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Oakland Raiders: 4 things we learned from Jon Gruden Thursday

By Brad Weiss

ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden speaks during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden speaks during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 24: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders looks to pass against the Denver Broncos during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 24, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 24: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders looks to pass against the Denver Broncos during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 24, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /

What Mayock said

The narrative surrounding quarterback Derek Carr since Jon Gruden took over as head coach has been that the team will plan to move on from him. In fact, it seems like that noise has ratcheted up since the season ended, as the Raiders hold a very early draft pick in April, and there are some first round quarterback available.

On Wednesday, Mike Mayock stated it would be hard to upgrade from Carr, and on Thursday, Gruden doubled-down. Gruden stated that Carr is not only “A” franchise quarterback, but “Our” franchise quarterback, which should hopefully put to rest all of the talk of the Raiders moving in a new direction at the position.

Sure, Gruden has said things in the past, and gone the other way, but this united front between Mayock and Gruden suggests Carr is here to stay. Carr has the opportunity to re-write the Raiders record book in 2019, and the hope is, the team sees enough in him that he is the man going forward.

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