Originally Posted by
Sell Local Ralph
There are reasons he might.
1) I think he's ready to get back in the game, there are only likely to be a handful of vacancies
2) I think Ralph knows it's good business to hire a marquee name at this point in his life so he may be willing to actually overpay
3) Buddy Nix is retiring so you could offer Gruden as much control as he wants. I prefer a real GM but if that's what it took to bring Gruden in I'd do it.
4) The idea I laid out as far as picking/grooming a young QB is in fact right up Grduen's alley, big selling point.
5) We're actually a handful of players and the right coach away from being pretty good. This isn't 2 years ago when the roster looked like a wasteland. There are holes but it's fixable with the right offseason, QB being key. Gruden is smart enough to see the potential.
6) Ralph could play the "I know I've meddled before but I'm 102 and eat my lunch with a straw so I promise I won't this time" card. Might work.