Jon Gruden believes new defensive line coach Rod Marinelli will make a huge impact on the defense as a whole this season.
When asked about improvement the team needs to make during a conference call with media members on Thursday, Gruden quickly referenced Marinelli.
“Well, first, we better eliminate the penalties. Where we rank in this league on defensive penalties is a reflection of me. And we are going to fix it, and I think Rod Marinelli is going to be a big part of that,” Gruden said. “Staying on sides, some of those penalties were ridiculous and they got to be solved.