The Raiders' 2018 season has been full of drama and a whole lot of losses. Everyone needs a good laugh here and there though, and head coch Jon Gruden was the one to provide comedic relief on Friday.
When asked about Amari Cooper saying Raiders owner Mark Davis was the one who wanted to trade him and not Gruden, the coach avoided the question by saying, "I've heard some things in the media that are absolutely hilarious, that aren't even close." And then came the troll job of the year.
"I'm not commenting on any of that stuff," Gruden continued. "We gotta get ready for Dan Ross and Boobie Clark. We gotta watch out for Isaac Curtis down the middle. We gotta get Tim Brown and all our receivers ready to play."
Gruden saying the Raiders need to be ready to play Bengals from the 1970s and '80s and bringing up a former Silver and Black Hall of Fame wide receiver comes one day after his former ESPN colleague Stephen A. Smith showed his lack of current NFL knowledge.
My Brother, it's called a MISTAKE because I was think of Virgil Green, but mentioned Hunter because I was multi-tasking. That's what happens when you're doing a thousand things. But I don't blame you if you told me to "Stay Off The Weeeeeeedddddddd.!" That was a brain-lock moment https://t.co/hhFfUmbhiu— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) December 13, 2018
Not to mention, this also comes just days after Stephen A. saying "he's disgusted" for Gruden turning recently-fired Reggie McKenzie into the Raiders' scapegoat.
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Friendly fun, or pay back? Either way, Gruden gave Raider Nation the laugh they need.
