There’s no arguing who the main attraction will be in Napa the next three weeks.
Not the eccentric Marshawn Lynch. Not face of the franchise (player-wise), quarterback Derek Carr. And certainly not the team’s best player, Khalil Mack, because he might not be there at all.
There may not be a NFL head coach with more eyes on him this time of year than the one making his triumphant return to his old stomping grounds.
“I think the one thing that will take them by surprise is the star life quality that Gruden has and the relationship he had with the fanbase when he was here,” former Raider Charles Woodson told reporters at Jon Gruden’s Raiders introduction.