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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
Speaking of the Bucs, it was probably a bad thing for Gruden to win it all with Brad Johnson. Gruden does see potential in QB's, his praise of Mahomes is evidence enough of that, but seems to think they're not necessary after winning his lone SB with Tony Dungy's team.
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Nah. Gruden is just scared, that's all. Here are all the QBs drafted for Gruden-coached teams:
Raiders (1998-2001)
2001: Marques Tuiasosopo (2nd round)
Bucs (2002-2008)
2003: Chris Simms (3rd round)
2006: Bruce Gradkowski (6th round)
2008: Josh Johnson (5th round)
Raiders again (2018-present)
None
He probably only drafted Tui and Simms as high as he did because he was rolling with elderly dudes very close to retirement and his hand was getting forced. Drafting QBs wasn't a unique or novel concept to him, either. He came straight out of the Ron Wolf/Mike Holmgren school of constantly drafting QBs even if you have an entrenched starter. He cut his coaching teeth in a system that valued the position and produced SEVERAL starter-quality QBs from numerous Brett Favre backups.
I think Gruden is just a pussy and can't muster up the courage to pull the trigger on high draft pick QBs. Either that or he's lazy and doesn't want to deal with the hassle of not only scouting and selecting the right guy but also developing and coaching and being patient with him.