Exploring the dynamic between Gruden and McKenzie with Raiders

AP Photo/File General manager Reggie McKenzie (left) and coach Jon Gruden are determining personnel decisions for the 2018 Raiders. For complete Oakland Raiders coverage follow us on Flipboard.

ALAMEDA — Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie insists the board will do the talking when the NFL draft begins Thursday night.

Name, rank and uniform number.

No truth to the rumor the 2018 draft board goes by the name “Chucky.”

From outward appearances, it’s been a blissful co-existence for McKenzie and Jon Gruden since Mark Davis landed his dream coach on Jan. 6.

It makes sense, too. McKenzie presides over a personnel department rebuilt to his specifications since arriving in 2012. Gruden hasn’t…