New NFL coaches get off to rough starts in 2018

September 19, 2018 - 10:39 AM

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden talks with quarterback Derek Carr (4) after Carr gave up an interception in the fourth quarter of their NFL game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sept. 10. Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group/TNS

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Jon Gruden was welcomed back to Oakland as a returning hero when he got hired for his second stint as coach of the Raiders.
There was a party he hosted for fans at a local sports bar, loud ovations in the preseason and a heightened level of excitement that Gruden could get the Raiders back to being the consistent winner they were during his first stint that started two decades ago.
The reality has been far different after two weeks. Fans are frustrated by the trade of the teams best player, Khalil Mack, the crowd booed at the end of a lopsided,…

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