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Well, we’re probably going to have to wait a couple ofTahir Whitehead Jersey years to see what his product on the field is, but the once-again Oakland Raiders head coach has done little to inspire trust. He has been a less than honest to the media, Raider Nation and his players. One of the first things he vowed to Raider Nation was that he would try to win a Super Bowl before leaving Oakland. But then his first major personnel move was to trade edge-rusher Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears for future draft picks. There is no player in the 2019 or 2020 NFL Draft that’s going to be better than Mack right away so that’s out the window. And let’s not forget the promise he made to the Nation at Ricky’s (restaurant).“And we’re going to find a way to get Khalil Mack back, too,” Gruden said, “You’ll see.”What we saw is Gruden not even try to get Mack to come back to the Raiders. Cris Collinsworth of NBC’s Sunday Night Football exposed that when the Green Bay Packers played the Chicago Bears, Mack’s new team.“I asked Khalil Mack, if Jon Gruden had called you and said, ‘Hey, you’re our guy, no way in the world we’re letting you get out of here, you’re the best player we have,’ would it have made a difference? And he said, ‘Yeah Youth Derek Carr Jersey , it would have,’“ Collinsworth said.Of course, there are those who will say Gruden came in to rebuild the roster to his liking. But there isn’t a general manager or coach that rebuilds a roster by becoming the oldest team in the NFL. This rebuild going on now just started because the Raiders aren’t winning. If his plan all along was to rebuild, he had to have lied to the veteran players he picked up.Do you think Gruden told guys like Jordy Nelson he’s going to a rebuilding team?Gruden embellished about Nelson to Raider Nation as well. He gassed a lot of us up by saying Nelson can still run as he was clocked at 22 MPH in practice. But guys that run that fast don’t get hawked (caught from behind) by linebackers as Nelson did by Miami Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker, who runs a 4.53 40. Saying Nelson can still play is one thing but telling Raider Nation a whopper like he runs 22 MPH is another. Then he was at it again after reports came out that he was looking to trade Amari Cooper.“I don’t know,” Gruden said. “I haven’t heard that. I’m not. I’m not. I’m just sorry to have to deal with a lot of these reports. I just hope Amari’s OK. Like I said, he’s going to be a big part of our pass offense.”A week later Cooper was traded to the Dallas Cowboys.Gruden’s players didn’t even know about the trade.“When I came in the locker room. Just grabbed my phone,” quarterback Derek Carr said when asked how he found out about the trade. “It was more of a feeling of, ‘Where’s Coop?’ Then you kind of just assume after that.”He then claimed the reason he didn’t tell the team was because he didn’t know it was official, saying as of Wednesday — after Cooper had already practiced with the Cowboys — that he still didn’t know it was official.Gruden’s strongest, most passionate denial has been regarding the T-word (tanking)“We’re not tanking anything,” he said. “I hear the hatred out there, some of the rumors that we’re tanking it to get a first-round pick or a higher pick. 鈥?Ain’t nobody tanking it. I don’t know who wrote that or who said that or who thinks that, but that ain’t the case here.”Okay, so getting rid of your best players without a replacement isn’t tanking? What about quarterback Derek Carr? “I’m not going to speculate about that today http://www.raidersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-justin-ellis-jersey ,” Gruden said when asked what happens if someone calls about him. “I don’t see us making anymore trades. Certainly, I don’t see us trading our quarterback.”We can take that for now but from what we’ve seen so far, it seems very possible he will, eventually. NFL insider Jason La Canfora has Carr going to the New York Giants at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine. There is reason to believe La Canfora here because he has been on the money regarding the Raiders lately. He saw the Mack trade coming and he called the Raiders trading down to take left tackle Kolton Miller. It is understandable that head coaches don’t want to open up the whole organization’s workings for the world to see. But goodness, most NFL teams try to tell you the truth or stay away from the topic as oppose to the things Gruden says that are quickly proven false.Even GM Reggie McKenzie, when first hired, made no bones about the fact he would tear the Raiders down and rebuild them afterward. Meanwhile, Gruden’s players don’t even seem to know what’s going on or what the ultimate plan is. Again, we’ll have to wait a couple of more years to see what his plan is. But is this the way to run an NFL organization? Will future free agents trust him and sign on the dotted line? Will his draft picks trust him in the future? Do you trust him? Aaron Rodgers heard the applause after walking out of the stadium tunnel and back on to the field.The team doctor had checked out his left knee after the Green Bay Packers quarterback was carted off the field in the second quarter. Rodgers, it seemed, had avoided a major injury.He was good to go. The adrenaline kicked in."When I got the ovation, at that point, I said, 'We might as well win this thing,'" Rodgers recounted.The hobbling two-time NFL MVP threw three touchdown passes in the second half after returning from injury Rodney Hudson Jersey , and the Green Bay Packers overcame a 20-point deficit for a thrilling 24-23 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.Rodgers connected with receiver Randall Cobb for a catch-and-run through the secondary for a 75-yard touchdown and the go-ahead score with 2:13 left in the game."Aaron Rodgers was remarkable. I just can't tell you how proud I am with him," coach Mike McCarthy said.Nick Perry sacked the Bears' Mitchell Trubisky on fourth-and-10 with 58 seconds to complete the comeback.Against the archrival Bears. To start the Packers' 100th season.Sunday marked the first time in franchise history that the Packers won after trailing by 17-plus points entering the fourth quarter, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.The Packers posted the second-largest comeback in franchise history at Lambeau Field, behind only a rally from 21 points down to beat New Orleans on Sept. 17, 1989.For Rodgers, this was special."This will definitely go down as one my favorite memories, especially in this rivalry," Rodgers said.And especially because how awful the Packers played in the first half.A Chicago defense featuring newly acquired star linebacker Khalil Mack dominated until the third quarter. Mack had a 27-yard interception return for a touchdown against backup quarterback DeShone Kizer in the second quarter.A gimpy Rodgers returned in the second half and finally figured out the Bears. He also found Davante Adams and Geronimo Allison for touchdown passes.He finished 20 of 30 for 286 yards, including 17 of 23 for 273 yards in the second half."Obviously, that's a tough one for us. It stings," coach Matt Nagy said after his Bears debut.It was Rodgers' first regular-season home game since Sept. 28 against the Bears. He was limited to seven games in 2017 because of a collarbone injury.Mack nearly stole the show. He also stripped the ball for a turnover in the red zone off Kizer in the second quarter. Mack made an immediate impact in his first game since the Bears acquired the premier pass rusher in a blockbuster deal with the Oakland Raiders.The Bears led 20-0 at one point and their defense dominated until the second half.Then Rodgers returned, and the Packers' defense held the Bears in check."I prepared all offseason for the first game of the season and I wanted to ... make an impact," Mack said. "But you want to win these games. That's the only thing on my mind. I hate losing."RODGERS INJURYRodgers was hurt in the second quarter after slipping to the turf while under pressure from linebacker Khalil Mack and defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris. The lineman landed on Rodgers.The quarterback initially tried to get up, then went back down, and was attended to by trainers. He appeared to reach down for the back of his left leg. Rodgers then walked to the cart that took him up the Lambeau Field tunnel.Rodgers had ACL surgery on his left knee while in college.McCarthy said he was prepared to go with Kizer to start the second half until getting the word from the team doctor in the tunnel."His performance speaks for itself Authentic Kelechi Osemele Jersey ," McCarthy said.With limited mobility, Rodgers operated a no-huddle offense in the second half that kept him in the pocket.His right arm was just fine."It was going to have to take something really catastrophic injury-wise to keep me off the field in the second half," Rodgers said.The Packers plan to run more tests on their QB on Monday, though Rodgers seems to think his availability for next week's game against Minnesota is a foregone conclusion."No, I'm planning on playing," Rodgers said.FAST STARTAn offensive-minded coach, Nagy had the aggressive Bears' offense pushing the Packers around the field in the first half.Mitchell Trubisky was 23 of 35 for 171 yards. He also ran for 32 yards on seven carries, including a 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.It turned out to be the only offensive touchdown the Bears would score all night.The Packers' defense, in new coordinator Mike Pettine's first game, held the Bears to two field goals in the second half."You know we talked about finishing and we didn't do that," Nagy said.ANTHEMThere were no apparent signs of protest during the national anthem, when Bears players and coaches locked arms on the sideline.UP NEXTBears: Host the Seattle Seahawks next Monday.Packers: Host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.