Probably what it took to pry him away from his TV gig...

Another thing, and it might sound crazy.

But do you suppose this is a bounce back decision by the Raiders because Gruden was a known mentor of McVay and had highly recommended him to the Rams?

IOW, McVay’s brilliant season and kinda being considered a mini-Jon Gruden thing that worked out spectacularly well?

Big decision on the Raiders part. I mean, it’s twice the term and almost 3 times what Fisher got.

This is a whole new level of risk that the Raiders are taking.