Raiders Re-Introduce Jon Gruden as Head Coach

Throwback Tuesday is here folks, and that can only mean one thing for Raider Nation; Jon Gruden officially becomes Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders. No more speculation, no more what if's or maybe's. Gruden is back in silver & black and if you ask any Raiders fan they'll tell you, he owes us a Super Bowl.

Personally, I'm not that big on the Chucky return. When the Raiders brought back Art Shell for a second stint as Head Coach in 2006, the team went 2-14. Nostalgia does not win championships.

My concern with Gruden coming back is all the hype and hoopla surrounding his return. It's possible that the attention given Chucky as head coach, both positive and negative, could take away from the focus needed by players and coaches alike come next season. And just out of curiosity, did Mark Davis even consider going after Bill Belichick, a hall of fame coach who's rumored to be having issues with New England? Maybe then I could get excited about the new head coach, but don't play with my nostalgic football emotions and expect to win me over immediately.

So here we are Raider Nation with yet another hurdle to leap over to get to the promised land of a Super Bowl championship. We have a celebrity coach who supposedly knows his X's and O's. He has a reputation for firing up his players. Will he be the difference in how the Raiders play in seasons to come? Time will tell.

Honestly, I'm not buying into the Chucky knows football hype. Being a long-time Raiders fan has conditioned me to be more a wait-and-see type guy. I'm hopeful that the game hasn't passed Gruden by as a head coach. It's easy to bark out what's wrong or right with schemes from the commentator booth, after the fact. Let's see if he can return to doing it from the sideline during live action football games. Because regardless of how experts analyze and breakdown post-game footage, being in the heat of  battle on gameday is not Child's Play. It's take's a fearless leader with the guts to do whatever needs to be done to win.

Welcome back Jon "Chucky" Gruden. Just Win Baby!