I hate when people add the word ‘gate’ to something to make into a bigger issue. I’ve always felt it is a lazy way to make things seem amplified. Once upon a time, I tried to add ‘palooza’ to the end of a big issue, but it doesn’t have the same gusto. I’ve resigned to the fact that when issues become big deals we add ‘gate’ to the end. At this point, Packers-Raiders ‘rivalry’ is suddenly a thing due to field-gate. On last night’s Hard Knocks, Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden made it known to the cameras and the mics he had on him that this was a Packers issue, not a Raiders issue, and roasted Green Bay leading up to the game.

Tonight, Jon Gruden stars in the latest installment of "I Know I Have A Mic On" pic.twitter.com/QxcYpQNP1o

— Aaron Nagler (@AaronNagler) August 28, 2019

Gruden continued to bitch about this to his quarterback.

Then, on the sideline, Gruden to Derek Carr: "Unbelievable. People piss me off, Derek. Been planning this game for a long time, man. To have some guy get off the bus and say we can play here … what?"

— Jason Wilde (@jasonjwilde) August 28, 2019

If you watch this clip, Gruden is clearly trying to bully the rookie head coach. I give Packers head coach Matt LaFleur credit for not giving in to Gruden trying to look cool. As Aaron Nagler points out in his tweet, Gruden knew the cameras and the mic was on him. Dude is a showman and wants to add to the drama of this whole thing. Packers and Raiders actually meet in the regular season at Lambeau Field, where the grass will be perfectly cut, and we will not have any of these issues. Gruden comes off looking like a douchebag, but I don’t know if anyone is actually surprised by this revelation.

Charlie.