Kyle Shanahan was groomed his whole life to become a football coach, always dreams of calling plays for an offense. The first real step in the NFL was thanks to current Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, when Shanahan was just 24 years old.
Gruden, then the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hired Shanahan as an offensive quality control coach going into the 2004 season. Going into the job, he was well-versed in his father Mike' offense, but Gruden's playbook was monstrous compared to everybody else. While Mike Shanahan mastered a system, Gruden has grasp of every football play known to mankind.