ALAMEDA, Calif. -- It was telling that Jon Gruden would not say whether or not Gareon Conley's play had been up to standard when asked that very question after announcing the trade of the cornerback to the Houston Texans on Monday, wasn’t it?
Then again, you could kind of see it coming, even if Conley was the Oakland Raiders' first-round draft pick in 2017, or, one year pre-Gruden 2.0.
Consider the roster turnover Gruden has overseen since he returned in January 2018. Because after dealing Conley to, ironically enough, the team the Raiders will face Sunday, only nine players on Oakland's 53-man roster were there before Gruden left Monday Night Football for the Black Hole.