On Jon Gruden’s very first day as the Oakland Raiders coach in 1998, he was quickly introduced to the reality of working beneath a brash and unpredictable decision maker. At his introductory news conference, owner Al Davis stole the show by suggesting the team would pack its bags again and move back to Los Angeles. Gruden’s ability to overcome Davis’s capriciousness established him as one of the NFL’s best coaches. He later won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, then spent a decade out of the game, before returning...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 28, 2019 13:07 UTC