Jon Gruden has made Raiders the poster for teams playing against

LAS VEGAS – In January, the Raiders won the press conference. Jon Gruden said he wants to bring a Super Bowl champion to Oakland. Her hiring has been celebrated by many of the legendary franchise players of past decades. The big cuddles and smiles were contagious that day.

Nine months later, the Raiders won a game and this decision against the Browns in overtime was tainted by an arbitration error that the NFL office later acknowledged.

The honeymoon is over before Gruden and the Raiders arrive in Vegas.

"The Raiders stink," said Jimmy Vaccaro, a betting predator in Las Vegas since the 1970s. "I think Gruden lives in the past. I do not think that in any profession you can take so much free time. He is not on his game "A". He could be a "C." Gruden has a long way to go. "

Gruden the broadcaster has spent nine years without losing a match. Gruden's coach was often a loser on his return and the screenplay is now overthrown, his composition is criticized and his game is expected to be overtaken.

On Sunday, facing the goals and goals of the 1-yard line and with Marshawn Lynch in the background, Gruden claimed a go-ahead. (Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson and Lynch know how this story ends.) Derek Carr went back and hit Chargers linebacker Melvin Ingram in the end zone. Interception crushed the Raiders' new offer in a 26-10 loss.

The $ 100 million coach is 1-4. The quarterback of $ 25 million a year leads the league with eight interceptions. The Raiders' chances of winning the Super Bowl dropped to 300/1 after opening at 20/1 to William Hill's sports books.

"There has been no hurry at the counter in the last three weeks to bet the Raiders," said Vaccaro in the South Point sports book. "I said at the beginning that 8-8 would be the best, but the Raiders do not come up with eight wins. Who would they benefit from? Buffalo by a point or two, maybe? "

Gruden's contract that sent defensive superstar Khalil Mack to Chicago has put the team's morale to death and is perhaps the worst decision made by a coach this year. In a league of coaching goofs, that says a lot.

Gruden, Jason Garrett of Dallas, and Vance Joseph of Denver are the three NFL bets on a 3-10-2 coach bet at the end of the fifth week.

The Broncos, who had the chance to win a return win against the Raiders in the second week, are 2-3-3 and 0-4-1 against the gap. Joseph's defense was shattered for a total of 512 yards in a 34-16 loss to the Jets, who opened the game as a two-point favorite before the silvery dollar drove Denver to a one-time favorite. point at the sending point.

"I was standing behind the counter and I said," I do not mind looking for Jets there, "Vaccaro said. [bleep] are the broncos?

Soon, this might be asked: Do you remember when Joseph trained the Broncos?

And we often ask the question: why does Garrett always train the Cowboys?

Instead of putting the ball in the hands of league leader Ezekiel Elliott, Garrett chose to beat the striker in the fourth and first day on the Houston 42-yard line in overtime on Sunday night. The Texans reacted by looking for the best goal, and the owner of the Cowboys, who took risks, responded by destroying the Garrett Conservatives' call.

The East NFC is up for grabs – Philadelphia is a less-120 favorite at William Hill – only because the entire division is in disarray.

The pre-season optimism of betting against the Giants has disappeared, but it becomes clear that Eli Manning is a counter-quarter. Manning, who fears being hit and prefers quick and short throws, launched two interceptions in a 33-31 loss to Carolina. Without the goal of 63 yards from the Cannon Panthers, the scenario would not be that hard, but that would not hide the truth about Manning's present and future.

"Eli has grown old," said Chuck Esposito, director of the sports publication for Sunset Station. "I think he's finished."

Blake Bortles remains the starter in Jacksonville, but it is also the main reason not to buy stocks in the Jaguars Super Bowl 15/1 odds. Bortles was intercepted four times, ransacked five times and lost a breakaway during an eruption at 30-14 in Kansas City.

Atlanta has an elite quarterback, but the Falcons also have a defense that has allowed 41, 37 and 43 points to score three consecutive losses. San Francisco lost quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and looks desperate after falling into poor Arizona.

The NFL has many coaches, quarters and teams against betting. The Raiders are currently qualified in all three categories.

"Gruden was overrated," Vaccaro said.

Winning the press conference is overestimated.