Besides helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win a Super Bowl, Jon Gruden and Tom Brady have more in common.
Both believe current NFL offenses are being “dumbed down” for young quarterbacks.
Gruden spoke about the state of current offenses during a recent appearance on OutKick's “Don't @ Me With Dan Dakich.”
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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden reacts against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half at Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
“I think when you watch a high school football game on a Friday night, you're going to see the same offenses, a lot of the same plays as you would on Saturday when you watch a big college game. 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 says more rookie quarterbacks are starting right away because coaches are making it easier.
“Reality is the only reason why [rookies] are [playing right away] “It's because we've simplified the game, which has allowed them to play,” Brady said during an appearance with Stephen A. Smith at Fanatics Fest in August.
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Tom Brady presents the MVP trophy to Adrian Martinez of the Birmingham Stallions after the Stallions defeated the San Antonio Brahmas to win the UFL Championship Game at The Dome at America's Center on June 16, 2024 in St Louis. (Scott Rovak/UFL/Getty Images)
“It used to be thought of at a higher level. We used to spend hours and hours in preseason, in training camp, trying to be a little bit better the next year. But I think what happens is it discourages coaches from going to deeper levels because they realize that players don't get the opportunity to get to a deeper level. So, they're going to teach them where they are,” Brady said.
Gruden doesn't believe some of the league's new quarterbacks are “evolving.”
“I don't think quarterbacks clapping in the opening count before they put the ball in play is evolution. I think that's what cavemen did when they were hungry before there was electricity. They clapped and pointed to their mouths,” Gruden said.
However, the former Las Vegas Raiders head coach understands why offenses are weakening.
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“Believe [offense] “The level of learning is being reduced a little bit and rightfully so, they're not allowed to be on the practice field as much. You see a lot of college players who transfer two or three times and don't have spring practices… Repetition is the mother of learning and when you take away repetition, you lose some quality, I don't care who you argue with,” Gruden said.
Gruden last coached in the NFL with the Raiders in 2021 before resigning five weeks into the season after articles published by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times detailed Gruden's use of racist, homophobic and misogynistic terms in emails purportedly dating back to 2010.
Brady retired from the game after the 2022-2023 season and, after taking a season away from the game, now calls NFL games alongside Kevin Burkhardt for FOX.
Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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