy.’ " And no, there’s no hint that players — newcomers or holdovers — are showing up this week in that frame of mind about Callahan, even though he, Brown said, “is probably even more intense than Gruden is. It just comes off in a totally different way.”

When all the comparisons are done, however, Brown figures that the credit or blame for how the Raiders perform after Gruden’s contentious exit should fall on the players.

It probably won’t — in some corners, Gruden will get credit for putting together the pieces of a champion or blame for sowing the seeds for collapse by creating the sideshow of his departure.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-03-27/sports/17536727_1_jon-gruden-brown-figures-bill-callahan

No going back for Gruden / Coach won’t even utter word ‘Raiders’
January 10, 2003|Brian Murphy, Chronicle Staff Writer

In a conference call with Bay Area reporters on Wednesday, Gruden did not mention the Raiders or Oakland by name, instead answering multiple Raiders- oriented questions by referring to “their team” and “my previous employment.” Pressed on Thursday in a phone interview with The Chronicle, Gruden said he’s moving on out of respect — to both the Raiders, and to his NFC South champion Bucs.

Gruden did admit to a personal phone call to NFL MVP Rich Gannon to congratulate the quarterback with whom he “grinded” — the exalted Gruden verb — long hours of film study and offensive philosophy in their years as Raiders together..

“I did talk to Rich Gannon,” Gruden said. “It’s a great honor for him . . . but I don’t really want to talk now about personal and private things.”

Then, as Gruden soared into the region’s consciousness with his combination of boyish good looks, manic, theatrical sideline antics and Raiders teams that threatened to return to the Super Bowl, it all fell apart between Gruden and Davis.

Gruden got a five-year, $17.5 million contract, a team knocking on the Super Bowl door, and a life in the town where his parents, 49ers regional scout Jim and retired schoolteacher Kathy, have lived for 20 years.

“To be down here, where my family has lived the last 20 years, it means a lot to me, personally. It has impact, and deep mean-ing, and that says something for a shallow individual such as myself.”

Last year, the Bucs finished 26th in total yards, enough to get head coach Tony Dungy fired. Gruden’s first year saw the team only finish 24th in total yards. But don’t burden Gruden with those numbers.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2003-01-10/sports/17471283_1_gruden-s-bucs-jon-gruden-chronicle-gruden

dom capers wou.d be mediocre at best.

Damn. Dom is Rodney Dangerfield.

Might as well forget about the Raiders getting a good coach. The Raiders will interview assistant and retread coaches only. Why? because Mark ain’t paying for a good coach. There’s going to be assistant coaches around the league making more money than the Raiders next coach. I’ll bet anybody, that McKenzie is the lowest paid GM in the league. That’s why he was brought in. Mark didn’t even interview other qualified Gm’s, because they cost to much when it comes to Mark .

Apparently, McKenzie has a budget to work with, that’s why were seeing the names we’re seeing. Interview a coach like Capers with a 48-80 record? what the hell for? because he’ll come cheap, that’s why. raiders just should have kept Jackson if their going to be cheap.

Everybody getting excited about a good coach? Not while a non football man like mark is running the show cutting corners. My guess is, the new coaches salary will be a million or less a year. This surely isn’t what McKenzie meant by his guy? If it is, he stinks as well. It’s not hard to figure out, if you listened to mark bitch about money, in a interview after the press conference. Not to mention, McKenzie said he’s looking for players on the cheap.

He would be walking into a team a middle of the road defense away from being a playoff team and a possible immediate AFC West title contender. He is the best possible candidate and I think he deserves another chance at being a head coach after all he’s done over the years as a DC. I am all in on the Dom for Raiders HC.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/mike-pereira-jon-gruden-monday-night-football-helmet-to-helmet-penalty-atlanta-falcons-new-orleans-saints-122811

dom capers knows the 3-4, winston does to especially in the lb area. he could teach more to winston and help him as a d c but we would have to have a strong oc that can use our players to be explosive . hiring a jon gruden, he would want more power or control of things. reggie has said mark gave him control of the raiders hire/fire etc. would gruden really be a good fit even if madden has spoke highly of him.

Rich was a great player. I think he would be a great coach. Ay least an Offensive Coordinator.