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Pereira rips Gruden as 'loudmouth,' 'blowhard'
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08:12 AM ET 12.29 | Mike Pereira has taken his permission to speak freely to new levels. "C'mon man! I'm talking to ESPN announcer and former coach Jon Gruden, because I need to set the record straight. I am not a fan of Gruden's. Not today, not yesterday, not when I worked for the NFL and not when I was working on the field as a side judge. He was a loudmouth as a coach who constantly disrespected officials and he is a blowhard in the broadcast booth who spouts off when he doesn't know what he is talking about. I respect his knowledge about the X's and O's when it comes to coaching and playing the game of football, but I have very little respect for him when it comes to officiating and his knowledge of the rules."
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Fast & Faster
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The guys r going to laugh him out of the locker room!!! When he's on TV he's Undefeated!!!
Not4Nutten
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I guess we won't be hearing Gruden say, "Let me tell ya why Mike Pereira is a special guy ... "
Devi8ed
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Nice.
Melman
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The truest thing I've read in a long time.
Wawa-we-wa
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Who cares. They are both idiots
VisionQuest
Swansboro, NC
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Who cares. They are both idiots
VisionQuest
Swansboro, NC
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But blowhard broadcast skills never seemed to hurt Ditka
Flea Biscuit
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Who the hell is Mike Peiera?
Robataille
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Exactly. By the way, Gruden has a Super Bowl ring after defeating the team he created in Oakland. Not too shabby for the resume.
Stuart MacDougal
Indianapolis, IN
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He used to be the VP of Officiating for the NFL. Now he's a "Rules Analyst" for Fox Sports.
Melman
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I wish he would comment on how inconsistent and sometimes just plain bad the officiating has been too often Even replays are hard to justify sometimes. What I think anyways..
50yearfan
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Pereira forgot to mention "hoarder of quarterbacks".
Packers Superbowl…
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This Pereira obviously has some longstanding grudge with Gruden.
THE BISHOP!
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"Taunting on the official".... the penalty will be added to the rebuttal....Time out while we reset the clock.
50yearfan
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He had some good teams that he built in Oakland too. He can coach alright.
50yearfan
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Not that I'm a Gruden fan....but is this guy Pereira kidding me..his officials are so good they had to expand instant replay rules under his watch....after watching the NFL this year I wonder if the refs even know the rules....
Sgt. Schultz
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I agree. When Periera left the league and took a commentary job I was looking forward to some honest critique of the officiating from someone who should really understand the standards. Honest critique? I really should've known better.
Devi8ed
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