Not only did Jon Gruden and Tom Brady both help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win a Super Bowl, they also have other things in common.
Both men believe that current NFL offenses are “dumbed down” to accommodate young quarterbacks.
Gruden spoke about the current crime situation during a recent appearance on Outkick's “Don't At Me with Dan Dakich.”
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Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden reacts to the second half against the Baltimore Ravens at Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee – USA Today Sports)
“When you watch a high school football game on a Friday night, you're going to see a lot of the same offenses, a lot of the same plays that you see in a major college game on Saturday. And then when you watch football on Sunday, you're going to see a lot of the same plays that you see on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It all looks the same,” Gruden said.
Brady said the coaching staff has simplified the rules, allowing more rookie quarterbacks to start right away.
“The reality is, (the rookies) are able to play right away because we simplified the game so they can play,” Brady said during an appearance with coach Stephen A. Smith at Fanatics Fest in August.
Super Bowl winner Jon Gruden says he'd be “happy” if a team wanted to hire him as their head coach.
Tom Brady hands the MVP trophy to Adrian Martinez of the Birmingham Stallions after the Stallions defeated the San Antonio Brummers in the UFL Championship Game at America's Center Dome on June 16, 2024 in St. Louis. (Scott Lovac/UFL/Getty Images)
“It used to be that people thought at a higher level. They spent hours in the offseason and training camp trying to get a little better the next year. But I think coaches realized they weren't getting the opportunity to go deep and they became hesitant to go deep, so they taught their players to play at their own level,” Brady said.
Gruden doesn't think some of the new quarterback play in the league is “evolving.”
“I don't think it's evolutionary for a quarterback to clap his hands on the snap count to put the ball in play. I think it's something that cavemen would do before electricity when they were hungry. They would clap their hands and point to their mouths,” Gruden said.
But the former Las Vegas Raiders head coach understands why the offense has been stunted.
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Jon Gruden (Charles LeClair-USA TODAY Sports)
“I think (the offense) has dropped off a little bit and obviously they haven't been on the practice field as long. A lot of guys now in college don't have spring practice and they transfer two or three times. … Repetition is the mother of learning and when you take away repetition, the quality goes down. It doesn't matter who you argue with,” Gruden said.
Gruden last coached in the NFL with the Raiders in 2021, resigning five weeks into the season after reports in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times found that Gruden had used racist, homophobic and misogynistic language in emails dating back to 2010.
Brady retired after the 2022-2023 season and, after a season away from the game, is now commentating on NFL games with Kevin Burkhart on FOX.
Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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