Jon Gruden sits during the 14th Annual Salute the Stars awards luncheon at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver in 2012.
Former NFL coach and current Monday Night Football commentator Jon Gruden is on an ESPN conference call at the moment.
He previously sat down with Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Garrett Grayson, Brett Hundley and Bryce Petty for his annual quarterback chalk-talk series. We all know Winston and Mariota are 1-2 or 2-1, depending on the team. But who’s the best of the rest?
“I like Grayson a lot, I really do,” Gruden said. “I would say he’s my third. I like Hundley of UCLA. I think he’s going to take a little time, he’s going to need a little coaching and seasoning and time to adapt to the NFL game. But he’s athletic, he’s tough, he’s got a lot of charisma and intelligence and he’s a great competitor.
“And Bryce Petty, if you have some patience and you get him acclimated to a new style of offensive football — this young man is athletic and he can throw the ball.”
Previously, Gruden said of Grayson: “He’s proven he’s a good pocket passer. He’s played for two coaches that have been in the NFL: Steve Fairchild and Jim McElwain. I got a feeling he’s going to be a good pro quarterback providing he gets on a team where there’s some continuity. I mean some of these young quarterbacks have no chance the way they change coaches and coordinators every single year. It’s astonishing to me. But I do like Grayson.”
