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Ranking 32 NFL coaches you’d want to have a beer with

By Andrew McCarty

Jul 28, 2016; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 28, 2016; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 11, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden is shown before the Redskins game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 11, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden is shown before the Redskins game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

Jay Gruden, little brother of former NFL head coach Jon Gruden, is entering his third year as the head coach of the Washington Redskins. Little Gruden had a mildly successful college career as a quarterback for the Louisville Cardinals from 1985-1988, which he parlayed into a stint in the Arena Football League.

Interesting factoid: Jay Gruden was the MVP of the Arena Football League in 1992.

Gruden became the head coach of the Washington Redskins in 2014, leading the team to a dismal 4-12 season, which led many to believe that he would be fired. However, he turned things around in 2015 (with the help of Kirk Cousins) to the tune of a 9-7 record and the team’s first playoff appearance since 2012.

I want to have a beer with the whole Gruden family. I mean, what a cast of characters that is. But I’ll settle for a pint with Jay to hear what he has to say about benching RGIII in favor of the gun-slinging Cousins.

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