In today’s NFL, a big-name head coach wants to pick his own general manager. So once Jon Gruden became head coach of the Oakland Raiders again, it was a matter of time before Reggie McKenzie was let go.
When the smoke cleared from McKenzie getting fired, Mike Mayock was brought in to replace him. According to Mayock, there’s no better fit for him. You can tell by the job he did on NFL Network that he has the same passion for talent evaluating that Gruden has for coaching. They’re cut from the same obsessive cloth so Gruden will listen Mayock about players.